New-York tribune., 1915-11-24
United States Association to
Make All Amateurs Keep
Free from Taint or
Be Dropped.

There will be no official rating OF
PLAYERS. was the significant statement
OF Frank L. Woodward. president OF
the United States Golf Association, TO
a representative Of The Tribune yes
terday. Woodward. whose home is IN
Denver, was here on business, but for
all that he was glad TO talk golf. When
the eligibility list is completed, accord
ing 70 Woodward, there Will be two
names at the head of the list those
cf the open and amateur champions.
All the others will be grouped alpha-
betically.
So far as the plan of portioning off
tho eligibility work among the minor
bodies is concerned, the president de-
clared that this would be done in a
manner so that all localities would be
taken care Of. He continued as fol-
lows:
"While the minor bodies will un-
doubtedly have a pretty good idea as
TO where their leading golfers belong
they will. because of local pride or
sentiment, naturally be inclined 20 be
liberal with their findings, and as n
result include players who may be
doubtful i'm the opinion of the execu-
tive committee. which. of course, must
be the final court. With the new plan
of starting with an eighteen-hole elm
ination round on Saturday, it will be
possible TO take care of a good many
players A tournament held round the
first of September ought 10 be able to
handle close TO 200 players"
The chief executive talked long and
earnestly on the amateur situation.
While admitting that the executive
board had gone over the subject thor
oughly. had held meetings, in fact, he
said that it was not advisable 10 men
tion names. Continuing this conver-
sation. Woodward remarked:
"The United States Golf Association
is not going TO let up in the least in its
effort to keep the game free from taint.
Amateurs must be pure If they are TO
remain as amateurs. Certain ones who
have been playing with fir, have been
spoken 10 by the committee, and they
have given assurance that in future
they will keep entirely within bounds" !"
The Denver man was then asked If II
were practically settled that the next
amateur championship would be held
at the Merton Cricket Club, near Phil
adelphia. lie replied as follows:
"All that can be said at present is
that the Merton course is one of the
three selected for the natior al amateur
tournament. The final decision depends
upon the way the delegates vote at the
annual meeting to be held in Chicago
in January. 1t is true, however, that
only Eastern links have been suggested
for the amateur, likewise the women's
championship, and that only Western
courses have been spoken of with re-
gard to the open. One OF the nine
courses favored by the committee be-
longs TO an allied club which is coming
in as an active member, and this has
caused a delay. The list of courses will
be given out shorty"
How about the plan 70 give the al
lied clubs a voice in the government
of the association? the president was
asked. In response to that Woodward
replied:
"A proposed amendment to the con-
stitution providing for just that thing
is now in the hands OF the printer and
will be given out before long. ! have
for some time felt that the allied clubs,