The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-16
SUCCESS OF THE M. G. A.
IT'S OPEN TOURNAMENT CIRCUIT 4
COOP SCHOOI FOR GOLFERS.
This Years session 70 AIIot pate, VIII Fol.

low tho u. s. a. A. Annual Meeting
Winners of the Open Events Last Season
Coming Contest ut Ocean County Club.
The METROPOLITAN Golf Association will await
the annual meeting OF the United States Golf
Association. which will probably be held in
the third week OF February. before having It's
annual executive session. The latter. last
year. occurred three weeks In advance. but n
change OF policy has been decided on In view
OF the fact that some new clubs that Intend to
hold omen tournaments during the season will
not become allied members OF the u. 8, G.. A..
until its annual meeting. while the COMPETE
tions OF many Of the other clubs will not bo
fully matured until after that event. The ac-
ton Of the NJ. G.. A. will serve the policy OF
both its veteran and ~fedEling members. in the
opinion OF the Metropolitan golfers. and will
assist materially in perfectlnG the main OBJ
ject Of the association. which Is to avoid any
clashes in the dates for open Journeys. In
the season that closed on Dec. 81 eighteen
open tournaments were decided. against TWEEN
" In the preceding year. but II one-day open
competitions were included the past season
would lead In the number OF events. The sem
ument. however. 10 that one-day omen handi-
caps hardly come within the scope Of the VI.
g. A, which only lends its sanction TO the
more important and consistent open affairs car
ried out on the lines OF the u. 5. G. A. amateur
CHAMPIONSHIPS. 1t Is possible. though. that
some general plan OF regulating the ratings of
players In open handicaps may be decided on
at the NJ. q. A. meeting. Tho opinion that
some such arrangement is necessary to main
tain the standard OF handicaps to the level OF
the regular open Tournaments Is widespread
and no one would hail the adoption of q prac-
ticable system more than the club officials
who have now to work out the varying prob
The plan of a qualifying round at medal play
followed by match play between the stated
ed by the u. :. e.. A. in the amateur Champion |
ship of 1893, has proved a distinct advance on
medal or match play. 80 much so that the
players OF Great Britain, have been impressed
l by the .ys msTit IS S of what hat they Snvt term rgo the amer" 4 ne =
number of clubs. whilo there is a movement
under way to follow It in their open CHAMPION
ship. In a considerable degree the succoss Of
the open tournaments on this system in local
golf has been due to the work of the NJ. q. A.
for its projectors were quick to recognize that
to make such competitions of real value as
s snd OF goiling merit the rer Iei1s 81 must atI6b be or large
be attained by giving TO. each tournament a
distinct prominence in the way Of exclusive
their rivals OF P6iladeipihid and Boston. where
holding open events. is shown by the promi-
hence gained by the tournament winners in
NJ G. <. open contests Bought outsthe foiIowl
NV
ing winners:
IAkewOod {. April 1923. Travis, ST.. Douglas
RnoiIw9c;ii May ia:2i... .I riy -. ....Tray;f o'0F
Dyker N. May .Goehrane. 80. Travis
June Is-Is.... .oochrane,' o.. GRAHAM
July 1,14......T Travis. s4;;....H X. Toler
s s2fMSSa; S"5 July I;?sy $500. h hcIIHs,J 81 90 90: H@iiins. 3r.
EastfTSSa' sept AGs. 1855. 2TThn9r, - So . .GattIn sr, Jr.
Queens O.. Sept. 20. Oct. 1. 0'C9nnor. ~ Travis
W ! HcassS a. oSS DISH /, .%rfs:h Ssi S. - .. NIL IT.
Essex County. oct. 2o.22. .Toler. 7s......Trayis
Westchester g.. Nov. SO Travis, s., '.... Tr y meyer
Lakewood g., Nov. 1920. Douglas. 3d., unfinished
~Final round. between +. S. Douglas and W.. ].
Travis, postponed on account of snow.
In all. :as the double. event.! was scored
In six, toqrngments, twice by Travis and once
and Wright. the latter the only nonresident
clubman to win an NJ. &. A. event. the honors
Hollins. ,Jr.. Hartman, Kellogg and Paterson
but it is quite likely that the first tw" would
start. Of whom nine qualified, the coterie fur
both the. winner and a semi %fnalist.
may be said to be a N. G. A. tournament win
ner., These facts. together with the honors
NJ. G. A. players who did not quite succeed in
any OF the local events, like keene. Tying. Men
Yes Sscb Mo Gamo SstTa7e B tEnt tb Sr ocd Billings and
nent circuit is unrivalled as u stimulus to golf
nc abilities. Virtually. from tho strength OF
Is representation the qualifying round Of the
flair.
Informal announcements OF open tourna-
nents have been made by several NJ. q. A.
lubs. and 1t Is almost certain that the number
or the season will be the greatest on record.
t was found, best at some of the clubs last
ear of overtaxing the Inks the number Of
had 10 be Kept down; TO give invita-
end representatives.. The Shinnecock Hills !
ournament. with eighty starters. was an iuvi- !
manifest that the links would have, been /
20 CONSISTED to play with any degree
I a club to hold an invitation or a purely open J
lurnament. and to frame, its own special con- !
itions in every way. This right. by the way. Z
as evidently been overlooked 10y some Of the =
otIers, who are crlticlslng somewhat severely ]
10 action OF the Ocean County Hunt and Coun- !
y Club in its announcement Of tile open tour i
ament on April q. Z and :. the first Of the sea- "
IN: me c2nditi9 G are that no. golfers under r
their home clubs. may enter. In brief. |
10 Ocean County Hunt and Country CluO has !
eytsed a new sort OF invitatiOnul Tournament, -
hich is quite within It's rights as II member Of :
10 NJ. Il. A., The Ocean County men say they A
OF. nor TO have the competition at their links Ii
'oked upon as n serious step on the path 10 5
TAT they play the game as a relaxation from
he worries OF professional and, business life. p
M tne regulations nave Deell drawn up to at a
act To the tournament men whot take a similar Il
lsy-going view of their golilng engagements. i
hey maintain further that the April fix j.
from tho social standpoint, will be the i
successful ever held at Lakewood. George IL
Gould, President of the Ocean County Hunt q
I'd Country Club. has been q generous con- +
ibutOr for three seasons Of cups TO the Oriho- ~
'x golf tournaments. and II number Of we'll J.
players, who intend to go to Lakewood -
April, say that he has we'll earned the right ~
make the departure from the usual hard =
ld-iast plan.
door Baseball at the Knickerbocker a. &. a.
closed yesterday for tho indoor baseball i
ampionship Of the Kuickerbockcr A. c. This will !,
the first championship at tho game, and 1t has II
stated great rivalry between the different depart -
onts. Most Of the gyInnasts who figured prom
entity in tho practice games were signed early by o.
e captains Of other teams and consequently tho D,
mnasium will not be represented. The team en-. 81
ed under the euphonIous title of "Hamiattcrs"
mprise tho members OF tho club who are rehears- Pi
: for the anIateur minstrel show to be held in the T..
Ibhous" on tho February Ladies' Day. In tho tU
mpioHshlP tournament each team will play all "
0 { other teams. The hrst game wall take Place to.
PROV night. Tho following are the entries.