The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28
DONOR OF LESLEY CUP
SAYS JEST IS UNFAIR
Thinks That Philadclphia's
Handicap List Has Been
Tmjustly Criticised.

Robert W Lesley. president OF the
'iolf Asr"'istion Of Philadelphia. mas
written the letter to TuH SuS
which appears below. IN II lie
takes exception to the on
the Philadelphia handicap list. pub
lsied IN THE y last week. IN which
the Ih,ladelphians were mildly and with
out malice reproNed for filing All the
choice positions on their list with the
names of out Of town golfers who are
uou-rosident members of Pine VALLEY
and SeaNiew. The donor of the I.eslev
cup seems :" think that as these nam"
were included for The same reason that
the metropolitan Golf Association I,u,
golfers llk. Eben ~. By.r~ Of pittsburc
and Nelson Whitney Of New orleans on
it's handicap list, THE SuN's lrorical
comment ON she Philadelphia list Wa
uuius'iii"d. There IL nothing to Prov
that he IL not right IN hlS contention
and he has done 80 much for golf IN
the United States that hi opinions are
entitled to great weight. tn" letter FOL
lows
To THE SCN GoLF EprTor SU. In
TIVE Sun the other day there appeared
AN article on "I'hilddelphil Imports
wv wa s'Ii''f '''A - i'F
ments consideration of the facts Will
show YOU the unfairness of the com
ments made.
Amoug the clubs which are mem
hers OF the Philadelphia Golf Assoria-
ton aud which pay ducs th"rct" are
the Pine Valley 'io'f cut, NJ Zine
VALLEY and the SeaNi"w Golf club ~
Ahsecon. both of these COURSES are
well known and draw members from
a number of cities precisely as ,O the
courses at Lakewood and the National
course on Luug Island, which, latter
clubs are members of th" Metropolitan
Association. In maling M the handi-
cap list Of both the Metropolitan and
philadeiphit Golf assoCi .tionS II he
comes the duty of the secretary OF
each body to call upnn ih" several
clubs in the respective associations
for the names az the PLAYERS and their
handicaps IN order that the handicap
committee If each association may
make up proper handicap lists. 1T 50
doing, where players If the M"tropO'i-
tan Association ar" members OF clubs
within the Jurisdiction Of the Philadel-
phii Golf Association or where mem
beers of the Pennsylvania or Ihiiadel-
phia Golf Association are members
Of clubs within the jurisdiction Of
the Metropolitan Golf Association
the handicap committee of each asso-
citation IL obligated to include the
names of such players. To do other
wise would be To exclude players who
have a right to he properly handl-
capped In the association 10 which the
club of which they are members be-
longs and. failing this, they would
not ne property handicapped in the
association events Of the association OF
.-t,.t, stA.- .ra mart and "A real
In view. therefore. OF the obligation of
the handicap committee OF the Philadel-
phia Golf Association 10 include IN its
handicap list players from New York,
Oshkosh, Kankakee. kalamazoo or from
whatever part OF The world they may
hail. IL such players ara members OF
a club or clubs within tho jurisdiction
and pay dues to tho Philadelphia Golf
Association, your comments ara hardly
fair and ! know tbs Sun, which
stands for everything that IL good In
sport. will put the matter straight.
Philadelphia may not have all the
good golfers that New York has. but
now that courses are improving
around our city 10 such an extent
that even New Workers. become lnt&n'
bers of them, II " expected that us
quality Of Phiiadsiphia playing will
Improve accordingly, but far n be.
yond al this. philadelphia has . spirit
of true sport and Philadelphia golfers
would be the last to endeavor by In
direct mathods such as are imputed
to them TO attempt to increase the
reputation Of Phiiadelphia golf.
r. W. LssLEy.
President Golf Association Of
rhilsdslphla.
panAp0lSHrA. May g.