New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-20
AFTER THE STYNIE AGAIN
Ernest Hill Field Club Golfer
CanyaSSeS Players.
WANTS RULE STRICKEN OUT
Crafts W. Higgins Takes Part
ing Shot at United States
Golf Association.

~. latest phase OF the threatened cru
a. against the Stymie appears in a move
,.o-,sd by one OF the Forest Hill Field
- Golfers to canvass the organization
= endeavor 70 ascertain Just how many
o,oosed 70 this rule. In the opinion
- he golfer in question fully four-hfths
- ,no club membership would Ike 10 see
a.. stv-,ie stricken from the rules Of the
game -....--,.- ,odv
rbus FAR no prominent governing oooS'
.,cb as the United States Golf Association
- ,bs western Golf Association, has taken
So Official action on the matter. and 50
g. AZ Is known. they have no intention
- en- doing. Il will take. however, some
,.,.n move as that planned at Forest
80 - bring the matter forcioly 20 the
...,,. ~ the rulers OF the game. Shouid
-,ba Forest Hiu vote be oveTwheimingiv IN
- ., the abolition Of the stynie' ana
- clubs follow with similar verclcts'
$50 Is no telling where The. matter would
ED. -,,,,h q
-. - the game OF golf as the drive or
10 app-oach shot. Furthermore me
,a,.r+ organization in this countrY is
49, osreciauv after the controversy over
-, ,,auet-heaGed putter. TO get into an
.ss,.tonsl controversy with s.. Andrews
.-.- ,s--trr shot at the United states
80 Associaror because of tts action with
regard 10 bogie rules, Crafts W. ssii''
Favs. lad
..p.ers IS an old saying, You may i-a'
i. horse -o water but YOU can't make MN
.~.-k. lis this analogous in the case VI
80 new United States Golf Association
80 -ules2 may be wrong. / often an
b,+ 7 an, Of opinion that possibly % Per
~ of the golfers who play IN bogle com
...i,;o,s believe that match play rules ~
r-s,-ng a ball from It's lie should also ~
t,r f-. bogie competitions rather tnan l--e
f--,ve-fon made 5y the United 9taies Io -
A.soofar,on of allowing q competitor 10 il-l
Rs ban from any position under penalty
IF TWO strokes. A rule permitting Pld5 GU
20 1f<t his ball is a necessity III mccall pay
f,s~srse you must hole out az every hoIs'
.. matter how many strokes this requires
J. Sc different IN boyle, as Vhen Hol7 %
t,s- the loser may pick M his ball ana 50
o. 20 the next tee.
ocof is not matter Of life or deatn'
A. vri-,ari1v is q pleasure and a pastlne'
Most golfers take tte game roo seriously,
srs the question may be asked, why snou-u
,ps executive committee Of the United
states COLI Association insist IN trylng 10
ror,pel golfers 70 Go something they have
NJ, been in the habit Of doing and which
N all likelihood, they don't want 70 dof
-v--v should the United states Golf Assocl-
anon adopt set of boyle rules patterned
.,fts- an English model which has not re-
lrs,ved a single favorable criticism al nome
Although one Of the committee 20 frame
ire Western Golf Association bogie rulcs.
! frankly admit that I consider these rules
loo voluminous. The United States Coli
Association b0gie rules have the merit OF
b-ev.-v. but whether or not the radical de-
rsI-ure made concerning playing ball
from lis lie will be acceptable 10 the golf
prs % this country is an open question.
we are confronted with the unfortunate
situation Of two sets o. rules for boyle.
Tas Western COZ Association CODE While
ssaewhat long. is based on the time hon.
p-eI and generally accepted idea Of play
Ing bcete. TIE United States Golf Associ-
eton code is short. but makes radical
G-oarture In two material particulars IN a
game which. although called stroke com
petitions. is essentially OF match pia5
nature Under which fag, Bezonian' hole
play or stroke play?'