The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-26
orr.
Summer Resort Professionals Object to
Open Championship Dates.


Summer Resort Professionals Object to
Open Championship Dates.
On the summer greens. whether maintained
by clubs or hotels. the professionals have only
from June Is to Oct. In which to do business
The summer season. however, usually
makes up in activity for its brief
duration. The professionals who are
located at such greens. among them
the Fitzjohn brothers. Mungo Park. Alexander
FinIny. Robert Shieis. A Ricketts,. John
Barker. Jack" Tucker and Val Food-all
realize that they must make hay while tho sun
shines. for unless in luck enough to secure a
winter engagement. each has nine months OF
dull business to face during the year. There
is consequently feeling among those engaged
at summer links that they cannot afford
to attend the open cham pionshp at Bal
timore this year. for the dates. Sept. IA
and Is. fall in during their busy season.
John D. Dunn. who has been making the
circuit OF tho Adirondack links. has learned
that the great majority OF the local profess
sionals will not enter on this account at Balti-
moro. Arthur H. Fem has frankly announced
that he will be too busy teaching to play.
much as he would Ike to do so. while It Is
probable that the Fitzjohns will also stay
away, one OF whom would have a chance to
win.
The professionals dissatisfied at the dates
are talking OF asking the u. 8. G.. A. TO post
pone the open championship until October.
Such an act. in the opinion Of those who re-
member the peculiar attitude OF the clubs to-
ward this event at tho annual meeting OF tho
L. S. G. A.. would not be wise one and would
fail OF results.
At the annual meeting OF 1909 II was voted
that the open championship would be an early
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In the fall. and that at least three months
should intervene between the two contests.
The result was that the open champion
ship was held at Myopia in June and the
am ateur at Morris county in Septem-
Der. The two brought out the fact
that each had grown to be such a
formidable undertaking that no club cared to
take the financial responsibility OF managing
either this year. even though the Y. b. q. A,
would give 81 900 to the club holding the ANA
teur meeting. AT the annual convention of
piOnship. that OF tho Baltimore Country Club.
and not single, bid for the amateur or wo-
The discussion on this unusual state of AZ
partnro on the part OF the Y. 8. g; A. This was
fay ali the expenses Of the three champion
ships. that is. make good any losses TO the
'S' Inks f.'u and An date. the R?Ws, 1 sn
anb STsa5o for 2 amSSSr event Sss
Ouwentsia, but this club would only I'M
dertake to hold the event in June or July when
the Lake Forest season was at It's height The
bid of the Baltimore Country Club still had the
right Of way for the open event. but, in accord
the acceptance Of Onwentsia made 1t com
puIso2ry to. hold tho professional event IN
years date. are IN the nature. OF maEeshiit
ARRANGEMENTS. and shat hereafter the open
event viii be held annually 10 the early spring.
AMI W'p leisure Isl re to attend t Would seem there
fore. inJudicious to make, any protests at this
spite spite Of the dissstls faction Of the sum
NOR resort professionals. there is no doubt
Sn uS from hrh cisss than many any
open, champlonship yet held in this country.
NaFy al the sqe for b thns s Pss
for s even II tker man Wins moth nothinG. tie e9ps
rienss gained by Ta9tehnS ne contest ps and In
fessionals. makes the clubs expert q moro
valuable coach.
At the Lawrence Harbor Country Club there
viii be, preliminary contest 70 DECIDE
championship OF the North Jersey Shore
Ie0gue on Sept IS On Sept, 2 the Lawrence
asS , Ro eS T %Ssp II an ts IL. on2 hc
est scorers Keeping on the neXt day Mt match
ply until but one survives. who will 60 to
Deal. Each club in the League has been In
indivual champIonship. and, presumably. the
I RS1s S Day there viii s. general Ssndioap
for the women and mon at Lawrence Harbor
On the links within the radius OF the Metro
poitan district to-day the event Of special
interest will he the m eotinK OF George Low Of
nykcr Meadow. and X. B. Wilson OF Deal. on
tho latter links. In the FIRST half OF a seventy
two hole match. Low is Carnoustie player
while Nilsson renrsSents the st: Andrews
sch 1ol OF players ard IL especially strong with
| his irons. The fnai round In the club cham
pionship will ALSO be decided. Tho .AtdSley
| Club championship will also be decided too day.
| In addition to the han dieap. There will DO q
| pickup team match at 81. AndrSwss At
dents Cup will be held. This trophy has
been put up by Louis P. Bayard. 10 be
| played for on the last Saturday OF August Bep-
| TEN Der and October There viii be lem bers
contests OF the Crescent A. C., Marine aud Field
| aud EnRlewood, and, on Staten island, there
crs a Se A 9, teams The Links Of The oatooi.
the-city Circuit. from Cape May and Atlantic to
| Newport. Lenox and Bar Harbor, however. will
| have the largest Aelds OF players.
LoEG Branch. Aug 25.-The Flkwood Colt
| Club, which was organized month ago. Ia not
idle. This afternoon notices OF two cup events
were sent out and lively contests are expect ed
The contest for the silver cups offered BY ". r.
Patton ends on Sept. 3. when the finals
vii. he Played. The Rico consolation cup.
eighteen holes medal play. will also nniSh on
the same date.
NEWPORT, Aug. 26-Ths. finals for the cup
offered by Reginald Brooks In the women
golf tournament was woneto-tHT whom MISS