Show New Qualifying Rule Favored avore by Bob 0 Jones JonesI ones I NEW Y YORK RK May 9 ment of the new rules governing play for tor the national amateur golf championship the most drastic of ot which Is the reduction of the qualifying qualifying qualifying field from two thirty-two to sixteen sixteen sixteen six six- teen players is contained In a letter letter letter let let- ter to the United States Golf Golt association association association as as- by Bobby Dobby Jones present amateur titleholder made public today With only sixteen men qualifying qualify qualifY- ing for match play the effect will willbe willbe willbe be as I see seo It to eliminate those upsets which have havo featured our our i competitions In tho past said Jones Time and again men who have ha barely gained a place In the match play division and who arc are by byno byno byno no means consistently good performers performers performers per per- peri i formers have gone to eliminate I someone or more of the favorites favorites' before lapsing again into their old I stride I There are those who will contend contend contend con con- tend that some somo of real stars I will be left out To qualify among the first two thirty-two in our amateur field would seem for our topnotch topnotch- ers erB to be ridiculously simple topnotch I and this very Idea has been the cause of nearly all such failures The Thereal Thereal real stars of the gamo game can play when they need to I |