New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-03
Failed to Get a Sanction
from the United States
Golf Association.
MAKES PUBLIC ALL
LETTERS ON SUBJECT
Complains That His Proposition
and Woodland Clubs
Were Analogous.

ferdaV correspondence between hilHS'i'
and the United States Golf Association
regarding a proposal by Travis 10 tahe
ten or a dozen representative American
amateur golfers TO Great Britain as MS
guests for the purpose of making ue-
termlned effort to bring the British crow"
of golf TO America
7, Nos Travis's desire 10 obtain the
sanction of the governing golf organiza-
,ion IN such a movement. but the associa-
ton makes it evident that II oiu NJ
exactly approve of the plan. Travis 'h."
cites the example Of the assoclatio'i IL
sanctioning the fund organized oy '"'
woodland Golf Club TO defray the ca
,o,ees of Francis Ouimet for MS lriP
abroad and declares the two cases 81
analogous except that in one instance :"
is a club and in the other an lhoiNluu''4
There is no suggestion as TO the propa-
,ui,y of Travis being able TO get 10
..,hor ten or a dozen representative
American amateurs TO make such trip'
nor is there any hint as TO the a''l'as,o
The golfers would be likely 10 asS'i'i'
IN receiving such an invltatioh' -
when Robert c. Watson, president oi
tho United States Golf Association ""S
.,,od about the matter last night ne s"'N
- ala not care TO be quoted. aithous u
he said that the association had eApi@hleD
in its correspondence that it ola not ueol''
II advisable 10 approve OF such al "iiO0'
taking. ,- ao.oiIs and said
~ - would write Travis Pel SOi,sd
letter in which he would give so0N
sufficient reasons -. a,nounced by
The CORRESPONDENCE "a
Ir Trayis TO 10 the United States Golf Asso-
ciation. September 80 100
nova been seriously considering tae
,,atter of inviting a NUMBER OF oui oo. es
ing amateurs to go aDIod LII IL onateur
my guests IN quest Oh OIL 't or "a a dozen. Very
,.osIibIy three or four might enter ld'e'
for the British open. .-a1,.o, of any
There is nothing WhatsOONStt oCt1,, m.
advertising nature IN TINS "ie
'i'qi should like to know if this Wou dS a ns
-. Wv inValidate. or be conslueIsu o.. a.
tending to invalidate. the anna o,.a,, II il
~ any members of the party ,'fnrseen
"a banpen that for any uhlorse fa
sioulu tbe eleventh hour / might De
debarred from going myseHi; i.io,, 70 Wit
II has long been my ambition 10 W
ness Duplication OF Wh r1n,y rg relieve the
sandwich IN zine for it TO the further
'o.ii,n rg of American golf and lhe
GOOD of the game generally
1-nited Golf Association to Travis DC
tober 20. 1913:
beg to advise you tnat oM ,,inet,ng
INABILITY TO secure quorum no inee' .
~ tbe the executive committee Oh tiSS
I'nited States Golf Association Was ,i mere
ON october u. All matters WhiCn 49,
10 have been brought up Tor action IN ~ q q
neen laid over until the next Hlee''''7
IF the committee.
Travis 70 United States Con ASSo'''
Ion. December Is, 1919:
have not been favored with any reply
TO my letter of September % last-oNei
This prolonged silence is not very nat
,orine 10 the idea. nor does II tehu 10
,,icEen 9e's interest in the )ndeF-
taking.
Unit, es Coli Association to
Travis. December l6, 1913:
penlvine TO your favor Of the 15th
,ecsrding the matter mentioned III you.
favor of September 80 ! wouid say '.a
action was 10 have been taken a. 20 80
meeting Of the executive CoiiIIi in1 tho
bs held at Wilmington during t Ino
Wornen's championship. but as no IlleeIdI I'M :
vas held at that time actlon mas Ds ~
deferred until the next meeting Oh .us
committee. which Will De heIu Jadu" IN Of
IA was under the impression tha'
d, "a had heen sent you 20 this erect:
p S-If YOU will look IN your me- e.
yo,i will find a letter dated OCTOBER -
.dvising YOU OF the fact that an H n.ota :
"hich should have been acted on OctoDer
= were laid over until the next meeting
United States Golf Association to
Travis, January 10, 1914:
I beg to advise you that your letter
addressed TO X. G. Watson president OF
fhe l.. s. G.. A., relative to your inVluhg
a number Of amateur golfers to 90 ABROAD
next summer as your guests was Tead al
a meeting of our executive committee
held in New York January g. 1914 ana
nv unanimous vote your plan was deemed
impractical and not in accordance Win
the best interests Of the game OF eot'
Travis TO the United States Golf Asso-
ciatlon. January 10, 1914:
have your letter OF the 18th inst,
and note the decision Of your executive
Committee that my proposed plan or IN
,,i,inp a number OF amateur golfers 10
,sre mart In the forthcoming British anna
teur championship as my guests Is
"deeued impractical
+ confess that / am not at all clear as
~ inst what this means. My original IN
otiirv WIS whether the plan would IN any
way invalidate the amateur r statnS % %
point out that my inquiry remains UNI
angwered2 Had your response 10 tnls
Main. STRAIGHTFORWARD question oeen IA
vorabie IL would have been UP 20 me tc
determine the practicaLlllly OF inc Iid ~
You say. moreover, tlat ~ - no ~
accordance with the best interests OF th'
game OF golf 80. a. come
f,ripcipie ia here involved as IA the case
\, Of the Woodland Golf club defraylpg tns
(rYpeusos OF MIR. Ouimets trip ABROAD ano
Ahich. } understand had the approval VI
ykur association. .,,c,..o,.,
Am 10 infer that there is dlnerehc.
bettycs, d club defraying the expenses OF
one kof It's members ana an indlFidua
doinA the same thing. Pcrsonally, l an
unable 10 distinguish any dlNefehce' hoi
can / Understand how IN the one case tn'
best ii3Ngests Of the game are Sonse1Fco
and ln tie other prcludicially affected.
My plafl contemplated the selection o.
PLAYERS from ali over the country. NOuIo
This not have had the effect or sunni.
latlug Wldespread interest ~ the game
Wherein lies the suggested repfehehSi
write this ia all sincerity and should
30 glad Of fun enlightenment on the above
lOluts.
United States Golf Association tt
fJayis. January Z2 1914:
SIR. Reid has requested me 10 acknowl
dze receipt Of your favor OF tho lJti
tiG 10 say that he viii submit your letter
10 the executive committee AZ soon "a
POSSIBLE.
travis 70 United States Golf Associa'
ton, January .. 1914:
Confirming my letter 10 you Of the 1911
inst, may J venture 10 ark why me III