The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-25
CHANGES IN GOLF RATINGS.
COMMITTEE HAMPERED BY NEG
LTGENCE or OFFICIALS.
Severe Cuts In Handicaps Of sidney Mad.
dock and &. A. Dunning Features o.
Re,,sion--Ncw Omccrs for tho u. o. q.
A.-Early Entries for Cham ionship.


Although hampered by the negligence
n tho club officials. the Metropolitan Coli
Association handicap committee has brought
n't n very useful revision Of tho May list.
IN this point the committee stated: we
sent out a notice to all clubs In the assocla-
,ion on June 4 requesting them to report
- ,,s n. to all players who had improved In
their game since March OF this year, The
following are the only clubs which sent any
rsports as suggested New Brunswick Coli
CUB, Powelton Club. Plainfeld Country
club, North Jersey Country Club. Crescent
A c., Slwanoy Country Club. Essex County
Country Club, St. Andrews Golf Club. Wyk.
suyl Country Club and Dyker Meadow Coun-
IAN other clubs In the association failed
n make any reply whatever. The accom-
nanyng revision u accordingly based upon
tho replies which We have received. supple
mentcd by such information as we have been
0be to gather from record which We have
kept made up OF weekly clippings from the
newspapcrs. with the names OF all players
arranged alphabetically. We are disap-
uo.nted that any club In the association
should have failed to report as suggested.
since only by the ready cooperation OF the
clubs themselves can We hope to attain to
handicap list which will be up to date. and
therefore OF value hroughout the season.
Another report is to be asked for In the fall
aud in the interests Of tho game the club on
1ials seem to be adopting dog II thOAanger
uolicy in not helping out the handicappers.
A. to the revslons. the severe cut on the rat
inrs of Sidney Maddox and g. A. Dunning
viii not meet with entire approval from the
tournaments Both played above their
game in winning the NJ. @. A. handicap at
Fox Hills. and TO quote one ohathng critic,
Maddox deserved an extra allowance for his
- \ kxA Ia ~
while before he will again do an 90 over
long course. Indeed. in finishing out with
Dr, Morrow for their cup final that after
noon he did SO, and from ? up In the morn
inv. finished loser Dunning. who 10 one OF
the best OF the juniors and at the threshold
Of his solfng career. has not been SO severely
'01 h S 10 st Gives the old and changed
ratings:
r.yesi from F Sssiy
Robert Abbott, from .: Louis p; Bayard. ", from
eS1.es ir g. b ~ t Sssn Hicks.
from ]: Arthur McAeenan. from 3; A. s. Morrow.
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osa oTy.H +a sS% IS 3 an9
E SSi' sss;. siSnss;s e? o.pg
from %: 3: CLARK. from q o9er :, from rio To-
Charels Cox, from " " Dayson. Il r I,o,n
ID t Es@,S !, fsD D N Horn u s. NJ
from S9f John fss.s!:9 nom sR Ra: '3 i'S%
nc 3 ssorrs from from "a ,,,r, a. r a o,,.,,.
5S% S:s From , Ri a
5n - F. B. A .yHS rom a'i r. h.
&. b. Morgan, from Is: Grant hoffman. from IA;
+ $! a. Sfs1 A.5 :s
SssSss: isS rom Garland from IN H. W
foanssn.%a.S; Taylor, from y. = Adam, a.
Aas0 Biow 70 nay OSa j. ce. e
R sh !, r. us Gsns't g. PIX e P.Y Rs.
,nGsss .s s s GS.d G ss GOT %:.o
citation do not close until Monday. Secretary
Morgan had booked si1teen, namsss s T. to last
+. N. Byers and o. D. thompson Of the Alle..
sfe ths o o2a boekeS are Chandler EssR
Fiji h 5'fssa'o 81 bh MssI hs'" anu
m sS~s xSsD lee SoGs .fs t &
being be- 70 Within Within as stroke Of George owls rec
SSm record G00 * La. ad asy snd sAha1
llapp had a 80; P. Kendall is attracting at
snion at Deal BY wonderful lSns game sms
tur or professional. ever seen at the course.
Fred s Jane. Of Glen View Ia. b. been
vice president Of the United states Goll
Association to fiji the vacancy caused BY
the death Of Theodore H, Sheldon OF Chi