Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11
Curtis Golfers Named ,
Some Amateur Rules
Revised by U5GA
BY the Associated Press


NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-Two
misses from Georgia-Louise Suggs
of Lithia Springs, the national
women's amateur champion, and
Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta, the 1947
runnerup-will lead the U. s. Cur
tbs Cup team against England in
renewal Of the international golf
matches this spring.
The Dixie sharpshooters headed
a seven-member aggregation and
three alternates named by the
United States Golf Association to-
day to meet the British at Birk-
dale, England, May 21-22.
The Curtis matches will be the
first held since 1888 when the
Americans, never beaten, but once
tied in the series dating back to
1882, triumphed at Manchester,
Mass.
The golf fathers, in their annual
business session, also announced
plans for a Junior Amateur cham
pionship patterned along the lines
of the National Amateur and took
a step toward helping colleges
purify their athletics.
One of the rules adopted would
forbid a player from accepting a
scholarship in an institution of
higher learning because Of his skill
as a golfer" after reaching the age
of is.
Scholarship for Prizes.
A player accepting a grant In
aid under these circumstances
would forfeit his amateur status.
The USGA said the regulation
would affect those already enrolled
on golf scholarships.
Players under IT who receive
scholarships as prizes, not from
institutions, may take advantage of
them for the full tenure of the
grants, however, the body empha-
sized. ........ ~ ,.s.
The USGA Junior Amateur
tournament will be staged this year
on a date and at a place to be
designated later-a match play af-.
fair with sectional trials. Boys who
have not reached their 18th birth
day are eligible and they don't
have to be affiliated with USGA
member clubs.
Other members, besides Misses
Suggs and Kirby, named to the
Curtis Cup team were: Dorothy
Kielty, Los Angeles, Cal; Grace e.
Lenczyk, Newington, Conn; Mrs.
Julia A. Page, Jr,; Chapel Hill, N.
c.; Polly A. Riley, Fort Worth, Tex,
and Mrs. Edwin H. Ware, Jr., Marion,
Pa, team captain.
Alternates are Helen H. Sigel, of
Philadelphia; Peggy Kirk, of Find
lay, Ohio; and Jean Hopkins OF
Lakewood, Ohio, in that order.
Caddie Rule Loosened.
The golf body loosened one rule
covering amateur status. A person
may serve as caddie, caddie master
or assistant caddie master until 81
without losing his simon-pure stand
ing. The age limit has been 10.
The group made these other re-
visions in major tournaments:
l. In the National Open the low
est so scorers and those tieing for
fiftieth for the first SO holes will be
eligible for the last SO. Formerly
the dividing line was go.
2. In the Women's Amateur, the
number of championship qualifiers
in the 18-hole medal round will be
raised from 80 to 81. This will
necessitate an extra round of cham
pionship play.
3. The Amateur Public Links
Championship will be entirely at
match play with some 210 contest
ants after sectional qualifying
rounds. The team championship
will be at 10 holes instead of 36 and
will involve teams representing
whole qualifying sections rather
than cities.
Fielding Wallace Of Augusta, Ga,
was, elevated to the presidency of
the USGA. succeeding Charles w.
Littlef1eld, of Montclair, N. ].
Other Officers Chosen.
Totten P. Heffelfinger, of Mime
apolis, Mimi, and James D. Stand
ish, Jr., of Crosse Point Farms,
Mich, were elected vice presidents.
Other officers are: Isaac B.
Granger, Montclair, N. j., secre-
tary; Daniel A. Freeman, Jr., South
N. Y. treasurer, and
James H. Douglas. Jr., Lake Bluff,
ILL.,, counsel.
Retiring President Charles w.
reported the organization
in healthy shape" with 1,130 men,
bers.
However, the organization voted
to offer associate memberships to
municipal clubs which are not now
affiliated with the USGA. 1t was
estimated some 1000 clubs are made