The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-28
GIENyIEW
n. 8. O.. A. VOTES IN FAVOR or
WESTERN LINKS.


men Championship 10 he Held AZ Car
den lily Sentiment OF Deiesa1es
Against Paying Expenses OF Oxford
and Cambridge Team Omcers Elected
Las, nights meeting OF the United States
Golf Association was the occasion OF some
10, and feryid talk, but the acts OF the dele
Gates after they had let OF steam we're only
such as TO demonstrate mutual good VIII anu
GOOD feeling. IL was the eighth annual
maetina. including the first general one OF
1875. but the ninth time there has been a
general assemblage. as a special meeting
was held in consequences OF the death OF i A.
Havemeyer. the fret President. ~
There were only twenty-five clubs enntied
TO vote. as at the meeting OF the Eieouuse
committee in the afternoon the headow
NOOK Club was dropped from associate 70
sIIad membership. At the same meeting
,h1 Detroit. Mich, Golf Club and the VIII
mlnston, Del. Country Club were eiected
allied members. This made the allied CLUBS
IN membership number ia Thirty-three
dub, joined the association during the year
ard nine withdrew.
The following associate clubs were repre-
,ented, in some instances a single oeiegape
bearing a proxy to cast two votes:
AFlNFT NluD, a. bc VIZ az
clnb. a. L. sackeii aand Maturin Ball on; baltl'
,noro COUNTRY, I. D. p. jenkins; Baltusrol Coll.
! n Gnham and John FAIR; Chicago Golf Thoo-
sore sheldon aud z. p. Martin. Cnevy Chase Hunt
". ?. HIT. Brookllne Country. q. H. Wlndeior'
Atlantic CITY Country. W. Z Eig g and j. H. LAP
ncnco,t; Garden City Coli. Walter J. Travis and
z N. Manson. Lakewood Golf. Paul kimbal: and
I,sner Lyncn: HOLLYWOOD Country, II. ". Heyden;
Midlothian county. PROXY for Two oy MT: Mesp nu
NTH ,%i Harvey TVsV' hSrdock and ]. i. {; fappin; New.
mn Golf. S. n, Peters: onwentsla. D X. For
e. snf T hisnssm lS ana h. No Sor hs'i %iils@s; f fSHa
SsphiA Cricket, S. y. Heebner and W n: McCsw.
b s! Andrews g a1it; A aa,t' s aGSisne L. amp P.r ra.k
and E c, Kent.
This made twenty-one voting clubs. at the
c Gsstt dssles 4ssas and casual spectators:
colopis coun,ryy: Mchard' Deming, Mount Pleas.
I'd Flfld' p JS1H D. 6 SIi%%in' Ms %s' d sSfa n I's !;
Sssa, and 9; D. ju Esn b Sl"P ear Wsl snd e cssfss s.
Thomas. President St. Andrews; Ralph Cracknall.
9sihley' s \. 6ou SHSn' Fyairasld: T, H.'P. PAR and
Sshion ). Meieslf, Essex County. y; J.; r 4
Country: 4, Il. .LaTkn. IOuntaiah 6oup'g;
~ N,s /; pai :. Il. Henliss. SesSrsS, Coli! g ). 4.
Harvey. Deal Beach.
The ticket as reported by the Nominating
Committee was unanimously elected IL
was:
vice ,Prosident, d. r. Forgan. Chicago Golf; 10
succeed John Reid, ST. andrews; Second VICE
r1ss,ssnihi Il. G. c hslHsldi rsyiOT' onwsns.is: Score,
iag: M..aria sstlS ns ApsSaTis y = suG TesSns =.
s sSssss ksG5l Le eosS Ipy; 6o%ni!teemsn james a.
SULLIVAN. Newport Coli; Alan L. Reid, Chicago
Coli.
Treasurer Heebner had reported ss.2o2 on
had presented his final report, and received
a standing vote Of thanks. before this ticket
had been elected, The President Robert
up his second term. outlined the suggestions
OF the old Executive TO the in
coming one and asked that the delegates
vote that the suggestions be considered and
acted on at a special meeting. The sugges-
tons were regarding changes In both the
constitution and bylaws.
One change was that hereafter all clubs
should have equal representation on pay
ment OF the same dues. another that sixty
four should qualify, for the amateur cham
match play rounds until the final. which
would be at se-holes. on vote Of M Parrish
authorized 70 speedily call a special congress
Of the association TO act on all the sugges-
lions.
The inference was that those. who wished
TO entertain the team would chip in for the
expenses. The motion was voted TO be laid
on the table, and as Mr.. Lynch. who had led
the opposition to the motion. said, there was
Mr.. Robertson announced that a team OF
Oxford and Cambridge golfers was very
this summer. II some means could be de-
vised TO get for the players their expenses
from the L. S. o, A. The sentiment Of the
delegates was that this could. not be. done,
although some thought it would be all right
TO, pay the teams expenses by Individual
,S Se't ssh pIaysrs Mf be i M,diaed1er 70 m come o tna'
with the express understanding that the
|. 4 A funds should not be Used for their
The choice OF links for the Amateur cham
eussion. began MIR Robertson said that the
t hoH0 to the C %attef and re for s tSs fa TrsHs OF of' tSe
game they thought that this year IL should
go TO the West. This was an unparalleled
mittee and a body blow 70 the hopes of the
sunporters OF an Eastern links
The claims OF Nassau were then presented
den, Mr.. Douglas and Mr.. Travis. the trio
representing three different. clubs and in
Guiding the present and former amateur
were well expressed by Mr.. McSwecny OF the
OIL City Coli Club. who represented four OF
ne seven Western entrants who had quail
as hackers, Messrs. Forgan., Martin. Edge
tnI iulfirh, luo NONf was tDcn cdlltO ana
Glenyiew won the event by 81 to Il. The
vote In detail:
CONGRATULATIONS. 2 Bal'usnol. L. Chicago, 2
thevy Chase, ?. B~roOAlinr, ?. Atlantic City. 2 Lake
wood. ? GlcaVew, 2, Midlothian. O. Morris County,
Newport, |; OnweutSla, :; Philadelphia Country,
, Philadelphia Cricket. !; Shlnnecock. 2
Nassau -ArdSiey. ?; Baltimore. /. Baltusrol. 1:
Garden City, ?: k~nollwood, |; Morris County, /.
Nassau. Z. St. Andrews. 2; Tuxedo, ?.
The open championship was voted 20 Garden
city and the place OF the women's cham
llONsllG ~ u9 lgft 10 tho Executive Innunitfaa
The dates OF all the championships were left
10 the Executive Committee. but they viii
De- about the same as last vear.
besides ihe vote OF thanks TO Nlessrs. Kerr
end Reid IL was voted TO present to each an
hppTopriate souvenir in plate. A motion
70 adopt q standard ball. introduced by a
Boston delegate, was left on the table.
Howard Gould's Sheen DOG SNeeps the
Hoard At Newark show.