Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-12

when SO moving, no penalty shall be
incurred"
OF the same, Rule begins as fol
lows: THE option OF taking the honor
at the first teeing ground shall, if nee
essary, be decided by lot" To this
now appears the following sentence:
"A ball played by player when his
opponent should have had the honor
may be at once recalled by the oppos-
ing side and may be reteed without
penalty"
Rule 8 begins with In a threesome
or foursome the partners shall strike
OF alternately from the teeing grounds
and shall strike alternately during the
play Of each hole"
To this the following sentence has
been added:
IF a player plays when his partner
should have played, his side shall lose
the hole"
Rule starts: A player may not
ask for nor willingly receive advice
from any one except his own caddie,
his partner or his partners caddie."
Then, under the caption, 'Tnforma-
ton as to Strokes Played" comes this
practically new paragraph:
"2. A player is entitled at any time
during the play Of hole to ascertain
from his opponent the number of
strokes the latter has played; if the
opponent gives wrong information 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"
Rule originally read: when the
balls are in play the ball furthest from
the hole shall be played first. Through
the green, or in a hazard, II player
play when his opponent should have
played the opponent may at once re,
call the stroke A ball so recalled
shall be dropped as near as possible
TO the place where it lay without
penalty"
To this is now added: For teeing
ground see Rule ? (2); for putting
green see Rule 81 CO."
At the end of Paragraph Rule
% "the BALI has been substituted for
the word at"
Rule Is now reads as follows: "If
players ball, when in motion, be in,
| terfered with in any way by an oppo
| nent, or his caddie or his clubs, oppo,
nent's side shall lose the hole.
IF players bail, when at rest, be
moved by an opponent, or his caddie
or his clubs, the opponents side shall
lose the hole, except as provided for
in Rules ca, 16, % 90, 81 o., 80
! 90 and SO.
In Rule % (2) reads: "If a player
| after making a stroke be doubtful
whether his ball is out of bounds or
not, he may play another ball as pro-
vided for in paragraph % of this rule,
but if IT be discovered that the first
ball is out of bounds it shall continue
in play without penalty"
The revision prefixes the words 'in
order to save delay before If" also
after the words he may" there is an
insertion at once"
| With regard to Rule % CD slight
insertion has been made. Originally it
read: steps or planks placed in a
hazard By the green committed for &C
! cess or egress from such hazard may
be removed, and IL ball be moved in
so doing it shall be replaced without
penalty The revision calls for an in
! sertion after from such hazard" Of
cor any other obstruction mentioned
in Rule IL"
Concerning Rule So, which has to dc
with claims and how to make them
the United States Golf association goes
: into the subject more deeply, as shown
by the following:
If dispute arise on any point, {
claim must be made before the players
strike off from the next teeing ground
or, in the case of the last hole of the
round, before they leave the putting
green. II no umpire or referee hal
been appointed the players have thu
right of determining to whom the poin
shall be referred, but should they no
agree either side may have it referred
through the secretary of the cub t,
the executive committee of the United
States Golf association, whose decision
shall be final If point in disput,
be not covered by the rules of golf tn,
arbiters shall decide it by equity.
IF the players have agreed to al
umpire or referee, they must abide b.
his decision"
Getting to the recommendation
for local rules" under the captiol
Special Hazards or Conditions" ar
pear slight changes in the wording
For instance, between the words "a
and trees the word PUSHES" ha
been inserted, while after animals
the revision omits and" At the en-
of the paragraph this clause is added
And for the penalty to be impose
in the case of a ball which lies gu
of grounds"
Passing on 10 Special rules 70
match play competitions" the oil
Rule reads: A competitor shall no
waive any penalty incurred by his OF
ponent, under penalty of disqualifica
tom" The revised ruling substitute
the loss OF the hole" for "disqualif
cation"
Referring to Rules for three-ba
matches" etc, at the end OF the para
graph in General Rules the followin