New-York tribune., 1911-10-16
NEWS FOR THE GOLFERS
StraWn Undecided About Head
ing Association Another Year.
DUNCAN TO PLAY IN WEST
Scotch Professional Making
Many Friends Among Follow
ers of Game in This Country.


ers of Game in This Country.
Almost Immediately after the final round
match in the women's national champion
ship tournament at Baltusrol on Satur-
day. Siias II. Strawn, president Of the
| United States Golf Association. started
/ hack for Chicago TO. as he aptly expressed
| It, play another kind OF game" Always
a busy man. Strawn felt that he had loafed
/ long enough, and he chafed to get back
/ into legal harness.
! 1t is an open secret that Strawn has been
offered the denomination for president,
/ but he has not as yet decided whether
/ he viii accept. II IS likewise under
stood that Robert c. Watson will remain
as secretary but that ". Fellowes Nor
gan, the treasurer. will be of tho ticket.
Morgan has been identified with the Uniteo
States Golf Association in an official ca
pacity since 1904. Beginning with thai
year he served five terms as secretary. In
1909 Watson succeeded him as secretary
and Morgan became treasurer, an Office he
has held ever since. At different times
Morgan has also been president secretary
and treasurer Of the Metropolitan Golf
Association.
/ The next annual meeting Of the United
States Golf Association VIII be held al the
/ Bellevue-Stra atford. in Philadelphia. on
January 13 This will mark another change
/ from custom, for. with the exception OF
the two sessions at Chicago, the annual
gatherings have always been in this city.
With the winter meeting in "Quakertown"
( it requires no great stretch Of the imag1-
nation to go little further and picture
I some course in the Philadelphia district
being selected as the scene for the next
amateur Championship tournament. APro-
DOS or championship possibilities, the oak
: mont course at Pittsburgh and the Essex
/ County links NJ Manchester, Mass, have
also been named.
Ever since leaving these parts George
Duncan. the dashing Scotch golf profess
sonal has been making friends in the
West. His next appearance will be in an
exhibition four-hall match over the West
/ ward Ho links tomorrow. when. with Wal
ter Fovargue for a partner. he Will take
on Jack Croke and Steward Gardner. on
the following day Duncan and Donaldson.
the Glenview pro" will meet IN thirty
siX-hoie match over the Glenview course
When Duncan and Donaldson were beaten
by Chick Evans and Warren x. Wood
recently, Duncan had 10 do all the work
his partner falling 10 come IN at single
hole.
1t Is expected that the foreign visitor
will play at Cleveland on Friday and at the
/ OakmOnt course on Saturday. From Pitts
I rUrSh Duncan VIII come back 70 this city
and hnCer hereabouts tor ten davs or so
before sailing. II is his intention 20 leave
for the other side on the lst or 81 Of next
month. Duncan has already decided % visit
America next wear, the plan being 20 re-
main here for at least three months.
It would seem that the recent success OF
/ II. II. Hilton in this country has stirred
( the American golfers 10 an unusual degree
/ Of animation. Not long since report had II
/ that Fred Herreshof and oswald Kirby
/ the far driving amateurs would IN all prob
ability go abroad in the spring 70 take
/ part IN the amateur championship OF Great
/ Britain. TO be held over the course Of the
/ Westward 10 club. IN England. Now the
news is getting about that the resident pro-
/ fessionals will also be on their way about
the same time
The first 10 declare himself IN this direc-
! tiOu some time 20 was J. J. McDermott
the Atlantic city homebred, who won the
national open title in the West last sum-
mer. Now Alec Smith says he IS going
and Smith IS authority for the information
that Gil Nichols and Fred Mcleod Will
also be in the party.
The golf association Of the University
Club will hold its twenty-frst semi-annual
handicap competition over the links OF the
St Andrews Golf Club on Wednesday the
event being at thirty-sx holes, medal play,
and open only 10 members OF the Uni
versity Club. Golfers VIII be handicapped
az far as possible on metropolitan ratings.
a medal VIII be given FOR the low gross
score for eighteen holes made IN either
morning or afternoon rounds, and prizes
viii be awarded for the best three net
scores. The winner Of the medal viii not
I he disqualified from winning one Of the
net score prizes. Entries viii close to-mor-
row with Arthur II. Lockett. secretary, No.
| . Pine street Robert L. Harrison is
chairman Of the committee in charge Of the
tournament and will be assisted by p. b.
/ Lawrence. A. Leo Everett John Reid. jr..
Alfred p Meacham and Arthur H. Lockett.
Women golfers who are still anxious 70
| keep on the links will have a chance to
compete for prizes tomorrow at the Mont
clair Golf Club. where another of the one
day tournaments under the auspices Of the
metropolitan association viii be run off.
Something Of an innovation has been an
nounced for October a. when the women
will actually play at ST. Andrews. This
marks the first time in the history OF this
pioneer gollng organization in the United
States that women have been invited 70
play on October 26 there will be another
women's meeting at the Plainheld Country
! Club.
The annual meeting Of the Forest Hill
| Field Club will be held at the old quarters,
No. SOS De Graw avenue. Newark on
Thursday night. officers win be elected
and other business transacted at that
/ time. In the handicap foursomes over the
/ Forest Eiu links on Saturday A. H. Guss-
man and Herbert Schvinn tied with r. r.
/ Piper and ". !. Coughtry, both returning
net scores Of 149
Golf Illustrated" one Of the leading
British organs OF the game, says under
the caption, Golf Reporting
1T is curious that reporters seem COM
PEELED 20 make use OF expressions con-
nected with other sports when describing
golf. which possesses a very complete an
guage Of its own. III an account OF Mr..
Hilt0ns achievement we read: IN the
first round he put up a score Of 7s'
smile which appears more appropriate 10
the cricket field. In the second round Mr..
Hilton irnpr0ved on his first score bv going