New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
SIGNS OF NEW
LIFE SHOWN AT
GOLF MEETING
Five Clubs Express Willingness to
Hold Tournaments for the
Local Titles.
JUNIOR FIXTURE IN DOUBT
Herbert L. Pratt Elected to Lead
Metropolitan Association for
the Coming Year.

Association at its annual meeting al
Sherrys last night. displayed unmistaka-
BILE signs of renewed life, no less than five
clubs either asking for or expressing a
willingness 10 hold the championship
tournaments.
Time and place, however, must, for
while at least, remain a matter OF con-
lecture as It was decided to leave the
selection Of courses to the executive COM
mittee.
The first application for championship
came when II. V. Keep. on behalf Of the
Englewood Country Club. asked for the
amateur meeting. This was followed by
Max Behr, who offered the Baltusrol
Golf Club links for the same attraction.
A. II. Pogson, the Fox Hills representa-
tive, then asked for the open champion
ship, while Chase Mellen, the Garden
City delegate said that his club would
be pleased TO place It's course at the as
soclations disposal for any OF its tour
naments.
The fate OF the junior tournament. held
for the last two years over the links OF
the Plainneld Country Club, also rests IN
the hands Of the executive board. Leighton
Calkns, the Plainfeld delegate, stated
that as his club intended to offer Its links
for the womens tournament, It would. in
case OF an acceptance, be unable to handle
the Junior affair.
When the nominating committee, con-
sisting of Herbert /. Pratt, chairman;
Wynant D. Vanderpool and Harmon ).
Graves made It's report the secretary
in accordance with custom, was instructed
TO cast one ballot for the entire ticket.
AS a result the following officers were
unanimously chosen:
President. Darwin p. Kingsley, Apa-
Dwams: vlce-president. John Reid, jr, 81.
Andrews; secretary, Frederick II.
Thomas. Morris County, and treasurer ;.
Clifton Mabon Ardsley. Executive COM
mittee-Ffndlay S. Douglas, Nassau: Nor
timer y. Buckner, Garden city; James A.
stillman, Sleepy Hollow: Cornelius J.
Sullivan. Baltusrol, and Howard +.
Whitney. Nassau.
In relinquishing the reins OF once MI
Wheeler spoke briefly and 10 the point.
He made II clear that he had tried 70
have the association uphold the tradI-
tons Of the game. and he hoped that us
future policy would be along similar
lines.
Tho retiring chief executive also de
clared himself emphatically in favor Of
a general loyal support on the part ol
club members with regard TO the various
championships. In his opinion, the can
yassing among the clubs was an unde-
sirable method, and he pleaded with the
could
I'D this feeling In their clubs.
When he took the chair Mr.. hingsle!
remarked that he supposed when the
nominating committee selected him 70
head the Metropolitan Golf Association
ticket Il had done so with the idea that
he would In some way prove useful Al
ter promising TO do what he could '"e
new president assured those present tha'
his us. fitness would not be through the
medium OF speechmaking.
A representative Of the New YORK
Newspaper Golf club recommended that
the association enlarge its year book so
az TO have it contain the names az cluo
champions as we'll as course records, ootn
professional and amateur. II IS hkeE
that the suggestion will be carried out
Robert c. Watson, the National Links
secretary. who Is president OF the United
States Golf Association, got through d
motion TO have the metropolitan body pre-
sent Mr.. Wheeler with some token by way
of appreciation for his services. In spH-
tied. though good natured, argument AI'
Wheeler tried hard to have the WATSON
motion overruled, but 10 no avail.
following: Dyker Meadow, #. J. Phu-
lips: Englewood, Harry V. Keep and >. A'
Cunningham; Plsinield. Leighton Calkihs'
Spring Lake, George Bowly: MOTIFS
County. I. B. Garretson and Wynant u
yanderpool: Baltusrol. Max II. behf,
Shinnecock Hills, Chester Griswold alo
L. Metcalf Thomas; National Links hoo-
ert c. Watson; Fox Hills. Arthur IL. rus
son: Garden City, Chase Mellen; ocal
dale. Guy r. Robertson and H. ID. brew
ster: Apawamis, George II. Barnes anu
II. S. Graves; Westbrook. FREDERICK
Herreshoff, and the New York NeWspape'
Golf Club, r. +. Foster and Harry ="
Haines.
In his annual report the secret"i!
hered closely to facts, rarely disres'"'o
so far as to comment either lol
against. The report showed tha' '
membership OF the association on JAM
airy |, 1918, consisted of slXty-eiSht GU
and that during the year the Marine o"
Field Club resigned: also that the
Rock Club had signiied its intehuo"
Joining next year The CLUBS are u''''
geographically as follows:
~
Island. Is, and Connecticut, 3. purihs '"e
year the association held the usual a''''
teur, open and junior champlo"s"F
There were also fourteen invitation w.
naments held by clubs In the meuop
tan district the same as last ye"''
Referring to the amateur chaihP''
ship, the secretary said: .v
subsequent TO Mr. Traverss WV.
the Upper Montclar Country CLUB &c"
erously offered TO replace the Chaun
trophy for future competition. fres'us
Wheeler also expressed his desire u o. a.
the next trophy. After careful con9a
Grafton the executive committee de''u
that IL would not be wise 10 s'''
precedent OF having either cluo VI
individual present this trophy, pu' ~,
I'm the future the amateur chainp'on
prize should be given by the assoo az,
The committee deeply apprecia'eu .ss
craftsmanship and generous oner %
Upper Montclair Country Club ana
dent Wheeler" =,