Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-28
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moved by an opponent or his cad
die, the opponents side shall lose
the hole. except as provided for in
rules (2). 16, 20 go, 81, %, 80 C2).
and 80.
The committee intimates that
'interfered with" will cover the
case of a players ball being struck
by an opponents ball through the
green before the former has come
to rest.
Bounds Rule Clarified.
Paragraph / Of rule % 90 Is re-
drafted so as to- avert misunder-
standings which have been numer-
Gus In the past It now reads:
In order to save delay, If play
er, after making a stroke, be doubt
full whether his ball is out of
bounds or not, he may at once
play another ball, as provided for
In paragraph % OF this rule, but
If it be discovered that the first
ball is not out of bounds. 1t shall
continue in play without penalty"
In rule rs, giving permission to
remove steps or planks placed In a
hazard by the green committee for
access to or egress from such haz-
ard, a clause is added giving per-
mission to remove similarly any
obstruction mentioned in rule II.
In regard to disputes (rule $50, the
committee proposes that "If the
players have agreed to an umpire
or referee, they must abide by his
decision" This presumably pre-
cludes a reversal of such decision
by the rules committee.
Special Rules For Match Play.
In the special rules for match
play competitions, the committee
suggests that the punishment for
waving any penalty incurred by
an opponent shall be loss of hole
instead of disqualification They
consider that the latter is too Sc
we're
In rule l Of the rules for three
ball matches 1t is proposed that a
player desiring a pall to be lifted
must. unless 1t be played, have 1t
lifted before any other ball is in
motion.
A cablegram from Bad Nsuheim
the other day brought the news
that Colonel Coston. Of Cincinnati.
had won an eighteen hole handi-
cap tournament This was going
some for the colonel. for he has
only one arm.
A couple of Philadelphia golfers
recently set a Pennsylvania record
by playing 100 holes OF golf in one
day. They started at 80 in the
morning and were at IT until well
toward sunset.
A country club has been organ
lied at Havana, Cuba, and the first
golf course ever known on the
island has been installed Nine
holes are already in playable con-
dition and nine more are to fol-
low. The Cuban weather is ideally
suited for golf through the win
ter months and is not a bit bad in
summer for there is always
breeze and despite considerable
heat sunstrokes are unknown.
j. }. McDemott. the first Ameri-
can who ever won the American
open golf tournament and the
youngest man who ever won it,
started his career as caddy on the
course of the Aronimink Golf club
He studied the game and at eight
cen years of age he was profess
sional of the INTERCHANGEABLE Field
club His first win of the open
looked bit like a fiuke. especially
after his poor showing in the British
open this year When he again
won the American open this year
experts took their hats off to him
and he is hailed as the greatest
American born golfer Of all time.
The next tournament of the At
lanta Athletic club after the Davis
& Freeman event is out of the way
VIII be the club championship. This
is set for September "A to %. This
will be followed by the closing
tournament OF the year. which is
the vice presidents trophy, Octo-
Der to IS,