Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-28
CHANCE THE PLAYING RULES
Golf Convention Will Alter Regulations in
4 Championship Matches.
NUMBER OF DELEGATES MEET
IA n. Robertson, VINO f. Elected
P~residert, ADVISES e ne
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Z NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-For the purpose
Of selecting courses for the coming ANA
teur championship tournament electing Of
hcers for the ensuing year and consider
ing new legislation the delegates to the
annual meeting OF the United states Golf
association met tonight in this city. Be-
sides the two voting delegates allowed for
each Of the twenty-four associate clubs OF
the association representatives from many
of the 200 allied clubs were present. Pres
ident r. II. Robertson was in the chair.
Previous to the calling OF the meeting
TO order the principal subject talked over
By the delegates was the spirited contest
between the east and the west for the pos
session OF the amateur championship tour
nament. The contest has been going on
for weeks and both factions were prepared
tonight to urge their claims to the utmost.
The selection Of the courses over which
the open and women's championship are
TO be held seemed to be OF small import
ance as compared to the main amateur
event. No club seemed anxious to take
either of the two lesser events.
Eight ushOasand In Treasury.
The reports presented showed $3.50 in
the treasury.
The ofncets elected we're: President, R.
H. Robertson, st. Andrews Golf club; FIRST
vice president, D.. r. Forgan; second vice
president, @. Herbert Windeler; secretary,
Mathurln Ballou; treasurer, 8. Y. Heeb-
ner; committeeman, J. A. Stillman, New
York Golf club, and Allan G. Reed, New
York Golf club.
President Robertson presented a long re-
port to the delegates on behalf OF the out
going executive committee, saying 1t was
not a question Of doubt any longer that
the association has outgrown its constitu-
tion, and the outgoing committee desired
to recommend several changes. The first
related to the representation OF members
without distinction to class. 1t Is proposed
that in the future the distinction between
the associate members and the allied mem
bers OF the association may be done away
with. The second recommendation related
TO the subject of proxies. The principal
change in this respect is that no person
shall represent a club at a meeting oil
which he Is not a member.
m in Playing Rules.
There will be changes in the way Of
playing championship matches. Under the
present rules the qualifying round played
on the first day consists OF thirty-six holes,
The suggestion is that the rules be changed
so as to make the qualifying round played
ON the opening day consist Of eighteen
holes, the best sixty-four scores to qualify
The sixty-four players qualifying are ID
continue playing over the eighteen-hol'
course until but two players are left. The
two surviving players are to qualify fol
the final round, which shall consist Of
thirty-six holes. In the event of ties the
players so tied are to keep on playing
until one shall have gained q hole.
The proposition to invite an English
team from the Oxford and Cambridge 50
cieties Of England to come here during ths
coming season and compete with American
teams was laid on the table. th
When a ballot was taken on the mex
championship match location, Glenviev
won, ~ to IA for Nassau. The date will
be hxed by the executive committee. Thii
committee win also fx the place and dat
OF the woman's tournament. onwentsia hal
offered to take It.. THE Garden City Col
club secured the open tournament. Thu
date will be axed later.