New-York tribune., 1902-05-05

golfers in the country are in sympathy With it.
The special meeting OF ne association called for
tomorrow night at Delmonico's will tell whether
these players have a sufficient backing overturn
the committees action or not The indications now
are that they Will. Every possible means has been
taken by them to stir up interest the discussion
and bring out full vote. on Saturday letter
appeared on the bulletin boards OF the leading golC
clubs throughout the country signed by a dozen
well known golfers including Travis. Douglas. Har-
riman and Macdonald, each OF whom has a strong
individual following among players AZ large The
letter while moderate and conservative in tone
indicates a settled opposition to the high handed
methods adopted by the committee and a keen dis
satisfaction with the arrangements proposed for
the amateur championship. The letter is In part
follows:
f-pitT So G,lt lt III tn n1 utlaWS 'i tr
discussion Of them 10y the golfers belonging to the
more clubs have reques. ed "A special meeting 10 b..
called for tn purpose Of ratifying changing or
amending The bylaws As they mag see ht. he rec
tons paruenarly 20 be discussed are Sections 6,
mttee determine annually on the system Of
sectional rotation, the date and course on which
the only ehiivening interest the annual meeting now
% has rs & tnf discussion as to- Where these champ3n-
OF opinion 70 the relative merits Of the various
la alter the msihod ot playing the %maegr I1 c cham am
Ilonships' me bylaws having been changed 50 th";
contestants play eighteen holes medal play IN The
gualifying round instead Of thirty six and taxi
stcb paT sis Ssfed of RaiE on 'G ''f
changes take five days TO play the mems amateur
is half day wasted on Tuesday and a half day
wasted on triday. IT is generally conceded by
four men. Any one who will refer 10 Tho thirty
quickly convince himself that as yet there are
not thirty-two men In the United states whose
honors UntiI such IS the case il occurs To many
1RsI IT is FTeat mistake "a 10 Sc D9G HGr h
qualifying round should not be elimina ted and the
in Great Britain; certainly this should be seri
ousiy c9nsidered provided IN the opinion or IN, me
by their game to aspire to championship honors.
club as II is greatly to be desired there should 6e
a full expression OF opinion at the special meeting.
The letter is signed by Walter J. Travis, Findlay
S. Douglas II. VI. Hartman. G. b. Macdonald,
r. II. Thomas, Hugo r. Johnstone, quincy A.
Shaw jr Daniel Chamcey Howard w. Maxwell,
J. p Knapp Charles l.. Tappn. II. p. Taller,
Louis Livingston jr, r. c. Watson jr. Charles
H seeIey. J. T. Rogers Maxwell. jr.. and Charles
Hitchcock.
Findlay Douglas in discussing the effect on play
ers at large, said
think we can overturn things at Tuesdays
meeting and show that among the men who actu-
Sathy for the m new methods The plan proposed by
OF time. If the men who made the new rules had
to play under them. instead of sitting around in
too. the date chosen for the championship is the
widest piece Of folly ever attempted The last
Garden city year before last. The heat was so
going going half half Way around the tours5 remember
that Hartman and were Obliged 10 rest half an
Of the sun There were no spectators to sneak Of
and no galleries The general opinion at that time
was ag II thai no Championship should ever I've held in
the very month that has been protested against
With so many grievances against the associa-
tion, the meeting on Tuesday evening promises to
be a lively