New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-10
Amateur Golf Tourney
Goes to Vermont Links

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tons OF Si0O were made. and Of this ~.
amount expended was g.s57s2. II 49,.
the association $500 to run on its tbr..
national championship tournaments
For the first time the report Of the A.
ecutiye committee was distributed tn a.
delegates in printed form A total =.
crease Of twenty-three clubs Is sbo,,n
FOR there were twenty-three elected :.
allied membership four allied clubs p.
signed. one dropped for non-psynent a.
dues. four allied transferred to the activ.
list and five clubs chosen.
The four clubs transferred 10 ae,iv.
membership were the following.
North Jersey Country club. PaterSr
Highland Country Club. Merlden. Con-,
Greenwich Coun ~ club. Greenv,ch
Conn. and the Hartford Golf CLUB. Har,.
ford, Conn. The five new active clubs ar.
the Arcola Country club. Arcoa, y 4.
Beressord Country club. San Msteo. Cal.
Du Bois Country Club. Du Bols. Penn
Glenwood Country Club. Glen Head. I,onr
Island. and Westmoreland Country CHM
Evanston, H.
In reviewing the various national chan.
pionship tournaments, the executive com.
mittee takes occasion % remark in cor.
nectlon Win the open championship tia,
the victory OF Ouimet over yardon and
RAY In the play-of "ogtranks any oth.,
match in the history Of golf In this com.
try or abroad, in that an amateur Of ocly
local prominence defeated two Of ,hs
greatest professionals o. the world"
Touching on the handicap list the con.
mittee says that the one published March
I. 1913. contained the names OF "a PLAY.
ers with handicaps UP 70 SIX srokex
while great care was exercised By your
committee" the report goes on, IN prs-
pairing this list, yet II was proved at the
amateur championship held at Garden
CITY. Long Island, September to g. tat
many players whose names appeared ca
the handicap list we're not OF high enouxa
calibre TO entitle them 70 compete In tie
amateur championship, as they had no
, possible chance OF qualifying and the.
playing simply congested the course aAd
interfered with players who really had
fair chance 70 qualify
owing to these facts and also 10 the
difficulty OF running the national ana,
teur championship in proper manner
with such a large entry list. your con-
mlttee. after careful consideration Of The
whole situation, decided on December.
1913. TO limit the national handicap list u
1914 TO those players who are entitled 70
a rating OF five strokes instead Of II
strokes. as heretofore.
ION account Of the length Of time co.,
sumed in discussing the adyisaoiliy Of
making the handicap limit FIVE strokes
the handicap blanks were sent out TO the
members a little later than heretofore b;
the clubs have for the most part returnet
their reports, and your committee hope
TO have the list ready for publication On
or before March Is, 1914. II Is partier'
| larly requested that those clubs whies
have not as yet sent in their reports VII
do so at once, as otherwise their member
will not be eligible for ratings on the han
dcap list
The report reviews the Franco-Amercn
team match at "a Boulie, France. hs
July. as we'll as the women's nternauons
team match previous TO the women'
championship at Wilmington and sivsh
full the amended Rule 6, regarding thes
lection of championship courses. as
already appeared in these columns.
Delegates were advised that the secIe
,arv has continued the system OF keepR
list Of professionals and greenkeepsH
looking for situations, and also oil cur
requiring the services Of good men an
has materially assisted several ciuos
securing efficient men.
Among the delegates who ATTENDED h'
meeting were the following:
Frederick s. Wheeler, ApawamH;
F. Jackson, tr., Baltimore; Max H. Ben
Baltusrol. Harry L. Aver, Brae pun
W. : Harlan. Columbia, who also ne'a
proxy for Chevy Chase; Frank L. Woo
ward. Colorado, with a proxy for oenvd'
Senator Walter f. Edge. Atlantic Ciu'
q. r. Windler, the Country Cluo' btooA'
line W. H. Brooks, County Cluo oil w
troit and proxy for Euclid; Hefoe"
Jacques. Country club Of sprinsnea'
Joseph VI. Byrne, Dedif H"'''
Englewood; George F. Wille't h
County Mass Silas II. sua"h Wv.
View. with proxies for Westward nv
Midlothian and Exmoor; August T. ~
mer. Fox Hills; r. II. Robertson cav,
city; James Fott. Greenwich; W.
Race. Highland W. ]. Bach, hohy"vs'
c. F. Thompson. Homewood' Pascom L
tie. Mayfeld: Robert w Lesley, n''
Cricket Club: F.. r. Bispham' fnin's
phia Country; d. II. McAlpin' 20, wv.
County: Findlay :. Douglas Nss
Walter b. Johnson. North Jersey 80
Moore. Oakland; Henry Strouse' -
mont: Leighton Calkins. planned, ""
Hodcman. st. Andrews; Guy +" nDv.,
son. scarsdals Edward ?. Rogers en- ws
nccock Hills. A. II. johnson, sleepy "a
low: Robert Giles, Wykagyl' H. l. sH
Country Club OF Birmingham A.
dred wannamoisett; W. +. F. "
canoe Brook. r. W. Curran' overo'.s
7 r. Norrell Wollaston, W. re"