Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-27
AUCTION GOLF NEW GAME
INTRODUCED HERE
Daily Letter by Frederic j. HaskiA

expedient of having each player car
ny a certain number of markers
which have value corresponding to
the agreed stake. Settlements can
thus be made after each hole is
played out, and no bookkeeping is
necessary.
Advocates of auction golf claim
many virtues for it aside from its
speculative feature. They say that
it tends to make players more con-
sentative and decidedly more careful
in their play, is a splendid test of
nerves and at the same time calls
frequently and spectacular golf.
One who has not yet tried the new
game is inclined to agree with this.
at least in so far as the nerve test
| part of it goes Think of the ordeal
| it would be to have to watch your
partner four or five strikes to get
out a bunker when you have a dou-
bled and re-doubled contract! Con-
slider the effort it would require to
| control your emotions when your
Partner missed a putt that a one
armed blind nan could have made!
And surely steady nerves would be
necessary to get down the long one
to save your contract after your
partner had doubled a shot or two
and thrown away your opportunity
for an easy win.
In criticism of auction golf 1t may
be said hat it is no game for Sat-
urdays, Sundays and holidays when
the course is crowded, for obviously
it will tend to make the play slow.
Rather it is a game to be essayed
on days when you have the links to
49, - - - in
| the early morning with many long
hours of daylight before you.
There are two other new golf
games Thai hold tut interesting pos
sibilities. One is the mo Alibi'
and the other is 1.-THE Singer" The
former was invented for the benefit
of those players-and in number
they are as the sands in the bunkers
who are always able to explain
every defeat by the n shot that
went wrong-the topped drive, the
ball out of bounds, the one that ca
romed into the water hazard, the
easy putt that trimmed the cup, ct
cetera. The No Alibi form of com
petition is designed to eliminate all
such post mortems, for in such a
contest each player is permitted to
re-play in the course of the round
any -four shots with which he is no
satisfied. 1t is only required that the
decision to try the unsatisfactory
shot over again be made before the
next shot has been played.
The Singer is the exact opposi.
of the No Alibi and is the game to
be played with your ancient enemy
who always has all the breaks" fol
under its rules each player has the
right to require his opponent to re-
play a specified number of shots u
each round. 1t is what might be
termed an adaptation of the princi'
Pile of the recall of officials or judi
cial decisions. When your opponent
chips out from off the green, OF ne
gotiates an unusually difficult putt
or whales out a record-breakinf
drive, all you nave to do to get 9
with him is to grin maliciously anf
request him to play the shot ovel
again and demonstrate that he knew
what he was doing the first time
OF course he will have his oppor'
tunity for revenge and will get baci
at you sooner or later. The ont,
difference will be that he will reel
to deprive you of the advantage t.
which you are entitled by reason o
a perfectly brilliant shot, while vol
have been trying merely to protec'
yourself against his uncanny luck.