New-York tribune., 1912-01-09
NEWS FOR THE GOLFERS
Western Amateur Tourney Like
Iy To Be Played at Denver.
HlLT0N'S SPLENDID RECORD
Standardization of Ball Com
manding Much Attention in
Great Britain.

II is expected that the next amateur
championship tournament OF the Western
Golf Association will be held over the links
Of the Denver Country Club. According 10
the associat:Ons secretary, +. A. Eulass'
an application for the amateur tourney mas
been received from Denver, while the ldle-
wild Country Club OF Flossmoor. has asked
for tho open. In the event OF the amateur
being held at Denver. the olympic Cup
competition would also be decided there.
The annual meeting of the Western COLI
Association will take place in Chicago on
Saturday evening, January 90 one week
after the United States Golf Association
session in Philadelphia. So far as Is known,
the Western body Is not looking for trouble
this year. Only one amendment to the con-
stitution will be proposed at the coming
meeting. This amendment has TO do with
the nominating OF directors, and reads as
follows:
Section (a)-Each association within the
territory Of tins association shall nave the
right TO nom nate, In such a manner as !.
may determine, a candidate TO represent II
ON the board of directors of thi associa.:
tion. The names Of such candid ites shaii
be filed with the secretary OF this aSsocld-
tion not later than the hrst day IN Oct1' O92
Der I'm each year. and be by him immeGi-
ately reported In the chairman CT the
nominating committee of this association;
and the nominating committee shall seleci
from these various candidates 50 named
Ibv the several associations candidates Tor
q majority Of the bC ard Of directors ot ths
association: provided however, that I'm ca 'e
a sufficient number of associations nave
not filed with the secretary OF this asSo-
citation by October I'm each year the
names OF enough candidates TO afford such
majority, then the nominating committee
may select its nominees i'm such other
manner as II may see ft.
The ticket named for the coming year is
as follows:
President, John p. Cady. Rock Island
Arsenal Golf Club; vice-presdent. FRANK
retary. Charles +. Willard, South Shore
Country club: treasurer. Bruce d. smith
Onwentsia club directors. John c. Fennei,'
lan ETa''Ga G%f GG55 and ToS coHatzT ~ Club k Boil
MavfeId Country Club: General S =.
CaTnee. Memphis Country club. and ". W.
Walker, Northland Country cub
Ever since Harold II. Hilton. the re-
nowned golfer. returned TO Great Britain
after his successful American invasion, his
admirers at home have been showing their
appreciation in various ways. Not long
since he attended dinner at which he was
the guest of honor on the outside OF the
invitation card appeared the followinE'
The worlds greatest amateur golfer. 1911.
On the back leaf were printed the names
Of the members OF the dinner committee.
the chairman being Leonard Mossop, cap
tain OF the Ashford Manor Golf cub.
others on tho committee were John Ball,
II. w. Beverdge, Erney blackwell. II. ;.
Colt, A. G.. VI. crOome, Bernard Darwin,
Horace G. Hutchinson, H. +. lie Bas, Er-
nest Lehman. John L. Low, Stuart Patton.
Sir George RiddcII and Garden G. Smith.
Inside. opposite the menu. was printed In
tabular form ITiton's championship record.
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