The sun., 1910-01-17
CURRENT MATTERS IN GOLR'
WESTERN ASSOCIATION POST
PONIES CHANGING THE OBJECTS.

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President LarkIn Thinks Present U. 9. q.
A. Constitution sumcientIy National
Interest In the Championship
Courses es-wOmeD Name TheIr OfncersS
Now that the Western Golf Association
has deferred action on the secession from
the United States Golf Association and the
change Of name to American Golf Associe-
ton there will be no need to put the Outlaws
ban on any clubs at Fridays meeting OF the
national association. The new constitu-
ton to be moved by leighton Calkins viii
be under discussion and possibly COM
mittee may be elected to study II or to
make the amendment foundation for other
suggested changes. As time passes there
are new directors against the characterize
ton by Calkins that the U. 8. q. A. has
ceased TO be thoroughly national In scope
and activity" which is also the assertion
OF some Westerners. A good many here
about believe. especially as beginning on
Friday DiEht the nomination committee is
to be elected each year, that the u. 8. G. A.
is all that the title denotes.
1T is utterly wrong to maintain that the
U. 8. @. A. is not thoroughly national In its
policies. control. management and cham
pionshp tournaments" IL the outspoken
opinion OF Adrian II. Larkin, president Of
the Metropolitan Golf Association. The
increase In clubs has not made the U. s.
G. A. inactive and it is capable OF conduct
Ing the game on national lines. even though
the future growth should be twice as great.
There is no chance for golf to outgrow the
U. 9. @. A. and am opposed to all dicker-
ing or tinkering with the present constitu-
ton. Through its $50 clubs the U. 8. q. A.
reaches every player OF the game In this
country. l would not stand for any usur-
patton OF its national powers and would
give a quick punishment TO members who
would encourage such q proceeding
Now that matters OF legislation seem to
have calmed down there will be more time
at the annual meeting to arrange fT the
three national championship tournaments.
This is the oficial list OF applicants to offer
their courses for any OF the champion
ships; Fox Hills Golf Club. New York; Essex
Conntry Club, of ,,,S M,s49SShestsr., Yss:; Ysf,.
delphia Cricket Club. Also specific appli-
cations are made for the amateur champion
and for either the amateur or open cham
pionshtps by the Chicago Golf Club. which
had the amateur last year; ,
failure OF a tourna ament and IL may be re-
lied on to carry to success a national cham
Snd in she faII III % mSde By ~ new Sy Side traps an
exacting test of proficiency, while the
undulations through the fafrwey give a
greens are large and perfect. The club
house is large and well conducted 1t is
only forty minutes from Wall street to the
first tee. The Western amateur champion
ship has been voted to the MinikahdH Club.
Minneapolis, which has a q. 200 yard course.
Country Club. The course is Of s,Oi5 yards
and in the Chicago suburbs. W. T. Beatty
is to represent the Homewood Country Club
and he will urge the selection of that course
for the open championship.
waIEe Wood IL Is SS scasesb pf pry.r 81 Shc me
amateurs. Aleck Smith won the Western
open at Homewood in 1909 with 300 and John
ern delegates to the national meeting will
be Silas III. Strawn, candidate for the vice.
presiSdsncy who will vote for hidlothis91 ,. .SI1
Club, and A. b. Dick. Onwentsia Club.
Club, has been nominat ted for president OF
ton. to SUCCEED Mrs. c. !. TIFFANY. Nassau
Mrs, Il. whitney. Nassau. for vice.
president; Miss Julia Mix, Plainneld. as
wecd, S for sI secretary. MrS The annual annual meeting
will be held this month.
Important movements in British golf for
trdted.
The year has been memorable for several I'M
ion Of those who In tcrest ted In the government
Of rolf In ,S the spring arising % out 81 proposed
strong movement in the direc ton OF handing
csp 70 oe ,Ss Rys nad o. Aacsnt me o SS
though a pleblscite which we organized showed
S q. i was 81 se o.
NEE ting a. Murneld % and motion proposed By
courses s and % every rvs sixth % year to play the cham am
Plonship on anotne, green TO be chosen by the
The conditions Of the open championship have
also been much discussed and aitera atoms In the
dircc ton OF reducing the number OF rounds 20
be played still being considered,
Great progress has been made In the arts OF
and and monoionous % u.s. holes @ OF The last decade are
gradually giving place TO holes OF q what
Guilty OF the approaches rather than the lenx In OF
the drives Is now being made the chief feature
The Increase in the use of malIets for putting
| and OF freak" clubs generally has attracted the
IS probable that some legislation on the subject
| win be proposed by the committee at the spring
The makers OF golf balls, while they have pro-
duced no startling novelties. have greatly Inn
bali. which IS now probably as perfect In material
and construction as It Is possible TO make IT,
c,a ions 10 sGs has made eonsiderSble ADVANCE. @ but
whether this Is altogether for the good of the
| time can decide. That the golnng world a
whole remains loyal TO the rule of ST. Andrews
| has been amply demonstrated
The annual meeting Of the Massachusetts,
% Boston. There will be a dinner later. 70 TO
which golfers from other States have been
invited.
Tournament titles have never been COPY
| righted. yet as the seniors tournament IL
seems justice In the claim Of Horace l..
Hotchkiss that other tournaments under
the conditions should be merely termed a
reunion OF seniors" and not impair by
| repetition the interest in the original COM
petition.
NAMES SALT LAKE CITY.
Rickard Sends word to stakeholder ThAt