The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
GOLF CLUBS ASKED
TO HAVE PROS PAID
Z. 8. g. A. Takes Up Question
of Members Delinquent on
Supply Bills.
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF GOLF


s,,sonals A few weeks ago a notice
vas sent out calling attention to the
treat number Of professionals seeking
positions. and yesterday Howard r.
whitney, the L. y. @. A. secretary. is
sued a notice which Ia designed to help
eorrec, an abuse which has become too
frequent
The attention Of the L. s. q. A.
executive committee has been called to
the fact that large number Of pro-
fessionals have been unable to obtain
credit at sporting goods houses because
the professionals have found IL diff,cult
10 collect their outstanding accounts
from the club members to whom the
soods have been sold. This condition OF
afairs, although due largely to careless
mess, is causing a good deal OF trouble
10 al, concerned. and the u. s. @. A.
srecufive committee thinks II important
snouEh to recommend that II be done
away with
Tho clubs which belong to the u. s.
a. A. are asked to investigate the out
standing accounts Of their members with
ne club professions and endeavor to
have them settled.
~ urge the settlement OF such accounts
sstseandins at present. but It makes
shis recommendation for the future
In the opinion OF the officers OF
ths association the most satisfactory
and effective method to regulate
these charge accounts Ia to record
the Items on the club books and have
them subject to the same restric-
tions and penalties that govern any
club account.
An unfortunate conflict has been
brought about by the belated decision
Of the Seaview Golf Club to hold n
tournament on April 90. 20 and "a.
These dates had already been selected
for tho annual spring tournament of
the Country Club OF Lakewood and had
been allotted 10 that club by the Metro
politan Golf Association. As Seaview IL
not within the limits of the metropolitan
district IL did not have to obtain a
NJ @. A. sanction for its tourney, and so
10 technically within It's rights but the
conflict is one that will not be of benefit
TO the game. AZ Seaview plans "A tour
nament for the previous week. April Is,
Is and II, which is to be restricted to
golfers having handicaps of L. or over
at their home clubs, 1t will have the
honor OF opening the golf season in the
North in any event
The golfers who visit seavicw for the
Two tournaments will md changes In
progress on at least two holes.
Ever since the course was opened for
play in January the tide frequently has
caused trouble by OVERCOMING several
Of the holes. In fact during the OPEN
ing tournament an abbreviated course
had 10 be played because of this trouble.
Under the direction OF the greenkeeper.
William Comedian. formerly OF Wyka-
cyl. the second and sixth holes are
being raised about four feet and the
sreens will be enlarged and shifted. The
fourth and fifteenth holes also are being
altered and raised. The fifteenth hole IL
being moved a short distance to the left.
Wilfred Reid. the professional who
came over from England short time
80. took charge at Seaview last week.
The public golf course is fast becom-
ing a recognized municipal function. In
the cities which have had public courses
FOR a number of years new courses are
being constructed to relieve the conges-
ton on the old ones and other cities
are taking up the public links idea with
remarkable rapidity. -"
During the winter Philadelphia fell
in line by deciding to construct a public
course in Cobb's Creek Park, and re-
Gently three other cities have been con-
siderng the question of providing IA
cllties for playing golf Detroit, where
the national championship is to be
Played this year. is In the midst Of a
sofing boom. and one result is the birth
OF An agitation for a public course Nc
dennte plans for the course have been
drawn up. but IL Is said that there Is an
excellent chance that the city will under
take the task OF laying out a course.
Washington also is talking about a
public course and is trying TO revive
an abandoned scheme for constructing
one In Rock Creek Park A few years
ago several holes were laid out. but the
project was dropped when the engi-
reer commissioner then in charge re.
Tired from office. Now that the plar
mas been revived Washington may have
public course before long.
The third city that has taken up the
idea recently is Spokane. Wash. In that
isr western city the municipal authori-
YES have announced their willingness &c
Nic matter II the golfers can
make a good enough showing to justify
H. The golfers have accepted the chal-
lenge and have been busy getting sigma
lures 20 petition asking for a course
ana also have been collecting a fund &c
no used In helping out the city with
mo work OF construction. II the golfers
succeed in convincing the city officials
nine hole will be laid out in Dowr
River Park
Dates have been selected and the con
dl''ons arranged for the open tourna
ment which II is planned TO hold thi:
spring on the public links In Van Cort
uandt Park The professionals will b.
invited 10 come TO Van Cortlandt OF
thursday and Friday. May IS and II
me same days on which the amateur
VIII gather at Oakland for the invita-
Hon tournament of that club,
The clubs which use the public courses
VIII be asked to contribute to the priz
innd for the open tournament, and /
me FUND is big enough IL will not b.
nara to attract a frst class entry for tn
tourney, The test will consist o
seven'y-two holes Of medal play.
The work OF getting the course OF th
FOX Hills Golf Club into shape IN beinl
carried on under the supervision q
Ihomas Boyd, the new professional |