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Show " ' I -actscat7)riving Dy BILL McCREA Paring mntt BstiVy arsttw thrs ralwmai will We sea- darted by avembers af Tke Telegram's s parts staff. That golf it dcttined for iti biggest year in Salt Lake Gt in many moons is being evidenced every day by the increasing number of playeri it both private and municipal courses and by golf equipment tales at local at ores. - - Not only Is this true here, but In Of den. Magna, Prevo and Log an, the) other recognized golfing communities In the state. Over the recent week-end more golf was played In Utah than any ether Saturday and Sunday during Msy sine the days of 1121. A new record for attendance at Forest pale would have, been set Sunday had not the first tea been tied up for one hour and a half during the women's itaVr? driving contest. It's a healthy sign la Bating that many aeraana, bath anew I and warn a, are taking ap tha game fey lha first time. &e thranged were the three city rearers last Saaday that at this rale lha saluratloa pelat eoea will be reached aad lha city will either have ta cena tract the long-awaited ear end alne ( holes at Benaevllle, ar make plans fer.a sra nine-hale coarse. Thcinnnatirgutiicnt ufthe stymie problem i al-ready al-ready rearing its head in local golfing circlet, as in other parts of the country, but here no action has yet been ' taken. It is presumed that in team matches which start Sunday that stymies will be played, but in minor tournaments tourna-ments and directors' cup matches of the municipal clubs -e, itymies are left to the discretion of the opponents and it's entirely up to them if they want to play with or without them. It la the writer's personal opinion that stymies art doomed ' and on the way out, and that within the next few years the majority ma-jority ot both private and municipal clubs In the United States will legislate them out of existence, regardless of whst the U. S. C. A. says. In fsct, there haa been a decided aplit within this organization over the stymie problem for the past two years, and It's not inconceivable that thia body one day will either modify stymies or eliminate them. Oa the ether hand, there are many golfers, mostly mem-bers mem-bers ef the eld school, whe firmly believe that stymies are aa Integral part af the game, and as long as the Royal and Aa-cleat Aa-cleat Order ef St Andrews Incorporates the stymie clause In Its rules the woe be ta him wha evea suggests that the rale be changed. Ed Kingsley, former state open and amateur golf champion and peer of the present crop of simon pure a players in this community, is setting his sights on playing in his second national amateur tournament. The tourney tour-ney is slated during August in Portland and it's an almost cinch bet the chunky Utahn will be one of the qualifiers ' from the Rocky Mountain area. Kingsley will not attempt to compete in the public linka tournament, tour-nament, the finals of which are to be played In San Francisco, but p will devote his entire time to pointing for the national meet, which Is far more important and colorful than the public links affair, and which draws a much more glamoroua field- Ed ia employed t Magna and the Utah Copper club recently applied for mtm- bership in the United States Golf association. Helen Hofmann, Utah feminine champion, also will break Inta big time competition this summer, according to her reach and adviser, Tapa" George Hofmann. Helen will enter number ef coast tournaments and several events in the midwest Helen's short game Is Improving fast, and she should soon be ready for some af the major tournaments. Bonneville looks like the team to beat in the state team match competition, although Fort Douglas and Utah , Copper club will both present strong aggregations. Nib-ley Nib-ley park, Provo, and 1 Monte appear much weaker than last year, while Forest Dale may prove to be a "dark horse." The Dalers are yet pretty much of aa unknown ' quantity. |