The New York herald., 1920-12-03
MOST GOLFERS
ARE LOYAL TO
PARENT BODY
Linksmen of Country Align
Themselves With the
Z. S. G. A.
no NEED FOR CHANGE
threat of War by w. G. A.
Declared to Be Case
of Pique.
NO NEED FOR CHANGE
ssse.aI Despatch to THE New York HERALD.

NHsctdI Despatch TO THE New York HERALD.
PTrrsBuRG, Pa, Dec. I'm the event
or a war being waged the Western
4 8FerAsylvania Golf Association. which is
thu. 0vernng body in the Pittsburg dis
tr.tk comprising 80 golf clubs with
membership of over $1,000. will remain
loyal to the United States Golf Associa-
tion. The golfers here are at loss TO
understand what the controversy Is all
about and are more bent upon strength
ening international golf rather than to
destroy, which they feel would be accom-
plished IL some of the proposed steps of
, the Western Golf Association are carried
out Attention is called to the fact that
at the last amateur tourney at Roslyn,
l.. l., the champions of the United
States, Great Britain Canada and
France were entered, which would no.
have been possible If there were varied
rules In the different countries.
As regards the revising of the ST.
Andrews rules which are now in vogue,
steps in this connection were taken at
the joint conference between the conf
mittee representing Great Britain and
the United States in England last June.
The st. Andrews rules we're revised re-
written clarified and couched in modern
language and the highly technical and
confusing verbage eliminated This vas
done by James Francis Burke. a local
Some of the changes embody suggestions
made by representatives of the Western
Golf Association, who were furnished
with a copy of the revised rules The
British committee has these revised
rules and a decision on them is expected
before the annual meeting of the Z. S.
G. A. next month.
Three Clubs in w. G.. 4.
@a,l
with the Western Golf Association" G.
A. Ormiston. president of the Western
Pennsylvania Golf Association. stated
to-day, while all of the other clubs are
members of the L. s. c.. A. There Is no
need for this controversy and II all can
be avoided. I do not favor any drastic
changes in the rules. Before the Amer
lean committee went abroad to meet the
British committee 1t conferred with the
committee representing the Western Golf
Association and all of the suggestions
then made were presented at the joint
conference The Western golfers scored
a victory when the stymie was abolished
and the British golfers consented to ad-
here to the rule when they came to enter
in the national Journeys"
"Americanizing golf is about as feast
BILE as Il would be for the British cricket
players to attempt to Anglicize base
ball" Richard c. Long. vice-president or
the West Penn Golf Association, said.
"1 think that after the Britishers had
finished their job we would hardly recog-
nige our national pastime, and ! think
that before some Of these golfers here
get through with Americanizing golf we
VIII hardly recognize the grand old
sport Golf was inherited from Great
Britain and the sport has flourished in
this country: it's charm has attracted
millions of followers. until to-day there
p. are more people playing golf than any
other sport in this country. This may
seem strange. but il is true. Golf does
not need any radical changes"