Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-11
GOLF PLAYERS GETTING BUSY
Viii Engage in Annual Tussle for
moIns memorial trophy.
FOLLOW SPECIAL GROUND RULE
only Golfers Who Have Reached the
Age of Twenty-Five Allowed 10
Compete for the Coveted
Morris GuerdOn.

| CHICAGO. June 1o.-Golfers identified
| with clubs in the membership of the West
| ern Golf association are again getting
ready for the annual tussle Tor the Ton
Morris memorial trophy a competition
! started to perpetuate the memory of one
who the world over is regarded as the
father Of golf" II is an annual contest
Of eighteen holes, and unusual, inasmuch
as clubs almost from coast to coast are
busy over their respective links At prac-
| ucally the same time.
June Is. Tom Morris birthday, is appro-
priately set as the day of the contest, the
| only deviation from this being when June
I6 falls on Sunday. When that happens
the competition is TO take place on satur-
day, June is. Only golfers who have
reached the age Of 70 years are allowed to
take part
The contest is against par. played in the
same manner as one against DOGGY, except
the figure representing the par of a hole
of given length and against which the
competitors play is fixed solely by the
length Of the hole. The par OF holes of
similar length is thus uniform and, unlike
the DOGGY, does not vary because OF other
conditions
The official distances of the association
W WHACH lnO par bCOI6b OF nOleS are COM
puted are as follows:
Up TO 2l5 yards, inclusive. par is 8; from
ZIG to 400 yards, inclusive, par is d; from
4oi TO $40 yards, inclusive, par is S, and
from sac yards and upward par Ia g.
The following special ground rules pre-
pared for use only in the Tom Morris
memorial trophy competition, are interest
ing:
A In ernlf hnIn k.OI,
in hole made by a burrowing animal may
be lifted and dropped within clubs length
of the place from which lifted, but not
nearer the hole without penalty. A ball
SO lifted on a putting green may be placed
by the hand. Penalty for violation, loss
of the hole
Any obstruction used in the upkeep of
the course or for the convenience Of the
players may be moved, and If the bail be
moved in so doing 1t shall be replaced in
its previous lie without penalty. ball
lying on or touching such obstruction or
which is not playable by reason Of inability
to move the obstruction may be lifted and
dropped within clubs length of the OBJ
struction, but not nearer the hole, without
penalty. ball lifted in a hazard under
such circumstances shall be dropped in the
hazard. Penalty for violation, loss of the
hole.
II ball be played on to a putting green
other than that of the hole being play ed
the ball shall be lifted and dropped off
such green as near as possible TO the place
where the ball lay, but not nearer the hole,
without penalty. Penalty for violation, loss
of the hole.
When a ball is at rest on the putting
green. If there be mud or other substance
adhering to the ball. It may be lifted,
cleaned and then carefully replaced III its
previous lie, without penalty, provided such
act be done with the knowledge and under
the supervision OF another competitor
Penalty for violation. loss Of the hole.
II ball strike a telegraph telephone on
traction line wire which extends over or
across the line OF play for the hole or =
part thereof, the ball may be replayed
from its previous lie, or as near thereto
as possible, without penalty. II the stroke
has been made from a teeing ground the
ball may be reteed; in every other case the
ball shall be dropped.
If a ball lodge in a railway track that
passes through the clubs grounds, the ball
may be lifted therefrom and dropped be-
hind such track, but not nearer the hole,
without penalty.