L -Friday,' : Juiwr3; 1821
Golf Column
Players Are Too Lax In,Observing
The Rules—Some Comments
On. Regulations
It ia safe to say that not ono l golfer
’in a hundred ''knows or observes the
rules or etiquette of the game where at
leust ninety-nine of the hundred should/
One of the unfortunate features of the
game is the complexity of the rules.
There are ‘different rules bearing on
the same thing and It does not always
seem that~they‘ ugree
Playeis would find that they would
enjoy the, game more if they tried to
play according .to the standard laid
down for them There is always a rea
' son' for rules and a very good one, and
that is why they have been made. Just
as every other well known game has its
standards of play* which are observed
in all parts of the country so should
golf If the rules were nationally ob
" served in golf - everybody would bo
benefltted'"in enjoying the links" game
more thoroughly
■ As stated above,’many of tne laws of
the game seem confusing and complex
lng For this reason some Interpreta
tions of thu rules are here given for
those who' arc now ait the game and
for others who have hcen playing for
some time but who have failed to ob
serve them. This will apply to many
Penn State golfers, since a laxity of
the rules Is found on the Blue and
White course
The right to start for the first hole,
. of course, is given In the order which
the players have arrived at,the teeing
ground JVhile waiting their turns to
start many will tako out their clubs
to swing and practice. Care should
be taken In such cases to draw far
enough away from the teeing ground
to In no way Interfere with others
driving Strict etiquette forblds>speak-
Ing or moving while another is driving.
On the teeing ground will >be found
two discs, malting a line at right angles
to the line of play. In the space within
two club longths behind these discs the
player may tee up his ball In anyman
’ner which will be most advantageous to
his play A person should not tee up
until his opponent has played, If he
has the honor.
A. party should not st.u t to play until
those ahead of them are all out of
‘range, no matter how many strokes
they have played. It Is customary to
let those ahead always play their sec
ond shots before starting, even if their
drives are far beyond the possibility of
the player who is about to 'drive If
those ahead have lost the boll, those
behind have a right to play thru If
those who have lost the ball know the
rules, they will signal the others to
come through. If they do not offer
to allow others to pass, it is proper to
call “‘fore” to attract their attention be
fore going thru.
If a player drives out of bounds from
the tee, he may tee another ball at
once and play again, counting thin as
his second stroke. However, If he is
not-sure that the drive baa” actually
gone’out of bounds, he must search five
mlnutes’bcfore coming; to.this dcelslon
On-the "fair Green
.'When the player has gone from the
tee and the ball has fallen on the fair
greens .there ore other < rules which
come Into effect. The boll in all cases
must be fairly struck 'with the head
of tho club and not pushed, scraped nor
spooned. The player whose ball Is
the farthest from the hole has the right
to play first. Others should always
observe where the balls are situated
so that-they may know the order of
Play.
One should always make sure that
the ball he Is about to play Is his own.
If he Is not sure, he must always gain
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examination. In replacing It, be should
be careful to put It where it lay before.
Playing an opponent’s ball In match
play loses the hole unless the opponent
has also-played the wrong ball.
If the opponent’s ball interferes with
the play, and It. Is within a club's
length of the ball being played, ho may
be required to lift It. Of course, In re
placing It, he should be careful to put
It In tho same position Loose objects
such as twigs, stones, or leaves, or any
thing that Is not “fixed or growing”
may bo removed If they are within a
clubs length of tho boll ' -
A player may ask the direction of
play from anyone, but no ono Is permit
ted to stand between him and the hole
as a guide. He may not ask advice
on what club to use or how to play the
ball from anyone but his caddie or
partner or his caddie. A person must
also be careful that he does not move
his ball accidentally or that his caddie
does so This costs one stroke In ad
dressing tho ball he may ground'the
club lightly behind the ball and may
touch it without penalty, provided that
it does not move If the ball moves,
he must not touch it until It comes to
rest A player may not Improve the
lie of his ball, by pressing down the
grass in back of it. If a player’s ball
strikes that of his opponent, he may
diop the ball where it originally lay 1
On tho Putting Green -
All ground within twenty yards of
the hole Is defined as a port of the
putting green There are special rules
covering the part of the game played
here As in other cases, the ball farth
est from the hole Is playeij first.. On
this part of the course,"a player may
clear any loose Impediments , on any
part of the green even lf'his ball has
not arrived on the green
When approaching the putting green,
It ig the best plan to remove the flag
staff If it should not be removed the
ball lodges against It, the staff must
be pulled out to see If the ball will fall
in If it does not the player must putt
again It-is permlssable to.have some
one stand behind tho hole to mark It
However, there is a penalty if the ball
strikes him.
