Evening star., 1908-01-18
THROUGH CITY
PASSES

cago the whole matter was referred to
the executive committee with power and
the committee decided to continue the ex-
listing conditions. After the Cleveland
tourn ament last July Egan had talk
with leighton Calkins. who has been
known for years to favor weedfng-out
round on Monday. and all-36-hole matches
for the thrty-two or sixteen players sur
viving Tuesdays play. !
Egan asked him why something was not
done to better the conditions. and Calkins
said it was because the players them
selves. for all that had appeared. were
content. and for that reason he himself
had voted in the committee to continue
the existing plan of play. although he re-
garded it as without merit He told Egap
further that he believed 1t TO be up to the
players 20 ask for a change If they really
wanted it. He thought the committee had
acted wisely in deciding not to change
the plan and. in fact he thought it ought
not to be changed without an out-and-out
demand from the. players themselves.
Egan said that he was convinced that the
players would welcome a better plan and
that he intended to take the matter up
himself and ascertain their views. At his
request Caikins wrote out statement of
the defects in the. present plan. together
with a substitute plan which sos exactly
accorded With Egan's views that they
We're embodied by him in his petition. The
players and the change viii undoubtedly
be made. ~ H.. a
AS usual, the ticket presented by the
nominating committee, consisting Of
James l.. Taylor, chairman; Hugo r.
tombstone and A. r. Gates, was elected
without opposition, and the secretary was
requested to cast one ballot as follows:
Local Man Vice President.
President. Daniel .Chauncey, Garden
City Golf Club: vice presidents. Silas II.
Strawn., AIidlot THAN Country Club, and
Alex. Bgitton.S Chevy Chase Club: secre-
tary. w. Fellows Morgan. Ba1tusroI Golf
Club: treasurer. Samuel Y. Heebne, Phil
adelphia Cricket Club.
Executive committee. the foregoing off,
GERS and Leighton Calkins. Plainfield
Arsenal Golf Club: Herbert jacques.
Country Club Of Brookline and c. F.
Thompson. Homewood Country Club.
The annual report of the executive COM
mittee as read by W. Fellows Morgan,
the secretary was in part as follows:
"On December !, 1906, the membership
of the association was As associate and
23I allied clubs. making total OF 2SO IN
ALL On, December i, 1907. there were 2SI
clubs. the result being due to the election
of eleven Sailed and the resignation OF
four allied clubs.
designations were received from the
Kenilworth Golf Club, Nyack Country
Club. .Swannanoa Country Club and the
Washington Golf Clue.
THAT the association is in good finan-
cial condition and economically managed
is shown by the report of the treasurer.
from which we see that the total receipts
for the year have been $6,322.O5 and the
total disbursements S5,52J.96 showing a
net gain for the year Of $796O7.
This good showing is mainly due TO
the action of the executive committee IN
cutting down the appropriation to the
clubs holding the amateur and the wom-
ems CHAMPIONSHIPS, the former having
been reduced from $500 to $1,000. and the
latter from $50 to $500. 1t may be inter-
esting to note that Of the entire disburse-
ments of $500 over 81, 500 was for prizes
and for expenses of the championship
tournaments, leaving about $1,1Oo TO the
current expenses of the year