The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-14
GOLFERS HOLD CONVENTION
AVN uFETING or THE
NFTROPOLITtN aSsOtI4TFOS.
q. -. Wheeler Elected President >aStS"
one clubs Now In Membership over
~ .oO0 Cash an Hand Handicap
Committees Good Norh neports.

one clubs Now In Mrnalpership over
81, ODD CaSh an Hand Handicap
Committees Good Work Reports.
Routine and now business followed last
~ the annual meeting III the Metropolitan
COLI Association last night at Sherrys,
aud all the PLAYERS present "a delegates
or lockers on took "a lively interest in the
Proceedings This sentence from Score
tarv Naudrrpool- report VAS the keynote
OF th,, s,..sche~ That the association
IL IN sound position - evinced bS the
steady rruNth IN the membership during
IN. last few years. the total now being
siNiy .ou" clubs. III" largest ia the history
~ the CrEantEation-
The report included resume Of the
seasons tournaments AMI Of the Lesley
cup matches Regarding the final the
secretary stated The Metropolitan Golf
Association team was defeated by the
Massachusetts Golf Association team. II
was the first time since these matches
have been PLAYED that the Metropolitan
team has been defeated. Although the
s>aChuss'r~ team won by 10 points TO :.
the match WAS much closer than the score
would Indicate In the singles three OF
the ten matches were carried to the last
hole one match WAS decided at the nine
teenth hol" and one at the twentieth hole
In the fOursOmrs two OF the Ave matches
were carried TO IN" nome anu on" To the
nineteenth green So II will be seen that
very few strokes might have changed
tn. result 81 the match. A. in all cases but
two the matches carried to the last green
and extra holes were won by the Mas
SaChu-stt- team.
Tn. Two clubs ~ ioIn during tho wear
wer, th. brooklyn Forest Park and the Man
haitian COLI club OF Pelham Bay Park
Julius T. Erickson IN presenting a. chair
called attention 30 the slow responses OF
club handicapper~ in ending their ratings.
which mad. extra work for the committee.
and he also stated thar not one report had
been made OF plav-r showing inn rovement
IN the course OF the season III. Calkins
system OF rearranginy m" distances In
calculating tbs. par he thought n success
and the committee rec ON m"nd"d that II he
continued The ratings To nine inclusive
contained S3l names. arranged alphabet
CalIy. OF the thirteen regular handicap=.
10 quote. the report. in one the lowest net
.Cor,, euuailad par in fiV,, the ne, was on.
-trok. over par ia one "A stross over. but
two on thirty-siN holes. IN on. one-half
holes IN one the net was Ihrc, strokes over
par IN two tn. net was one stroke under
par in one four strokes under and in one
five strokes under
In explanation Of The only two cases in
which the hanoicapp"rs had seemlngly
in April. when VI J london OF Wykagyi. |
with e. 80, had beaten par four strokes. |
THAT th' committes had cut nj; home rating
a stroke Hut. a. Mr. ,Ondon had said |
in a letter IL was the first time he had ever !
beaten 80 and ne as driving ana putting |
Park tournament when q Sch.pno.- won
with -. /" 81, and beat par five strokes.
'h. committee did not hold itself responsible.
Tor will" an VI g \ member at tn. time
II me ,onrnau-nr il was nov IN member.
,hip when the handicap- wer' complied
and IL. players were not rated rhos. who
'uinm~n'ed on ~" handicap report agreed
? was the best work a. 70 results III play
" anv committee" 20 this time
Treasurer Bu"An"r reported a cash bal
lnCa ~ al .03i -. A. compared with s9Si n
n-t wear. II" regarded TN, as = very good
mr financed The VI G. \ open champion
hip The, prizes amounted 80 So and a
Nft..r IN" adoption ~ N" report. IN.
nominating committa" I Y Phillips.
.'ecrg" u liarn"> and lam"s \ St,llnsn
presented thtN u'N-' Nhi'h wa. "Ie, t'h
rcSai.r' f"f, v.nts sy 4arT, Eosnss
,S n"gsr- Ns'NH \,l ~, kcrT f9E ESS"6
NGtb l1.1a i6hn WS5 ,ricn 1 CT ""'''
on motion 81 leighton Calsin-. sup |
ported bv a clever sI.s"h. ~ was voted |
:" hold hereafter .. Tournament, for PLAYERS
-! 10 years ar under n" conditions 10 be |
lrf' So the executive committee Charles |
Prr-hrey ~ ono" offered the F"v Hills
,"ur-. for rh,- tournament Tn" Lake |
and FoN nill- clubs offered their courses
for the amateur championship There /
were No. applicants FOR tho OPEN The |
choice 81 courses and dates for the tHu
events wa left with III. executive com |
mite"
The chiha and delegates follow.
NnawArr's simeon Ford and sidney Lavton |
Arisley lsaar II johnson and " ". Taylor. !
nal'usrUI e ! sullivan. Louis Bayart and Louis !
liAynrt. Ir. BflArcliT. Sp@aCrr JudSOn and NJ |
rcd y Bourne. RT0Ok lawn. VT ! l. Ellis and !
Frank Prcshr-vr Deal Joseph Byrrr and John |
! KcrYy Dun Tpntlr. v tonkyn ami " II !
Moon Dykrr Meadow. ! Hunt ant ] Phil !
Iips TneIrwocI t-"nrg" \ Austin and II
keep FS-"y County. Charles " OCnnnor and |
I { Reynolds Tair,cT pavti Bardlsr and G
prr,hT-y HacSer >arA George u Eypprr and \
aoTrcll inwnnt. \ T S'cln"rt and II Levy.
n arhat'an e. ". FalrrhiId and & 2 Maliby.
MAJ. Ne lnd Tielt. Il \ pAy and \ " Findlay.
Midland \ Van C0rtlanit Jr.. anf - n low.
len Garden I'tY. y a Roo and = len
1ings and /. I Ru>huorr ST Andrews. ".
Tod .rnan md - = Kingsley.
I0nrclalr. Jason Rogers and Walter Brown.
Morris Count. /. u GaTrrtSon and " u Van
New York. & : Timrwcll and r y. Kelly North
Jersey. " ! Lewis and n Hcynt Oakland. l..
h Malone nnh I. N PoSsi'cr Lakewood. Jasper
Is nch and /. ; Potts Ilainrcli. l.. CAAlins and
+ Frirs son powrlton. 7 y Taylor. Rid. rWood.
= = White anr Patton. Srnr-iaIs Guy y.
Robinson. Shnnc'oCN Ill-, =. GTswoi and \.
n I ,Ybtr SlwanOy. e e. sion" and " e. Adam. |
.on 'ppcr Mon'rlair. y : NrmAgnsr and z ~
atom N"~ Burn. ! Il swan and n knapp.
ountAkah. Dr Rcynoi- and " q Pfcil Holly.
vooi =. \ Helimaa and n II som. W-kagyI.
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