If the opponent’s ball Is within six
Inches of_the"players it may be removed
upon.request At all times, a short
putt must not be taken for granted,
but must be played Sometimes the
ball lies on the very edge of the-hole
Time must be given to see If It falls In
although the play must not be delayed
a great- length for this purpose.
It is part of the etiquette on the put
ting green that a person shall not stand
near a person when he Is making a
Stroke, or move or talk "When every
one has holed out, the party should
move from .the green at once and see
that the flag-Is replaced In the hole
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PENN StAtE COLLEGIAN
PENN STATE TAKES PRIZE
IN R. 0. T. C. CONTEST
The results of,the Flro Arm competi
tion that was ordered to bo given at all
R. O T. 'C. units in the, Third Corps
Area .have been computed by the War
.Department. and the averages'and
ranks socured by the different units
sent to the military posts. The third
corps area, embraces all units In the
states of ‘Maryland, Virginia and Penn
sylvania and the War Department de
signated In the orders that the compe
tition for the units were to be held
under the supervision of some United
States army officer and were to be
held at the various colleges where the
units were enrolled
The shooting at Penn State was un
der the supervision of Major Johnson
who subjected tho members of his
picked team through a short of
training The -results wore very sat
isfactory when-the amount of training
given tho men is considered and In
the competition ndxt. year, it is hoped
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Three ranks and averages were com
puted; one in consideration of the mass
competition -when the grade obtained
by ‘each member of the squad was re
ckoned; one ,ln consideration of the
grade made by each membei of the
team, .being ten picked men from the
squad, and one in consideration of the
general rank computed from the two
other averages In the mass competi
tion, Penn “State ranked fifth while in
the team competition Penn State secur
ed. second . placer being beaten by
Georgetown University by two points
The. general average also gave Penn
State-second place with Georgetown
lending by a narrow margin Some of
the other units which weie entered in
the contests ere those from Virginia
.Military Institute, Western Mainland
College, Johns Hopkins University,
University of Maryland. St Johns Col-
Jege. and the University of Pittsbuigli
The results of the shooting held at
Penn State are worthy of notice since
they are remarkaby higher than ov
pected. The men on tho squad ..were
given very little training before the
contest because of the fact that the
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orduis -were not received sooner In
tho team competition Georgetown hud
an average of 93 7 and Penn State fol
lowed, with an uveiage of 91.7 'The
general average for Gcoigetotvn .was
75 45 while that foi Penn State was
C 9 52 It is practically certain that
this competition will be held eveiy >ear
and Majoi Johnson Is confident that
he will secutc much better results In
coming contests
NEWS OF OTHER COLLEGES
COItNKLL—The Freshmen bade furc
wel to customs when they burned theii
dinks, on Satm day evening May 18
STEVENS TECH—The Sophs aio nbou,
rc-adj for the tilal of the nich demon
Calculus which will be held on Tunc *1
Plans aio being made foi the "Biggest
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history of Stevens.
SUSQUEHAX3TA —Tho students of till
institution held an all-college picni
here Inst week that turned out to l
a gloat success. Classes were calk
off on the afternoon of the picnic an
a Inigo number of students were 01
hand to onjoj the fun The event wll
he made an annual affair.
GETTiSBUItG—The regular semi-an
nual meeting of thy Intercollegiat
Nowspnpei Association ■was held her
lecently, The Gettysburglan acting a
host About thirty delegates were pre
sent
CORNELL—Considerable confusion has
been caused at the College within th«
lasi few da>B because one of the mem
bers of the Freshman class refused tc
wear a dink He was finally given
the choice of conforming with the col
lege traditions or leaving the University