New-York tribune., 1910-04-19
GOLF VAIL FROM WEST
Date for Women's Championship
the. Cause This Time.
TRAVERS NAMED TO START
Onetime Champion Enters with
Herreshoff for Tourney at
Lakewood.

In the current number Of The Golfers
Magazine Crafts w. Higgins takes the
executive COMMITTEES OF the United States
Golf Association to task for selecting the
second week in October as the time for
the women's national championshi? tourna-
ment. to be hel0 over the links Of the
Homewood Country Club. near Chicago.
This time has always been in accordance
with the wishes of a majority of the
women, for the reason that summer
date would find many away at seashore
and mountain At any rate, Mr.. Higgins
writes as follows:
The United States Golf Association ex-
ecutive committee. in selecting the second
week in October for the womens cham
pionship at Homewood. apparently wanted
to make sure OF getting poor greens and
having the odds largely in favor of very
disagreeabls golfirg weather. 1t was stated
that the award was made TO HomewOod in
order TO give encouragement TO Western
women golfers. The late date is reported
TO have been fixed. as usual, TO suit the
wishes OF some New York women.
The metropolitan district furnished two
qualiieTs at Chevy Chase in 1905. and the
same number Mt Merton last October. No
New York women appeared ON the sceue
at Wheaton In 1893. but the number was
increased to one entraut at Midlothian in
1901. Estimation by these figures would
make it reasonably hopeful TO expect the
entry list at Homewood to contain as many
as two New Workers
by October all the Western girl players
who are attending school and college will
have taken their departure TO the scenes
OF thei- studies, ana their loss probably
eTs from New York II is pertinent
question to ask. Does an October date for
a women's golf championship I'm the West
advance the best interests OF the game IN
the section of the country where the
tournament. is held: Also. should not the
United States Golf Association endeavor
to encourage the girl players, those who
i'm the future are to be expected to fill the
entry listI woman's life from twenty TO
thirty is oft more apt to be devoted 10 the
cares and responsibilities attending wife
hood than of golf. and should not the fair
sex be afforded all the opportunities posi-
ble before attaining the age Of twenty
years. 20 participate in the national cham
pionship. something which ar October date.
that usually selected. prevents"
Competitive golf for junior members Will
be encouraged at the Upper Montclair
Country Club this season. as several con-
tests for boys less than sixteen years old
have been announced. The committee also
calls attention to the fact that an unusually
attractive lot OF prizes have been donated.
Glass B tournaments will be given practi-
calIy as much attention as those in the A
division. and as an additional incentive ex
ira cups have been offered for members
IL, har Of he
season will begin on April 90 and continue
until Thanksgiving Day.
Fixtures up to and including July are
as follows:
April SO-Ei ighteen-ho1e medal play handi
cap. prizes for lowest gross and net scores
May 7-Handicap VS. bogie. eighteen holes.
each player to receive four-f1fths his medal
allowance. first and second prizes.
May 1-Classes A and & 1s-ho.e medal
play handicaps, with net score prizes.
MAY 21-Eighteen -hols medal play hardi
cap qualifying round in spring tournament,
first eight to qualify for spring cup. next
eight for a second cup and third eight for
a special prize.
May 2S-F1rst match play round IN spring
tournament.
May -Mornng-Semi-fna match play
round in spring tournament. 1s-hole medal
round i'm spring tournament; second medal
handicap for both classes; special prizes
for lowest net and lowest gross selected
scores. eighteen holes. from morning and
afternoon rounds.
June 2-Women's 1s-hole medal play ham
dicap with gross and net score prizes.
Jure 4-Eighteer-hole handicap VS. bogie.
each player to have four-hfths Of his medal
allowance.
jung linked foursome 1s-ho!s medal
plsy handicap.
June 1S-Juniors' 1s-hoe medal play han
dicap for boys, under sixteen years old.
June 25-Men's four-balI competition. IS
hole medal play handicap. total scores to
count
July 2-Third medal play handicap in
Glasses \ and r.
July EThirty- -six-hole medal play quail
flying round for governors cup. eighteen
holes in the morning aud eighteen In the
afternoon: lowest sixteen net scores fo- the
double round to qualify; special prize for
lowest net morning score, another for the
lowest net IL the afternoon, and a third
for the lowest net for thirty-six holes; there
will also be a low gross prize for the day.
Jerome ID. Travers. OF MOntclaiT. and
Fred Herreshoff. OF Garden City, have en-
tered for the invitation tournament at the
Country Club OF Lakewood on Thursday
Friday and Saturday OF this week. The
fixture will attract its usual large field. and
the fact that four sixteens have been pro-
vided for makes IL certain that a goodly
number OF the starters viii be busy through
out.
There is a general feeling I'm the Eastern
Golfers Association that the next cham
pionship tournament should be held in the
summer. instead OF the fall. II is under
stood that a July date will be the choice
when the organization has its meeting in
May. While no course has as yet been Sc
lected. the probabilities are that some club
in the metropolitan district will secure the
attraction
Preparations are making by the Fox Hills
Golf Club for an extra heavy entry for It's
invitation spring tournament. on May Il,
l3 and IL. Those who have played there
recently say the course never appeared In
better turf
There viii be spring tournament at
the Nassau Country club this year, but a
fan date will undoubtedly be announced
later. Play TO the short pond hole has been
made more exacting because Of the cree