The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-19
EBV NATIONAL GOLF LEAGUE
MOVEMENT ~ WEST To START
Own ORGANIZATION.
WOuld Rival United states Association
No Encouragement IN the Fast for
such Pians-W western PennsyiN anla
and Other Leagues Refuse TO Join.

| hucn ftnns- western Pe0ns1tt anta
and Other Leagues Refuse TO Join.
One Of the matters discussed by golfers
! from all parts of the country who met at the
national amateur championship last week
at the Country Club OF Brooklins was =
movement being engineered In the West
| to start . national golf association. This
| for the new organization which Il designed
a. a rival to the United States Golf Associa-
tion. II IL 10 be q league in which each
| club that pays dues shall vote ~ the annual
! meeting. and II l. proposed to hold cham
pionships and To frame rules Of play inds-
pendent OF the United States Golf Associa-
| tion or ofthe ~ Andrews rules COMMITTEES.
There i said to bo number Of clubs
Throughout the West and the Northwe-t
In sympathy with tho movement. which
while chaotic ~ vet stands for the principle
that "ve"v club having dues In national
Organization should have the right Ia a
vote and have a voice to that extent tn The
governing power This right Appeals TO
clubs. according to the projectors, that have
otherwise no cause Of objection to the
United States Golf Association.
The circular requesting an adherence
to the new organization has been sent TO
every golf union. league or neigh borhood
association In the country and also to some
Of the leading clubs Many admitted the
receipt Of the circular NJ Brooklins but no
one me, there would say he believed in
the plan or that new national golf assocta-
ton was needed
The Western PennsylvAnia and the
Pennsylvania associations have received
the circulArs. said n. C. FoNne- o. Pitts
burg I am not at liberty 10 give gu, the
free to say that the two refused utterly 10
have ANYTHING to do with the proposed
7 think those persons back " the new
governing board ,.ussssted sre making a
so would be treason The oaImont Coun.
try Club n a member OF the western UoN
Association, Western Pennsylv.a anna aud the
Pennsylvania association, and Ws believe
in Joining every league TO which We are
eligible IN order to promote golf and o keep
our members In touch with all such leagues
that hold Tournaments in whirh the Oak
mont members might wish IN play. but
me nS6 n .ln9 ,nee, rd IA me T.s nnsa
no other governing body IN tn" American
game.
As-ociat ion committee Was the response
To q quest ion by W e Fownes, Jr soon after
i am With 4, IN pTomoi,ns soIf 'anrns.
menis. but have no -vmpIthN with or
any organization that attempts to usurp
citation
n ia under-t God tn AZ an answer Of obier-
new soSernfns orSSniSst ION Is. been mad,
to the circular nv the committees Of the
Metropolitan Golf A--ocia'ion, he Massa;
different leagues Of the sort.
States Golf Association held during tn.
championship the Nashville COLI and
nv ies ~eS ecS,sn an h "a s rn
cne. III. was transferred by Request from
allied 20 active OF voting m"mh"r-hip
u had been an allied memh"r sin. 1899
There Was unanimous vote 10 hold the
annual meeting IN Chicago "n January
4 COMMITTEES which has had gndc- ON
alteration the need % a sp-, lat -st - rIl"S
70 govern hosey play r"por'ed sch '"ds
report II was ordered to have The r,,Ie-
submitted 10 ia" delegates a. m" ,nnuai
code nov IN Inc book. and there is need /
Tor such a set OF rules
4 golf contest Of Lac, week which brought ,
out some good glsy w9s the snnGsl cham |
4S sR5Rs hoSy E2 1os 1ni a. .
for which four qualified IA ne pre- liminaiy (
Rsdsi play Iwslvs rstnrnsd '"pd; &C.,, g "
-. Thomas RAYMOND. :; 4 Johnson. ~. /
r. force, 81 hooper. 81 Il. Row.
VI u Moore, 9s John Huston. ~ In the 1
match play seaman only won from 4. !
Tre.S' and H,wly hasi ' RAYMOND Ti on Nv " nv
and ! 10 play Ho~lv had close match b
with Patterson. bar nv hrsce n .'s Won .
tho title on tho seventeenth green nv NJ
nd 10 PLAY
The new spying Lake cIuh nov has pad
M capital and enough sdd'ton1l pledged .
70 warrant m" s,ar' on The fine "luh hou-'.
for winch plans have bsen accepted Ia
course ~ 10 ~ IN excellent condition uv net
June Tho details include the piping 81 all .
the Ereen-. and the work will b. k"u' ~ III .
winter under the direction 81 william .
Ogilvie.
BOsToS Sept. is-Charies Lvsn. Jr.,
the young Western golfer. will pass through 4
New York hia hack 70 lhiCa
from the amateur cha mpio nship. Yestsr-
day Evans played IN the open handicap
tournament ~ the Nesper Golf Club az
lowell and won the prize for The best gross /
score with "a FH Byrd Of Atlanta, south
ern Golf Association champion. did o.. .
hrtce = Evans, brae Burn, -. and 4. q.
lock wood. Alls'on. ~ Nine,y-hvs re-
turned cards A. to the outsiders who
gathered for he golf championship. Boston
Il nov deserted except by the juniors,
who STAY for the intercollegiate tourna.
men' beginning tomorrow at tho Essex