Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-19

- one OF the many men around
washington who are real dyed
~ tn-the-wool golfers, is in favor
OF a purifying process of the
nomenclature of the game. Hillyer de-
clares too many colloquialisms have
crept into the language of golf, result
ing in confusion as to the exact mean
ing Of many Of the terms used.
Take the case of the foursome," Hill
year says. The word foursome' is
loosely used to describe game in which
four players play four balls. That is
not proper. Such a game is four-bal
match and not fourSome And again,
take the case Of the match popularity
called the Scotch foursome' Under the
rules there is no such thing as Scotch
foursome. The rules specify that such
match Is a foursome." And Hillyer,
who usually carries q rule book with
him. quoted from the definitions Of the
rules of the game, which state: "A side
consists either of one player or Of two
players. II one player play against an
other, the match is called a single. If
two play against two, each side playing
one ball, the match Is called a four
some. If one play against two playing
one ball between them, the match is
called a threesome."
Hillyer claims that the ordinary ref
erence in this country is to twosomes,
gard whatever to the number Of balls
played. Any match in which three
players play is a threesome, he says,
while any match in which four players
compete is termed foursome, whether
two or four balls are played. Hillyer
suggests they be called "four-ball
matches" and "two-ball games" two
ball matches" and so on.
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sometimes demonstrated. but seldom is
such shot seen on any golf course as
w. Bion Moore of Beaver Dam played
against A. McCook Dunlop of Chevy
Chase in the second round Of the Chevy
Chase tourney. And particularly when
the match Is even and the hole might
be lost by such maneuver, when half
surely could be gained by playing safe.
Dunlop laid Moore dead styn1ie on the
last green. Dunlop's ball lay on the lip
of the cup, while Moore's ball was only
10 inches away. Instead of pitching
over Dunlop's ball, Moore drove his ball
against Dunlop's with such force that
the latters ball was knocked feet
away and MooreS ball, moving forward
with a over-Spin, fell into the cup. The
shot is perfectly legitimate, but the trick
is to impart overspin to the striking bail
so it will move in straight line. Had
have lost the hole, for under the rules
Dunlop's ball could have been replaced.
Pine Valley has been considerably
weakened as regards scoring difficulty
over the past 10 years, according to
Bob Barnett. The little Chevy Chase
Club pro claims that as scoring propo-
sition he would rather play Pine Valley
than Oakmont. near Pittsburgh.
Our recollection of both courses diff
fers from that of Barnett, for we have
found Oakmont easier to score on than
Pine Valley. For one thing, although
Oakmont has plenty Of traps, 1t has not
the terrifying trouble of Pine Valley.
Usually only one stroke is lost at Oak
mont by a shot off the line. while at
Pine Valley any number of shots may
be lost. Oakmont's putting green's do
not have the same terrifying contours as
those at Pine Valley, while the traps,
in our judgment, are not as vicious rs
those of the course at Clementon, n. j
Our memories OF Pine Valley will be
tinged with regret that we did not have
more time to make the longer acquaint-
ance Of Joe Baker and Andy Carly
two of Pine Valleys stalwarts who
make a visit to the famous course a
joy Baker, who is a retired Phila-
delphia business man, has a large
house near the ninth fairway. where
he delights in entertaining. 1t is a
literal treasure house of trophies of the
chase, for he has gathered from the
ends of the earth collection OF land
and sea game trophies seldom matched
anywhere.
In this golf paradise Baker dispatche:
peerless hospitality. On table IN the
living room of his house is golf reg
1eter, wherein he was gracious enough
to ask the two guests from the capita
to sign their names near such famou:
names as those of Bob Jones, George
Rotan, Jess Sweetser, virtually all thu
members of the 1926 Walker Cup teams
and many others.
Lieut. j. B. Patterson of Chevy Chas
told the other day how golfers aroun'
Des Moines Iowa, are troubled by
small gopher which digs burrows s.
wide a ball may roll into them. w
tried to do away with them by pouring