Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-14
Golf NEE TING
At CHICAGO
Western Association to Hold Its
Annual Session There This
Week.

week.
Chicago, Jan. 13.-Representatives
of nearly every golf association in
tho United States will gather here
this week, to attend one or both OF
the two biggest winter events on the
games program On Friday night
delegates TO the annual meeting OF
the United States Golf association.
the national organization. will assem-
bic to elect officers and appoint plac-
es and dates for the annual champ
Onships it conducts. and the western
Golf association holds its annual elec-
ton Saturday night.
1t is expected that the officers nom
mated by committees appointed for
that purpose will be elected with
small, il any. opposition. Frank L..
Woodward of Denver, renominated
for president. leads the ticket named
for the national body. with Howard
Perrin, Marion Cricket club. first vice
president: John Reid, .lr.. st An
drews Golf club, second vice pFesi-
dent: Howard q. whitney, Nassau
Country club, secretary; Frederick S.
Wheeler, Anawamis club, treasurer,
the officers; and NJ. Lewis Crosby
Brae Burn Country club: Walter b.
Smith OnWentsia club; DR.. Walter
S. Harberg. Columbia Country club,
and John s. Sweeney, Country CLUB
of Detroit, executive committee. In
the nominations for officers all at
present hold the positions except Mr..
Wheeler, Percy r. Pyne Of Princeton
having declined denomination. A new
nominating committee named in
cludes Milton Dargan, Atlanta; Will.
liam e. Stauffer, New Orleans; Al
bert r, Fish, National Links; George
H, Walker, St. Louis, and Henry n.
Wilder, Boston.
For the national amateur champi'
onship event, bids have been received
from the Marion Cricket club, Phila'
delphia; Nassau Country club; Glen
Cove, New York; and the Piping
Rock club, Locust Valley, New York.
National Open Meet.
For the national open meet, offers
were made by the Minikahda club,
minneapolis; Country club Of Detroit,
Englewood Country club, 'Englewood,
N, j., and the Kent Country club,
Grand Rapids, Mich. .,-u.
For the woman's national champi-
onship, bids were sent by the New
Haven Country club, the" Greenwich,
Conn, Country club; the Belmont
Springs Country club of Waverly,
Mass, and the Baltusrol Golf club,
Baltusrol, n. j.
Questions involving voting rights
and amateurs may be discussed at
the meeting OF the national body
Constitutional amendments will be
offered granting every club in the as
sOciatiOn a voice in the government.
Hitherto only clubs which were ac-
tive members have been allowed to
vote, while allied clubs. comprising
nearly three-quarters Of the member
ship, have been without voice in the
associations affairs. s..
The connection of golfers with
sporting goods houses and its effect
on their amateur standing may come
up. 1t is possible, too, that there
will be proposed rule limiting state
championships to residents OF the dis
trict included.
Officers Nominated.
The Western Golf associations
nominating committee renamed Pres
ident George r. Balch of Cincinnati
to head it's ticket, which includes
Trustin B. Boyd, Bellegrive Country
club, St. Louis, vice president; T..
Hoover Bankard, Jr., Midlothian
Country club, Blue Island, Ill.,, secre.
tary;> &C. G.. .Paddleford, Flossmoor
Country club, Homewood, Ill. treas.
urer: Horace r.. Smith, Nashville
Country club; William r. Brooks,
Minikahda club. Minneapolis; E.tS
Armstrong, Los Angeles Country
club; William u. Foye, Omaha Coun
try club, and Arthur B. Caldwell.
Country club Of Detroit, directors. A
new nominating committee suggested
consists OF w. Nv. Hairless. South
Shore Country, elfb. Chicago, chair
man; A. w. W1arrep,pSt. Joseph Coun-
try club; Hamilton Vicar. Milwaukee
Country clm.b;u Joseph S. Hall. Indian
apOlis Country club, and D. s. Hen
dersOn, Chattanooga Golf and COun-
try club.
The Del Monte Golf and Country
club Of Del Monte, CAL, offered to ar
range special train to carry east.
erners to the coast; the Midlothian
Country club and the Omaha Coun.
try club have asked for the western
amateur championship and the Olym
pic Cup match, team event which
takes place day ahead of the anna
teur meeting here.
The Hinsdale, ILL.,, Golf club bid for
the junior amateur championship and
the Blue Mound club of Milwaukee
for the western open tournament.
RECORD OF FULTON