| Show By BILL McCREA Until Frank 1 K IC Baker Telegram Sports editor returns to the office this column is being conducted d by members of the staff Two or three times during the last 1 18 8 months this department has had occasion to discuss the stymie rule ingolf and both Frank K Baker Telegram sports editor and myself have agreed with certain ertain organizations and individuals who believe stymies are arc on the way out and sooner or later will be abolished General sentiment of the average average golfer who plays the game for a matter of exercise and diversion and even some professionals professionals professionals pro pro- have argued that the stymie ruling should be abolIshed abolished abolished abol abol- while others contend that the stymie has a very definite place in golf and to take it away would be little short of sacrilege Every controversial question must necessarily have a pro and a con side and we willingly admit that even the stymie rule comes in this category although we cant can't agree with all the Royal and Ancient Order of St. St Andrews and t th United S States Golf association have to say regarding th the question S H. H F. F Hank Russell chairman of 0 the Utah rules committee committee committee com com- and a member of the sectional committee of the U. U S. S G. G A. A is one of th the biggest boosters in this region for S retention of the stymie S Hank has done mu much h to mal make e the intermountain territory territory territory ter ter- ter- ter rule conscious and we commend him for the enthusiasm enthusiasm enthusiasm en en- and interest he displays s 's in this field of endeavor NEW YORK Jan 8 AP AP The The United States Golf association association association tion today liberalized the troublesome stymie rule Effective at once and continuing through 1938 the association association association tion revised the stymie rule so that hereafter the nearer ball on a putting green may be lifted if it lie within six inches of the hole as well as when the balls lie within six inches of each other Agitation against the stymie rule has been in progress for years Several sectional golf associations have voted in favor of its abolishment entirely on the ground that it adds an unnecessary unnecessary unnecessary sary element of luck to the game Mr Russell has provided us today with one of the b best st arguments we have yet seen and while we dont don't entirely agree with some of the comparisons made with other sports it nonetheless hits the stymie question from a new angle The authors are David J. J Gerhardt and David R. R Forgan veteran golfing authorities Are stymies a part of sport They seem to be Stymies are area a vital part the very life in nearly every sport which fascinates the multitude today In football 11 players would stymie the forward movement movement movement move move- ment of their opponents one of whom carries the ball When the opponents evade the 11 stymies and start going places the fun begins their begins their fans rise and hine shine while the blockers' blockers friends pull in their necks like turtles and become mute and discon discon- S What would ice hockey be like without stymies S Stymies Stymie are continually in evidence all over the arena and the goalie even resorts to use of all parts of his person to stymie the play What a tame sport otherwise Basketball is another active sport based on stymies and the evasion of stymies The same is true of baseball and polo The stymies in these cas cases s are no not the dormant type which permit slow and careful deliberation for evasion they are in fact quite mobile and the more more active the stymies in these cases the tile more thrilling is the sport Stymies in golf are not always th the result of luck usually they develop after a poor stroke by the stymied player but of course course not always and as for demonstrating ing skill and competitive spirit they do exactly that Stymies in golf at times call for the greatest of skill and delicate touch at other times they bring out the ultimate ultimate ultimate ulti ulti- mate in audacity and controlled fortitude Charles Paddock who for many years carried the cognomen cognomen cognomen cogno cogno- men of the worlds fastest human is going to turn policeman Charlie harlie wont won't be the kind of cop that walks a beat but has aspirations of of emul emulating ting Thomas Thom s Dewey New New- NewYork's Yorks York's famed racket buster Paddock who is a Long Beach newspaper executive will willi i represent the committee of an organization of citizens citizens citi citi- zens ens of Long Beach Seal Beach and Signal Hill whose object IS to is-to to prevent and drive out of Long B Beach ach and vicinity organized organ organ- f racketeering |
