New-York tribune., 1906-12-12
GOLFERS In SESSION.
YEARLY DUES INCREASED.
". f. Morgan Neac President of
NetroDoHtaR Association.

Two of tho four proposed amendments to the
constitution we're adopted at the annual meet
ing of the metropolitan Golf Association at Del
monico's last night. These had reference 70
eligibility in championship tournaments and to
increasing the annual dues of clubs from SO
to SIS. They read as follows:
No player shall be eligible to compete for the
amateur championship Of the association unless
he is a bona fide resident of the district covered
bv the association and member in good stand
ing of a club belonging to the association.
The fiscal year shall end the Both of No
vember The yearly dues shall be So payable
on the first day of January in each year
The amendments to increase the yearly dues
TO $40 and not to limit the membership to asso-
ciate and allied clubs in the United States Golf
Association were voted down.
AS usual the report of the nominating COM
mittee was accepted unanimously and the Sec
retarv was requested to cast one ballot for the
following officers:
President, William Feliowes Morgan; vice-pres-
ident. Arden NJ Robbins: secretary, Leighton
CaIkins; treasurer, Frank c. Jennings; executive
committee, the officers and Simeon Ford. Paul
Wilcox. George T. Brokaw. John r. Maxwell.
IT, and S. Y. Beckwith.
The nominating committee consisted of f ].
Philips, chairman; 9. F. Watson and W. E.
Hodgman.
Anappeal was registered from a New Haven
representative asking that the territorial limits
of the association be extended from htty-five
miles IN seventy-fve miles. This would take III
the New Haven Country Club which is ex-
tro1neIv anxious to get in the association. This
cIub Is the only one I'm Connecticut with an
eighteen-hoIe course. The matter was refeTed
to the executive committee.
In the absence of Lionel Graham. the treas
urer. who is abroad. Leighton Calkhs oieieu
an informal statement in lieu of the treasurer >
annual report. He said in part:
There has been a loss in receipts this year Of
$40 01 tS52 from tournament receipts and 81 vi
from the balance at the beginning or the sea
SOM. and Il gain of $40 from dues from CUBS
leaving a net loss in receipts of $50 OIL The
expenditures, however, have been SIS less than
last year, so that the balance at present is only
S11 OF less than year ago. 1 suggest instead
of attempting usual, any audit of the treas
urer's accounts at this meeting, that an audit
ing committee be appointed, to consist of the
newly elected treasurer and one other, VINO VIII
so over the retiring treaSurers books and re-
port their formal audit to the executive COM
mttee OF the association.
The statement showed that there bal
ance on hand of $500 Il. The receipts from
annual dues of sixty clubs at SO each and
from entrance fees for annual tournament
amounted to SSS5 while the expenses were
1896 53. The tournament cost $311 %, while
the expenses of the handiCa piping committee
amounted 20 S1S9 30.
The secretary's report showed that the asso-
ciatiOn began the year with ffty-three clubs and
that there are now sixty clubs, located fol-
lows: New Jersey, 2l; Connecticut, 8; New
is -''''' -0''''lD 80 -1'iS ''''l''''
The handicap committee. of which Mr.. CaIkins
IS chairman, recommended that the general list
he abandoned. The list, which included the
names of twenty-five hundred players last sea-
son, entailed, in the Opin Sn of the committee,
too much labor and expense for the benefit de-
rived. especially as about % per cent of those
who competed in the handicaps were not official
ly rated.
AS a substitute for the general list IT was pro-
posed to provide a short ranking, with a handi-
cap limit Of nine, which will only take in about
five hundred players. As most of the players
are rated above nine. MIR. Calkins suggested
that with a club giving a tournament it should
be understood that one Of the conditions would
be that any unrated Metropolitan Golf Associa-
ton player entering the handicap would have to
present certificate from his club Handicapped.
giving his handicap. based the low man from
his club The men above nine could I'm this way
be figured out by the local officials. The report
was adopted.
The open championship tournament question
brought forth a deal Of discussion. Daniel
Chauncey declared he was opposed to expend-
ing money for professionals when II meant the
crampng of the associations funds, He ia
vOred an Eastern rather than a metropolitan
open tournament, declaring that the former
would mean something.
In opposition 10 Mr. Chauncey, J. 3. c. Top
pan spoke strongly in favor Of the pros" So
UIu LSNSIeuA I|Ililel ana James u Batter
son. Mr. Calkins said he thought the associa-
tion did little enough for the professionals and
he went on TO show that with the increased
dues the association would have more availa-
bic funds The extra dues would add some
$500 and besides this there would be a saving
in expenses of the handicap committee of about
500 Mr.. CalkinS also suggested that an en-
trance fee, Of say s. a would add 5000
more and by drawing on the treasury for $50
more 1t would be an easy matter to raise $500
for a tournament.
Mr.. Chauncey finally moved that the executive