The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-31
'OaknlOnt Proves Need of
Big Tournament Changes
Anderson Points Defects in Handling of Golf Galleries
Contrasts Pittsburg Affair With Arrangements
in Detroit Tournament

telegraph head in that section had been
warned that he should arrange for
enough men and wires to take care o:
SO, 900 words at least. He smiled to him
self and prepared to take care of 10000,
with the result that when on the very
first day there was thrust at his men
65, 900. words they were swamped and
the news did not filter through. Why,
the draw, which was sent from Hutton,
just outside of Pittsburg, at 8:45, did
not arrive there until 2 o'clock the next
morning, too late. of course, to be of any
service to the hundreds of thousands who
were interested in the outcome Of the
matches.
Three days later another corps OF
workers was added to the force, but
what's the need of being so late when
there are 30 many past experiences OF
this sort? Golf is too big a game now
to be under the domination of what an
inexperienced district superintendent
might think about what Is required in
the game reports. There are millions
waiting to hear about the results
Newspapers from all parts of the coun-
try sent their representatives and they
had a hard time getting their stuff OF
the first few days because of the bad
service.
Therefore the club committee should
see to It that their requests for service
20 to the man who has authority and
| broadness of view so far as sport re-
turns are concerned. There were fifteen
reporters, some duplicating their copy as
many as seven times and each one send
| ing from two to four thousand words per
day, so that the total can be imagined as
well worth while.
should Rope on Tees.
| Some time ago we spoke of the neces-
sity of having the tees roped off in ad-
vance for n distance of thirty or forty
yards, so that the spectators could not
crowd in on the players and the usual
hustle and hustle OF getting the crowds
back from the tee and the running In
front of the same would be done away
with. We still believe that this Is the
best plan of all and that the system fol-
! lowed at Plttsburg, where no ropes were
used even through the fairway, is the
worst.
The gallery question is one OF the
biggest problems facing any club which
runs a championship and it will remain
! so until all the schemes advanced have
| been tried out and the general proof OF
| the best secured. That stentoriar
hush" which caused Bobby Jones &c
top his brassie shot and become -four
| instead OF two down ought to be con-
slant reminder to prevent future hap
penings of this sort Get golfers who
know the game and are good players
| themselves to act as guardians OF the
crowds and such happenings will disap'
pear.
The U. s. G.. A. officials had little tc
do in the way OF decisions. The few
breaches of rules thoroughly uninten
tional were OF course penalzed. The!
| had delegates at various parts OF tht
| links during the storms to see that the
players did not take shelter and thereby
unfair advantage over the others WHIT
played right through the storms and IL
no ways left themselves open to adverse
criticism.
Tiay was i,isn class, but not excoc3
ing a number 81 past years perform
ances. The course showed its excel
lence in that there never has been &
championship where so few low scores
and so many high scores have beer
made That is one test which tells at {
! championship meeting.