The sun., 1898-01-05
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
RUMoRs OF A SERIOUS CHANGE
MADE By FINDLAH DOUGLAS.

MADE By FINDLAY DOUGLAS.
ne Ciniu,s, n Is said. Thst Ris Ciubs were
Tsnpepea with In His Match with whiE-
ham FOR tho Amateur Chnnpiosship-Dsu
las Called on TO Explain the MATTER.
CHICAGO. Jan. 4.-After being voted an un.
qualified success, the amateur golf champion
ship tourney at Wheaton 10 not to be per
mitted to pass into history without
scandal. For somo time past there has
been considerable talk in tho inner circles
OF the golf world regarding statements
credited to Findlay Douglas, to tho effect that
his clubs were tampored with before his match
with Fl. J. whigham In tho semiHnal round for
the championship last September. Efforts werc
made to keep the matter quiet until an investi-
cation had been made, but without avail.
From different sources rumors have reached
the Chicago Golf Club about Douglas and his
clubs. but no attention was paid to them until
they became 30 persistent that something had
TO be DONE Members of tho club heard
the subject discussed openly by golf players in
public restaurants at New York, and on their
return reported the matter to @. b. Mac
Donald OF tho Chicago Golf Club. Ten
days ago Macdonald wrote friendly
note to Douglas, telling him Of tho
rumors and asking him IL he had made the
statements, and IL SO, to mako his charges so
that they could be thoroughly Investigated. To
this lottor no reply has been received.
II am very sorry that this has happened"
sald Macdonald to-day, "and l cannot be-
lieve that Douglas ever said that his clubs were
tampcred with. although have spoken to mon
who assure me that he did say SO. 1 wrote a
friendly letter to him. such as one friend would
write to another. and I expect to hear from
him daily. The charges are absurd II they were
ever made. II no thought that his clubs had
been touched, why did he not speak rs soon rs
he made the discovery Then an investigation
Gouid "a have y, been made with some hopes OF trac
III Douglas has made the charges then oil
@ members S '"' OF the Chicago @ % Golf Club. but
no other sport has the. standard been kept 30
who VIII impusns ign " tie be- honesty h Of rI men s who have
made successful effort 70 keep the sport clean.
1t is another case OF Britisher refusing to take
9sissso siisss1SEb Club ha. not yet taken official
my ettsr oH' viii be
tary will be instructed TO write to Doug
aso the case viii So aia beoro eRe Unted
| States Golf Association. and il Douglas does
not then come to time he will have to step down
member .bs 9t the Chicago, Golf Club. sl% who
:ss The hS bSasas bod Rs'Sn %stoA A'hGfSy
the !, former % had asserted his belief that his
douglas, who admitted that he did believe
The latter, however, added that he was sure
WhiRham had nothing to do with "hxing"
them.
The officials ofthe Chicago Colt Club are great
| ly annoyed that their welimanaged tournament
should have a stain placed upon 1t, and they in
tend to probe the matter to the bottom.
New Members for the U. Q. q. A.-The Rich
mond Hill Year book.
MI
Golf Association has elected the following clubs
to allied membership. which makes the full list
! Of clubs in the league now number 1O3:
Newton (Mass) Golf Club. Crescent Athletic Club.
Brooklyn; Country Club OF Pennington. Conn
Princeton IN. J) Golf Club. Cummaquid Golf Club.
Barnstown. Mass, suannahoa Country Club. Ashe.
vile, N. c.; Wee Burn tConn) Golf Club, Town and
Country Club. St. Paul. Minn.
Tho Richmond Hill Golf Club has issued its
year book for 1S97-9s. which is an unusually
tasteful and neatly arranged club volume. The
contents. besides the lists of officers, committees,
and members, include the constitution and by
laws. the local rules for tho green, and digest
Of the etiquette Of golf. A local rule that will
be generally commended is that after removing
the players have holed out. Another local rule
also acceptable generally is that players shall not
is s: ho
| Golf Club has now 80 active members. within II
OF the limit, and IL women players on its list of
! associate members. Tho newly elected officers
| are Frederick J. Stinson, President; Arthur
| Duncan Moir. VicePresident: Arthur Man,
Secretary. and Franklyn Paddo k. Treasurer.
| The officers, together with Walter Rutherford
and Arthur Smith, form the Board of Directors.
Snow. according to the players who were out
yesterday is not to stop golfng on the public
links at Van Cortlandt Park. Throughout the
snowfall and in spite of the temptation to join
| the skaters ten golfers made the rounds of the
links. The last pair to finish. just at nightfall,
| were John M. Kyle and w. A. Mckinley. Tho
snow Is not too deep for good work. in their
opinion. except in some deep drifts. The regular
puttin6 greens are not used, but the tempo
| rary ones are we'll placed and afford good sport.
The annual meeting of the Wee Burn Golf
| Club will be held at Stamford this evening. A
| number Of changes will he made in the rules
| an d the limit of membership will be enlarged.
| LAEEwooD, Jan. 4.-Accordng to the calen-
dar to-day was the tenth Tuesday to bring q
match in tho series for which Arthur B. Clafin
| offers handsome cup at the links Of tho Ocean
| County Hunt ana Country Club. Only four cards
were handed In. The win secured by tho
| donor OF the cup. and young Richardson, whose
handicap is being steadily decreased. came In ns
| II thar Int 10