Evening star., 1933-01-20
THE SPORTLICHT
BY GRANTLAND RICE

disregards the stroke played with 1t, and
proceeds with his first ball
If the first ball Is not found, or II 1t
Is found out Of bounds, the player then
continues play with the second. which
then becomes the ball in play. He
must take the prescribed penalty on
the first ball for lost ball or a ball
out of bounds. as the case may be.
But the thing that appears to cause
confusion is what to do when the player
does not take the precauticn to play
spot where the first ball was played.
He must play such ball before leaving
the spot.
III he fails to do so, and then can't
find his first ball, or finds 1t out CT
bounds, he has to go back and play
another ball, but the second ball then is
not PROVISIONAL 1t becomes the ball In
play as soon as he plays q stroke
with it.
- A ND about a lost ball. BY rule, a
"a ball must be given up as lost
II 1t Is not found within five
minutes. The player has the right to
look for IKE minutes, and If he gives
it up as lost before that time, he can
not come back and play it, even If it
Is found before he has put another ball
in play.
stick also usually results in consider
able debate. Yet the rule here is very
simple. There are two possible con-
ditlons: One where someone connected
with the play, eithec player or caddie,
stands at the pole to handle the flag;
another when no one Is at the flag.
Lets take up the latter first. There
Is never any penalty in any form of
match play, whether single, three ball or
four-ball matches, for "a players ball
striking the fagstick, regardless Of the
distance from which It was played,
when no one stands at the hole to
handle the flag.
There IS a penalty Of two strokes,
in medal or stroke play, II . ball played
from a distance Of 20 yards or less,
strikes the hagstick, whether from put
ting green, fairway, rough or hazard.
The penalty applies whether any one
stands at the flag or not.
Nov. in match play. If person
connected with the match stands at the
hole to handle the flag. and allows a
ball to strike the hagstick, penalty
is exacted, just as though that per-
son had allowed the ball to strike hts
body.
s'IF, for instance, Smiths caddie al
j lows Jones ball to strike the
stick, Smith loses the hole, be-
cause his caddie interfered with Jones
ball Again, If the caddie allows
Smiths ball to hit the stick, Smith
loses the hole.
In q four-ball match, If a caddie
allows the hall Of a plaver of his side
to strike the stick, that player alone is
out Of competition on the hole, but
this does not affect his partner. II the
caddie allows the ball Of either oppos-
ing player to hit the stick, the caddies
side loses the hole.
Here are a few things you can
not do:
You can not bend aside a bush or
other growing thing to give yourself
free swing at the ball, nor can you
have your caddie or any one else do so.
"You can not part or separate and
press down high grass or weeds about
your ball.
"You can not have any marker
placed on the green to indicate the
line OF putt, nor can you have any
one stand IN . position; to help in
this way.
You can not have your opponent s
ball lifted In singles match, II it
lies in the line of your putt. You can
do so In three-ball and four-ball
matches and also In medal play. The
owner Of the ball must lift his ball
or play, at his own option, If you
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paper Alliance. Incl