The Washington times., 1916-01-18
Or. W. S. Harlan, Executive
Committeeman, Explains the
r Latest Regulation Adopted
at Meeting in Chicago.
Authorities Want to Discourage
Young Players From Yielding
to Dazzling Offers Held Out
to Them.

Washington golfers are not ex-
pected to be hit by the new ruling
of the United States Golf Assocja-
tion directed at amateurs who are
getting profits by selling golf sup
plies, according to no less authority
than Dr. W. S. Harlan, of Colum-
bia Country Club, recently elected
a member of the executive commit
tee of the U. S. G. A., who helped
frame the new rule at the annual
meeting in Chicago.
The change in the code is intended to
deter tho Younger men from ac"eptins
DAZZLING offers flom sDorting goods
houses and to remove me ASPECT OF
commercialism which has crent into tho
lame lately on account OF such induce
nents.
The rule will hay" no local applicaa,,,
lion as none OF th+ local golfers WI
be hit by the chance 1t NAV he that
In enc case the rule could he anrl'ci,
but Under existn: conditions OF the
pamc here pr. Harlan thinks none o.
tho Golfers vii! be affected.
The rulc is designed t" hit no on" ~
particular in tho golfing world" aid
Dr. Halban. "Our intention was 70 dis
couracr tho Noung golfers who have
beer attracted nv thc dazzling offers
Of spcrtIn- goods houses which have
attenlted to commentaries the niO-
tiCencv u. tn" vu"U@"r MN.
'',iolf"r@ who have ttmc and in'lina =.
ton TO ulay. ard who have ac"un"d
rrotlrirnrN ri the cam. nav n>, u
tenirtcJ tu enter ;hr bu>iTc@s Ui deal
ing in golf supplies ton BIZ houses. h"N
have hnd no colnnrrrciai experience. nut
have been d@Zzlcd b" the lare" "nerS
TO turn ,hci pop&!HrltF Ind I"nera =,
n .,
of the various ""?ilin@ @oo|" houses
contihGcd Ia. tIH,ho,..
Young men who have the time an"
0rr0rtllnity to play ar" looked upon an
lakin: unfair adNart3 :" when thcN tllTlI
their skill toward making money 0ut OF
if, and Il WAS designed to head on thlS
commercial aspect of IN" game
Mrrr"n Thompson. for many year.
cI7alrnsu Of the greens committee az
Chevy C'haSe. tavors the ne" rutin% nu'
sees no alpliration here.
"Whcu president WoVdMnld, Ol 'he
ass, citation wus E"rc l1$; ra(; $alI thf
Chevy rhaar man, eve talked abon'
tho prouosrd ruling. \ lin" must be
drawn somewhere and II Would seem
that the ruling is liberal 4 man max
ing a livin@ out of Golf in S"lllnE sup
ries OF soliritine orders Is not IN 'ht
strictcst srnsc a professional in that NJ
accepts mon"N for services IN ''2cu''t y.
as . regular rrotcSsi0ndl docs bNt y
would accm that hc Mas ii HrotcSsIon'
lust ths. ssn,".
"Dr. tJr! ban. Precedent Woodward ano
myself talked over tn" asnccts or me
casc. said Mr.. THOMPSON. the rNllnI
was made after careful ronsidcr3uo uon O.
every aspect of the cas-" and "her
0ther bran, hes of snort were taken intt
consideration, I h"lirVe il inst on
Tut sec no application for any Wash'na'
ton men.
Il believe Il golfer should not Dt
given d SiurruIC uu uC"Nunt OF ms nfo
ticiuncy in ~oli,' j. tn" way Aiph"h'
Winter, chairman ct tn" greens ComWIl
tee at ColUmhin pll il. =.
"7'herc l. - dim"rrncr between " Sol1
or using his ability to boost ms "N I
business crowded il Is hiH r%ta hltShe'
business. auJ going iot" 2"It and usIn:
his popularity and oNC"liCure to gan
u IivcIihoud." ." declared Mr.. " inter.
"It is Just az thouch on" Of tho he
golfers hrIr were tempted to tnreSa "
an occupation to boost goh supplies "a
one Of tn" local houses at the NarIou
clubs"