New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-10
EkwanOk Gets the Biggest
Plum at Meeting of the
National Body.
WOMEN TO FIGHT II
OUT ON LONG ISLAND
Nassau Country Club Gets the
CaIl-Pros. Must Go West TOR
Their Championship.

Golf Dlumg as the national cndmplOh-
shins are often called. we're fairly as
tributed from n geographical point OF
view when the Ekwanok Country 'lup'
Of Manchester Vt. was awarded the anna
tour tournament: the Midlothian Country
club. near Chicago, the open. and the
Nassau Country club. Of Nassau. Long
island. the women's. at the annual meet
ing of the United States Golf Association
al the Waldorf Astoria last night.
Dates for these fixtures will be declded
bv the executive committee.
When the list OF candidates for the
various championships was presented
those In the field for the amateur were Ek-
wanok, Mayfield Country club. OF CleVe-
land and the Country Club, OF Detroit
After the respective delegates mad ex-
nounded the merits OF their courses II was
nut to vote and when it became APP
parent that Ekwanok would receive me
popular ballot by an Overwhelming ma
iority. the selection was made unanimous.
After Silas n. Strawn spoke on behaI
of the Midlothian Country Cluo lot 'he
omen. the only other contesting organiza-
tion. the Mlnikahda Club, never had
chance. receiving only two votes
Findlay s. Douglas represented Nassau
for the women's tournament and ne loon
mains TO point out that in his estimation
tho selection OF a championship INKS
sbouId not be a case Of this club against
that Climb" but rather the best placed
coeraphically. He added that ne thou5h'
the METROPOLITAN district was at Ieas, Ell
tltIed to a championship. The chicago
Clpb the other rival, received only TWO
votes. .,
q Herbert Windler. Of the country
Climb Rrookline. former president OF 'hs
rrited states Golf Association, spoke d.
lonytb on the fact that clubs holdlhs
championship tournaments often hau -
GO into the treasury for severai thousa"'
dollars. and finally moved tnat IL oe reo'
commended TO the executive comHll'e'
that a greater appropriation be made &c
those clubs holding championship tour
naments.
Frederick s. Wheeler, of Apavamis
who seconded the motion. also spoke or
the same topic. ard the motion was car
ried.
AT the executive committee session
prior 10 the regular meeting the follow
ing clubs were elected:
Active-Old Elm Golf Club, Of For'
Sheridan. III. and the Upper MontclaiI
Country Club, of New Jersey.
Allied-Coshocton Country Club oil
Coshocton, Ohio; Englesmere Golf CLUB
of Englesmere Penn; Fairmont Counr!
Club. of Farmont. W. Va; Dickinson
Golf Club. of Dickinson. y. D.: Massa'
peaua Golf and Country Club. of Massa-
peaua. Long Island, and the Highlano
Country club. of Attleboro. Mass.
The question of organizing a nationa
creenkeepers' association was brouSn'
before the committee and promptly
sauelched =.
Following custom, the secretary was IN
structed 10 cast one ballot for the COM
plete ticket announced some time ago py
the nominating committee, and as re-
suit the following will serve in 1914:
President. Robert G. Watson, National
Links. vice-presidents. Milton Dargon,
Atlanta Athletic Club. and Frank j..
Woodward. Denver Cricket Club; secre-
tary, John Reid. jr, St Andrews Treas
urer Percy r. Pyne I'd. Garden city; eX-
ecutive committee, Harry J.. Aver, Brae
Burn; Charles l.. Allen, Chicago Gof
club; Howard w. Perrin, Merton Cricket
Club. and Knowlton l.. Ames. Glen View
nominating committee, Silas II. Strawn'
Glen View, chairman; Frederick D
Wheeler, Apawamis; George A. Crump'
Philadelphia Country; Gilbert II. Porter.
Chicago Golf Club, and A. J.. Ripley,
OAKLEY.
The report OF the treasurer, Percy Pyne
I'd. shows that on November 80, 1872, there
was a balance on hand of S.3i3 20. as
compared with 1924 - a year later.
Among the receipts of the year are dues
from eighty active clubs amounting TO
s., 400 from 26s allied clubs of $3.50 and
back dues from six allied clubs OF 800,
making a total from this source OF S.lio.
The total receipts were $3.50 % and the
expenditures s6s57 81. There is a total Of
cash and investment Of sS.743 AZ for the