New-York tribune., 1906-12-10
MEETING OF GOLFERS.
AMENDMENTS.
Past Season ActiUe IN Open Contests
"A Variety of Winners.

tp,e annual meeting of the Metropolitan Golf Asso-
caton to be held at DelmOnicOs at $50 O'Clock TO-
morrow night Each club in the association Is en-
titled to be represented by two voting delegates-
The nominating committee. consisting Of F. j.
Phillips chairman; c. F. Watson and w. E Hods-
man. tas presented the following ticket:
For President, william FeIl9wes Morgan, for
Leighton Calkns; for treasurer Frank e. Jen-
hd nings e6n ISG FSId PaS Wcox George BroEaw
John r. Maxwell jr. and s. V. Beckwith
Several proposed amendments to the constitution
will be voted on tomorrow night. One is to make
clubs In the metropolitan territory eligible TO mem
bership even though they not affiliated with
the United States Golf Association In former
years the present rule was framed with view 70
adding to the membership of the parent body. but
1t is generally admitted that the time has ar
rived when the Metropolitan Golf Association Is In
greater need OF bolstering up than the older or
ganization.
Another proposed amendment reads:
No player shall be eligible 10 compete for for the nc
amateur championship of the association unless ne
is bona fde resident Of the district coveFSd t oy
the association, and member tE good stanolns Oh
club belonging to the association
1t is also proposed to raise the yearly dues to 80
There is considerable difference Of opinion as to the
wisdom of increasing the dues. 1t Is claimed now
that if the association Is to continue tne open
championship tournaments. its income will have 70
be increased At the last annual meeting tne nnaA-
cial report showed slight balance IN Uhe treasury
The past golf season has been interesting in
cipal tournaments IN this vicinity shows that no
one individual enjoys monopoly Of honors. In
the national amateur championship at EngleweOd
last July Eben NJ Byers, Of PittsbuTg. won ths
crown. He also led the field in an open cham
piOnship tournament Of Western Pennsylvania
On the other hand. Byers met defeat In the Met
ropolitan Golf Association championship and
ended with another reverse at the hands OF waiter
J. Travis. at Myopia
II is also a fact that neither Travis nor Jerome
D. Travers the Metropolitan Golf Association
champion. has escaped defeat. OF course. all the
other leading amateurs in the metropolitan dis
trict have met with reverses, and more fire.
quently than the other two Starting with the open
fixture the Country Club Of Lakewood last
April. and continuing down TO the recent gathering
at the same place. nearly every tournament shows
different set Of winners
Tournaments throughout the 1905 season have
been unusually we'll attended Undoubtedly a
factor to attract players is the liberal offering in
the way Of cups. but this alone, many clubs
have learned by experience will not bring players
to a tournament. The essentials that make a sue
cess are a good course. well managed clubhouse
and hospitable committees In many instances
the winner OF che low prize In the qualifying
play The following summary will show where the
chief trophies have gone In the leading tourna-
ments held in this vicinity the past season:
Country Club 3i Lakewood APRIL APE S+a'H51e 1Ss-'Wylis
Country Club; runner-up. a. w. Mitchell. Rock
Country club Of Atlantic cty May sS7Gs0Ggs =;
T. Brokaw (iarden CITY GoIL CiSDs mage 10" sGore
man. PhitadeIphia Country Club; runner7up. How
arS Garden M PsGa G2 Gd cb Nay
fs@ Fur h SGIid Mdand Sf fGeR5s made @ low
l73-in qualifying roundi winner Waltsr J. Travis.
TTavers. Nassau Country Club.
Sa Gy SS1 GSS Nay B w5t FoHsf
made low seors-ssNln SHslifyins roGndI winner:
BGnn Tss Toa 81
Lswrenesyis TitH dls ,5 score OF $50 sss ,.,,0r.
tournament OF Metropolitan Golf Association
o Score o. IA is the Gasng found aR nne
Jerome d. TraVers; runnsT-ups Ebsn NJ 5yers. ST.
Morris County Gon Club. May q. June and 2
New Jersey state Golf Association champI9nsniR
Golf Club. made low score. q in qualifying round.
Club; runner up. Joseph Sherman, 1r. Wssthela
Eoll. Fairfield County Golf Club, and Howard ;.
@ G TonnG Wnne made Tw sbe2an @ IN the y Py
Country Club; runner-up S. ]. Graham. Fairfield
Country Club Of Atlantio City. June a--a cham
PiOnshsP I s OF American Go AssTf9
Ing round. 81. made by z 4. Freeman, Montclair
Winner. W: B. Conklyn. New York: runner-up.
Spswams m Cub july sl7@s D. Bowers. Brook
lawn Country Club. made low score lsl In qualify
Country Club: runner-up. Dwight Partridge. Yale.
ST. Andrews Golf club, July 81. championship
Tiffany. Powelton Golf Club. Winner, Gilman p
Tiffany, PoweltOn; runner-up. Ralph Carroll. saeg-
Engiewood Golf Club, July 1914 amateur cham
PionshiP. tournament OF United states-Iow score
Garden city Golf Club Winner. Eben N. Byers.
Wso Burn Golf eub' July ISL championshp
tournament Of Connectcut-Low score In qualify
Ing, Ing round TT r M made By dHSysy % TT HaTtS59 S5
Club; runner-up. DR. Carl Martin. Fairfield County
Shinnecoclz Hills Golf Club. August allow score
In qualifying round 76. made by Jerome y. Travers
Montclair Golf club: runner-up. Howard ". Per-
rim. Philadelphia Cricket Club.
score in qualifying rolfnd. So, made BY T. NJ, Sher-
man. Wykagyl Country Club. Winner. Gilman p
Tiffany, Powelton Golf club; runner-up. Robert
= ,ir Fairfield County Golf Club. September tc 3
S. ]. Graham Of Fairfield and W. r. Wheeler. Of
the BroOklawn Country Club; winner. s j. GIa.
ham, Of Fairfield; runuer-up, t ID. HOOPER or
Morris County Golf Club. September 90 to s2-
Abbott Of Yale: winner, Marshall Whit1atch. "
the Montclair Golf Club: runner-up. George BOrup
The Richmcnd County Country Club. October
70 6-IoW score N qualifying round, az made ny
Gee of Princeton; runner-up, H. G Richard Of
The Fox Hills Golf Club. October II 70 1s cham
piOnship tournament of Staten Island-LOW sccre
in qualifying round. SIS, made by Charles T. Stout
Armstrong. of the Fox Hills Golf Club. and L. Fl
Thomas, of the Richmond County Country Club;
winner. P W. Kendall Of the Fox Hills Golf Club:
runner-up. Bert Allen. Of the Fox Hills Golf Club
Garden City Golf club. October 16 70 90. cham
made bv Dwight Partridge Of Yale Wtnne~ " =,
Glow. jr.. of Yale; rUnner-Up, Dwight Partridge
cf Yale. In the team championship final Yale beat
The County Club of Atlantic CITY November 9
to I0-Low score in Qualifying round, 167, made
nf he