Evening star., 1939-01-07
Executive Committee
Finds 14-CIub Limit
0kay
Turns Down Proposal
ITO Qlolify Former
Open Champions
BY BILL BONI.
Associated Press Sporta Writer.


NEW YORK, Jan. delegates
to today's annual meeting of the
United States Golf Association at
the Waldorf Astoria were expected
to approve the recommendation of
the Executive Committee that the
revised stymie rule, adopted for a
one-year trial in 1898, get another
years test.
The rule permits lifting of the
nearer ball when within 6 inches
of the hole as we'll as when within
6 inches of the other ball. Because
most of the comments received were
favorable, 1t was deemed advisable
to give the rule a further trial In
1899.
In line with past U. s. G. A.
policy. all business is threshed out
first in closed Executive Committee
session and then submitted for the
ratification of the delegates, almost
invariably mere matter of routine.
Under that system at today's meet
ing also came the election of officers
for 1899.
With one exception, the replace
ment of Perry B. Hall of Bridgeport.
Pa, by Fielding Wallace of Augusta,
Ca, on the Executive Committee,
the officers will be holdovers from
1898.
Reid RenOminated President.
Renominated for president Is
Archie M. Reid of the st. Andrews
Golf Club, Hastings on Hudson,
N. Y. The vice presidents are Harold
w. Pierce of Brookline, Mass, and
R. Arthur Wood of Highland Park.
Ill; Frank M. Hardt of Haverrord,
Pa, Is slated to continue as secre-
tary; Jess w. Sweetser OF New York,
former United States and British
amateur champion, as treasurer, and
Charles w. Llttlefleld of Montclair,
N. j., as counsel.
The Championship Committee
took cognizance of the protest which
arose when Chick Evans was elm
mated from the qualifying rounds
for the 1898 amateur championship
after the first 18 holes. Then the
field of ITO was cut after the first
half of the elimination test to make
1t possible to play the SO holes in
two days. The qualifying limit for
the first day was left to the discre-
ton of the Championship Commit
tee. Evans happened to fall outside
the limit 1t set.
For this years tournament. to be
played September Ills at the
North Shore C. c., Glenview. ILL.,, the
field will be cut to the 1870 low
scorers and ties after the opening
round.
The Executive Committee also re-
ported general satisfaction with the
14-club rule adopted last year and
rejected a proposal to make former
champions automatically eligible for
the open championship. The re-
lection was on the grounds that
places in the open are at such q
premium they should be awarded
on present playing ability only.
Membership Grows.
From the Membership Committee
came the news that there had been
a net gain of Is clubs in 1898, bring
ing the total to 1913; from the Inter-
national Relations Committee a
report that negotiations were under
way to have a seeded draw in the
British and United States amateur
championships when one country's
Walker Cup team is visiting the
other, and from the Championship
Committee came the following list
OF tournament dates for ratifica-
ton:
Amateur-Entry list closes August
IA; sectional qualifying rounds Au-
gust %; championship September
Ills, North Shore C. c., GlenvieW,
Ill.
Open-Entry list closes MAY Is:
sectional qualifying May %; cham
pionship June 8-1O, PHILADELPHIA
G. c., West Conshohocken, Pa.
Women's-Entry list closes August
3; championship August 21-26, Wee
Burn Club, Noroton, Conn.
Public fnks-Local representa-
tlVes to name closing dates of entry
lists for sectional qualifying rounds;
sectional qualifying rounds to be
played between June 80 and july
10; qualif1ers' entry list closes july
IS: championship July 24-29, Mount
Pleasant Park and Clifton park
courses, Baltimore.