The Sentinel=record., 1914-03-15
WILL DECIDE HERE
 AN OLD CONTENTION
POSTER ADVERTISING ASSoCIA. TON WHICH MEETS HERE
 TO HAVE MATCH
Golf Supremacy Between Two Claim ants Will Be Fought Over the Country Club Links Before Asso- citation as Referee.


 pose of exchanging views and trans acting business, it has been learned from an authoritative source that greater and more potential reason has called them together and that a mat ter of transcendal importance to every member of the assoclation is to be tbreshed out. 1t is a subject that has agitated the Poster Association for many months. It has been the cause Of fraternal strife and internal dis sension. Such a menace to the peace and welfare of the organization has the subject become that this meeting has been called to specifically settle it once and for all. The real object of the meeting has been carefully masked behind business platitudes, but the real cause is:
 'Who Is golf champion?"
 That is the question, and until it is settled, everything else must be held in abeyance.
 And right here arises curious complication.
  read Of the A. NJ Briggs Co. of Chi cago, and K II Fulton, vice president cf the Van Buren Company of New York, suddenly announced themselves as joint champions of the Poster As sociation. This was extremely pug vling to members of the association, iVasmuch as no member of the or ganization could remember that he had ever seen either o.@ play When pinned down to details both were ex- tremely hazy as to when and where this championship had been won. nespite the ambiguity of proof there was no lack of positiveness in the as. sertion
 Another puzzling thing was that both Briggs and Fulton asserted that each was equally good and that neither could beat the other-that it was draw between them-but that they could trounce any member of the association.
 When two men claim great honor there is usually more or less bitter ness Despite this both Briggs and Fulton appeared to be on the frienG Hest terms Why there should be no semblance of strife puzzled everyone. Why. when the mighty Dr. Cook and Commander Peary asserted champion snip of the North Pole League they became acrimonious Here were two men claiming a far greater honor and yet they appeared to be on the most friendly terms. It was mystifying
 In the case of pr. Cook and Com mander Peary, they submitted maps, documents, scientific data, records and other proof to back up their claims. In the case of Briggs and Fulton. they absolutely declined to furnish one scrap of confirmatory evidence. If the absolute veracity of the men were not so we'll known some members of the organization would have been inclined to regard them as four-flushers and self-constituted champions.
 How could they be champoins? They must be Tier mistaken.
 When the discussion was at it's height at the last meeting, Fulton and Briggs both bloomed out in a huge gold medal. Several members have taken with them on this trip bottle of acid as a part of their equip ment At the last meeting no such foresight was shown, and unfortunate Iy there were no drug stores handy. These medals are huge in size and positive in statement Charley ki1dt president of the association. regarded them intently and the remarked sagely:
 "All that glitters isn't paid for The medals contain the words
 OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONS Poster Advertising Association.
 A NJ. BRIGGS
 K.H.FULTON
 NOW
 and
 FOREVER. Some members of the so~-ataion are willing to admit the now but say adding the forever is oyerstay ing the market a little.
 Cautiously enough, the medals are identical-both by WoolWorth, gold Dy the American Brass Company, and diamonds by the Libby Glass Com pany of Toledo.
 This matter was taken up at the ast meeting and 1t was decided that these two men be compelled to play a game to determine the actual cham pion, and that the match should take place at this meeting. Each man will nave 70 assistants Each will be al lowed five caddies. The Burns de tectiye agency will send one hundred operatives to replevin lost balls Mitchell & Co., Of Philadelphia, we'll known seed firm, have been retained to repace torn turf and restore de stroyed shrubbery
 So far neither man has been known to express a willingness to play, but the penalty for failure to appear at tee.slde is 60 drastic t Is believed