New-York tribune., 1905-02-06
GOLF.
National and Metropolitan Associd-
tions to Meet This Week.

With the nominations for 1905 in the public eye
and a new man. Ransom H. Thomas. TO head the
ticket. advance interest in the annual meeting OF
the United States Golf Association to be held on
Friday evening at Delmonico's, centres in the
award OF the rational championships and the prom
ised changes in status OF the allied CLUBS
The official notice of the meeting calls attention
to the change made a year ago, by wnlch each as
sociate club may be represented by only one voung
delegate instead OF two. heretofore II wouIo
be well for such delegates TO provide themselves
with the necessary credentials as no particular at
tention has been given to the ruling MADE al the
last annual meeting that voting delegates or tnslr
proxies must be certified by their respective eluo
secretaries This ruling is the result OF consld-
erable confusion at previous meetings as 70 'lie
right OF certain delegates TO voice the wishes oA
their home clubs. and is on the SIDE OF soou oueI
and due regard for~the value OF votes on c4Ose
questions.
The allied clubs have the right to be represented
by delegate, who however, Is not ehH'ieO -
vote.
AS already foreshadowed in these columns the
report of the special committee on the status OF
clubs suggests that associate clubs shall hereIter
be known as active members. and pay 30 a year u
stead OF 500. while 1t Is proposed thaI lhe aiieO
clubs shall be represented on the executive COM
mittee II the report Is adopted. and II viii
require two-thrds vote TO do 1t, 1t Will lessen 'e
/ gap existing between the two classes ol i10-
/ bers.
| The text OF the report is:
views snd earey Considering the best interests
OF the game OF gof throughout the coHISlS d 80 30
First~That the two classes OF membership In the the
Tided for in the eonstuon. shall be retained
second-That Article ~ of the constitution os wheH
reads as follows. be retained: Any ,cluo "nOSSS S
/ course accommodations constitution bylaWs ana ana
are Shall q' Be eligible for election
associate member and may be admitted on b sss
! cation who shall give due consideration 10 sun IN
membership in order TO preserve just distTi5uaGq3 3
Of the voting power Any TeguaIy ar yaSmitied 9 as an
allied member by majority vote o. the ne ~ $50
Your committee further Qnaninfoqsiy ysber be
changed TO active member" and that the WORDS @
stitution and bylaws be retained -.
/ Second-That with view Of widening tne repreI pre-
sentation Of the membership Of the association d
making it more national in character, the dues OF
i1 tberebV to increase the list Of active members
at least double the present figure and SUI! PT
diminishing the annual revenue from this source.
remain at SO and that the constitution be
changed that enethird OF the sxecutSye S f0mmJee m oJ
posed Of representatives from alhed CUPS s,5a nv
out fSs ATS T6T VI and Dc eng s
| words executive committee" making the section
ad ciston shall be he'll held on some day In February in
each year m 1 at sqen s an6 Paes Si hty days
tice being given and pubIshed
The latter clause will permit the holding OF an
! nual meetings in other ciJles oesioeS -Ne"- "a
| which has been the scene Of every meeting since
! the association was organized Possibly Chicago
! may be named for the meeting year hence thus
providing for q rotation between the East and
| West.
As for the choice Of championship links it is
! well known that Chicago is making a vigorous
effort TO get the amateur tournament, and claims
| IL as a proper recognition of the army Of good
golfers in the West That section has MI Sneldoh'
of Wheaton, on tne executive committee TO repre-
sent its interests. but there are others in the
same body who viii not go unheard- Mr. Thornas'
the incoming president. is from Morris County
which is building magnificent new clubhouse
| Herbert Leeds is from MyOpia, where many
| of the ampionships have been neld. and E NJ
Byers represents Pittsburg which. with Its splen-
did Oakmont course. is well able to take care OF
| q contest Of such Importance. Here IS natter
| enough for advance speculation some pret1y
! shrewd guesses are already being made, and, from
what is overheard the teenng Is Jna1 me sI sI
will go to either Myopia or Brookline DoIn Massst-
| chusetts courses. the women's TO Morris county,
! as In 1886 and the open TO Oakmont.
| The Metropolitan Golf Association, representing
puraiv local golf clubs will hold its annual meeting
| tomorrow evening at the Metropolitan Club. IN
this city Aside from the selection OF course Tor
will he left to the executive committee TO be an
| nounced later the election Of officers and otaer
of deiegates Fx-JustIce Horace Russell is to re-
| fire as president and Daniel Chauncey, of the
| Dyker Meadow Golf Club. has been nominated In
| dent u FeIlowes Morgan, Baltusrol; treasurer,
| TJnpal n Graham Fox Hills; secretary. Mortimer
M-fson Fssex County; Frederick A Snow. Tuxedo;
| p = Watson jr Garden City; Harvey Murdock,
| Nassau. and w. R. Innis. ST Andrews
NEw-JERsEY ASSOCIATION.
N,o,tcla,r. \. J.. Feb. (speciap. The Montciair
Golf Club Baltusrol, Englewood. Morris County