New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
GOLF TALK In WEST
NOT SO RADICAL NOW.
Expansion Is the Plea AdUanced,
Not Rebellion.

In discussing the proposed action on the part of
the Western Golf Association with regard to chang
ing its name to the American Golf Association and
also the removal of all geographical boundary lines
The Golfers Magazine, in its current NUMBER
takes exception to the terms secession and re
be1lion' that have been used from time to time
! These proposed changess by the way, will be intro
| duced at the annual meeting of the Western Coli
Association Chicago tonight.
The purpose of the meeting is the election of of-
GERS and directors for the ensuing year, the award
ing of championship tournaments for 1898 10 be
played under the auspices of the association action
on an amendment the constitution and the trans
action Of such other business may come before
the delegates Each club. member of the associa-
tion. is entitled to be represented the annual
meeting by two voting delegates.
The editorial in The Golfers Magazine" reads
follows:
Much has been published in the Eastern news
papers about the proposed rebellion secession, etc.
ot the western Golf Association. There can be no
such thing as rebellion or secession by an indie
mas been ether than such. and 1t mas a perIecI
right to change its name and remove territorial
sion. no. It also has the right to formulate the
rules under which its tournament shall be con-
qured the Western Golf Association to issue spe-
cal rules This the case in the last open
allowing players to consider the soft mud. occa-
stoned by twenty days Of rain me same as cgs'ia sF
had the Western Golf Association committee been
Obliged to wait for permission from the United
States Golf Association before it made its own
rules to meet the conditions Of the course IN 0'
A new trophy and the details of its competition
will be announced at the coming annual H.etLLIs L
been made it will be clearly apparent to all tnat
it is question of choice e 2ui one ciation ci
peratve necessity for the Western lfolI
to formulate and announce It's own SpeCidt nc @ tor1
for bogie and par eomPeutlons 'hat al cImbs
petitions held by Western COZ AssoSlatiIn on eaun -
for this new trophy may he played under the Same
United States Golf ASSOCIATION N ~ oO6I I, rTes br0-
ing been distinct failure and the new Lues 4ba
viding no guide by which 10 play Sl'''
instead Of being charged with neresy rebellion
o1d a fauJ other high crimes and misdemeahoEs'
the Western Golf Association, on the COZ Coi't
should be praised for its high courage am aq Make
p,aar nd nIain lust bogie and par coIhPS,SSF P,S
tio9s 5ha akes 3e no attempt to orGate TuNs
except for the tournaments uilqe' - az thie Under
dicti6n and it has perfect Tlght 10 uo ''''' ~
The matter the adoption Of IS sPeT P6T6rFt 5f5 5sf6T
the annual meeting and the formula W oI sirec
rules should and proLapIy @ for mat procedure
win result better rules than c9IIa 9I,,,gs1Z-es e
rhera are a number of persons anxious 10 nv tSo
duce the proposition TO GanG5 TO remove all geo
oricsI BOUNDARY lines. This expansion mat. 80,
srobabiy will come before the meeting IN - t4e I19
proper constitutions aIenaliTLs in 1910 This
method Of procedure will give all CLUBS nsysItio1 yg
Tna in which t. consider the expansion triIc
Eafore voting on II. and the most deSlIeu s ~
{onis cannot object TO sucI q fr yood and
ser Tits is something which does not require
Taste but it is matter whicn does call dor POS pos
- scrtoD- and now is the accepted tIIle. ,',I
i've dctt,' cb member Of the association should
Ta AFFORDED the opportunity TO vote on te
Dbich cannot be done otherwise than through
constitutional amendment, ,.,,,,c,5- Iretructing
resolution will also he introduces l t tSe ~" hl;
the directors to prepare and ncorporate III ltg
laws definition of what constitutes a t pF I I'm
M to the editor. is clean cut posiIlFt , tIL
a,trniy free from the ambiguity and coullIJ5s9 u5
Ibic6 prevail in the United states Coli ASSoc'a
ton definition. , - Iii ,-eread in legisIa-
they are officers Of other assCCIatioIs
ILSS S IN cIose touch with the sentiment OF the cIuos
a. t1InIr raepeCtive organizations, ana Iht Us
- tbe ship OF state can safely be lett IN Ii'eir HUG
grIC