The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-12
corr.
Clubs ASK for championship w 20
Elect New Haven.

Applications for the amateur champion
ship for 1908 thus far received by W. Fell
loves Morgan. secretary Of the United States
N,Otf Association. have been mad by the
Onwentsia club. Lake Forest. H.. the place
Of the contest when n. NJ. Hartman won;
Garden City Golr Club. which had the tour
nament in 1900: Deal Golf and Country Club,
where go started In the open event last Au-
gust, and the Brae Burn Country Club. West
Newton. Mass. where the women held their
championship In 1875.
The only application for the open cham
piOnship is from the E~nglewOod Golf Club.
which can point 20 the successful amateur
championship 81 1000 as proof OF the nbiI-
ity to handle a national ournament The
wOmen's championship II wanted by the
Philadelphia Country Club and the Chevy
Chase club OF Washington. The former
club held the women tournament In Is0D.
hut chevy Chase has never held the event,
although several times a bidder, and In 1904
losing on the vote to the Merton Cricket Club.
Under the rule adopted last year The names
Of all the clubs TO apply for the champion
ships viii bc sent out in the official call for
the annual meeting. which Ia TO be In this
ely an January ". The information will
enable the delegates TO come 10 he tneeting
prepared to vote for u choice. but II will still
rest with them TO leave the choice to the
executive committee or to name FOR any
championship q club not mentioned among
the advance auplicsnts. ihe a.. \. e. 4.
executive committee IL working On The Amer
iCan suggest ions to he wade 20 the rules
revision committee of the ROYAL and Ancient
t;Olf club of ~. Andrews. but matters are
not advanced enough 70 make = publ" re-
port II IL is decided to do so before submitting
The compilation to the British committee.
Mrs. &. L.. TiNanv presided at the executive
committee meeting Of the WOmen's Metro
pOlit an Golf dissertation Yesterday in the
absence Of the president. Mrs. v. Pcndlpton
Rogers. The interoiuh trophy was awarded
tn The team CnptniuPd by Mrs. -. +. lPt eTts
and each of the eighteen PLAYERS 10 take part
in the matches for her team will receive y
medal. 10 cup for the member making the
great est score bv points through attendance
~ the sea sons tournaments and matches
was won Nv Mrs. Lclerts.
The committee voted to admit the New
Haven Country club 10 membership at the
annual meet ,ng IN February aud anv other
clubs that NAV apply lOCat cd bet ween New
Haven and New York. The limit Of the
nSsoCiatiOn's TERRITORY VIII not be enlarged
in other directions hut Onlr TO include the
New Haven and Intermediate country.
cine reason VhV the mems Met rOpOlitan
C;Olf AS~OCiatiOn voted Rt the annual meet ing
on Tuesdav night not 10 admit the Nov lIaVcn
Country club was that u was a member Of
the important { onnecticut Coll association,
aud u would be iuIudiClOus TO breah into
The territory Of That league. ~ there il no
WompnS Connecticut GOlf AssOciation this
action does not biud the MomPn's Met rOpOli-
tan COLI ksSOGiatiOn 10 y similar pOlicv Or
exclusion. Instead ~ the New hRvcn Dlav-
era have been liberal supporters Of the
IS OmeniS tournaments about New NOTk aud
have gone to considerable trouble to hold
omen tournaments for women each season.
the Women, Metropolitan Golf Association
committee deem Il Only fair 10 ele,i the New
Haven Country club TO fnll membership