Show Problems in n Advance of Game Came Confront Golfers With the end of the competitive go golf reason pra practically In sight links follower follow I er eu era can look bolt backward and add ask themselves themselves them them- selves the question whether or not net the game in America has ad advanced since the beginning of Like L large cities I which grow r rapidly larger the royal sport port finds It Increasingly difficult to keep its house houlle In order Where it was confronted r t with one problem r b a few years ars arsIn ago it is faced with a dozen e today In former times golfers concerned themselves little over the Implements of ot the game So long as they had a ball a club or two and a a. place to play they were content but gradually the weapons of crude workmanship were re replaced laced by others Showing mO more moie care as to design and finish Courses lIkewise likewise likewise like like- wise improved wonderfully as aa a reaul result of much grooming This naturally was as all it should be The object In golf like everything else ellie is ts to advance perfect in one way or another as the brain of ot man devises So long as the fundamentals are not neat disturbed dis dla- there I. I no logical reason why the game should not be made as at attractive attractive at- at as possible In a way the United States Golf association seems in inclined in- in I dined cUned to Yean lean over backwards in its manner of exerting a restraining Influence ence on various forms of ot progression GO FEItS KICK JUCK AT UNPOPULAR Ju LAWS JuS S Legislating against deeply scored or or punched faced laced clubs cluba was to use the phrase like crying before being hurt and the dame ame might be said rega regarding Ung the steel teel shaft When the veterans gathered at Apa- Apa in iq September for the annual tournament of ot the Seniors Seniors' Golf Golt association tion It was found that quite a percent percent- percentage age of 01 that large field numbering between between between be be- tween and 00 players had bad one or more steel shafted clubs In their bag bags Many of thes contestant s men of ot af affairs at- at fairs fairs- had traveled long dIstances distance to take part in the event and the commit committee committee com com- mit tee wisely decided not to mar the enjoyment of t the be visitors by by ordering the latter to refrain from using their favorite clubs during the tournament WOULD R NOR NATIONAL CONTROL One question In particular that has hall been up before the board ever evor since the thee amateur e championship m on week at Flossmoor Floss Floss- Ug moor had to do with a complete re rearrangement re- re arrangement of the Government of ot the I genIe game l in this country It amounted to nothing more or less lesa than a joint proposal pro pro- on the tile part of the tho Western Golf Goli association th the th Trans-Mississippi Trans Golf association and the Southern Golf association association asso asso- elation to amalgamate amalgam a te with the United st States tes Golf Golt association lation under what whal would be ba known as the American Golf association The Idea also was was iras j to C abandon the two of membership as prevail at st present In other words do away with active and allied the voting and nonvoting nonvoting nonvoting non- non voting divisions and have onlY one general general general gen gen- eral class wherein ell all would be equal So urgent were these minor pov powers with their proposition that they even requested an Immediate diate answer This of ot course came as as- asa a profound surprise r to tho the officials of ot the major organization tion especially as they had believed everything had been working out so 60 harmoniously i Without V making a g direct accusations t I t h i Trad I d the Western rn the Trans Mississippi and the Southern practically told the U U. P. P G. G A A. that it ns RS not all that It should hould be boi I tha that thata t ta a a. better job joti of or it could be be made were vere the four bodies to be recast Into a new V mould Doubtless the tho trio which presented n e the l proposition 0 c considered considered con con- d such a change ha would be for or orI the tha I best interests of golf though the tho of officers officers ot- ot of ot the parent organization naturally naturally naturally ally ask themselves th the Ol question What Is to be gained What can be accomplished pushed that Is not being accomplished now flow HAS JIAS l OF 01 ST. ST They felt at the time of ot and still feel teel that they have the thel situation situation sit alt well In hand Certainly they have v ever been e loyal l to the traditions af lol f of th the genie game m h have 1 ve ever v fought g for Its highest Ideals Puch uch has been ht the associations association's as as- policy poll for tor nearly thirty years e Now a a. re request has bas been eel made to discard dis db- card a name that has supposedly stood f for tor r so 80 much In IC fact tact the U. U S. S G. G A. A a I Iwas was never Dever more respected by the governing governing gov gov- iov-I iov body in Great Britain than Jhan at present St. St Andrews la is willing to ac accept accept accept ac- ac Ideas from this country as advanced advanced advanced ad ad- by the United States Golf Golt asso asso- elation Jut Just how tho the Royal and Ancient Ancient Ancient An An- would take the suggestion to co cooperate cooperate cooperate co- co operate with an entirely new league admittedly al composed at least In part of those who for years have been more or orless less antagonistic to foreign conserva is so something g else again At all II events gs s such he a a- a constitutional could not be about abou before t the annual u meeting I which h wilt will willbe ei be held In New York or in January 10 More than likely final action will be deferred long enough for the new officers In conjunction with the delegates present to shoulder the responsibility It is therefore barely possible that the coming annual meeting will be the thelast thelast last for r the old U. U S. S G. G A. A And and If such uch I be the case whether ih or r n it t will be I for the best who can say aay |