The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-12
GOLFERS MUST WAIT
FOR HANDICAP LIST
Delay in Sending in Data by
Club Secretaries One
Of the Causes.
800 MORE TO HEAR FROM
April % the Earliest Date fol
Appearance Of the
Allotments.

There ID little Likelihood that the ma
tional handicap list, which will contain
the names OF all golfers eligible to play
in the national amateur championship,
WILL be issued before the latter part OF
this month. All kinds Of unexpected de-
lays have held up the work OF COM
piling the list, and at the Office OF John
Reid. Jr.. secretary OF the United states
Golf Association, II was said yesterday
that April 20 was the earliest possible date
Tor the appearance OF the list, and II
was probable that II would not De an
nounced until even later.
desire to have the list as nearly
complete as possible when first issued Is
causing the L. s. G. a. officials to delay
is publication until every possible ef-
tort has been made to obtain the neces-
sary data from the club secretaries, whose
duty IL Is to send in the record blanks
sent out to them last December but some
OF whom seem to regard that particular
duty rather lightly.
Only the hardest kind OF proddng by
James A. i'yng, the chairman Of the
Metropolitan handicap committee, en-
abed him to get his list out on time,
though there are only sixty eight clubs
in the Metropolitan Golf Association, and
the U. S. q. A. officials. with over 200
club secretaries to keep after. are having
much more troublesome time The
Western Golf Assoc alton reports the
same kind of difficulties In getting out
its handicap list, so the neglect OF TINS
important matter seems to be widespread
among the golf clubs OF the United states.
One Of the first OF the 1914 champions
is Mss Edith Chesebrough OF San IRAN
cisco. who won the women's champion
ship OF California recently Miss Chese-
urough, who was State champion in 1912.
y.e~ t,,.I har ht lafa
Warner OF Del Monte by up in the final
round The tourney was played on the
Ingleside course at San Francisco. Good
iron play. especially when close to the
green. was a factor which contributed
largely to Miss Chesebroughs victory. for
Zee and gained many yards which Miss
Che sebrough had to make up for by her
splendid approaching.
The new California champion was seen
in the East in 1912, when she played in
the national championship at Essex
County. near Boston. She qualified with
a sco.e OF l0i and was beaten by 1 up
in the nrst match round by Miss Marion
Hollns. the present Metropolitan cham
pioc and runnerup to Miss Gladys Raw
enscroit in the national championship at
Wilmington last fall.
Harry Colt, who is well known on both
sides OF the Atlantic as golt coure archl-
tect, is now in Hamilton. Ont. where he
is laying out a new course. or late years
.he English expert has been much in de-
inand ana has had TO make frequent trips
n this side of the ocean in order to fill
his engagements.
u. f. Sawyer better known as Ned
Sawyer. former holder OF the Western
amateur championship. has been chosen as
captain of the Wheaton Golf Club for the
coming season. Sawyer intends to play
more golf this year than he was able to in
1913. and hopes to enter In both the West
ern and national amateur championships
[ II he comes to Ekwanok he will add mate
| rally to the strength OF the Western con-
/ tlnStnL
| The San Antonio Country Club has been
selected as the scene of the annual Texas
state golf championship, which will be
played May 81. 90, 23 and "a. Prepare
tons are being made at San Antonio for
a record list of entries. and the course Is
being greatly improved in anticipation OF
4 the event