Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23
GOLF LEAGUE TAKES CANADA
Millions in Area Admitted to Domain
of Western Golf Association.
MOTION TO REoRGANIzE TABLED
BiE Meeting is Carried Out smoothly,
the Expected war Falling TO
william Hep
burn President.

'tilNAbO, III, Jan. Z.-tSpeCtal Ieie-
gram.j-Save for the invasion Of Canada
and the annexation Of it's millions of acres
the delegates to the annual meeting of the
| Western Golf association at the annual
meeting held last night at the Hotel LaSale
stood pat on their present territory which
includes everything west Of q north and
south line made to pass through Buffalo
and Pittsburg. The promised war did not
materialize, and the amendment to change
the name Of the organization to the Ameri-
can Golf association was voted down unani-
mously.
As was anticipated the amateur cham
pionship was voted to the Detroit Golf club.
the dates being fixed as July % to %. This
award carried with it the Olympic cup
competition. The Denver Country club, the
only other applicant withdrew in favor of
the Wolverine organization. The Kent
| Country club was the only bidder for the
western open event, and so Michigan fans
will have chance to see both OF the west
ern classics.
William Hepburn Of the Louisville
| Country club was elected president. the
regular ticket going through unanimously
as follows; President. William Hepburn,
Louisville Country club; vice president,
John ID. Cady, Rock Island Arsenal Golf
club; secretary, Elmer A. Eulassa, Calu-
met Country club; treasurer, oliver c.
Fuller, Milwaukee Country club; directors.
| Frank l.. Woodward, Denver Country
/ club; Fred II. Holt. Detroit Golf Cclub;
Wallace l. Devoid, Onwentsia club; b. r.
Bourne, Cleveland Country club: Robert
K. Hunter, Midlothian Country club.
No Hitch In Meetins.
a AZ
ing officers held earlier in the day the
line OF action TO be taken at the meeting
was decided upon and the administration
| policy went through without a hitch. In
terest centered on the expansion resolu-
/ tons. When these came up w. l.. Yuie OF
the Kenosha Country club. who had
/ fathered the proposed amendments, moved
the adoption OF article ~ as II previously
stood with the addition OF the words and
all properly organized clubs In the Domln-
ion of Canada"
President John c. Fennell OF the Trans
Mississippi Golf association announced that
! the organization would hold its tournament
at Omaha, August "A to 49,.
Before this was put Wendell Hertig OF
Minneapolis moved that vote be taken
on the proposition to change the name OF
the Western Golf association to the Ameri-
can Golf association! This was lost, not
| an affirmative vote being cast
The Hule resolution then came up and
was carried unanimously. The only change
made in this was the reduction Of the age
limit from Is TO p years
The other amendments relating 10 the
selection and makeup Of the nominating
committee and to the manner in which in
dependent nominations must be made were
| carried without any material alteration
although In the latter II was decided that
Independent nominations must be made 10
writing and signed by the five club mem
bers making them. The former proposition
was to have the secretaries OF the clubs
file certificate stating that the members
making the nominations were members OF
/ their clubs.