Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-31

GOLF GOSSIP

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To the student 81 golang politics
there Is Q point that seems TO call TOR
|the formal judgment Of the admins
|traticn. Everybody knoWs-or ought
Ito know. which. perhaps. Il different
lproposition that included In the rnles
! Of the game Is statement that the
rules committee win not sanction any
Substantial departure from the tradi-
|fiunal and accepted form and make Of
golf clubs, which. IN its opinion. con-
sists OF a plain shaft and head khich
[floes not, contain any mechanical cons
Itriyance such as springs Every true
golfer agrees with the spirit Of this
regulation. II would be sorry sltna-
ton n the implements Of the pastime
provided an open market Tor the re-
Ireptioh Of eli kinds oS ingenious con-
ttriyances; sooner or later. the short
est driver In the land would find deliv-
erance from his trouble IN the shape
I0f long-handled spring hammer CAP
able OF augmenting the force Of the
blow TO such good purpose as 70 re-
lduce the physical sitss Of the game
to farce.
Unfcrtunately, every little nibble
into the luxury 81 decentralization has
/ q way, In golf, Of provoking complica-
tons II was 50 several years aeo.
when, IN response to q question sub
mitted by q club IN Australia whose
very name was unprOnOuneable, the
rules committee decided that . nlnllet
was NOT q legal instrument with which
Ito putt. That was reas1nAble
enough finding. but It proved 10 b ex.
|ceedingly embarrassing. Cor very soon
/ Il was borne aIon the committees that.
having delivered themselves Of the
negative IN regard to an Isolated IN
stance Of illicithess. they would have
to proceed In the positive and declare
Just what shape Of club was permits
|sibie. Obviously the law cannot be
properly administered ~ periodical
declarations Is TO what il right and
what IS wrong; there must BE- ceteto-
|rjes Of the legitimate and the iIlesiti-
mates 20 that any Individual may
know before he takes q step whether
Sc Is legal or Illegal. That is very
annoying but where law. Of the lepd
Is tonccrned there can be- 10 half
measures and nothing left q md mid
nal lpiniQg. ID the case UE the Nlallet'
pntter there was 3 good deal 6f com
|6lezity and ultimately / diea3 fe1f1ent
with America as to whether the Sche-
|nectady was q properly shaped club
h We seem nov 10 BE drifting toward
some such ihkricacy n connection
Win the material 81 which { cub
shalt be made n BON the amateur.
and open Inpionships this year
players were warned that irIstEun1e1I1
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|ftf krdSd hs lawful. L q known hat:
several shffahfs who had tried such
clubs and who liked tlleln abAndoned
Them on learnfng of fliia semi 4 q. i
decree Whethef the rules COMMITTEES
proposes TO proceed any farther ID DE-
matter Is not Ct present known; bot.
as there ID nothing III the current
rules which deals with the question 81.
the material Of which club shall cob.
.sist Il Il open to considerable doubt
whether the authorities would be jlis<A
titled in disQuhlifying 0r otherWi8e'
Furnishing player who used steel
shafts
II may be that they const itufe sub
stantiai departure from the traditional
and accepted form and make Of clubs.
But we have first to decide when ira
dition was established. Nobody would.
dream Of accommodating aluminium