The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-01
FOREIGN GOLF TEAM DOUBTFUL
OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE SOCIETY
WILL NOT CONE THIS YEAR.
Mansfield Hunter Kept Away BY Family
Reasons-An Unofficial Report From
EngIand-Clubs Asked for Opinions
on Amateur championship


EnEIand-Ciubs Asked for Opinions
on Amateur. Champiership-Gos
A personal letter from A. Ryder Richard-
son, honorary secretary OF the Royal 81.
Georges Golf Club. ssndSi to Mortimer
VI. singer OF the FOX Hills Golf CUB under
date OF Feb. Q, states that Mansfield Hunhr
OF the oxford and Cambridge oolfng So
ciety will not be able to come toths country
this year and without him the team viii not
come The information IL unon1cial. but u
IL the first definite statement In regard 10
ibe trip ring eiven up made In this country
The Iottsr T. NJ. Si,rcr follows:
since saw you croome has giveu up the Honor
AIRY Secretarysnip OF the Oxford and Camordre
t;oInne society and Mansfield Hunter has taken u
on lie was here last week and showed me
letter from the president ofthc United states
Coli Association asking the society 10 60 out ou'
owing TO family affairs Hunter cannot go this year
and so the trip Is Oh. ss without him others WIN
mt 20. told Hunter and Low thst IL would cost
say ci0O and they were 10 take lotof men VINO
could stand the expense aud who were good golfers
But. as said 20 you. although good golfers ther
names were rot known over your side and the only
way to get q team OF the t'ptoppen would be- as
told you when here 10 get the u g. o. a. 70 reeSe
their amateur rule. cay by inserting words 10 the
eject that teams under the sanction OF the l. >
G. were exempt from the rule" Tbs Is done over
here In the football and cricket clubs
Perhaps some day II may come. Next year the
amateur and open championships are in England.
this year In Scotland. Next year you must come
and bring an American team with you. WIZ
promise them a good time and a. much golf as they
like. SO come along. Yours sincerely,
a. RYDER RICHARDSON.
The R)YAL s.. GEoEoL's CUR CSsB. sandwich
Eng. Feb. p 1908.
Al the ANIMAL NEE ting Ct the L s 4, IN
II, MIR Wind'l r said that H. ma JUS
retired ftt,r f,o-rAr Hunter s'ati hui
the anew.r l. b ,ut tho tea n coming could
NOT be m lde until the April meeting OF the
oxford and Carhhridse Society. b fore the
aid journment the d. Il gaus vopd formal
invitation 10 the tam. aud the d tall OF the
visit wire l,it 10 the executive committee,
With full power 10 do wiat vtr they pl' asSd
about IT, The question Of ospr nsts. as Il II
Robs rtson said was not 10 be consld' n d
any more thst IL would be In entertaining
u rsonal guest. Mr.. Richardson's letr
puts the whole situation In new light and
makes u app, ar very doubtful that the team
will come over.
The executive committee. although given
a free hand and the Z s. @. A. has cash
balance Of abou. 1000. will not DO ls' ~
10 nay the way Of a Il am, In whole or part.
whatever profuse hospitslltlcs may be cS-
tended TO the play're in other ways The
Z. S q A. put its Z on record on this natter
at the annual mes ulg Of 1901. The piiICihi
TO be e that sS II
any ot n fTps On Ru'1h The donss Of oob"
In bri'f. q good time is on to al o ford
and Cambridge Society ta r as our ;a,s,,
than would ne accorded to tam Of tip
topper, und,r pay ~ whSls or part for he
Of the golf RS who saw Mr.. Richardson's
The Rev. John Kerr. author OF the Golf
10 come over again viii team OF amateur
s sst from The Eoy yr c6
shot beyond that limited amou Mt as start :
and "a the ' rnitsd States, and, IS the guests
OF the home curlers, u, y had flns tine wh'r-
y1 tasy c Sra xdn A the Of o
o or .od ni" Of the 20 Tweed '' ' VI
Secretary Bsllou OF, the United States
ment that pen6tns the April mes s,, he Of ID,
Of Onion regarding the PLAYING CONDITIONS
Of ne s :s TrspS. .s9 that .n ns
tenn wa. better than the present. on, by which
ne referred to the n,w system Of paiTlng,
but his words We're taken up 10y the straichi-
fnatch-plsy enthusiasts and controversy
was started, a. TO whether a qualifying round
now or be mstss p'a Su, ths S1eev% M
nisteb-plsy fsddi.ts, thr,c Of whom happen
ton in the minds Of the American golfer re-
esrding the advantages OF q qualification
52und Nth an s. iS nv sn n.ta OF Of parns
by ~ lection and against having sHtv-forr
agslity e. ,ishtcen hor, ,Rs.ta ,ba OF ,hrrs
the alifylnC round
:, hi. VAS proven A. tn. annual MEETING o.
the Metropolitan Coll Asscfi, ,n n 1907:
round was opposed by Missrs Travis, Chaun-
cey and Wilcox and voted down in the most
sf fts Or . Ta .,arteH. IN rs ShampSnsNp
owing TO the haniicap limitation ~ twelve
strokes. and straisht match PLAY could MY avs
in the fun knowladee Of this fact. voted 80
retain the qualifying round The New jersey
cvsr 100 starters in It's chamntoSship last year.
position N take up with straight match play.
rionship abroad was th. lie al 81 Andrews
Ia 1917, and At eightSen-hnl" match play. eN-
sept the hnnl. The comp.tl'ion WAS over N
az Glen view. and nearly 200 viii probably
tee on az Nassau STRAIGHT match plny would
IN. oTSstion IL whsth'r IL would not be ino ore
DRAGGING and Troublesome than auslifyinr
round
After ssrvins a. head ~ the rolf commit.
tee 81 the ApAwsmis club for three year and
Throughout the work Of transforming the
rough country 10 Q good links, VI turin
BallOu ha. resigned the off~e and MALCOLM
Graham. Jr has b~ep elect~d In his ulsce
The other On ~" 'aif Committee Wit, Nj
GrshAJn ar. C"orgss Dearborn. simson Ford
IhomAs 7 : rman ard Nict.r D'lrno
The clubs oIiioers, ol@cfsi at the recsrt ~.
nual meeting are, PresidAh', X i VAIN.
arisi, vice president. Thomas 7 Sherman.
.@ere'"ry, hydnsy 4 La~ton. and treasurer
q Lswrence Pool
Frsdericl Rtgden, formerly ~ the Garden
City Golf club. T. a. tho tedArhur-t urLr
for the winter Last Sumn.r hs Nss a. tu'
Chevy Chase oouFss nsaT Mashinrt1n. bu
b.. could not nlaY any. a. he snn red from go
ahs - = a. ne forearm brought 90 ~ bs.irg
BIZ bs soN ball. % that he could only r.,s
lsssons by talkias and Mt by example bis-
ash sEI~rts 10 locate a. a0M sour, i4T
the rsason
PALAi Bfsep, gsh r-AH T.nG 90
VI finul ~, 80 vffs y Il for hTsi sud
sssan1 h,"uey 10 80 lHefsssiOaAl loufna-
H,sBi bsstsfd,y rlayed sta teen nl-s II
biOFhihs 60 del ~ o. IsnA slunias -
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foil1f tns fss'i's
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