New-York tribune., 1903-03-02
GOLF
Amateur Championship May Be Played
Under New Conditions.

II u not irnprobabIa that change Wtt oe maze
this season in the conditions governing the amateur
golf championship Of the United states AatuF'n
BaIIou secretary OF the association. is preparing
a letter OF inquiry the various clubs asking for
an expression OF opinion the present systSTn
and the matter Will be taken up officially az ths
April meeting OF the executive committee N1'7
dissatisfaction has been expressed over the method
now in vogue, and such an authority as Walter J.
Travis has openly declared thar any system Is 10
be preferred TO the one nov in Use
At the recent annual meeting Of the association
the delegates showed a disinclination to g in-o
the matter preferring that It should b. taken up
and acted upon by the executive committee. which
this year includes some OF the most progressiVs
golfers in the country At the first meeting OF the
committee the subject vas informally dIocuSS'd-
and at the April il is expected that dennita
action will be taken There is a growing sentI-
rnent IN favor Of doing away with the medal round
and following the English system Of beginning
the tournament at match play 1t would not oe
surprising to those who have followed the trend
of the leaders in the sport II the English method
with slight notifications. were adopted this season
The objection 10 the present method arises chiefly
from the growing size OF the entry list ana ths
impossibIIity OF handling such large crowds IN a
combined medal and match play contest IL -
pointed out that the winner is subjected to an IN
necessarily severe strain and that the same 70
suit may be obtained successfully With fewer
contests. On the other hand il is admitted tha'
the field must be handled so as 10 give every Tn+lL
a fair chance, and as the ASSOCIATION "a 4Ii
been opposed to fixed score limit ~ eilSbiiI'E "
NAV become necessary to adopt Lionel n tTrahdm
suEzeStion Of dividing the country INTO SecJi.l7
and permitting only the winners and runners w ..
these section contests to compete IN the hau"Ilal
championship - - ,,.-t,
The reason for expecting change to the knEuSn
method Of match play rounds IS that the members
OF the present executive committee dIt NJ -
be in favor OF il. although n the aoseny ~ - - ~ -
spport on the part of associate CLUBS tney may y
,,nrfIitnz 10 put the plan into effect this season
Is inclined to defer action until next year IN @ro
that test Of the proposed plan may % ma4c IN
some of the less important cham pionshlp,sc , ,--
The New-JerSey State Association Is aiTedoy cor cor.
si5erinx the advisability of adopting the uat.a
1,Iav system and there talk OF Similar chdIS'
n fbe metropolitan Championship coHoltlonS- l 1e
T-nitad Sfafsa Association Is anxious 70 nave tHN
henedt OF their experiments before making d
change that may prove unpopular , -,.-.--
-Tas e]acTI+ive committees OF the United states
coli AsSociatiou consists OF seven men four OF
-bou, a-e said to have expressed their deSirH -
nv the English system-Edward p Martin lEonldS
Taylor tr. G. Herbert Windeler ana Lanlet ,i
-sy-sO thai il IL comes tD "A question OF Notlhk
ssTSan(Ih the advocates OF the Plan are IN q
position to make II effective