Evening star., 1924-01-06

Inc new executive comnl1 1tt6e Will
be composed OF the officers and the
of San Francisco, John r. Lemist OF
Denver, Thomas B. Paine of Atlanta
G: O.: Pfeil of Memphis, James D.
Standish, jr.. of Detroit. Henry H.
Wilson of Philadelphia and william
Z. Stauffeur of New Orleans.
Would Keep Up Bars.
there would be no letting down of
the bars in respect to the styrnie
and other natural handicaps. His
attitude was indorsed by President
Vanderpool
The meeting unanimously approved
the new rule to limit the markings
on the face of iron clubs. which be-
came effective January 1. The rule is:
Club faces shall not bear any
lines, dots and other markings made
a cut on the ball. nor shall they be
stamped or cut with lines exceeding
ne-siXteenth inch in width, nor less
than three thirty inch apart,
measured on their outside edges.
Both line and dot markings may be
used either alone or in combination
With the above limitations, provided
all rough and raised edges are re-
moved"
The reducing of the power OF the
clubs are now being considered by
the implements and the ball commit
tee, which is expected to report with
in short time
Green Section Seeks Fund.
Prof. c. Y. Piper, Washington. u
G., member of the executive COM
mittee of the green section. in max
ing his report of the work of thai
section. recommended that a trust
fund of s1.000.o00 be raised. the an
nual income to be used for green
section experimentation, instruction
and direction.
He stated the section had been re-
sponsibie for the saving Of thousands
Of dollars in the construction and
up-keep of golf links; that the de-
mand for its services and advice was
greater than could be handled under
It's present financial arrangement.
and that the demand was constantly
increasing.
Retiring President Byers paid trib-
ute to the Western Golf Association
Tor les cooperation with United
States Golf Association, and spoke OF
the spirit Of friendl!ness which ex-
lists between the two bodies. No men
tion was made. however. of the re-
ported plan to combine the two in q
national association.
Tive Million Play Game.
TWO million American golfers, who
expended s217,00o.000 last year IN
dues. permits. golf equipment and
caddie fees, made the season of 1875
the most notable in golfing history
and revealed the tremendous popu-
larity of the game, according to the
report of the executive committee.
Keen popular interest in this
pastime is becoming more and more
been estimated that the yearly in
crease in clubs averages about So
per cent. This percentage. however.
does not appear 10 provide the neces-
,sary facilities fos all players or
are more than 5000 golf and coun
try clubs and more than 100000
golfers in the United States.
The investmenS ives IN real es.ats
organized clubs during 1923 Is esti-
mated at s88,0o0.O00. and the an
uual expenditure by members of all
clubs for the. the same period t for dues
caddies total 217.o0o,ooo."
Pays Tribute to Harding.
A resolution declaring that "the
and honorable game of golf
has lost a noble devotee in the
death Of President Harding" was in
Scribed upon the minutes of the As
sociation.
The resolution follows:
THE executive committee Dy these
presents adds to the tribute of af-
lection and reverence to those which
his life and memory have caused to
be recorded in every language among
men.
"He longed for every hour that
busy life permitted him on the Links,
because he loved the pastime that
brought him where the great cares of
Office seemed to lose half their burden
as the sunshine. the beauties of ma
ture and the exhilarating spirit OF the
game cheered him on his way from
green to green.
"The ancient and honorable game
Of golf has lost a noble devotee,
our committee has lost a member
whose friendship was one of the
rarest of life's privileges and the
American people have parted with
one upon whom they had worthily
bestowed the highest commission
within gift
Jones Sure to Play.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass. January o.
Fears that Bobby Jones, national
open golf champion, would be, unable
to defend his title next June on ac-
count OF examinations at Harvard
were set at rest here today. Jones
could not be reached, but his room
mate, James E. Merrill. captain of the
Harvard track team, said that Bobby
was completing his college course al
the end of the flrst semester this
month.
Jones will defend his title." said
Merrill.