New-York tribune., 1913-11-13
GOLFERS STICK To
THEIR OLD OFFICERS
No Changes in Ticket of the
United States ASSoCia-
tiOn This Year.
REAL ESTATE MEN OUT
We'll and Davis Lead List in
the Kickers' Handicap in
One Day Tourney at
the Oakland Club.

The nominating committees of both the
United States and Metropolitan Golf AS
sociations announced last night their Sc
ections Of officers and committeeman to
serve for the coming year. No change
whatever is made In the officials of the
United States Golf Association. as the
following officers will continue another
year:
President, Robert c. Watson, Garden
City: vice-presidents, Milton Dargan. At
lanta Athletic Club, and Frank l.. Wood
ward. Denver; secretary, John Reid, tr.,
ST. Andrews. and treasurer, Percy r.
Pyne, I'd, Morris County. Executive COM
mittee, Charles i. Allen, Chicago; Harry
l.. Aver, Brae Burn; Howard w. Perrin.
Merton, and Knowlton L. Ames, Glen
View, together with the officers.
A complete change has been made in
the nominating committee for 1914 Silas
II. Strawn, of Glen View, former presi-
dent of the association being slated TO
succeed Daniel Chauncey as chairman.
Other members OF the committee are the
following:
Frederick s. Wheeler. Apawamis;
ItOTBt a. trump, SpNhbJ
Club; Gilbert II. Porter, Chicago Golf
Club. and A. L. Ripley, Oakley Country
Club.
Two changes are made In the officers
and executive committee Of the Metro
politan Golf Association, the nominating
committee OF which consists OF Herbert
J.. Pratt. Wynant d. Vanderpool and
@ Do ID LEipOqiaV
OF St Andrews and Apawamis, is named
to succeed Frederick S. Wheeler the
Apawamis golfer, who has served two
terms as chief executive. John Reid, Jr,
vice president; Frederick II. Thomas,
Morris County, secretary, and 8. Clifton
Mabon. OF Ardsley, treasurer have been
renamed. Mortimer n. Buckner, OF Gar
den City. takes the place OF Joseph p.
Knapp, OF the National Links, on the ex-
ecutive committee. which Is otherwise
unchanged The personnel follows:
Findlay S. Douglas. Nassau; Mortimer
y. Buckner Garden City; James A. Still
man, Sleepy Hollow; Cornelius ]. Sulli-
van. Baltusrol, and Howard F. whitney.
Nassau.
Edward Ray and Harry Vardon, the
famous English professionals who came
here about three months ago In quest OF
the American championship and were un-
successful, sail to-day at noon on the
steamship Celtic for Liverpool They re-
turned yesterday from their trip to the
Pacific Coast, which has been character
ized by the breaking OF many course rec
ords.
The first golf tournament OF the Real
Estate Board Of New York was held yes
| terday over the links Of the Oakland Golf
Club. Conditions provided for four-baIl
kickers' handicap over a thirty-six hole
course, the players having the choice or
morning or afternoon best ball scores.
The arbitrary total OF S. was selected.
and four pairs came within stroke or
the mark. as follows: II. Well and G.. X.
Davis, So; II. b. Ashforth and l.. e. ELL
| man. s.; d. l.. Elliman and r. Parsons.
Sc. and W. r. Belknap and j. ID. Arthur,
s. The tie was decided by the toss OF a
coin, We'll and Davis being the winners.
r. NJ. Fredlander. with an 81, returned
the best gross score OF the day There
we're forty players in the tournament
IL was planned to run two tournaments
another season.