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Limitation Of Golf
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LOWER PLAY-LINE IN SQUASH SHELVED
YORKSHIRE CLUB CRITICISM
Players' Chances To Experiment
As foreshadowed the attempt of the executive committee of the Squash Rackets Association to alter the play-line from 19 inches to 17 failed at an extra- ordinary géneral meeting of the association at the R.A.C., Pall "Mall, yesterday:
An amendment, proposed by G. R. H. Nugent "and supported by the Kent representative, H. L. Cremer, that the lowering of the play-line and the suggested use of a faster ball should be postponed to a later date, was carried by a large majority.
This, they maintained, would give the average player a chance to try out the experiment.......... At the end of the season it could be decided whe- ther the experiment was likely to be a success and a change could, if necessary, be made at the beginning of the season.
Practically the whole of the pro-
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BILLIARDS CHAMPION TOLD HE
WOULD NEVER PLAY WELL
Joe Davis, billiards and snooker champion of the world, was once told by George Gray, the Australian champion, that he would never make a real billiards player because of his one-eyed stance.
Joe, who was then aged 12, had been playing billiards for little more than a year, and had already made a break of 100.
He told the story at the Music Hall, Edinburgh, shortly before entering on the series of snooker matches he is playing there against Horace Lindrum, the young. Australian, for a purse of £100.
The matches between Davis and Tändrum are the first of cham- pionship class seen in Edinburgh for seven years. The Englishman is giving his Australian rival 10 points start in each frame. Six frames are played at each of the twice daily sessions.
Davis won the first session by 7. frames to 5. Each won 3 frames in the-afternoon.
BRITISH YACHTING
MOTION CARRIED BY R. & A.
BAG OF 14 ONLY IN
COMPETITION
OPERATIVE FROM
NEXT MAY ..
(By AIR MAIL) LONDON, SEPTEMER 30. DECISIONS AFFECTING THE NUMBER OF GOLF CLUBS THAT CAN BE CARRIED IN COMPETITIONS AND THE FLIGHT OF THE MODERN BALL WERE LAST NIGHT TAKEN BY THE ROYAL AND
VICTORY IN AMERICA ANCIENT GOLF CLUB, ST.
FIRST TWO RACES FOR THE SEAWANHAKA CUP
(By WILLIAM TAYLOR)
Oyster Bay (N.Y.) September 19.
ANDREWS, AT ONE OF-THEIR LONGEST MEETINGS ON RE- CORD.
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The revolutionary changes were considered at a largely-at- tended meeting in the club- house, which lasted for one hour and a half. In the absence of
H. THOM'S Circe, the Royal Northern Yacht Club's challenger His Royal Highness the Duke of . for the Seawanhaka Cup, which won the first race of the Kent, the retiring captain, the series yesterday, again outsailed George Nichol's Goose, the Scan-chair was occupied by past-cap- tain Lt. Col. P. J. M. Skene. The dinavian Gold Cup winner, to-day.
Duke sent a message expressing his regret at his inability to be present.
The Scottish boat, which started the series with heavy odds against her in the judgment of most observers, now, therefore, requires only one more victory to take the historic trophy home with her.....
After the meeting an official statement was issued by Mr. Henry
Circe got a perfect start to-completing the first round of the Gullen, secretary of the R. and A.,
vinces and such counties as Surrey day at the weather end of the triangle.
LUFFED U.S. BOAT
and Kent were strongly opposed to line with Goose 50 yards down on the proposal. An Isle of Wight re-her lee beam. With a 15-mile presentative said that only one out breeze and a choppy
sea Circe of 80 players there was in favour was just a shade the better boat to windward, and Thom did a per- fect job covering Goose on sev-
of a change.
