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Show (STYMIE RULING URGED i ! BY BRITON IS RECEIVED NEW YORK. Juno 24. The rulo winch the Royal and Ancient Golf club i committee will recommend on stymies I was received here in a cable mesBago from Howard F. Whitney, vice president presi-dent of the United States Golf association, associa-tion, and member of the committee sent to England (o discuss the rules of the game. The message, received by W. D. Vanderpool. secretary of the association, as-sociation, follows: "Tho royal and ancient committee will recommend sanction of stymie' modification for tho United States, which is: In match play, when both balls are on the putting green the player whoso ball is near the hole may play first if he so elects. Failing to play, the player whose ball is further-1 est from the hole may lift his oppo-nent's oppo-nent's ball, thereby conceding his 'putt.'" |