The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-28
1o of Distance Rmners Adds Trophy of Bronx Race His Collection
0NWENTSIA PRESSES CLAIM.
Chicnso District club Anxious TO En-
terrain Women.

The Onwentsia Club viii mako a de-
termned effort, at the annual meeting
OF the United States Golf Association ON
January ., to obtain the women's national
championship OF 1915. The big Chicago
club has been placed on the eligible list
by the U s. @. A. executive committee.
and 1t Ia anxious to obtain the event.
-FOUR other clubs, Sleepy Hollow. Buff
falo, Wilmington and Garden City, are
on Go li-t for the women's tourney, but
as Wilmington entertained the women In
1918, and Garden City Is not an active
candidate Onwen,sia's only rivals will be
Sleepy Hollo't and Buffalo II the ma
tional open Is sent TO the metropolitan
district. Sleepy Hollow's chances of OBJ
tanning the womens event will be slim,
and 1t will be difficult for Buffalo because
OF its Isolated position 20 obtain the sup
port OF as many clubs as Onventsia can
count upon.
Bruce u. Smith, who n decade ago was
well known as a golfer--he reached tho
semi.fnal In the national championship
of 1908 at Nassau--will present the claims
OF Onwentsia to the u. :. @. A. delegates
The fact that the women's championship
has not been played In the West since
1910 will be urged by Mr.. Smith as one
OF the principal reasons why the tourney
should be awarded to the Western club.
The Onwentsid course Is at Lake Forest,
Chicago suburb. IL never has held the
womens national championship, but The
/ national amateur was played there in
1899 and tho national open in 1906.
club composed of golfers and having
for lts sole object the holding OF golf
dinners has been organized IN Plttsburg
( Ii Is named the Midlron Club, and among
/ its twenty five charter members are such
well known golfers as !. Frederick Byers,
. Eben VI. Byers. II. G. Fowues. w c.
Fovnes. Jr.. and O. A. Ormls.on. The
/ fret dinner OF the new club will be held
on February /. and toe officers already
are busy making elaborate plans for the
event These plans will be kept secret for
/ the Plttsburg golfers intend to enjoy a
good deal OF good natured fun at the ex-
pense OF their fellow members
II r. rumored that Harry vardon. six
times winner OF the British open cham.
, pionshp and the present holder OF that
| title. Is to appear on the vaudeville
| stage in the United States before long
/ II Is said that a sketch has been written
Nv the promoters OF the scheme which
gives Nardon a chance TO Illustrate the
various shots Of which he Is master.
IL is hardly likely however. that even II
the plan goes through Nlrdon can b'
/ persuaded 10 do mucA talking 10 his
audiences. The British open champion
. IL not much or a tllkeI, ana on MS tWt
visits TO the United states kept aoou
as quiet as a man possibly could. and de-
voted all OF his efforts to playing golf.
Christmas Is marked At the Whitemarsl
Country Club. near Philadelphia, by TIT
annual distribution OF rewards to IN
caddies who have dom good work durinI
, the golf season. This year sixty boy
received 81 each for good conduct AM
service, and many other boys receive
smaller amounts The prizes won In IN
annual caddies' tournament also were dts
tributed.
The custom Of rewarding the cadd!es 70
good ana taitntui service 10 the rnemper
and guests Of the club is one that Nigh
well be more generally adopted.
The Annandale Country Club OF 10
Angeles is now engaged IN playing
= round robin golf tournament In wh'c
% Zach competitor is obliged 10 play ever
- other entry. The qualifying round wa
l. played on Christmas Day, forty-eigh
I PLAYERS qualifying They were the
O. divided into two sections ~ tUentv-tou
, e,cn. aud the round robin series .
o. matches H. now 'r progress.
. The winner 90 each section VIII the
. meet in a tn,rty-slX hole match In Cal
- forria they play golf all the year aroun'
: 80 such tourney Is not az imposSih
n as II might seem 10 The average Easter
, golfer When il Is all over tho clu
u win have a few Saturdays left for 9th,
a competitions