Tom Watson quoted
From the USCF rulebook:
"The king's height should be 3-5/8 to 4-1/2 inches. The cross (or
other king's finial) should occupy no more than 20 percent of the
total height of the king. The diameter of the king's base should be
40-50 percent of the height."
I toltcha dey was fussy.
Fussy - and no sense of design.