New-York tribune., 1909-03-07
TITLE PLAY AT RYE
GOLFERS THERE IN NAY.
4paramis Gets Metropolitan Tour
nament-Other Dates Set.

The annual championship tournament Of the
Metropolitan Golf Association Will be held over
the links Of the Apawamis Club, at Rye. \. Y, on
May 26, q, IS and - This IS in accordance with
the usual custom OF selecting the latter part of
May and It IS also announced that the conditions
will the same last year.
Incidentally. ". p. Vanderpool. the associations
secretary. has given ont n long list OF open ana
invitation tournament dates, and 1t is now prac-
tically certain that the coming season hereabouts
viii be one Of the busiest on record in a competi-
tive way The first official dates are those awarded
10 the Fox Hills Golf Club for an open tournament
on May l3. "A and 10. The Nassau Country Club
apDears next for an invitation affair, on May 20
q and - This is likely To come as a surprise IL
the Women's Metropolitan Golf Association, which
had expressed a desire to hold its championship
tournament there n the spring. As Vet the women
association has not heard officially from Nassau,
but in the event Of the formers annual event
going to the Long Island club conflict In dates
may result with the mems metropolitan, for the
women known To prefer the latter part of May
The Wykagyl Country Club VIII hold forth on
June 10 Il and p while the Apawamis Clubs mid
summer invitation gathering has been arranged
for July / and ,. On September @ q and p the
Morris County Golf Club Will give Its annual IN
yitation tournament. but there is some doubt as
to the exact dates for the MontclalT Golf Club
open meeting. II viii either be held on September
"a October and . or the following week, october
= and 9.
The last time the metropolitan championship was
decided at Apawamis in 1eG, when F1ndlay ;
Douglas defeated Charles Il. SeeIy in the final
round. SeeIy won his present title II year ago at
Baltusrol. The next championship VIII begin with
a thirty-six hole medal play qualifying round. the
hest tbirtv-two TO continue at the match game.
Cups have been provided for the defeated sixteen
in the first championship round. and also IoT sew
eraI other slxteens. There will be the usual team
four-bal competition on Friday ana the iheudl PiHy
handicap the last day
Jerome D. Travers, the national amateur cham
uion was a guest the annual dinner Of the
Freight Traffic Golf Association at the Waldorf
Astoria on Friday night. Besides the title holder
several other we'll known persons spoke during the
evening There was a business meeting of the or
zauIzation in the afternoon. at which the follow
ing officers for 1863 elected
President D. +. Hurd. Standard on Company :
secretary and treasuerer J . Martdn Lfani
factlrers: vlce-presdents, {. f. SeeSeT oI .HoI.
Pacific Railway, New York; D. r BATES amer ~ cd ~
smith yice-president Nashville, Chattanooga St
Louis Ralway NasnYef, ,cfance 6S5I,, St LOUIS W
s Howell. Chicago milwaukee, * 81 15id dui ifSs 6is
tt 49, O"iooinnati. II T. Mcclellan Wabash Rail
Patch pate NeW Yofk " B. Biddlc Rock Island sys-
vile Raivyay Louisville; J. A McNanghton Sud-
ahy Packing Company; Omaha !. ,. "a am e
ISk BsE,lS q ssnfa Fe system New York George Nor
ton Chicago Burlington q Qgincy ay' ttar"ay' ON
csgo csgo = l. smith, general Eastern freight agent
Seahoara Ar IT. lhe ebicago: F. B. Montgomery. Ma
,ionai Harvester Company. 'mcaS9 - , ID r3ii
way Cincinnati u aJ n, CyoP Yopk O. r. Capps. Sea
board AIR Line NorfoIk. v a.. anu - '"' ~
Pere Marquette Railway DeToi''
The executive committee selected the Localities
for the three tournaments tnat have been fixtures
since 1900 dates be announced later Inc SliiiE
tournament viii be at Hot Springs, va IN nay
the summer meeting at course near Ne" lorA
and The fall one Chicago course.