The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-12
LIVELY GOLF BALL NEEDS
ATTENTION FROM POWERS
Manufacturers Doing Utmost to Spoil Skilful Labor of
Links Architects-U. S. c. A. Must
Call Halt Somewhere.

fere nor bring to naught all the plan
ming and schemins OF the gifted golf
architects
Mr.. Golfer, what are YOU going to do
about the rules this year" Are you
content to glide along In your accus-
toned easy fashion with little regard
FOR the written and unwritten command
meuts of Il snort which cal.s ahov" all
others for the best that IL In Il man
The traditions of golf the pure quality
~ the game alike demand that the evil
of non observance Of golfng rules and
regulations be rooted out.
II there b. one thing above all others
which marks the true sportsman, par
ticpant or onlooker Il is tho love Of
fair play. Pick your fsvorite. cheer
him TIL your lungs ache. Victory with
dishonor In worse than loss.
Isn't the spirit OF fair play as potent
in the lives and beliefs Of golfers AS IL
Is In the bleDchertes? Assuredly yes.
Then is the game of golf itself 10 be con-
sidered as a medium for laxity and be-
low the true sport standard OF other
major games? think not. Most
golfers attend other sports ard none
cry more loudly for an even chance for
AT. Why this anomaly then? suppose
YOU had y twenty handicap golfer and
by some miracle he was transformed
| INTO a scratch man in "A week What
would be the first thing which he would
| do" He would start right In and pore
! over tine rules Of golf 50 that he could
play the game In the proper manner. so
that the gallery could see that he was
lighting for fair play as well as for vic
tory. 50 that his opponent would not SUIT
fer any loss through his own inadvertent
iudis"retiuu. But is II not expected that
a twenty handicap man. Or a ten or live
/ should be aS keen FOR fair play az "a
| scratch man? There can be no dia,inc-
/ ton possible between what is right for
/ the well known match or medal player
/ and those ~ high handicaps For u
| must be admitted that the dig majority
/ of offenders are In this latter grouping.
!t's ignorance. OF course. and q pound
/ or two of lazineSs IL must oc borne
! u mind that Ia this country about MY
/ Thousand golfers. a very COns.rN atiN'
B figure. start in each year at the game.
/ Tn"N arc THINKING more about getting d.,
! good swing and sound style than Df
J what We might term the legal require
! ments of the game. To Set the bail into
/ The hole = a. few strokes a. possible IS
/ the sum and substance ~ many a golf
/ rr'S kupNI,dgc about the rules and this
/ ignorance il often lasting because golf
! rules are seldom learned In actual con-
/ test \ partner VII pass hy an !ufgac-
/ ton and SLE nothing ana - IL goes.
In Massachusetts. ono OF the Cleanes,
| Of golfing Stttvs. letters are neing sent
cut 10 the officials az the clubs calllng
upon them 90 do tHclr best To see ths;
On" golfers live up 70 the laws OF ~.
game: blacklist 81 rule breakers Is
being prepared ami those whose names
are found thereon Will soon have private
talks with members OF tire committee
90 straighter matters out Reform Is
needed everywhere and set a couple 81
/ hours study ", uld bring ahnut "a refoI-
| nation. Nj complaint IT, no, about those
! Who would cheat on the score or pusf
= ball - a better tee or throw 4 gu
81 - bunker They. thauk goodness. ar,
IN the Lowry minority IN IN" class wher,
their sin always nnds them out and the,
need no, DE bothered with. Il * Wit
the rank and iile Of the golfers whC
rarely II ever loon inside ~ rule BOOB
and play with inaccurate knowledge %
what should ho required % every sports
man. ! would not have a golfer to,
critical by any means. hut ir ,hlUl< ~
he should either KNOW vha' Is require,
or else nave 4 book az hand 80 that NJ
could 'igi out when = question arose
And | would go "a step further aud have
printed on every club entrance pro
postl sheet the question as 20 Uhethe
tAe proposed golfer knew the rules
Then e would come to pass that al
EFFORT would bc made ny new player
az least Ia start right.
Every clubhouse sh. uld have IN,
.ll-t~ibut, copies ~ the rules. ever
sporting goods store should perform
service ln this Same way. bur most q
.J. + should bee brought 10 he a'teutio
~ golfers generally 'htt not know Jon
tho rules ami thereby NOT playing m
game iu tho true WAY Ia abSolutcl
( against IA" spirit OF "fair play" PA
e -an", gentlemen