The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-05
GOLfING SCHEDULES,
Amateur Championship In the
West Increases Interest.
MANY CONFLICTS IN FIXTURES

List Of National Tournaments From
April to oetobsr-Womsn's Meeting
In PhiIadeiphia-ceurses For Cham
pionship Events.
With the dates and places fixed for
the national golf championships there
are still a number Of important events
requiring the attention of those ap-
pointed to look after such matters:
but. apart from these. the list as It
stands makes fairly interesting study.
So far the Boston district has been re-
markably silent, but this Is not sur
prising considering there are 80 many
ruling spirits. AS compared to this
lethargic state of the Bostonians the
metropolitan and western bodies have
been working overtime recently. The
latter organization has practically as
signed all Of Its leading fixtures and
has supplemented these with list Of
club tournaments that bids fair to
keep the golfer hard at work when he
does get start.
Indeed, there Is every indication
that the coming season will be the
busiest from a competitive standpoint
in the history Of the game In the west.
1t is also worthy Of note that, with the
exception Of the competition for the
Tom Morris Memorial trophy, which
Is fixed for June 1G the events already
scheduled for the Chicago district will
take place for the most part through
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Beginning July s. the Westward Ho
club VIII hold three day tournament,
and the following week the Glenview
club will devote four days to IN invi-
tation tourney. This will be followed
on July "a by the team match among
the Exmoor. Onwentsia. Glenview and
Midlothian clubs for permanent pos
session Of the Marshall Field trophy.
the trustees of the Field estate having
refused to further support the contest.
and two days later the westerners will
embark on a week Of golf that will
decide who Is to be amateur champion
OF the Western Golf association for
the year. A four day invitation event
will also be managed by those who
look after the affairs Of the Skokie
club during the first week Of August,
and Immediately behind this will conc
the Chicago city championship under
the auspices of the Jackson Park Golf
club.
The western junior championship
and the womcn's western champion
ship will finish out the month. In
deed. the latter extends from Aug. 81
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right up to the amateur championship
of the United States Golf association,
which is to be held at Wheaton, ILL.,,
from Sept. 6 to IL. When this big
event has been decided interest Will
merely switch around to the western
open championship at-Skokie the fol
lowing week. MNny Of the college
golfers will. however. be denied the
opportunity Of entering the open tour.
nament. as the intercollegiate cham.
pionship starts at Apawamis the same
week.
Many Of the western clubs have still
to announce their dates. so that the
season In the middle west will be even
buster than the present fixtures indi-
cate. The cha mpionship season has
already commenced If the doings in
the south are to be considered. and
almost from now on TO the end OF
April some title or other will be the
means Of gathering the golfing legions
together.
To revert again to the northern
schedule. it is distinctly unfortunate
that so many Of the local organizations
should have decided on the last week
in May for their championship games
In the metropolitan district alone three
such meetings are scheduled. and I'M
less something drastic is done the in
| dications are that there will be dea
| too much golf Of serious nature
| about this time.
After the three day invitation tour
nament OF the Wykagyl club. which
unfortunately has been scheduled FOL
| the same week rs the women will b.
settling the destination of the Easter
championship and Griscom cups a
Baltusrol. the event Of the year viii
be held at Englewood June "a and 2;
to decide the blue ribbon holder of thu
golf links for 1909. With the profes
sionals gathered in the metropolitan
district this will be another excellen
opportunity to give the New York golf
ing public q treat similar to that EN-
joyed last year by the tournamen
promoted by the Scottish American
Golf club on Van Cortlandt park.
| September will be rounded out b,
the Western Pennsylvania Golf asso
citation championship at the Alleghen.
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| Oct. will ind the women assemble'
at the Merton Cricket club, Philadel
phia, for the championship Of tn
United States. This fixture Is tw
weeks in advance of last years date
but even ut this 1t viii be too late I
allow Of many Of the younger player
entering. Some Of the schoolgirl play
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