New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-13
NEWS FOR THE GOLFERS
Awarding of Big Championships
Meets with Favor.
MCDONALD SHOWS LOYALTY
Objects Strenuously to Chang
ing of Rules by Persuasive
Reformers.

Without wasting any unnecessary time,
the executive committee of the United
States Gol' Association gathered in spe-
clal session after the annual meeting at
Sherry's on Saturday night, with a view
to fixing the dates for the three cham
pionship tournaments. The amateur A.
Garden CITY will claim attention the en-
tire week beginning Monday, September
I: the open At Brooklne, June ard :,
and the women's at the Wilmington
Country Club, October 70 10 IS, inclusive.
These are all in accordance with the
dates most fancied I'm this country, Al
though the open will be brought of
trinc earlier than usual. so as to give the
pros" sufficient time TO 30 abroad fer
the open championship Of Great Britain
at Hoylakc and the team match with
France Al La Boullie. IN this vicinity
carly September is delightful, and a.
Garden city is always i'm good conditio"
the 1913 amateur championship there may
result in the most representative field this
country has ever seen.
The loyalty Of Charles r. Macdonald 70
Il. Andrews and the traditions Of the
game vas given further proof toward the
close Of the annual meeting. when tho
founder Of the National Golf Links o.
America got into a tilt with Leighton
Calltins. After Silas H. Strawn had ~
formed the delegates Of slight changes In
tho wording Of some OF the rules he mad"
q motion 10 adopt the rules as amended
by the ROYAL and Ancient OF ST. Andrews
in Septembcr. 1872 along with such small
changes in verbiage as might be deemed
advisable by the executive committee.
That brought Calkins 10 his feet with
the statement that. while he had nothing
against tho work az hand. he did obiec,
10 the method OF procedure. He thought
that the clubs especially as they had re-
ceiyed no notice Of such action, should
first be apprised of what was going on.
Stravn, who has been a hard worker In
the interests Of tho association retorted
that he was not endcavoring to hand out
q gold brick.
That Was where Macdonald took q hand.
Rising to his fun height. the founder OF
the national links. with fire in his eye,
wanted 10 know what the golfers in this
country intended TO do-play the real
game Of golf. as It has been played -
long and so well abroad. OF 4 game of
tddledywnks, AS the game in TINS
country would slump TO. II every Tom.
Dick and Harry were 20 be allowed 20
NEEDLE with the rules Calkins managed
to get i'm that he resented the remarks
Of Macdonald. Austen G. Fox backed W
Macdonald's remarks, with the result that
the rules question was left to the execu-
tive committee With the exception o.
Calkins. there was no opposition.
Judging b. tie trend of talk. it may
be a question Or only few years when
the selection OF championship courses will
be- LEFT entirely 20 the board Of governors.
II has been suggested that all the active
clubs place their courses at the disposal
Of the association. This g an idea OF
Macdonald's Fred Herreshor also argued
in favor Of deyisng some other way
POSSIBLY the selecting OF a number Of
links. with a view TO having the cham
pionships held over them In rotation.
The neatest acknowledgment for SER
vices long rendered was that paid 20 Will
lam Fellowes Morgan, the retiring treas
urer. Daniel Chauncey. a former chief eX-
ccutive Of the association, moved that In
addition TO the vote OF thanks for services
rendered, the executive committee be In
structed 10 present a token Of the esteem
Of the golfers to Morgan. The motion was
carried unanimously. Morgan had served
in an official capacity for nine years.
number of prominent amateurs took
part i'm friendly match over the Garden
city links YESTERDAY Robert C. Watson.
the newly elected president Of the United
states Golf Association, with the far-driv-
ing Fred Herreshoff for a partner COM
roted against c. B. Macdonald, Percy K.
Pyne. I'd, the new treasurer Of the associ-
alton. and McKim IIolins. Watson and
Hcrreshoff worked we'll together as
team. defeating the trio by ; up and
10 play. \ gale was whstling over the
links. but despite this Watson PLAYED like
"A champion. making the long circuit In so.