The sun., 1918-11-24

there can be not the slightec. doubt in
the mind OF the inquirer about the
justice or the ruling, and this has besn
absent In many cases II is fatal to
make even one mistake.
The annual meeting OF the National
Golf Association Is to be held in this
city in January. Why is 1t not possible
and reasonable for the u. s. @. a. to
send out notices to tho various clubs
asking the delegates to come prepared
to vote upon the question as to whether
stymies are desired by the majority of
the club members, whether or no the
members wish their delegates to vote
FOR loss OF one stroke and distance
FOR n lost ball in match play or for the
loss of distance only, and any other
like problems which in due time are
bound to be the subject Of sectional,
national and International legislation?
A Guide for Players.
II international meetings are held
then vote of this nature would be, or
ought to be. a guide for the interpreta-
ton of the golfng belief Of this coun-
try's players. Somehow or other we
leave too much to the committees who
are at times afraid, or at least reluctant,
to act on their own responsibility. per-
maps because they are afraid of maxi
ing blunder which never would occur
so far as their constituency IL concerned
II they had taken into their confidence
at least portion OF the golfers whom
they elected to represent
We are not finding fault with any
committees which are or have been, hut
rather with condition which the
progress Of the game demands should
he changed Now is the period when
such changes can most easily be made.
The thought must occur to every
thinking golfer and particularly to every
golfer in authority, that the delegates
from this country to any international
golf convention or committee meeting
would be under tremendous handicap
they could not present a united
stand upon the topics which are
sure TO be discussed Therefore It
is the duty OF the chief governing bodies
Of this land to come together in confer
ence for the purpose of comforting on all
differences
II is Idle to say that they cannot be
settled and settled right. Four-ffths
OF the golfers here don't care much one
way or another what is done unless they
1re asked for their opinions, and then
they take serious interest, and 10 the
best Of their ability endeavor to reason
The problems out carefully. But they
must be asked.
A QUESTIONABLE from the parent body
IS the best method OF reviving interes. in
those legislative topics which soon will.
Il they do not now. command attention.
Golfers Mourn Mrs. Trayers,
Golf suffered a genuine loss last week
when Mrs. Jerome d. Travers died. There
may be golfers who love the game as
well. but none loved IL more no one was
better able to appreciate good play than
the wife Of the former four time anna
teur champion. Mrs. Travers went with
her husband on most OF his golfing ex-
cursions and neither rain nor cold pre-
vented her from gallerying the eighteen
or thirty-six holes.
rather doubt II any woman has
Followed around as many eighteen hole
contests or been more appreciated by
those with whom she walked around the
inks, This year Mrs Travers was ex
Neptlonally busy in war work, from Red
cross nursing to securing collections for
war relief societies. and the extra ex-
eruons made of ia'e brought on the i'll
ness which caused her death.
Her ever CHEEKY smile and Joyous con-
Versation We're real sources of pleasure
to hundreds of golfers all over the land
Golfers from the Pacific coast TO the
Atlantic mourn with Mr.. Travers his
loss.