The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-24

Protest Against CurtaIImens Of the Gen.
eral List.

Regrets are expressed in many quarters
that the decision OF the M. q. A. handicap
committee to substitute a published ranking
list OF players at nine strokes OF less for the
tuU list OF all players rated was not voted
down at the annual meeting. The 1909 list OF
1000 m was n monumental one. and. as
blessings quicken a. they take fight. there is
annoyance among the players that il il 20 be
discontinued. The expense OF making up
the list was considerable. but its benefits in
the opinion of these players would warrant
the Continuance of the lat In full. Aside from
It's value to open tournament committees,
the rating was of consequence TO the ordinary
players who met at golf links and settled the
oddS on which they should play by the pub
lished list.
In the open handicaps Of the NJ. q. A. season
three were won on the net par score. three
net scores were under the par and six we're
over the par. The summary was:
Lakewood. par 7s-S. X. de Forest. 81. 1913.
Gardsn CITY, par 20. 1852 for 80 holes-A. NJ. Rob
ST. Andrews, par 72-F. s. Kceler. So, 1910.
~hnsllTood' par 81. ls4 for 80 holes d. Bowers.
Apawsmis. par "a, las for 80 hoies-A. E. Taylor.
shinnGSoGs HIS. par IS, i4e for % hOles-Adrisn
HOLLYWOOD, par 72.G. p. Tiffany. 20. Al; F.. e.
DIAL, par 78--JsSon Rogers, a.. IA.
1877. D-IF.
p. Norris County; pa, 70. i's for 50 hOles-B. H.
Rich%ond County, par ~. la for 30 holes-H. C.
Lakewood. par "a. r. Huston, ~, 1914.
This was a splendid showing, Now, after
having set the lead in national golf handi-
should give up It's list. The Massachusetts
handicap list ia as lengthy and quite as COM
giiete. yet there are no protests from that
out the summary. The NJ. q. A, say the OBJ
~iectors. after having established a national
par basis. should not now become a back
slider.
The net winner. on the above did
not al%avs receive the cup. At Garden City.
eight cup. the handicap prize went to AID.
compton, OF Nestchester, with IT'S, i8-l5e.
AT nIn st nd andrews. while Keller received the
that he he'd played better than he knew
how This Is evidently a true statement.
for II recollection serves, Keller needed hut
one put on each of the last nine greens. At
the X HOLLYWOOD tournament Daubiny Brandreth
received a conditional rating of nine from
he had received a similar rating on the NJ.
&, A list With his eighteen handicap for
a net of lSl. As a matter OF fact he had re-
ceived no oricial rating. and under the rule
Brandreth should have been Obliged TO play
into the waste paper basket and Powers re-
celyed the cup. AT Deal Rogers won with a
score that beat the par by two strokes. He
mad been rated az fourteen, but the COMMITTEES
had no knowledge OF the improvement in
Hogers's, game due to assiduous play. As a
whole, the results OF the handicaps were a
compliment to the committee. They formed
an argument for the continuance OF the entire
list; no matter what the expense may be.
and the multitude of players who rely on the
list Tor their private matches stand ready
20 indorse the argument.
President Morgan OF the NJ. G. A. has ap-
pointed two committees. Paul Wilcox, Mont
clair; Simeon Ford, Apawamis. and John r.
committee, and Leighton Calkin,
Plalntield: f. j, Phillips. Dyker Meadows,
and + y Douglas. Apawamis. as the handicap