New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-01-18
GOLF PLUMS FOR EAST.
BIG JOURNEYS ALLOTTED
Nesc Plan Suggested for Playing
amateur Cham onship.

All three of national golf championship
tournaments this year will be held in the East
This was decided at the fourteenth annual meeting
OF the United States Golf Association held at Del
n7onicos last night. The amateur VIII De held al
Garden City. the wonens at the Chevy Chase
Club, at Washington and the open at Myopla Inc
dates for these tournaments have been leit 10 the
discretion Of the executive committee
The contenders for the amateur were the Garden
City Golf Club and the Deal Golf and Country
Club. r. H. Robertson spoke for the former and
Joseph u. Byrne for the latter When put 10 a
vote Garden City won by IS to 2.
Cutie a discussion arose over the won1ens toufna-
rnent W Fenowes Morgan. the secretary. read peti-
lions from the wornens associations OF Boston and
PHILADELPHIA in favor Of the Philadelphia Country
Club The women's Metropolitan Golf Association
also favored Philadelphia. In spite of these ap-
peals the plea of Alex Britton for the Chevy chase
Club carried the day. the vote being "a TO g.
The fact that a national tournament had never
been held in Washington, and also that the Wash
ington organization had asked for this champion
ship in vain on three previous occasions, seemed
TO have its effect on the delegates
AS for the open. il plainly stated that Myo-
pia in offering wanted the latter part OF
August a time that is believed TO be a trife late
for the best interests Of the game On the other
hand George c. Austin. in speaking for the Engle-
wood Golf Club. said that the latter would be
pleased take the tournament at any time the
committee thought best. The vote was p TO in
favor Of Myopia-
The ACCESSIBILITY Of holding the amateur cham
pionship September freely discussed
TIRE matter was left the committee.
A sweeping change suggested for the play
ing conditions OF the amateur championship tour
narnent, hut after = long discussion the question
referred TO the executive committee Inc
suggestion came in the way Of a carefully pre-
pared petition, which presented rather unex-
pectediy but with much force by the leading
players: The plan follows:
Monday-Eighteen holes, medal play. with sixty
four qualify.
h,,Ta- oGaI MA he
thirty-two players with the lowest scores for the
thirty-six holes to- qualify for the succeeding
rounds at match play.
Tuesday p. m--First round at match play at
eighteen holes.
Wednesday. Thursday. Friday and Saturday
Match play rounds at thrty-six holes.
This plan makes the tournament begin one day
earlier than usual provides tlirty-six hole
rounds, with the exception Of the first, which, &C
cording to golfers will furnish better test.
The petition headed by II. Chandler Egan. and
signed by q hundred OF the prominent players
the country from all sections and including Je-
rome D. Travers the national champion. and the
former champions. Macdonald, Whigham, Byers,
Douglas and Travis, presented by Sas II.
Strawn. II is doubtful If the leading players in
this country have ever come out so eInphatically
and with so much unanirty for any thing
latirg the game. This remarkable expression of
opinion was due TO the untiring efforts of H
Chandler Egan and 10 his determination
whether not the leading players agreed
with him this question. as he firmly believed
they would.
After submitting the plan. the petition went on
TO say:
We regard the system in use last year as having
less melt 1naa any waien has been tFiea' because
ments . national championship. VIZ: " d quick
elimination OF tne pouleE payers ana - lnlrt!-siA
ealibre
hundred forty players allowed pay for
whole days The 1iVe allotted to the tour
eTs who have absolutely no cnance. we drag our
81 though T S Two pn n an me me SO eqowd
that the medal play feature Of the game of golf
merit and purpose, Metal play IS exacting in
tense: ana while a me test OF shld qneef gGoa
small held. il is wearisome and lacking in substan-
as they are under the present system, which abso7
lutely fails TO accomplish the Chief object OF medal
field We see no justification for a system which
holes @eds a 50 is quite for R purpose
Vive the rs day should be permitted to play there
after. 1t may be that once in while a good man
w lseI IL IL does II will always indicate qualify
OF play for the time being; quite afseT T ct
honors viii hesitate TO take his chance OF qua4lfy-
Secondly. we are en1phatically in favor of thirty
six hole match play rounds BY dueSeay neon 1d me
ali OF championship timber, with only few strokes
seif-erideut therefore that the early rounds be
come Just as important as the last The two aoles'
W.snesaav morning there win be only sixteen
s5ass Savers an eiShteen hole round is not con
elusive test-in fact hardly fair test " hle luck
cannot and should De entirely eliminated tTotn
the game il is nevertheless fact that IL often
plavs altogether too prominent q part IN a snort
Iron5d whereas it seldom lasts throughout thirty
SIX match to upset skill Luck often goes all one
way in a short round but IN a long TogIlu elS ne
fonrnarnerts throughout the year-state, sectional
and Iocal-with short eighteen hole ROUNDS, afIora
ing abundant opportunity Ior Sport r t ti1 1
Bnt the blue ribbon event OF the year shCuid o7
I1e- is great He wears the proud title Of cham
Ton' for whole year 1t IS laconteS1s9ie SIC, a
The amateur championship OF tie nltea sSI,lSs
.bo,iS stand for supremacy in golf and not victory
merely TIE sole object should oe 10 deler,!L l
81 far as is possible in a single tocrhahhehl' WIZ
s. the hest amateur in the country .
The most common argument aganst tae 'ili NJ
six-boie match Is that a Inatch consists OF elSt
zen holes. But the rules define q match TO CON
sist OF round Of The Inks. efiIes IT. % If
-olf eensists If eighteen holes play. then surely
the hnalists should be MADE 10 pay me game; i
.a.as teefTnfny on Monday. But there is no force
in objection that SIX GAYS IS roc nv lecn Iflrs
are on the ground on Monday anyway, loT p lac-
tice rounds The great majority OF pySrS a III
even earlier Furtherfnore, y i q si4-Id. co1l
nsn1ent for only tEvo PLAYERS hve-day tourna-
Tnent fer only four four-aay tonr19f f 1IY
sixteen, All the others are eliminated at the end
Of the second day. As to the oiymp.c up conf conf
petition surely that ought not TO interfere WIN
the requirements Of our national championship
BESIDES the scores on the hTst round or on pom
medal play rounds. could be allowed to count Tor
The cup -, 49,, ,,,,,, u-, ,,.,a
proposed necessitates one elgheenhoie i1atch pay
roynd But that can hardly be avoided and the
evil is Fl least reduced TO minimum II mlgft
he first day. beginning match play at thirty-slX
holes Tuesday morning. 9nf neoa5 pay IS nT
that sixty-four should qualify in the first prelinl-
pary rcgRd 1t S9gq 4s RI Sy o naThs
ing round Tuesday tnot counting the nrst day