The sun., 1908-12-14
UNITED SYATESGOLFAFPAIRS
AS TO PLAN TO DO AWAY WITH
NOMINATING COMMITTEES.
In the Air That Boston Course viii
Get the Amateur-Odd That western
Application Genes From Chicago
and Net OnWentsis Club-GosslD.


Get the Amateur-Odd That western
Application Genes From Chicago
and Net OnwentSis Ciub-Gesslp.
What the ultimate object of the amend
ment to do away with the nominating COM
mittee may. be. the "nigger In the woodpile"
probably will come out at the annual meet
ing OF the United States Golf ASsocis ton
on January 0, J. W. Mckinley Of the CO.
lumbia Golf Club, Washington who submits
the amendment. has not hitherto figured
In golf legislation. The support given to
Chevy Chase by the Chicago clubs in Its
application last year for the women's cham
pionship indicated sympathy between the
Southern and Western players.
One theory regarding the amendment
10 that having despaired Of ever getting a
Western man for president through the
nominating committee an attempt Ia to
be made to elect one at the general meeting.
The business now transacted at the meet
ing carries 1t UP to a late hour. and to in
crease the work would necessitate an all
night session, II will require two-thirds
vote to pass the amendment. and this is
far harder to gain than a majority vote.
Regarding the championship applications.
II Ia deemed odd the Western application
for the amateur should come from the
Chicago Golf Club and not the 0nwentsia
Club. The latter was an applicant last
year. and IL was then said merely to get
before the golfers to be In line to ask for
the amateur with persistency this time.
The special reason why onwentsia wanted
the tournament. II was said then, hinged
on the fact that the first amateur cham
pionship to be won by home bred player
occurred there In 1890 and 1t would be q
sort of celebration to hold the even again
q decade later.
Also there is not an applicant for cham
pionship from a Massachusetts, club, and
and II is also strange that the Allegheny
Country Club. which asked for the women's
last year. is for this meeting I'm the dumb
division. Myopia gained the open last year
without making an early bid, the Engie-
wood Golf Club. which had complied with
all the advance conditions, being outvoted
on the ballot. Perhaps Boston club may
bid for the amateur. now that Herbert
Jaaues is to be president in the hope OF
making a similar runaway race of 1t,
By districts the amateur championship
has been held seven times on the Metro
politan Golf Association courses, five times
In the middle West-four at Chicago and one
a, Sewea5dpncs at Atlantic Sty ana 0hSs
City this year. the 1909 contest would seem
due to the West unless a Massachusetts
club claims it. for a. that State never has
The tn Chicago Chicago coli Cub, Deal coli and coSne
try Club and Nassau Country Club.
The venue of the womens championship
Is this time a metropolitan course and the
only two applicants are the Nassau Coun-
try Club and the Country Club OF Lake wood,
is ready only In the early spring OF late fall.
Washington had the tournament this year,
Chicago in 1907 and Boston in 1903. The
L.. aknn
Philadelphia in 1907 and Chicago in 1900. 50
that a metropolitan course seems now in
order. The applioations fled are from the
last year: Nassau Country Club and the
Chicago Golf Club.
Two of the three championships went last
e the esry NoboSS 10
what will happen this time. but il is in the
air that Boston course will get the amateur
and the womens go to Philadelphia club,
events from either district. and the selec-
open to the metropolitan district.
Amateur. golf on the WHOLE has not been
S9ys ny sHss &2H Ius.sS,ed in rhs It's
held their own well and there is no sign Of
any bright peculiar star among OI IN me you younger
pionship. but Mr., .Lassen can hardly, be
called a young golfer, as he has played in
the smHseur several hn1ssD ,ss P55svSps re II
in the final. is also a we'll known player.
There is an undoubted lesson that all golfers
may learn from Mr.. Lassens victory. IL
in to leave nothing to chance and TO take
infinite pains about every stroke, Capt.
Hutchison told me Of an incident which
occurred when he was playing Mr. tassen
which will illustrate this very well IL had |
been dull morning when suddenly the sun |
came out brilliantly. MIR, Lassen had long |
ish put to hole. and he was addressing him
self to the ball when the sun appeared. |
The light, reflected from his putter. an
npyed him. Back he ran to q bunker, got |
some wet sand. which he sprinkled on the
put. He is a stropg. albeit ugly. driver, and
] splendid holer6ut. and it was by his put
ter that, Traviswise, he won.'
G. Herbert Windeler has been nominated
Tor the fourth term as president Of the Mas
sachusetts Golf Association. and he has
ion. The annual meeting viii bo held al
he Exchange Club. Boston, on January ii;
The annual dinner for the delegates and
he meetinE. This reunion Of the State
players Is always an enjoyable occasion.
rhe ticket in full is:
President. q. Herbert wipdeer; Country Club.
ey Country Club: treasurer. Edmund =. conant.
lesper County Club; secretary. Richard u.
IT, Fan River Golf Club: Edward A. Wilkle
lllston Coli Club: c. Z. Stickney. Springfield
,ountry Club: c. T. Crocker. Jr. Alpine Golf
,lub; c. ]. Travelli Brae Burn Country Club.
Last Saturday afternoon the Bsltusrol
Tub held it's annual meeting at the club
louse and elected the following governors
or 1909: Louis p. Bayard. Louis p Bayard,
IT,. Charles b, .Beckwith; !. Edgar Bull,
samuel P. Dayidge. John Farr, .Adolphe de
Barry, Louis Miller, William X. Morgan,
Harold ". Hack. Charles Ii. Stout. A. Fridge
aiacf. W. p. Smith, c. j. sullivan. T.. q:
+. f.. Walker. G. W. rogers and
/. r. Reid. There will be new house COM
nittee, made up OF Messrs Hack aud Riach,
,ut the officers will remain as before. namely:
President. Louis =. Bayardi vice: president,