New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
GOLFERS PLEA HEARD
NETV SYSTEM ADOPTED.
Dates 4Hotted for the Cham pionship
Tournaments.


signed by . hundred of the best known amateur
golfers in the country at the annual meeting Of
United States Golf Association on Friday rec
onfnendng n different system OF conducting the
amateur championship tournament was adopted
yesterday by the executive committee of the asso-
citation.
At the executive session Daniel Chauncey lost
time in bringing this important question to n
speedy settlement by reminding the other members
that plan had been presented at the request Of
the leading amateurs of the country. He there
fore recommended its adoption. The other COM
mitteemen took the same view with the result that
it was adopted without dissenting voice. The
plan follows:
Monday-Eighteen holes, medal play, with sixty
qualify.
Tuesday Tnorning-Eighteen holes medal play,
the thrty-tvo players with the lowest scores for
the thrty-six holes to qualify for the succeeding
rounds at match play
Tuesday afternoon-First round al match play at
eighteen holes.
Wednesday. Thursday. Friday and Saturday
Match play rounds at thirtysiX holes.
1t seemed to be the general feeling among golfers
yesterday that pretty nearly the ideal system has
been found There is only Improvement that
a few have TO suggest and that is to so still fur
ther and make all the match play rounds thirty
six holes The adopted plan however, provides for
only eighteen hole match play round. to take
place the afternoon of the second day.
The executive committee also determined the
dates the three national tournaments The
amateur championship viii be held at Garden City
September Il 19 inclusive This meets with
the ideas of Western golfers who have maintained
that q July date was entirely too early, for the
that it afforded little time for prepara
tion. II is believed that later pressure will be
brought to bear TO have this tournament held at
fixed time every September.
The womens championship at the Chevy Chase
Club, of Washington. will take place October 10
10 "a. inclusive and. according to Alex. Rritton,
the weather Washington is usually delightful
at that time Mr.. BrittOn also stated that the
women need have no fear to the hospitality "f
the Chevy Chase Club. and he also predicted that
the players would be we'll pleased with their
reception they would he willing to return
there next year.
W Fellowes Morgan. the association secretary.
who had SO earnestly clampioned the cause of the
Philadelphia Country Club. stated yesterday that
he wished understood that he had no personal
interest in the matter and that he was simply
speaking for a majority OF the women players
The open championship at Myopia will claim at
tention on August p and IS. with III" usual condi-
tiors of seventy-two holes medal play This makes
the fourth time for the open over the Hamilton
The dinner preceding the annual meeting on Fri
day had the best representation Of present and
mast officials Of any AFFAIR OF its kind In the his
tory OF the organization. Since the beginning OF
the United States Golf Association thirty-eight in
dividuals have served the executive committee,
and of these less than nineteen attended me
dinner They follows:
Daniel Channcey. Ransom II. Thomas, G r.
Macdonald. Herbert Leeds. Adrian II barkin.
Leighton Cakns. W. Fellowes Morgan HerDert
Isouns G; Herbert Windeicr. r. II. Robertson, H.
q Talradge Robert Page Kerr. W. Il. Thomas,
John Reid ST. II. J. Whsham Samuel y He"hner.
Alex Britton. Silas H Strawn ana G. r NiIl"ts-
OF the thirty-sigiIt who have served only w"
have dIed-Theodore Havemeyer the first pr'si,
dent and Theodore Sheldon. All the Iofiher Pfes'-
dents attended the dinner
Anropos of the annual gathering. II has been sus-
aested that the business meeting might better pe
held in the late afternoon. TO be- followed by
.,,h.-r,rtiou dinner This would he open TO all
golfers belonging TO clubs in tho organization
whether associate allied
Asit 1. now, the contention has been made that
the meeting starts late. For instance, on FIJI
day night the meeting not called to order unt
nearly g o o'clock-alnnost hour later than the
schedule with such tardv start little time is
left for discussion after the regular routine ousi
ness has been disposed Of. and as result questions
Of more or less importance are either rushed
through or sfdetracked altogether With a dinner
following the business meeting exhaustive in
terchange OF ideas could be had that would be
valuable TO the executive committee in its future
deliberations various questions.
Ravr,ond Greene OF Passaic was elected
president Of the Yountakah Country Club at the
annual meeting last night. f. l.. Pierce and Percy
Jackson were elected vice-presdents. r. T. Kip
and V L. Mason secretaries, J. S. Kilgour treas
urer H. c. Giles captain The following trus-
tees and committees were appointed:
Trustees until 19Og-George A Milne. George Ryalf
and L. s Goodspeed; until 1870 w. S. Benson, p. S.
Ashby and William Lyall; until 1911, II. G. Giles.
". J. Berg and s. A. Magic.
House Committee-Dr. II. G Reynolds. chairman:
William Abbott, L. s Goodspeed, J. b Ackerman
and A. L. Clark.
Greens committee--H. G, Giles. chairman. c. II.
Helfrich, E. ". Herrck. 8 A. Magic and F. l..
Pierce.