New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-18
u.nned Amateur Explains
Whv u. S. q. A. Is Max
ing Serious Mistake.
TELLS HOW OUIMET
BEHAVED ABROAD
Gardiner White VIII Use New
and Formidable Putter In
Match To-day.
Bv FRED HAWTHORNE.

~. troubled waters OF the amateur
,,.stjon in golf continue TO be stirred
.r.r and anon. Now u Is Arthur a.
fnctuood. Of Boston, who rises to the
.N,fsee and takes issue with the receni,
,siTs Of the l.. S G.. A. that resulted
i.tis being barred from further com
,.,ifion SIS an amateur. o..
AZ the Office OF The Golf Magazine
..aterdav Mr.. Lockwood said that his
E,hsrment doesn't affect HIM materi-
~ 60 far as his tournament activities
49, -. concerned. because he has practi-
,.iv retired from participation IN the
S...r JOURNEYS. As regards Francis
s-'nst Paul Tewksbury and John II.
s'il;vsn. r.. however. the Allston golfer
rTsves they Will feel the decision far
-ere. being young men, just starting
!, their careers.
A, s.cretary Of the Massachusetts,
c.V Association, Mr.. Lockwood de-
ND he did not feel free 70 say all
Ts, was in his mind about tie action
.I,,s United States Golf Association,
Is, h was not difficult 20 see that he
i,.l, keenly what he believes to be the
l,iustiee % the whole thing.
None OF Us four, Of course, intend 70
Inv of the work Of the regular pro-
s,rional golfer, such as teaching, club
r,king, etc, but we do intend 10 so on
,bout our various lines OF business as
r,ual," said Lockwood.
sThs whole thing is ridiculous
Would you like 70 buy your clubs from
A., clerk Communicated, perhaps, from
"A. ribbon counter IN q department
,to-e. whose knowledge Of golf clubs is
i,ss than nothing? Of course you
vopldn't But that IS what you will
v.ptuslly have 20 do, because this rui-
l,r is going 20 scare of any young tel-
low who might contemplate going into
reh line.
sLet me tell you q little snecdote
and a true one" continued the Boston
folter. "A lady wanted her young son
70 take up the game Of golf. Neither
she nor he knew anything about me
gsme, but on his birthday she went 70
he sporting goods department. Of a Ger.
tsin store and told the clerk she wanted
tset % clubs and q golf bag.
"The clerk showed her a eleek she
admired and accepted. But how many
Do ! need?' she asked. The clerk, after
Iome deiberation, replied that ter
voald be about enough. We'll, send
them Up, please she said, and gave
him her address.
The next day the clubs arrived al
her home. When she and her son IN
packed them they found ten cleeks IN
he bag. The clerk, knowing nothing
of golf and only anxious 20 make 6
ale no doubt thought he had done 8
good days work
Speaking Of Ouimet and himself, Mr.
Lockwood said that, while playing
abroad in 1914, they had innumerablC
opportunities Of making money through
their golfng proves. At one place II
vas an offer % play around a course
a. another 20 sign testimonials re
Karding the good qualities Of a stick Of
4 golf ball. All these we're turned dowl
asa matter Of course, said the maj
who is one Of those singled out 10
executive action by the L. ). q. A.
II the United States Golf Associa
ton Is going 10 clean house It shoul
make q thorough job Of IT," said Lock
wood; "but feel that the association
Is overstepping the mark in formulat
inR a rule that is not specific enough
AZ far as / can see, the people for whor
L, trap was set have, with the excep
ton Of Ouimet, escaped"
lockwood entered the sporting good
t.siness in 1902, a good many year
isore the recent amateur rule wa
famed, and now has a store Of hi
tEn, in addition 20 which he has game
~ enviable reputation as golf cours
trrhitect He announced yesterday tina
ts had become associated with "Gol
Magazine" as a links architect. and vii
elaborate in this direction with P. A