Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29
LOCAL DELEGATES TO
BE AT GOLF MEETING
President Lesley and Francis B. Warner of Philadel
phia Association, viii Join in Discussion
Fundamentuls-Hagen to Be Present
BY SANDY McNIBLICK
PHILADELPHIA will be represented

PHILADELPHIA will be represented
at the sectional meeting of golfers,
TO discuss the American policy with re-
gard TO the rules in New York tomor-
row, by Robert W. Lesley and Francis
b. Warner. president and secretary Of
the Golf Association of Philadelphia,
respectively.
The meeting has been called by the
United States Golf Association in order
10 form a concrete opinion of American
golfers on the subject of the stynie, the
lost ball lost hole rule amateur stand
ings and the rules in general
1t is for the benefit Of the American
committee which is 10 sail for England
May - to confer with a committee Of
st. Andrews in order TO standardize the
rules for the two countries and the
whole golfing world.
The meeting 10 be- held tomorrow in
wolves so many fundame ntals of the
game and will involve so many differ
ences Of opinion that the results are
eagerly awaited by all golfers through
ont the country.
''Mr. Lesley and | have not discussed
the questions involved together stated
Mr.. Warner today. "and we will 20 10
the meeting with our minds open |
subject OF the rules.
Interest in the meeting is well at
tested by the desire of all sections 10 he
represented. Tn" West, particularly. is
sending prominent officials. in the hope
of making drastic changes.
II has ruled against the stymie in its
own district
Ii feels that the rules ought to be
written in simpler form and to be made
more applicable to present conditions Of
modern American courses.
II will make strong stand for all its
pleas and is bringing great mass Of
evidence 70 support its claims.
The meeting should 90 long way
toward promoting unity through the
golf stretches of this country. The Pro
fessional Golfers Association has been
admitted into the Conclave aud will be
represented by Walter Hagen, national
open champion George Frotheringhum
and George Sergeant
The pros are particularly interested
in the standard ball question, and their
contribution to the debate il bound 10
be interesting
There have been many straw votes
taken this last month among the vari
Gus golhng communities. and the sum
and substance amounts 70 this The big
mAJOTlllfS DcIleNt IN no StNnllPS at all.
in no lost hole for a lost ball. in no lost
hole through player being accidentally
hit by ball. and in the matter Of
Standardization they are evenly divided
Johnny Anderson. PX-natiunal run
ner up, says: lit can be said with
undenied truth that not more than one
championship ont Of score is ever lost
because of the Stymie, and that there
fore, to begin with. il is n , per cent
affair. Furthermore, there is added 10
the already great element of chance an
uncertainty which keeps the interest
at high pitch right up to the end.
Doubt has been freely expressed
whether any one method of Standardza
tion can be adopted which will satisfy,
The lost ball lost hole rule is one
Of the first ever adopted for golf,
a running mate, so TO speak, for the
play the ball where it lies or give up
the hole rule. To most golfers who feel
that there should be no tampering with
this rule. the feeling is that good
caddy will prevent a lost ball. There is,
for instance, Jim Barnes faithful
csddy, one OF the very first in America,
who has caddied for Barnes in over
100 BIG chsaypionsAips and matches.