New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
Insists He Will Not Be At
fected by New Rule
Laid Down for
an Amateur.

Probably the most perturbed go!ter
in town Yesterday was John {. Ander-
son. Of S.wanoy, who last September
AZ Detroit was runner-up 70 Robert A
Gardner in the national amateur ch"H'
pionship tournament. -
The reason FOR Arderson'S VIII! Ia!
in The fact that his name appeared III
The Tribune ycsterday as oelng one %
those Who would be affected ~ the new
amateur ~ulc OF the United states uoIl
Association. ,;,
Reference was made 20 both Francis
Ouimet and Mr.. Anderson. ne HISe
named is going into the sporting gooue
business o Boston. while Nj. Amer syn
is employed in the John Nahainahei
store. in this city. In referring 70 I"'
subject las. night Nh Anderson SAID
81 do not see why my name Snouiu
be Orough. into this thing. In my Dus'-
ness connection have never sold any
thing and never intend TO. MY pos,
ton In the place where | am employed
is that o. an assistant buyer. Nol ION :
since ] went abroad and bought goous
for a number of departments. buylhs
golf goods represents about one-'"e"-
ticth Of my work.
"For years business has come aheao
Of pleasure with me. Three seasons
ago | PLAYED COLI only twelve days 'he
next year eighteen days, and asst sea sea
son twenty-ninc days. In al plopaDiI-
ity ny only recreation IN tnat llhe
during 1915 will be confined 20 Satur-
day half holidays Again, | say VIZ!
should ! be drawn into this analr ,
What about 6. Herbert Windcler ana
H. II. Wilder, those Boston goIieis'
both Of whom are interested n eXtIoi,-
Ing a well known make Of seed II
does seem funny why the cxecut'Ve,
committee % the United States Oo!l
Association cannot use Et'Ic sense
and decide cases on their lLdIV'uua'
merits. Certainly the new oehhiuon
Of an amateur does not Appl( 10 me-
Furthermore. il any action "a Ken
against Francis Ouimet ] con%'icf wa.
a great injustice will be dohe 'h"'
player"
H. Y Keep, former president OF the
New Jersey state Golf Association,
when asked for his views on the ma
ings Of the golf delegates, said;
This drawing the line is an awiul-
ly hard thing. but il does seem TO me
that the situation is pretty wei! GOV
cred In the wav Frank L. Woodward
president o. the United States COL
association, expressed il when he salo
that the idea was TO make profession
ais OF all golfers who sell goods. either
as proprietors or employees OF con,
eern, provided such golfers depend
upon their fame or skill as golfers 10
promote their sales II this new inter
pretation hits certain ones, why. then
" is up 20 those affected 20 either
change their Jobs OF take the conse-
quences
81 notice that the proposition TO give
Allied clubs a voice in the government
was laid on the table, and ] want 70
say that heartily approve of that &C,
Won. have never been in favor OF
giving the allied clubs a vote. The as
isoe'aiion can be better run by the lead
ing clubs
II those in the allied division are SO
eh1'ous for voice in affairs there Is
nothing 70 prevent them from becoming
SSo'Ne members The difference IN price
only SIS. Had the government not
zen confined to the few who really
NV now 70 run things we would have
~ou AL sorts Of foolish rules drafted IN
s s gone by until by this time the
5"ne IN America would have drifted
'"Io sorrv mess"
h.ectlcally all the professionals seen
U' town yesterday expressed regret