Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-07
PAGE COMES OUT
STRONG FOR GOLF
President of New York Athletic
Club Issues Reioinder
TO Rival.

William II. Page, president of the
New York Athletic Club. who Is run
ming for reelection on an Independent
ticket, said yesterday he had no an
swer to make to the statement OF
James G. Patterson, chairman Of the
golf committee, other than by refer
ring him to his own written commun-
ications and to his statements made
at the time the subject Of golf was
presented to the club governors.
"At that time Mr.. Patterson stated
distinctly that the New York Athletic
Club would be expected to guarantee
the sum of $1,000 per annum to the
Fox Hills Golf Club, said Mr.. Page.
with the understanding that the
money received by that club as dues
from the 100 new members would be
paid to the New York Athletic Club
to reimburse 1t for the guarantee, and
that the Fox Hills Golf Club would
not take a body Of 100 men W thout
the backing of the New York Athletic
Club.
In giving out the statement, Mr..
Page explained that he himself had
taken up the game some twenty years
ago. .,
Golf was only in it's infancy then, Z"
he remarked. 81 had set of clubs
and played over the cd links of what
is now the Yountakah Country CT b.,
at Nutley, but business matters
forced me to give it up. | consider
golf the greatest boon to the human
race ever discovered"
George Duncan, the brilliant British
professional golfer who visited these
shores several seasons ago, will visit
the United States again this year.
ONLY one condition is necessary to be
fulfilled. and that is that he can OBJ
tain O suitable partner, such as James
Braid or j. II. Taylor, the present
open champion.
Officials of the Yountakah Country
Club are contemplating the employ
ment of q greenkeeper and caddie
| master who will work In conJunc-
ton, but in no way conflict, with
Charming Floyd, the professional who
| has been re-engaged for next season.
At present the members are using
! temporary greens.
! A campaign Is on among the mem
| bers of the Manhattan Golf Club, who
| use the public links at Pelham Bay
Park. to increase the number from
| fifty to seventy-fiye, and to this end
a circular has been sent out request
| ing opinions and immediate notifica-
ton of any intended designations.
| Marble dust as a substitute for sand
! in the bunkers is being used by the
| green committee of the Englewooo
! Country Club, where the metropolitan
amateur championship will be held IL
May.
Delegates from the clubs which
have been named as in the running
! for the national golf championship
are expected soon to make their ap
pearance, in preparation for the worl
they will be requested TO do at th'
annual meeting of the United State'
! Golf Association, which VIII be heis
In New York city on Friday.
Maurice Risley, OF Atlantic City
headed a good field in yesterday
qualification round of the annua
nlidw!nter golf tournament at P1ne
hurst. n. c. Risley won the low scor'
medal, with a card of ~. -Four play
ers sied for second place They wer
George G. Dutton. belmont, Mass.
Harold Slater, Fox Hills; Fl. V. Seq
erman, Englewood,, and robert Hun
fer. Wee Burn, Conn. Others VIII
finished in the first division were W
q Trusdell, Fox Hills; G. l.. Becker
woodland; Theodore Sensman, Attain
tic city: w. V. Booth, jr.. Onwentsia
.. w. Fl. Faust, Buffalo; Fl. G. White
Ridgewood; r.. F. Robinson, 81
, GATHERINGS, Canada; G. II. Gardner
Rhode Island Country Club; H. v
,, Hemphill Atlantic City; Stuyyesan
Leroy, Newport. and q. T. Miller
i Dunwoodie.