New-York tribune., 1912-08-19
NEWS FOR THE GOLFERS
Plan on Foot to Amend Rules a,
Bogle Play in England.
BRIT0NS TO TRY THEIR LUCK
Hilton, Low and Hunter "a
Compete in Big Tourna.
ment at Chicago.

British golfers are at present oo,..,
ably Interested In proposals to chan,
certain rules Of golf which NAV go
more or less OF farreaching infue,.- !.
put into effect. The Royal and An.,-
Club Of St Andrews, Scotland ,ho
preme body in British golf. some mos.
ago gave permission to the rules cor,,.s
tee to consider certain changes. The
msttee recently submitted an ou,,,rs :,
the proposed changes, and the mos, a.
portant suggestions have 10 do with a,..-
ing the method of bogie play from, =.
present system Of match play to a svs,su
founded on thd rules for stroke co,,..
tition. the lost bsll' and the ball on, :,
bounds"
The present rule. No. q, provides n,
a penalty for lost ball in match play .,
the loss OF the hole. Under the pronos.s
change the stroke and distance pena,,,
would be substituted. The corr,,,..
suggests that the penalty for "out a,
bounds" be increased to stroke and d,..
tance instead Of distance only, as at pres.
ent. In the event Of a disagreement ov.r
this suggestion, there is another recon,.
mendation that the penalty be left TO loca,
rule. The committee intimates in a no,s
that il seems TO be impossible 10 Obtain
a united opinion on the subject Of suit.
able penalty for a ball which is "out n
bounds" There are greatly varying con.
ditions under which the penalty is IA.
Cured; hence the suggestion that ,h
punishment be stroke and distance unls,
modified by local rule
The following addition 70 Rule lisr.
commended: "A player ls entitled at rr
time during the play OF hole TO asce
tain from his opponent the number 4
strokes the latter has played. II the o.
pOnent gives wrong information as to .k
number Of strokes he has played he shsu
lose the hole, unless he correct his mis-
take before the player has played anoths
stroke"
It is practically certain that thru
British golfers will be among the com.
petitors in the national amateur cham
pionship al Wheaton In another txs
weeks. Harold H. Hilton, the former
English champion and holder Of ths
American title, arrived in Canada a fes
days ago. together with John Low who
visited these shores in 1896 as captain d
the Oxford-Cambridge team. II is quit,
probable that Norman Hunter. who was
a member Of that team. will try mis- luck
for his entry has been received.
II is more or less doubtful II the foVrts
player will come over but IN the event
OF there being four it is highly probable
that Great Britain will be represented
the Olympic team competition. which WI
be played at the Chicago Golf Club or
August 81 This competition consists q
thirty-six holes medal play, total scores
TO count. The association whose tear
has the lowest total becomes the Gus
todiau OF the trophy. Each member Of
the winning team is also awarded
medal.
James Fraser. the professional Of The
GtFdl +NtEh NfbAA NAAbs anu IL p.
an amateur OF the same club, won \
foursome match against Joe sylvester,
and II. Grant.and Rice
the New York Newspaper
Golf Club. over the Oakland links lAs
Friday. Fraser and Martin had ber
OF Il, while the others had -