The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-22
FIRST VICTORY OF WINTER
CREDITED TO MIKE BRADY
lardy Despatch From Augusta Tells How He Led Good
Field With Score of 147-Other News
and Gossip of the Links.

TO Mike Brady of Boston goes the
honor OF winning the first considerable
professional tournament Of the Southern
season. Belated news from Augusta,
Ga. reveals the fact that on Friday las,
ne led a good field OF professionals In
a thirty-six hole tourney on the hill
course OF the Country Club Of Augusta.
Brady's score was ~. 73-l47.
In second place was Edward W. Looe,
the former Van Cortlandt Park boy, who
on the previous day with his partner had
won the amateur professional four ball
competition. He was three strokes be-
mind Brady. his score being 73. 77-l5o.
Little Freddie Mcleod. national omen
Champion in 1908. tied for third place
at'l5: with Pat Doyle. Elmer Loring.
l5a. was NTH. and there was another
tie for sixth place between Dave Ogilv1e
and Carl Anderson, who turned la cards
OF 1856.
After the tourney was over mos. Of
the professionals who took part set out
Tor the Florida courses. where they will
play exhibition matches and competitions
in the next two or three weeks. Nearly
all of them viii Join the throng of ex-
perts who will play in the big open
tournament AZ Belleair on March 2
and 4.
BY printing in Col, Illustrated the
minutes of the annual meeting OF the
United States Golf Association IN Chi
cago last month Max Behr has shed
some light OF the discussion that led up
to the adoption of the new ruling in
regard to the amateur question which
will he Of interest to many golfers. Even
more interesting perhaps Is the reason
given by President Woodward for declIn-
ing TO submit to the delegates the pro-
posed amendment extending the right to
vote 10 the allied clubs.
Usually President Woodwari'r ut
terai,ces are frank and to the point. but
this time he chose to be a Bit mysterious
about his plans. SO his own words will
explain his views better than will any
comment OF them. lie said to the dele
gates
There Is one other matter which
should be brought to your attention.
That il in connection with the proposed
amendments that were suggested by the
executive committee for your considera-
t!ci. amendments to the constitution.
which affected the right OF the allied
clubs to vote. Since that series was pre-
scented by the executive committee other
suggestions have reached the executive
committee in the nature OF proposals
intended 10 broaden and 10 strengthen
the position of the United States Golf
Association as the leader in golf In this
country and with "a view II possible OF
coordinat!rg ard bringing within the
scope OF the operations of the United
states Golf Association all the agencies
that exist in this country for the promo
ton OF the game OF golf.
The questions that arose in connec
ton with the details necessary to n
all these perpIexlng questions are so
many and so varied that the executive
committee feels that a. this time IL IL not
able to make any recommendation TO you.
The new proposals really Involve the
amendments that We did suggest and,
therefore. in order that you may be
thoroughly advised. and that We may
know what recommendations to make 10
you. We desire to have the matter not
discussed at this meeting, but that you
be willing 10 refer II back 10 US or 10
hermit us to consider II further and re-
port ~ y0Ni al some later date"
II President Woodward Is bile to put
through the plan for which his words
Indicate he is working his administration
will be one of the high points In L. :.
:. 4. history. u looks as though he had
in mind some plan 10 enlist the sectional
ISNDcldtlp1s ulNtl nv - - VI ~ sN''''
ard. instead of standing in the semi
in~dependent position they now occupy.
The accomplishment OF such an object
would do away with such discussions
which now are going on Nbout the Del
Monte special train, IA discussion that
ls not helping the game and in which
three associations. the T.. $. q A., the
Western Golf Association and the Cali
fornia Association, are taking part.
Max Rehr in the leading editorial of
the March issue OF COY frustrated
comes out strongly against the new
T.. : q. 4. ruling on the amateur ques-
ton and warmly defends Francis Ouinet