The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-08-06


Ray combination. but experience under |
DIRE such as Evans will bring into |
play. will give the amateurs a decided |
look-in.
II wa only the other day that II |
was reported that neither Evans nor |
Ouimet would appear in the tourney !,
at Toledo, but II seems that Evans's |
entry was delayed in the mails.
Evans has regained his old form, as
only two weeks ago he won the West |
ern amateur tourney from a strong
held. and he Is anxious to capture
another open title. lie looks TO be
the leading amateur listed Tor the
big event.
A ND speaking about golf, and
~ everybody seems to be doing 80
nowadays, word was received
last night that In the conference OF
golfers at st. Andrews few weeks
ago new definitions OF professional
and amateur golfers were adopted by
The United States Golf Association
Committee on Rules and Great Bri-
tain's controlling body. No longer Is
a golf course architect considered a
pro as formerly. From now on a pro
Will be only one who makes his Ewing
or takes money for instruction or
playing. BY this ruling Walter J.
travis, Nfi0 has been deprived scr
several years from competing as an
amateur because he was a golf course
architect, will be restored to the stand
ny that gained him such tame on the
links.
Another rule adopted at the meet
ing at St. Andrews prevents a player
Who has made money through his
skill for f1ve years from ever regain
inK an amatuer status. II Is said that
tho Y. s. A. open champion, Walter
Hagen, intended quitting instructtnS
and playing for money and to COM
Pete as an amateur. The new rule
keeps him forever in the pro class
4 player who has been a pro must
play as an amateur for three years
before he can secure reinstatement.
And only once may a player be rein
stated.
Other principal points attacked by
The British and American committees
we're on the stymie. unfRirness Of the
forVner lost-ball rule and the stand
ardiEation OF the golf ball. Excerpts
from the new code were announced
by cable from England soon after the
close OF the conferences at st. An
drews, but no complete announcement
comprising the whole scope of the in
vestigations was made until yester-
day.
II develops that there was the in
isntion 10 put the new rSles into Of
fsct before the national open cham
pionship tourney az Toledo next week.
but IL was later determined to have
them go into effect Sept l. thereby
making them applicable for the ma
;lonAl amateur championship at Ros-
lyn, L. ]. The one exception in the
clause standardizing the ball, which,
u IL understood, viii not 60 into eff
feet before May /. 1921.
THERE are reports at the Spa 10
the effect that Tex RIckard has
landed the Carpenter Levinsky
match for the Garden in September
and that Dan Morgan is up at that
resort now for the purpose OF con-
terring with Jack Curley as to turn
ing the bout over 70 the famous pro
noteT.
Another report Is that Jack Demp-
sey will fght Harry Wills soon in
Newark. Dempsey's services are
much in demand these days.
nRooKLYN TOMMY SULLIVAN.
n who conducts boxing shows in
st. Louis. which he has done for
cara, is in town endeavoring TO sign
up Pete Herman bantam champion,
and Joe Lynch OF this city for a
championship match. Eddie Mead,
Lynch's manager, says that Sammy
Goldman insists on Lynch making i1s
ringstde for the bout. while his boy
comes in az catchweights. Mead says
ne pgin take the match providing that
Herman weighs in al the same figure
~ does his man.
"He have made weight for Herman
three times. while he came in al any
old weight. but never again. What Is
fair for the contender Is fair enough
for the champion. However, for q
fifteen round bout 70 a referees deci-
sion in New York we'll mako lis ring
sids and let Herman coane In az a ton
4 he wants TO-"
TlGHTY crippled soldiers Of tn,
worlds war wall be the guests o
Jack Dempsey at his temporar,
training quarters in the Van Keltoi
stadium grounds, 57h Street and
Eighth Avenue, this afternoon. Twt
Sightseeing buses, ordered by Manage
Jack Kearns. viii br the heroel
from the Fox Hlls Hospital down a
staten Island and the warsmen viii
spend the day with the worlds heavy
weElt champion. A committee con
BisunR OF kedrns, Clarence Gillespie
y Charley Rose, I'D Smith and Harr,
Neary will take care OF the boys.
Sunday will be Casper Leon day a
the Dempsey camp. All the receipt
taken in on that day vii go 10 a FUN
witch has for a purpose the raising o
/ $4,000 for the support OF the grea
little fighter and his family OF eighI
some day next week all the newsboy
IN Greater New York will spend a da
with Dempsey Another large crow
turned out 70 see the champion 3
through his stuntsNyesterdoy tn
Leon fund Is In charge OF Phil Levi