“TOO MUCH MONKEYING”
A letter was read from a York-eral short tacks, shire club as follows: "The game Goose pulled up close by gaining would, if this change came about, a few seconds from fast handling be reduced immediately to a chaotic of the jib sheets in tacking, but farce. We feel that there has dropped back at long leg to the been too much monkeying about weather of Mark 1, which Circe with the game already. It seems rounded 28sec. ahead. Goose cut the that a few private individuals who lead to 16sec. on the broad reach to have reached a standard of excel- the second mark and nearly caught lence want to please their own Circe on the third leg just before whims and alter the game."
Thom luffed the American boat half a mile to the weather of the course, however, squared away and
beat her around the lee mark by 20sec.
regarding the decision to limit the number of golf clubs.
The resolution limiting the number to 14 clubs was duly car- ried, but it was agreed that the new rule will not become opera- tive until after the spring meet- ing of the club next May.
ALTERATION
The second time up-wind Goose seriously, but threatened Circe
The preamble to the Rules of Circe just managed to fetch the weather mark on the second tack Golf will be altered in due course while Goose fell short, had to make to read:-"The game of golf con- an extra hitch, and rounded one sists in a ball being played from minute and forty seconds after the the 'teeing ground' into the 'hole' with clubs challenger. She cut Circe's lead to by successive strokes 45 seconds at the end of the broad and balls made in conformity with laid down in the reach to the second mark and to the directions half a minute at the finish line. clause on 'form and make of golf American confidence in six-metre clubs and balls. The clubs used by Col. W: F. Basset, the chairman, advocated the advantages of the
superiority is now tottering, espe-a player during the round shall lower play-line and faster ball of the great majority and it
cially since the strong easterly not exceed 14, and the clubs car- which, he said, would not only re- taken that the proposal is practi-wind is likely to continue for an-ried shall be restricted to that num- duce the length of the rallies and cally dead.
other day, which would just about ber."
The decision also requires... The proposal to place a tax of a settle the series.. bring more winning shots into the
slight alteration to Rule 1, and. .was on each ball which game these were facts confirmed penny by 16 leading amateurs and 8 pro- originally to have been brought Yesterday's race was sailed in athere will be added after Clause 5 fessionals-but also bring the forward, was postponed to the gen- 20-mile easterly wind with rugged the words: "In competitions the It is sea over a windward and leeward clubs used by a player, during a game nearer to that in America. eral meeting in December.
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certain that, unless the manufac-course, with Circe leading from round shall not exceed 14, and the There was, however, no question turers agree to stand the tax, this start to finish. She won by nearly clubs shall be restricted to that
two minutes. "about the uncompromising attitude proposal will also be defeated.
may. be
LIGHTWEIGHT TRAVELLING REQUISITES.
Continued from Next Col not too hopeful. According to tradi tion, the first ball. In the. competi-
number; the penalty is disqualif. cation.
SPECIFICATION OF BALLS
The question of the specification “PULLMAN” CASES (as illus-tion will be plaved by the new of golf balle had been further con- Captain of the Club. Lieutenant-sidered by the Golf Balls Sub-Com- trated) 3-ply foundation.
Colonel H. H. Sutherland. St. An-mittee, it was reported. The Sub- Size 32 x 20 x 9 ̧in.
drews, follows in this office His Committee row felt that the time
Price from $32.50 Royal Highners the Duke of Kent. had arrived to attempt some speci-
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reduce the
TRUNK WARDROBES --Covered and the playing-in ceremony will fication which would and bound Vulcanite Fibre in be unique, as Colonel Sutherland is distance that the ball could be hit: Black & Blue. Size 32 x 20 x 9-in a left-handed blaver. He will drive Before going further into the mat- Immediately after the firing of the proposed consulting other golf historic cannon to give the signal bodies and Associations throughout
the world.
Price from $39.50 off at 8 o'clock from the first teeters, however, the Sub-Committee
EXPENDING SUITCASES-
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Lieutenant Colönël · Sutherland A large amount of domestic bual- *** who was born in 1871, was educat- ness was also under consideration," ed at Marlborough College, being a including the revision of the rule
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for the meating to-day. Golf Club in 1911,
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