New-York tribune., 1911-12-13
GOLFERS IN Session
Loyalty to Parent Body Keynote
of the Meeting.
QUESTION ON HANDICAPPiNG
President Wheeler Says It Is a
Privilege to Serve the
Association.

Loyalty 10 the parent organization was
the keynote OF the annual meeting NJ the
Metropolitan Golf Association at Sherry's
last night This was tho more apparent as
the result OF a discussion as 20 the best
means Of handcapplng. Leighton Calkins.
Of Plainheld. recommended that as the
United States Golf Association had decided
10 do away with the half stroke IN comput-
ing par for its national list II would be bet
ter for the sake Of conformity for the
metropolitan body 10 do the same. esDe-
cialy as the system adopted by the United
States Golf Association was IN every way
the metropolitan system. After lengthy
discussion the following resolution was
adopted. with the proviso that it WAS the
wish Of the national association
Whereas. the L. s. G. 4. has adopted
for general use the Metropolitan Golf AS
sociation system Of handicapptng except
that tho table Of par distances has been
revised and airline measurements are rec
commended. ~. -.
sociation indorses the effort on the part
of the national association 20 secure gen
/ eral uniformity in handicapping' ana there
| BY amend its table OF distances ana dliec-
lions for figuring par so as to conform
| with the recommendations OF the parent
| association, II II so desires
when the championship question was
brough up only one request was received
| for the amateur tournament. This was
from the Country Club or Lakewood. No
bid was received for the open. As is usu-
ally the case at meetings Of this orsaniza-
ton. the question Of deciding upon courses
| for the championship was left TO the eS-
| ecutve committee.
| President Wheeler whom called upon for
an address, began by facetiously remark
ing that his address was Rye. y. \. Then
| becoming serious, the association cnet
| executive declared II TO be a privilege
| rather than a labor TO serve this organlza-
| ton lie referred with pride 20 the snow
ing OF the metropolitan golfers IN compe-
| titions throughout the season.
| Besides calling attention TO the fact that
the Lesley cup was back in the fold Mr..
| Wheeler also said that while the national
championship tournament was won by n.
n. Hilton. the Briton, he met only metro
politan golfers throughout the Apawamis
meeting, thereby inferring that the local
nlavers did unusually we'll In forcing all
the others aside.
Among those present at the meeting were
Leighton Calkins. Of Plainheld; Fred
Herreshoff, OF New York; Oswald Kirkby,
Of Englewood; J. NJ. Byrne, Deal: Walter
+ Travis. Garden city; George f. Morse,
Apawamis: Harry V. Keep, Englewood: j.
r Erickson. Plainfield James T. Smith,
neal. I. F.. Garrison. Morris County; Fred
Thomas. Morris County; Jason Rogers,
Montclair NJ n. Buckner, Garden city,
and S. X de Forest, Lakewood.
AS usual. no opposition was raised to the
ticket presented by the nominating COM
mlttee. consisting of Howard +. Whitney
chairman; A. r. Fish and A II. LocketL
The secretary was instructed to cast one
| ballot as follows
| President Frederick S. Wheeler; vice
president, James l.. Taylor; secretary, wy
nant d. VanderpOol; treasurer. s. Clifton
Mabon; executive committee, the above Of
fcers and Finday S. Douglas. Joseph ?.
| Knapp. James A. Stillman, Cornelius J.
| SulIivan and John NJ Ward. The only
| changes from the old list are that Maoon
| succeeds NJ n. Buckner as treasurer, ana
| that Stillman and sullivan take the places
of II. V. Keep and John Reid, jr, on the
The secretary read his usual complete an
nual report which was In part as folloWs'
The membership of the association on
January / of this year consisted OF sixty
| one clubs which was the largest In the
| history Of the association. During the year
! the following clubs were elected members.
The National Golf Links OF America
| Haworth Club. OF Haworth, y: j. Rocka-
J way Hunting Club, of Cedarhurst. Long
| Island: South Shore Field Club, OF Bay
| Shore. Long Island; Suburban CiuO, OF buI,
abeth, and the Rockiand country Sluo, Oh
| Palisades n Y. making total member
ship on December ], 1911, OF sixty-seyeh
| clubs. These clubs were DIVIDED geograpn-
| ically follows: New Jersey 70, New
| York q. Long Island Is and Connecticut 8.
| The two following committees were ap-
pointed by the executive committee at us
| first meeting: w.,
chairman James l.. Taylor and Chase
Handicap Committee-A. H.. Pogson,
chairman; J. f. Erickson and +. J. PM
The handicap committee was afterward
| increased by adding the names or George
| H. Barnes and Wyatt w. Taylor. "a .,o
| During the year the association held the
| usual amateur and open champlonshps.
There were sixteen open ana lhyita',Sn !Sa
! tournaments for members heid py sne
! clubs in the metropolitan district, oesloeo
| the Unit ID States Golf Association amateur
| championship, the women's championship
| and several local championships sucn as
| the New Jersey state, the staten lslaHo'
| the Hudson River, etc.
| The handicap committee issued two re,
ports, the first on April !, when contailhsGn a.
563 ratings arranged alphaoeucall&y "a ana snai ai
| groups as against 52l last year. Ine nhhl
| report was issued I'm December.
| The treasurers report this year SHOWS
balance at the present time OF H5t- - 20
wear the balance at this time was %ol 10
| This year I'm addition 10 financing the open
/ tournament the association was cailed utSa
| TO meet the expenses I'm connection with tne
! entertainment of the teams I'm the Lesley
cuD match. This last expense comes ohy
/ once I'm three years. -.
| The executive committee held five meet,
/ ings during the year at which the ususl
routine business was transacted. one Wat
| ter of particular Importance was prousnt
/ mn at the meeting held after the cham
pionship at Garden City and led 10 me
| passing of the resolution deprecating the
! practice OF defaulting at match play 7"
/ tournaments.