Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-27
BY Percy Fl. Whiting.


sional of the Atlanta Athletic
club. has left for Chicago to
begin practice for the annual open
tournament Of the Western Golf
association, in which he should take
a prominent part. This clever
young professional. a product orig
inally of the famous Carnoustie
links. has never cut much figure in
open tournament, but his game Is
constantly improving, and If he hits
his stride at all this time he should
get inside the money.
Many other Southern profession
ais will take part in this tourna-
ment. Though IT is strictly the
Western open, this event is always
a great gathering place for pros"
who are engaged by Southern
courses. and most of the top-notch-
ers will no doubt be there-H. II.
Barker, OF Birmingham; Charley
Hall of Birmingham; w. c. Sher-
wood, of Memphis; John Inglis of
Montgomery. and the rest of the
bunch.
COVERNOR WOODROW WILL
SON tells this one; 1t was back
in the early days of golf, and he and
Cleveland Dodge were trying. with
Ill success, to master the game.
Finally Dodge decided that the
trouble was with the clubs. SO he
went to Scotland and bought a
mess Of the best that money could
buy. He had them shipped home,
and when they got to the customs
house the befuddled officials elias
sified them as agricultural imple-
mentF.
That said Dodge, when he paid
the bin, lis a deliberate insult"
The next day out went Dodge
with the new clubs. and. after A
grewsome afternoon, he returned.
with mind changed.
Those customs officers" said he.
know more about the game play
than | did"
HE Royal and Ancient Club of
St Andrews. Scotland. is con-
siderlng some changes in the golf
rules. And it's high time OF all
the doddering codes under which
grown men are expected to play a
game, there Is not one quite so full
of contradictions and inconsisten-
cies as the golf rules.
One change that is planned is to
modify the penalty for lost bali in
match play from the present loss of
hole to the stroke and distance"
of the medal play rules.
Another suggestion they are con-
sidering is that of assessing a pen
atty of stroke and distance, In
stead Of distance only. for a ball
out OF bounds. The logic of this
change is not apparent. especially
in this country, where golf courses
are squeezed into small spaces
many times in order to get them as
near as possible TO cities, and
where the boundaries are often nu-
merous and troublesome.
The following new definition is
proposed: AN umpire decides
questions of fact; a referee decides
questions of golfing law"
Penalty For Wrong Info"
The wording of rule Is inn
proved without altering the mean
ing of the rule. The following ad-
dition TO rule 4 is recommended:
"A player is entitled at any time
during the play of a hole to ascer-
tain from his opponent the number
Of strokes the latter has played II
the opponent gives wrong informa-
tiCn as to the number of strokes he
has played he shall lose the hole,
unless he correct his mistake before
the player has played another
stroke"
1t IS suggested that rule is be al
tered to read as follows:
IF a players ball when in mo-
ton be interfered with in any way
by an opponent or his caddie. the
opponents side shall lose the hole.
If players ball when at rest be