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Show WESTERN GOLF FOLK Association Adopts Strict . Rule, but Officers Will Suit Themselves. CHICAGO, .Ian. 21. The Western Golf apso:-iatlon at Its annual meeting: here voted to amenrl the rule defining: an amateur t.i run form to the definition recently re-cently adopted by the United States tiulf association. The vote followed a lively discussion n s to -whether tho rules as changed by t he outgoing boa i d of directors should bo confirmerl by t he association, or whet her the association should leave the matter of a new rule to the new board. The amended rule makes a golf course "architect" a professional, and also any person cng,ged in any business connected vitli the gHijte of olf whoso profits depend de-pend on hy. prominence In the game. It was v nnuuiu-ed l.y t lie new president, presi-dent, Charips 1'- Thompson of ('"liicago, that his ad in in 1st rat .on would ta.lt c up and e"ol'e a rule of its own which would hold good until reviewed by tho association associa-tion itself. lie indicated that the decision de-cision reached tonight by a vole of 9t to 71 might not by allowed to stand. Championship tournaments were award-v award-v , ed to Chicago clubs as follows: YVrstern "Tvtrfteur to .Midlothian, western open to West Moroland and I he western junior to Ex moor. TIip dates for tho championship tournaments tourna-ments were fixed as follows: Western A matem-, July 1 1o 1 i, preceded by the Olympic cup team competition on J uly 7 ; western open, September 13 a nd 14; western junior. August S, 9 and 10. Amateur Question. ' The amateur question came up on a motion by Charles w. Gordon of the Town and Country club of St. Paul tha' "the action o!' the board of directors in amending the by-laws be approved, ap follows: "In section 12 (defining an amateur anc exempting golf writers and course architects, archi-tects, striking out the following: 'Or to la ying oiu, constructing, supervising or giving advice concerning- the layout, construction con-struction or upkeep of" a golf course or any part thereof.' "Adding to section 12 ruling Xo. 6, as follows; " 'Engaging in any busj ness connected with the game of golf wherein tme's usefulness use-fulness or profit a rise because of skill ur prominence in the game of golf." " The motion was adopted h fter considers consid-ers hie debate on the subject, those opposed op-posed to the resolution a vermis: that the new board of directors should be allowed to settle the status of an amnteur without with-out embarrassment. Balk at Amendment. H. F. Smith of Nashville, president of the Southern Golf association and a director di-rector or" the Western association, de-chneri de-chneri that the new rules were not adopted after deliberation by the full board, as he bad not b;id a chance, to help formulate tbm. Ife was opposed to follow. ng blindly the lead of the "undemocratic "un-democratic United States Golf association whlrh was rot as representative a body as the Wesrcrn Golf association." - President Cliarles F. Thompson paid that the Western Golf association, with 240 active niemhers, was the largest representative rep-resentative coif body in the worTft and he would prefer to have his administration administra-tion untrammeled In formulating new amateur rules, which were in contemplation. contem-plation. He said that the new hoard could and would make such rulps as seemed hest to it after amateur consideration, consid-eration, so that the approval of the rules formu!a.led lv a majority of the old board would not necessarily be binding, evsn If approved, as the board iiad the right to make rulings subject lo review next year by the association. Supporters of the outoincr board were equally emphatic in asserting- that it was due the former officers to uphold their action, which they said had not been taken at the behest of the United States Golf association. |
