New-York tribune., 1909-12-15
Baseball Racing Football Golf Automoblng & Other Sports
INTEREST In GOLF
MANY QUESTIONS UP.
Four Clubs Apply for the
1mdtGm Tournament

Deimonicos last night. Those asking for
next years fixture we're the Morris County
Golf Club, Midland Golf Club. Fox HIns
Golf Club and aIontclair Golf club.
On behalf Of Morris County L. w Gar
retson stated that while the course was
not quite so long as some Of the others in
the district. il had teen and was stiH un-
dergoing many improvements so that by
the end Of May next the links would be in
every way thorough championship test
Rather than put the question 10 vote. T.
was agreed to refer il TO the executive
COMMITTEES for future action
There will also he change in the con-
orct Of the open championship tourna-
ment John NJ Ward moved that in future
the association should finance the hxtuzs
without aid from the club giving its
course, which was adopted after cousid-
cradle discussion.
Coincident with this Waiter j. Travis
endeavored to ave the association re-
strict the open tournament 70 PLAYERS in
the district At least "A dozen delegates
had something 70 ss-. the question az
issue being whether or not it would be for
the best interests OF the game to have the
affair open TO all. When put to 4 vote the
Travis motion vas lost. which means
that professionals from all parts Of the
country will still he eligible
A revision ot the par distances was also
decided upon. but the subject required
too much study to be settled definitely
last night. Leighton CaIkins explained
that since the present par bic went into
effect. IN 1902 or shortly after the advent
Of the rubber cored bah. distances at
tained by the players had greatly in
creased As a result he suggested the fol-
lowing scale:
Up 10 215 yards. par g. 21s 10 20 Yards
par ga; 25l TO 3se yards par =: ssi 10 45s
yards. par -: 45i to 575 yards. par 3: 575
to 500 yards par 51.; more than so yards.
par s.
The advisability OF codifying the local
rules was again brought up for discussion.
This was suggested at the meeting year
ago, but the committee allowed the ques-
ton 70 lie dormant. Adrian H Larkin
the president, spoke in favor OF II and so
did Mr. Travis. and the chances are that
something will be accomplished in the
near future
In accordance with custom the findings
OF the nominating committee met with no
opposition, and the secretary was instruct
ed 10 cast one ballot for the election OF the
following officers:
President. Adrian Fl. Larkin; vice-prssi-
dent, Frederick S. Wheeler: secretary.
Wynant D. Fanderpool; treasurer. Nor
timer y. Buckner
Executive COMMITTEES. Ffndlay s. Douglas
John Reid. jr., Harry '. Keep. James L.
Taylor. John NJ. Ward and the officers
named
According 10 the treasurers report the
association is able 10 boast of a balance
of sss1 Is. as against sSs2 10 a year ago.
thereby showing prosperous financial
condition despite the moderate dues and
the increased outlay caused by the asso-
ciatiOns open championship tournament.
In referring TO the inter-City matches for
the Lesley Cup. the seCretary's report con-
tained the following significant observation:
1T is noteworthy fact that whenever
a match was finished the players all played
the bye-hOlss in fOur-ball matches. which
would certainly indicate that the players
in these matches were strongly in favor
Of the four-ball matches in place OF the
foursomes"
The report also called attention 20 the
fact that on January /. 1909 the association
had a membership OF hfty-nine clubs Dur
ing the year the Country club OF West
chester rendered it's resignation. while the
Canoe Brook Country Club and the Forest
Hill Field Club were elected to member
ship, which makes total OF sixty clubs
now on the roll.
The report OF the handicap COMMITTEES.
consisting of J. E. Erickson. chairman:
F. T. Phillips and James r. Turner.
showed that two lists had been issued
The first was sent out on April / and con-
tanned 546 ratings. as against SIS last
year. The final report was issued in De-
cember. In commenting on the subject
Mr.. Erickson said:
For the third successive year the handf-
cap committee followed the plan of issuing
"A handicap list containing ratings up 10
only nine strokes. and are more firmly
convinced than ever that IL is the best
plan of issuing handicap list in large
association However, IN order 20 be made
serVlceaole. clubs giving tournaments
should follow the recommendation OF the
committee in regard TO printing the handi-
cap rule on circulars and requiring letters
from unrated players.
From the summary of handicaps for the
season and from the results in AT least
two tournaments il would appear that
club handiCa pperS we're not so careful as
they might have been I'm allotting hsndi-
caps. For example. in ore tournament an
unrated player from the home club won
the net score prize with a net score four
strokes under par. and the second best
net was made by another unrated home
tournament the handicap was won by a
rated player who was given a handicap
three strokes over that which he Is rated
a on the NJ. q. a list. The results as
whole. however. were fairly satisfactory
and II Is gratifying TO note that the great
or majority Of clubs followed the recon-
meudatiOn in printing the handicap rule
on their circulars.
The committee in addition to the dis
tributiOn OF the blanks. correspondence
etc. held eight regular meetings. al which
the time was spent passing upon reports
received from clubs and determining final
ratings.
were sent 10 CluhS on January 2. with the
request that they be returned on or before
January y. hut as usual. the committee
had more or less difficulty I'm securing the
reports. only sixteen were received on
time. but after writing TO the secretaries
OF the delinquent clubs. twelve more were
received. Then the names OF the twenty
one clubs still delinquent were published
In the newspapers and SIX more were re-
ceived. Finally. before going TO press with
the list, all but two clubs reported.
IL does seem 70 the COMMITTEES that clubs
should take little more interest in the
work of the handicap committee and do
their small part In making the work as
light a. possible: therefore We again make
the annual request. for the benefit OF next
years committee. that the handicap com
mittees OF the different clubs make a s,e-
cial eff Ort To send in their reports promptly
Also that thev read carefully the lnstruc-
tiOns in regard 10 making UP reports In
order that they may be as accurate as
possible.
There was a good sized meeting more
than half OF the sixty clubs in the asso-
citation being represented Among those