The sun., 1919-05-13
RULES OBSERVANCE
FIRST GOLF TENET
Many Infractiops Are Noted.
Sleepy Hollow Will Hold
Tourney.
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ny hNNAS bnO"Ns
While the golfing season is yet young
! IL may DO we'll to call attention to a
few attractions of its courtesies, es-
pecially common early In the season
This Is due largely no doubt to tho fact
that there are generally many new men,
bers at this season. Quite frequently
these new members como from pubh,
courses. wherein courtesies are not OBJ
served TO such a nicely and where rules
| frequently are broken. In most cases
tho infractions are due either 20 ig-
norance or carelessness. In either case
they are we'll nigh inexcusable.
As one golf enthusiast remarks: The
careless golfer Is the toughest hazard
on the course" Plainly enough his
meaning is that the sfellow who goes
along unwittingly doing any one OF sew
eraJ things, expressly forbidden by rule
| and sourly frowned on by the better
| customs. Is sure to disturb or at any
rate Inconvenience others, who have
learned to observe rules and regulations
carefully.
! One fragrant offender Is the player
| who halts on the putting green to record
the score Of his match. OF more ha-
RAISING type, and decidedly more rude
even Is the player who. becoming impa-
| tient to finish his round. and maybe
make certain train, wihully phys into
preceding match, following with the
| apology that he never remembers get
| ting that much distance before in his
| life
Preserve tho Course,
Then. OF course. there are the "shlaf-
fers," or the fellows who SCOOP up an
| expanse OF fairway, and neglect TO re-
place the turf. Along with these are the
| fellows who, playing without a caddy.
lug their bags on to the greens, and then
| drop them heavily to the ground. allow
| ing the clubs to cut and chip tho turf
Any greenkeeper can tell you at what q
| dear price that turf Is maintained, even
| with the best OF treatment
These are a few OF the more common
practices that are TO be DISCOURAGED.
Club officials make matters plain in
every way possible But after all. Il Is
| UP to the players themselves. No espion-
age system is maintained TO report on
violators, and no player likes TO make a
| complaint against a fellow player. Read
the rules, post yourself on the courtesies
OF the game and add to the pleasure and
enjoyment Of observing them
A rather interesting result marked the
outcome OF a notable golf tournament
played at Sandy Lodge, near london, a
| short time since. The tournament was
composed of players who were home
from military service, some of them on
leave and others Just released. More
than a hundred players took part
First honors in the tourney were
finally shifted down to a match between
Lord Charles Hope. former French
amateur champion, and Capt Lister
| Kaye. young aviator. formerly a crack
cricket player at Elton. Standing on the
fourteenth tee In the last eighteen holes
of thirty-six hole match. Capt. Lister
Kaye was dormie five. Up to this point
he had played fine golf.
| Had Case of Nerves.
But starting with the tee shot here
he began to throw the match away He
fozzled. topped and dubbed away Ave
holes In row. One or two misplaced
| shots appeared to unnerve him, and be-
fore his opponent had evened the match
on the eighteenth green his nerves were
plainly shattered and his efforts we're
pitiful.
| The case is not surprising considering
figures and records kept in connection
with members of the air service Of both
the French and British armies It is a
matter of positive record that the French
had what was termed the mad battal-
ion" among their fIers and the British
had similar organization. Members OF
these were allowed all kinds OF freedom
in their work and are known to have
done numerous stunts which proved con-
cluslvely that excessive nerve strain had
somewhat unbalanced them
As evidence of the soundness OF the
theory, II was common practice with
both armies to allow men long In the
air service extra long leaves between air
activities Without doubt the terrific
mental straine undergone by Capt. LIS
ter-Kaye was bearing results in tho
above golf match.