New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
ON THE COLE LINKS
MAKING PLANS EARLY
BalturoI to Hold Open Tour
ney for Women.

Although the Baltusrol Golf Club is not
in line for any championship for next sea-
son, the officials of this we'll known New
Jersey organization have already decided
upon an active campaign. One move under
consideration is to hold an open tourna-
ment for women, the idea being to have
the contest attract the best players in tho
East No decision has as yet been reached
with regard TO the date, but it is not un-
likely that q week in the spring will meet
with the most favor.
Apropos of this, it is worthy of remen-
bering that the Womens Metropolitan Golf
Association may decide to change the time
for holding its annual championship tour
nament from spring 10 fall, and should
this be done the Baltusrol open meet, prob
ably in May, would prove all the more
welcome. The women enjoy indulging in
the competitive side of the game in the
spring, but an early date has always had
its disadvantages as to weather.
NO matter what tournament will be held
over its course, the Baltusrol Golf Club
will be in better condition than ever to
accommodate visitors. The new clubhouse
is one of the most attractive of its kind
to be found anywhere in this part Of the
country, while the course, under skilful
treatment, continues to improve. he wide
hazard guarding the home green was still
further altered during the fall, as from its
depths tons of sand were taken. So as not
to have the hazard too penalizing, part Of
the excavation has been reflled. There is
a spring close at hand, and this has sus-
sested partial water hazard as well.
In discussing the approaching crisis be-
tween the United States Golf Association
md fIa Ts1IP
inent local amateur relieved his mind last
night somewhat as follows:
] fail to see how the breaking away from
the foid on the part of the dSgruntled ones
in the West is bound to cause such a ca
lamity as has been forecasted. In fact the
two sections of the country, moving along
independently of each other. might serve
as q stimulus for the sport and a blessing
ia disguise After a few years at most
the chances are that the difficulty would
work itself out by the wiser heads on both
sides getting together and bringing about
me that those beyond the Alleghenies have
had more or less cause for complaint. 1
United States Golf Association mem rnember eaIe
ship should consist of only one class, with
all members having the privilege of voting.
1t may have been we'll enough in the old
days 10 confine the power TO a select few
so-called associate clubs. but that is all
past nov; Let every club have vote.
Don't think such q plan would cause con-
fusion at meetings and lead 10 endless
trouble? No, 1 fail 10 see why il should.
The annual meeting would probably be at
tended by about two hundred delegates,
possibly few more or less and, even ad-
mitting that they held the proxies of an
other two hundred clubs the voting prob
lem should not prove such fearful haz-
ard. believe this equal representation on
the part of all clubs in the Western Golf
Association has as much as anything else
caused them TO be a unit on this question
when it comes to national legislation.
A foreign scribe in discussing the subject
of golf supremacy states that not long ago
# was the regular order of things for
championship 10 be won by an Englishman
or a scotchman. Continuing, he says:
America was the first to throw off the
British yoke, and the present year has
been a remarkable development of strength
on the part OF the native golfer. Only the
other day it was announced that the River
Plate open championship at Argentina had
Castillo. described as one of the best cad
dies at san Andres. So excellent a golfer
as Mungo Park, who has been inside the
prize lists in the open in Great Britain.
could only finish sixth, twenty strokes be-
hind the winner. and there were three ma
don. being the one invader 10 seriously dis
pute the right of home rule.
that the United Kingdom is in imminent
Danger of being overwhelmed on the links
by Argentina, but it is one of several in
cidents that demonstrate the ever increas-
ing catlolicity of the game. During 1909
first time native successes such as that of
Castillo have been frequent II. Francois
de Belief has won the French champion
ship; Mrs. Beyan, a Maori, has gained the
New Zealand championship; z. Keffer has
become the open champion OF Canada and
c. Eelstead has wreSted the Australian
championship from the settlers in the Com
monwealth These are signs of the times;
who can say that half century hence the
United Kingdom will be still pre-eminent?
From time to time references are made
by writers to selected scores of a more or
less exceptional nature. but word comes
from the other side of a performance on
the part of Well known member of the
Royal Aberdeen Club that has probably
placed all other efforts in the shade. His
score for eighteen holes at the Balgowine
links was the marveIlously low total of 4s.
This included seven IS, one 4 and ten rs
The only III the score was at the second
1ftln lrf.