New-York tribune., 1901-04-24

Harvard's chances of winning the intercollegiate
championship have received serious setback in
the unusual lateness of the season in and around
Boston. At the next meeting of the Intercollegi-
ate Golf Associa ton. the Cambridge delegates will
very likely advance the same plea that used
by the Western delegates the United States As
sociation convention in obtaining a postponement
OF the national championship Less than a fort
night remains before the opening Of the intercol-
legate tournament Atlantic City, and yet the
weather has handicapped the Harvard candi-
dates that little progress has been made toward
selecting team. The nine-hole links at RV-
erside. which is to be the drill ground of future
Cambridge golf players has not reached condition
for practice and probably will not be in before
the first week in May. All this Will probably re-
suit teams being chosen. in great meas
ure, according TO their past showing The d,tId unTer
large accession OF able PLAYERS IN TINS year
freshman class including Harry Hoins, dSd u
Snow. Hollins and Winston came from this city
snow halls from the Tuxedo Club and Murdoch is
a Shinnecock golfer. Five members of last years
G r Henderson, c. r Richardson w Wadsworth
frey Wheeiock, who won the university champion
ship last year; A NJ Brown w w HOFFMAN w; w;
be given a chance to show what they do
against the Agawam Hunt Club. Other matches
Gus: April ~ country club Of Brookline: April %
Newton Centre Golf Club. and May l. Oakley
Country Club.
Copies OF the letter being sent out by the loIedo
Golf Club in it's effort 10 overthrow the United
States Golf Association were received by several
golf clubs in this district yesterday The COM
munication is signed by J. J. Dempsey secretary
of the Toledo Golf club and IS in part as follows:
We desire TO enlist the active co-operation OF
sociation. To make clear the urgent necessity or
TINS m 1Sd en Me hnyf There 20 e IS at
no golf association in the United States In which when
from a national standpoint. The United States
Golf Association is a compact and financially strong
organization. but It is governed entirely by twenty
one clubs located Immediately upon the Atlantic
seapoaTd Two IN III {he n % q the assoeate clubs
and they elect the executive committee. in which
have a national organization that is national.
There are today about one th0usand vel or
not members OF the United States Golf Association.
S MIN Tee Tee sRoad so the Of e
Gliding what The rules for the governing OF the
game should be.
Several leading golfers who saw the letter were
inclined TO treat the whole matter with contempt.
The Essex County Country Club has arranged
match with the East Orange Golf Club 10 take
place the latter's links on June Z
The annual meeting of the Central New-York
Golf League has been fixed for April q. at the
Yates Hotel syracuse.
Application for membership in the United States
Golf Association has been made to Secretary r.
Bag Kerr by the jefferson County Club, Of Utica.
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP DATE CHANGED
A special meeting OF the executive committee Of
the United States Golf Association held last
evening at the New-York Yacht Club There were
present Messrs. Robertson. Kerr. Parrish and Reid
and S. Y Heedner. of Philadelphia and G. II.
Windeler OF Boston. The committee changed the
date Of the open championship to June II and Is.
at the Myopia Hunt Club. 1t also refused to sane
metropolitan professionals have been trying 10 ar