New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-22
FOR FOX HILLS FIXTURE
Golfers Get Programmes of An
nuaI Amateur Tourney.
GARDEN CITY CLUB PLANS
improvements for House and
Course Before National
Championship Week.

Programmes are out for the fifteenth
annual amateur championship tourna-
ment Of the Metropolitan Golf Associa-
ton, to be held over the links of the
Fox Hills Golf club. at clifton. Staten
Island, on May 81 to "A. The fixture
Will begin with a thirty-six-hole testing
round. and the first thirty-two players
Will qualify for the title Provision has
also been made for the third and fourth
siNteens. while the defeated sixteen of
the first thirty-two viii continue at
match play for the presidents cup.
All match rounds viii consist of eigh-
teen holes except the finals. which will
he over the double route i'm every divi-
sion. Rules Of the United States Golf
Association will govern all play. except
as may be modified by the executive
committee and by the local rules in force
on the links
Entries and entrance fees for the cham
pionship viii be accented only from club
secretaries, who must certify all players
as members in good standing Of their
clubs and as bona fde residents of the
district covered by tho association. En-
secretary of the association, No. II
Broadway. on Saturday noon, May -.
The fee is s. for each player
In order to have it's best foot forward
when national championship week rolls
rounG. the Garden city Golf club has
started upon a number OF improvements
TO both course and house The bunker
IN front of the third tee Is being made
higher. with a view TO presenting "a more
certain penalty for q half-topped shot.
and a similar Improvement is also under
way al SO. lG With regard to the CLUB
house. q contract has been let for an eX-
tension to run east in the direction OF
the professionals shop. Locker facili-
ties viii Dee greatly increased when the
new wing s. completed.
Twontv-two new members were added
10 the list II hte Crawford Golf cub
at recent meeting of the board of truss
tees There are at present about twenty
more applications or file Since the club
moved into its now home. with increased
facilities. including new eighteon-hol"
course. the membership fee has been
waived for limited period until a Ger
tain number of new members have been
taken i'm. At prcscu; il looks as II the
limit viii Boz quickly reached
4. = Christie has been engaged as pro-
fessicnaI ard ereenkceper for the Ek-
wanok Country club. Christie served
the Rochester Country club in "A similar
capacity.
Articles of incorporation have boon
filed by the Pine Valley Golf club Com
pauy. the capital being 100000 ard the
incorporators such well known golfers
as George y. Crump. Howard W. Perrin.
Simon Carr. &. H. Buxton. Joseph ).
clark j.. Walter Zebley Writ J.. Thomp-
son 4. n smith and W T.. Smith
The purpose of the company is 10 lay
out end prepare grounds for golf ana
other athletic pastimcs. Already tract
~ land has been procured at sumner.
+ and work begun on clearing away
the woods and having foundations for
club buildings.
Following the lead Of the Sew Jersey
lawmakers. bin has been introduced IN
the legislature of Massachusetts, pro-
hibitinp the manufacture of golf balls
within the state containing acids or
other compounds Of a sight destroying
nature.
The legislators. however. also prohibit
tho sale and use Of such balls Two rc-
cent accidents M Massachusetts, by
which plavers were blinded. together
with several similar occurrences WITHIN
the last few months in other states. M
spirod the bill