The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-10
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WARMING IS GIVEN
GOLF CLUB BY US C. A.
Defiance of Amateur Ruling I'm Ouimet
Case stfrs Association to
Action.

The officials OF the United States
Golf Association are Numbering their
heavy artillery and preparing for ac-
ton against those who have by word
and deed opposed the stand the asso-
citation has taken for more rigid
amateur status. Secretary Howard E,
Whitney. of the u. S. g. A, has sent
our the following notice to all clubs
affiliated with the association.
Announcement.-To the members of
the United States Golf Association.
Your attention is called to Section 8
and Section 81. of the bylaws of the
United States Golf Association, which
| read as follows:
Section s. The Executive Committee
| shall take cogniEance of every appar-
ent violation of Section that may
como to its attention In any manner
whatsoever; It shall exercise absolute
| discretion in the Interpretation and en-
forcement of the bylaws for the pur-
pose of safeguarding the best interests
| of the game of golf and shall have
power to infict such penalties as the
circunn stances in each case may in its
| Judgment justify.
Section 81. All entries are subject
| to the approval of the Executive Com
| mittos of this association, and any en- -
| try may be rejected by the committee,
| Acting in accordance with the au-
| thority conferred by these sections of
| the bylaws, the Executive Committee
announces that should any club be-
| longing to the United states Golf As
ISOLATION permit any player whose
amateur status has been declares for
feited to compete in its tournaments,
| the Executive Committee reserves the
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| club in any tournament held by the
United States Golf Association.
The Executive Committee.
| This is a reply to the action of the
Woodland Golf Club. of which Francis
! Ouimet. John II. Sullivan. Jr, and Paul
Tewksbury are members. The Wood
J land Club took exception to the ac-
| ton of the L. s. G. A. In debarring
| these players as amateurs, and invited
| them 10 play in their amateur tourna-
| ment this spring Ouimet did not take
| advantage OF the invitation, but Sui
Ivan and Tewksbury participated in
the tournament The Boston club re-
fused to heed a request by President
! Woodward and the Executive Commit
tee that such course of action should
not be pursued, and although dele
CATION of Woodland officials came to
this city for a conference with Sec
rotary whitney, they returned to Bos-
ton still in a recalcitrant mood
! The latest notice by the L. s. G. A,
means that et=oniy are 0uirnet.
Tewksbury. Sullivan and Lockwood
barred from the national amateur
championship. but that every entry
sent in from this club or from any
other club that adopts a similar line
of action may be rejected from the
national open. tho national amateur
and the women's national champion
ship. as these are the three tourna-
ments which are held under the aus
pieces of the United States Golf Asso-
citation.
The Section referred 20 in the an
rouncement was the new amateur rule
adopted last winter at the Chicago
/ meeting OF the association. and reads
as follows:
An amateur is prohibited from ao-
cepting or holding any position as
agents or employee that includes as
part of It's duties the handling OF golf
supplies or engaging in any business
wherein ones usefulnes or profits may
| arise because Of skill or prominence
in the game of golf
The disqualification OF ouirfes
brought storm of protest from many
quarters. not always disinterested. but
ward toward It's ultimate goal Of alb
solutely clearing the game OF any pro-
| fessional faint.