The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-03
GOLF SEASON BEGUN
ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION
OF CLUB LAST NIGHT.
TEAM NOT TO BE CHANGED.
CLUB HAS LARGE MEMBERSHIP
AND Is IN FINE CONDITION.

Col. Bierne Gordon Reelected Pres
fdent-NObIe A. Hnrdee Continues
Captain of Team-MOst of the Play
ers in Good Shape Through Con-
slant Play During the Summer.
Team Ready to Meet AlI-COmers
and Now Considering Tournament
TO BE Held Next MOnth-OutlOok
for Game Best in History of Club.
The annual meeting and election of
the Savannah Golf Club was held in
the Guards Armory last night and was
attended by a large number of MEM
bers who evinced unusual enthusiasm
over the outlook for the coming season.
Most of last years board of officers
were reelected. The board is as fol-
lows:
President-Beirne Gordon.
Vice President-R. NJ. Butler.
ecretary-Cornelius f. Moses.
Treasurer-W. G.. Harrison.
The Office of treasurer was held last
year by Mr.. r. M. Hull, who refused
reelection this time. The new Greens
Committee is as follows: Noble A.
Hardee, chairman; C. w. Saussy, R. P.
Cannon, R. NJ. Hull and Stein Bryan.
Other committees were appointed by
the president as follows:
Executives: r. NJ Butler, chairman;
w. w. Williamson, w. w. Mackall,
Noble a Hardee and ]. NJ. Lang.
Membership-W. w. Williamson,
chairman; George Tennille, c. G. Bell,
Allan Bond, Alonzo Sybrandt and John
Malloch.
House-C. w. saussy, chairman; W.
w. Gordon, Jr., R. NJ. Butler, Jr., R. c.
Harrison, c. S. Heard, Mrs. T. M.
Cunningham, Miss Jane Judge and
Miss NJ. c. Cosens.
A motion was made that the club
give tournament Nov. q, % and 49,
The matter was referred to the Greens
Committee with power to act. This
committee will determine both wheth-
er the tournament shall be given, and
If so, what clubs shall be invited to
take part in it.
The club now has a membership of
1I3, and new members are being con-
stantiy added The club is also in fine
financial condition, as was shown b.
the various reports submitted last
night. The links, too, are in good shape
needing but cutting of the grass to
be IN first class condition.
No professional golfer will be en-
pioyed by tho club this season, as it
is felt that the great majority of the
members of the organization are pre-
ty well versed in the principals of play
through the instruction given them
during the past two seasons, and that
rev they can only be improved by
practice, which they can secure for
themselves
The outlook for the golfing season is
better than it has been since the or
ganization of the local club. Most of
the members, that is such as take an
active part in the game, have been
playing practically all summer, either
on the home links or on those in other
parts of the country, and are conse-
quently in such condition as will need
but little practice to put them in
form to meet any and all Corners.
The team. of which Mr.. Noble A
Hardee is captain, will remain. 1t is
thought, practically the same as last
season, and probably will be called on
to play the majority of the teams that
were played before, among them
Jacksonville, Darien and Brunswick.
1t may also arrange matches with
teams of Columbus. Atlanta, Macon
and Rome. The interest in the game
even among the general public, is such
as warrants the prediction that il
will be again this season, as it was
last one of the most popular of out
door sports.