New-York tribune., 1911-03-13
NEW GOLF IMPORTATION
'Sp|iCed CIeek a Happy Combina.
tIon of Iron and Wooden Clubs.
ATLANTIC CITY DATES SET
Annual Spring Invitation Tourna.
ment Scheduled for Last
Week of April.

The spliced cleek Is the latest foreign son
invention for which unusual advan,as.,
are suggested. Briefly described. the b.ao,
are forged In the ordinary manner but
with wellngh perfec. blades Part OF IN.
socket IS then ground away 10 perm, a,
the insertion OF a piece OF wood. which
when rendered nush. enables the shat, "A
be added by spcng-an ingenious n,ethx
OF uniting an iron head 10 the shaft final.
ly. after being glued and firmly bound with
whipping. the result Is a combination par.
taking OF both iron and wooden club. Tn.
feel Of the club is what all golfers haya
been looking for in the cleek.
The club. novel In construction. is di..
tinctivc IN appearance, beautifully finished
and from all accounts. most effective Thi,
Is NOT surprising. as, OF course. the whola
object consists in making easy what is nov
so difficult in cleek play. ana from u,
structure enables one 10 get longer bali.
even than with a brassie. AS least. 50 re-.
lates a plus London golfer, Who recently
tried the club.
lISSe cDllt'U tiJDS are 'ue invention OF I
well known Edinburgh amateur. and are
made IN cleeks. driving irons. driving masn.
les, mashie cleeks and putiers and 10 any
model. The irons may become a boon 20
, women, as from their construction there IL
an absence OF the "dlrl." or wis, Tar
( Consequently. cleek play. in tho past
/ difficult 10 many. may become pleasurao.s
! TO all
! Word comes from Atlantic CITY that the
/ Country Club Will have April q. Is and .
/ for the annual invitation golr tournament
/ These dates are now certain. The Atlantic
! CITY selection Is week later than the
/ Lakewood dates. May II. u and u have
also been named as the dates for the Fox
| Hills open tournament
! The members OF the Plainheld County
/ Club a. the annual meeting, held In FEB.
ruary. voted unanimously that the dues
should be increased so as TO provide
margin above income for needed improve
; ;nents.
President Calkins invited committee
Of club members TO meet with the trustees
and recommend a plan. The meeting vas
held last Tuesday evening and was
well attended The matter was tho.
oughly discussed. and the COMMITTEES
unanimously recommended a plan by which
about 5000 additional income can be pro.
duced without raising the active dues moro
than s.. The house members VIII pay ~
a wear. but will also have the privilege OK
Tho grounds. the same as the assoca'.
members. Children under fourteen years
of age will pay only $. as az present
meeting OF the club will e held later IN
the month 70 ratify this plan.
The trustees also held meeting recently
and organized for the year, with the fol'
lowing officers and chairmen of committees:
President. Leighton Calxins; vice-presicen,.
J. NJ shellabarger. secretary. George :.
CLAY. and treasurer. s. Durell Lounsbery.
The chairnen OF committees are: House.
J.. P Murray; green, J. Z. Erickson; golf.
y. : Rowland: lawn tennis, s. ". SieTi'
, hew. and buildings and grounds, J. P
Stevens
The trustees are considering running 4
stage from the trolley terminal 10 the club
house on a specified schedule. II IS only
question Of expense. but II assured that
members would patronize Il for snail
charge the board will install this needed
service.
An orening field day will probably be he'd
early in May. Members will te invited 10
bring their friends and extend 20 thsn
the privileges Of the clIo and grounds
There will be music an1 a reception IN
the afternoon and a dance in the evening
/ There will also be the regular Saturday
evening dances for members. II is expect
ed 70 repeat the Fourth ~ July celehra'
ton Of last year, which was such success
/ Four new sheds are being built. which
I will be reserved solely for horses and car.
riages. The driveways are Icing resur'
faced and the caddie house has teen thor
: oughly repaired and repai1,ed
Princeton. y. j.. March I'D ". Hors'
ton. jr. captain Of the Princeton So.f tam
and secretary Of the intercollegiate Goh
/ Association, announces that September "
/ have been decided upon as the dates t0'
/ the intercollegiate championship toIrn"
ment. The selection Of the Baltusrol Go"
+ club links was made several months ago
These dates are earlier than usual, bccau''
I Of the early opening OF Williams College
"a II Is a rule OF the association that ue
/ tournament must be played before any "i
: the colleges entered shall begin work 'o'
, the fall. on account of the inability TO So
I cure the links on Labor Day the tou'na'
ment will have 10 be shortened ~ i've dasS
/ instead OF six. as heretofore. II was ar'
announced that Columbia had applied u.
admission into the association and "ou"
/ be represented for the first time IN yea'S'
! II is expected that Cornell Will enter Also
/ but no definite decision has been MADE '3
the Ithacan team as yet The assocauo'
| now consists OF seven uniyersities-frnce'
ton. Yale. Harvard. Columbia. Pennsylv'
, MIA. Dartmouth and Williams.