New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
COLE JOURNEYS.
Myopia Wants Open Cham Wonsh'p
IF Held an august.

N- I-eIlovee Morgan secretary of the United
States Golf Association announced last night that
the Nyopia Hunt Club, 'of Hamilton. Mass. had
sgnied its Willingness 10 offer its course for The
national omen championship tournament, provided
he held in the latter part of August II was
also stated that application for the women chail-
pionship had been received from the Allegheny
Country Club near Pittsburg This makes the
third application for the women tournament the
Philadelphia Country Club and the Chevy chase
Club of Washington. already being in the field.
August dates fer the open championship are not
acceptable to the Professionals Some years ago at
an annual meeting of the United States Coli Asso-
cation it was pointed out that the winning of the
open title was n valuable asset to q professional
when it early in the season. whereas there
little be gained in u financial way through
honors won toward the tail end Of the season
Mr.. Morgan also officially announced last night
that the Brae Burn Country Club had withdrawn
its application for the amateur championship
fact that was published in yesterdays Tribune.
This leaves the Garden City Golf Club. the Deal
Golf and Country Club and the Onwentsia club,
near Chicago. the remaining applicants AS
Onwentsia. according TO report. has idea Of get
ting the tournament before next year, it is evident
that the contest has narrowed down 70 the two met
ropoltan district organizations
Early indications point a large representation
Al the annual meeting Friday night Delegates
are coming town fully prepared to vote a
number of important questions Among those whose
names nave been duly recorded are the following:
Ransom H. Thomas. Morris eCounty Golf Club;
R. H. Robertson. Garden City Golf Club; Herbert
c. Leeds. Nyopia Hunt Club; Adrian II. Larkn,
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club; r W. Hunt, Glen
View Golf Club; \. P. Alvord Nassau Country
Club: James L. Taylor, Ekwanok Country Club:
Silas II Strawn Ex1noor Country Club; Alexander
Il. Britton, Chevy Chase Club; ]. W. Mckinley,
Columbia Golf Club; Leighton Calkins. PIainfield
Country Club; Joseph " Byrne. Deal Golf and
Country Club; DR.. Simon Carr. Huntingdon Valley
Country Club. and S. K. de Forest, Country Club
OF Lakewood.
One Of the questions which is certain to provoke
discussion among the delegates has to do with the
time for holding the amateur championship. The
Westerners a unit in favor of later date than
has been customary III recent years. They are par
ticularly opposed to the tournament being held ir
| July. Many of the amateurs in the Chicago dis
trict do not begin TO play in until well into
June, and they all claim that July is entirely too
early. They favor either August or September
| a glance back the records shows that tht
| championship has been held several times ir
| September. One objection to a September date j,
| the fact that at that of the year some q
the in far from their best condition be
cause Of the cras grass. July also has its disad
| yantages in the matter OF weather Thunderstorm
being frequent. AS proof of this, it is only neces
! sary 10 refer to the cloudbursts that marred tn
| championships at Garden City in 1900, Glen View
| in 1852 and again at Englewood in 1906.