The sun., 1906-02-02
LOCAL GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
SMALL HOPES FOR AN OFFICIAL
". G.. A. TOURNAMENT.
Poverty an Excuse for Turning Down tho
Prof Believes SOme
Club VIII Step Into the Breach--Not
Enough Local Pride Palm u .acl PLY

| There Is no chance for an open champion
! ship in the Metropolitan Golf Association this
| year unless some club will tender its links
and agree to find tha prize money. Prac-
tically this is the situation that existed at
the annual meeting last year. when only the
energy of the Fox Hills Colt Club made it
possible to hold the competition. II was
the first recognition Of professionals by the
| Metropolitan Golf Association. and the Fox
| Hills Golf Club footed all the bills. President
Chauncey has stated that the Metrop oiitan
| Golf Association has no money to spend on
an open championship.
At the meeting Lionel II. Graham made
I strong plea for recognition of the local pro-
! fessionals. The treasurer had reported
cash surplus OF $3.50. yet Grahan's motion
| that the NJ. G.. A. hold an open championship
and expend $500 for prizes was voted down.
Then Henry ". Hayden of knollwood saved
| the day by moving that the executive COM
| mittee give its sanction to such a tournament,
! provided club might be found to hnance
! It. which the delegates adopted
| This year the casa balance will not be so
| large. as the NJ. q. A. has mad new and ar
| uKiy device. and the cost Of luncheons for the
! Philadelphia and Boston teams In the match
anua a2I al dues are mp,ed fup to as there is
| need for large surplus, and II they SO de-
sired the delegates could rs'ss more than
! by $40 assessment on the hfty-tnree clubs
| In membership.
by an open championship each fall is tnat
| 1t gives to aspiring youngsters an oppor-
tunlty to reveal their merit and to to gain nn,,
! petition between the older hands Is an object
, lesson TO the amateurs. especially TO those
Alec Heck Ism Smith a'a and ID VIII Anderson had 70 play
on tic for the title at Fox Hills, the sen.
ion the oy OF ,6s
, Ilalnheld Country Club. II the open cham
pionshp is repeated there mas be some otner
At Al the meeting tuesday night. Lionel H,
Graham viii renew his motion Of last year,
ship siin, ar and Il should it be lost he w try for
sanction of such tournameent If club VIII
volunteer to a nanaage as;e,n,s It, The matter Will
Last year, when the executive committee
received power to sanction such. such to tourna- In-
Hills Golf Club. The latter Intended to give
81 900 in prizes. but the, NJ &. 4. committee.
1t Is umdsrstood asked that the ppt pTllpes nnt 6e
be too hard to follow in keeping up the CON-
petition. This may be construed as taGit
and. should the delegates do so, the. NJ. G. A.
viii only be following the example OF younger
| Of PhiIadelrhia, Massachusetts Golf Associa-
| ton and the Western Pennsylvania Golf
There ,re'TS win never be surplus available
for enterprise in the tournament way, vas
remark by Secretary, Ca!kips. until the
| NJ. u. a. nnes are idiseu lo nave, an dsSy-
citation, worthy Of the name, | would include
| all of New Jersey and the territory in New
York and Connecticut within 100 miles. and
gradually work up the dues to $50 or $25.
of note sSafsy st TO 'PRRss Rs P SPPHSa the 6sm Fs1
local pride among its members. He said:
Practically the PhiladeIphla and Metro
potan ,oEsanilaIons started t9bgcttheri, tb in
ton OF golf and the upbuilding of the United
states Golf Association. The former. has
still no rivals sn its rembers are loyal
RseIout and Hudson River, golf associations
II is a kingdom divided against tself. with
the inevitable falling Of In local pride and
elannshness NY plan hi M9nd 4, be to- to eonhne Inc
York, Long. Island and Westchester county.
The title Metropolitan would then mean
something and to belong to such league
would be an honor worth fight.
PALM BEACH. Fla. Feb; THE qualifying
to-day. C. B, Cory won the lowest gross
score prize In The auaiifying round The
,cond sixteen for the Consolation cup. The
following are the scores:
C, b. Cory 7s: D. +. Dana IL c. G. Worthlngton.
Il G i6nsey 49, p 10 wa,srma ,s n " 7s; A p GIapp
ington, 81; Sidney Maddox. 81 D, Lloyd, s,; John
Moler Jr.. si G. c. Christian 81: J. W. johnson. So
sn MsIsos st g. S " f. soton 81 s. SssSp 3
G y; Fowler; n, 50; F; r Goodyi1 80; J. G. paw $,
h5sEins 5ohnson No. o. s Ednund Goe. s
Prtty St nan H o. J. Il RsmicS. o. j. b. spsrsar. Spa ios
O. NJ. Roberts. lo2 C. McC Reeves, los: II J. Sacks,
los W. II. Williamson. lo5.
HORSE SALE ENDS,