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Show GOLFERS OF ENGLAND VYANT 36-HOLE PLAY Petition St. Andrews to Copy America's System. If Efforts of Britishers Are Successful There. Will Be Increased Interest and Keener Competition In Contests. Increased interest and keener competition com-petition between the amateur golfers and America and Great Britain Is1 promised If amateur players in Britain Brit-ain are successful in their effort to' have the manner of deciding the Brit-' ish champion changed from the present pres-ent all-match play tournament at 18 holes to the American plan of 36-hola qualifying round and match play at 36 holes. Harold Hilton, John Ball, Cyril Tol-ley Tol-ley and Lord Charles Hope, as well as practically all of the other leading lead-ing British amateurs, have signed a petition to the royal and ancient committee com-mittee of St. Andrews, begging that severe se-vere organization to change from the British to the American plan. Members of the American amateur international team which visited Hoy-' lake last year were not satisfied with the short 18-hole matches, and maintained main-tained that the better players do not have the opportunity over 18 holes that Is offered In a 36-hoIe match. American stars who have played In British amateur championships very often have been eliminated by second sec-ond rate players by small margins In 18-hole matches, when it Is reasonable reason-able to assume that In a longer test the Americans would have come through. This does not reflect discredit dis-credit upon the British players, for if the American championship was conducted con-ducted at 18 holes the real stars would have much more difficulty in going through the field than they do when they have 36 holes in which to do their work. |