The New York herald., 1921-02-14
U. s. G.. A. Will Pay Expenses
of Americans Competing for
the Walker Trophy.

Conditions to govern the play for the
trophy, recently donated by George Fl.
Walker of st. Louis, show the ground
work for worldwide titular golhng
competition similar to that existing in
the Davis Cup tennis play.
The championship tournament viii be
open to each and every nation which
has recognized golf governing body.
and for the purposes Of challenging and
competition the various colonies of
Great Britain viii be considered as sep
arate nations. Thus. Canada, South
Africa. Australasia. India and the
British Isles must enter individual teams
as Is the case in the Davis Cup matches
The regulations provide that after the
initial tournament for the international
team golf championship. to be held at
the National Golf Links OF America on
Long Island during the first week OF
September. all preliminary and challenge
rounds shall be held in the country hold
ing the cup and to be known as the
Champion Nation"
In the preliminary rounds the various
challenging nations will play elimination
matches at thirty-six noles, in which one
point will be awarded to the winner OF
the first eighteen holes one point to the
winner of the second eighteen holes and
two points to the winner of the match.
The nation scoring the greatest number
OF points under these conditions shall be
considered the challenging nation, and
shall meet the trophy holding nation in
the championship round.
In this final contest the teams OF the
two competing nations win meet; first In
a foursome contest, second in four pail
matches and complete the tournament
with single matches. in which each indi-
vidual player Of the challenging nation
shall meet in turn each competitor OF
the defending nation. The teams in all
matches shall consist of four players and
two substitutes to be named twenty-one
days before such matches. Twenty-four
hours before the match the team captain
must name his four players, and but for
the second round Of matches the captain
may name substitute in case the com
rnittee in charge of the contests considers
that one of the regulars is physically
unable to continue.
The eligibility rules require that each
player of a team shall be an amateur !
a native born citizen of the country or at
least a resident of the nation for n pc
riod not less than five years preceding
his competition. and no player shall rep
resent two nations in any one year. All
challenges shall be in the hands of the
champion nation not later than the first
Monday OF March OF the year of COM
petition.
The regulations also provide that the
executive committee of the United States
Golf Association Is specifically author
lied TO pay the expenses OF a team rep
resenting the United States in all
matches for this cup. including elimina-
tion contests.
The rules to govern the play for the
International Golf Team Championship
trophy follow
The competition shall be called the In
ternational Golf Team Championship and
shall be open to any nation which has a
recognized golf association. and for the
purposes of the regulations Australia.
with New Zealand the British Isles.
British South Africa, Canada. India.
Sweden and Norway and the United
States of America Hhall, amongst others,
be regarded as separate nations.
In case of dispute between two asso-