New-York tribune., 1919-12-03
Golfers Anticipate
No Further Chance
In Balls Employed

Because they believe that very near
" the limit has been reached in re-
siliency, golfers are not inclined to
look tor any radical legislation with
regard 70 Standardization Of the ball
1t seems practically certain that the
ruling bodies both here and abroad
VIII do nothing unless some new crea-
tions of such a lively nature appears
as again to Mecessitate a stretching
out OF the links, which all are now
willing TO agree have been stretch ed
quite far enough.
Some of the professionals who haa
planned to go abroad for the winter
tind themselves stymied by government
regulations. George Turnbull got his
passports all right and so did Torn
boyd who sailed last Saturday. but
Pat Doyle has about given up trying
Charles Burgess. the Woodland "pro,"
expects to start from this city for
Montrose, Scotland on December IT,.
he will be accompanied by his fam
Herbert Lager blade. following in the
footsteps of Walter Hagen. has left
the professional golf ranks to 20 into
the business world. Lagerblade has
TOR some time been pro" at the
uliSstIonl country NIuD, IN ONO,
but recently left that organization to
affi late with brokerage house Dur
Ing the winter months Lagerblade was
'ually to be found at Pinehurst. in
cluded in the corps of assistants chos-
en- by Donald Ross, the maj ordomo
there.
Undoubtedly much in the way of
course improvements will be attempted
at the Garden City Golf Club during
1920. Members, of prominence have
pledged themselves to the extent of
$4,000, which probably Will be more
than enough to defray the expenses
incurred by prospective alterations.
Nothing definite has been decided upon
as yet. though the plan in a general
way Is to p ace bunkers to catch in
different drives. At present most of
the penalty encountered for faulty tee
shots consists of rough grass.
TIC Royal end Ancient Club, Of st.
.ind'. rs. has determined TO n4ye the
}oltr@il OF Sin Douglas Hsig painted
hy i1 eminent artist The idea IS to
have the portrait hung in the club
house as Il permanent memorial O the
'eld marsha.'s services 70 his country.
Mrs Gourlay Dunn Webb. who bears
tfe distinction of being the only woman
golf instructor in the country. viii Be
8, Pasadena again this wear She
driyes an exceptional hsll consider
;bly onger than the average worian's
tee shots
TANs iar no Official announcement
has been made as to the clubs which
intend 20 offer their links for the
national championships. According to
the constitution Of the United States
Golf Association, there must be at
least three applicants for each event
presented at the annual meeting to be
held at the Waldorf on the evening
Of January Q.
Those deep faced mashes with sharp
lines cut horizontally across the face
are playing havoc with the balls. When
the club comes in contact it "bites"
so tiercely as to generally mean the
sacrifice of considerable paint. How
ever, these clubs are supposed to en-
able person TO stop the ball more
quickly and are therefore in demand.
The man who never looks UP from
his ball is seldom looked down upon
as a golfer.
John Ball, the famous British vet
eran, has been known TO insist that
he played better golf at the age OF
fourteen than ne has done since then.
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