New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-13

tee 10 drafting the amendment last
September and keeping the matter Sc
Get until two days before the annual
meeting.
The retiring official declared that. at
The annual meeting Of the association
in Chicago last year, IT was decided 10
allow course architects to remain anna
teur golfers. because the delegates SO
instructed the committee. Therefore,
when the executive committee passed
the amendment to Rule No. at the
Merton Cricket Club meeting last sep
TENDER, IL realized that the new RUE
could not become operative untii the
delegates approved OF IT.
I'VE want you delegates 10 express.
YOUR opinion on this matter tonight,
said Mr.. Woodward, but before gong
into this in earnest 10 was decided to
finish with all other routine business.
Voting for the different champion
shin events for 1917 then began, the
first fixture TO be awarded being the
national amateur tourney. Four clubs
put I'm bids for this. namely. the Glen
View Club. Of Illinois; Kent Country
Club. OF Grand Rapids. Mich; the May
field Country Club, of Cleveland, and
the Oakmont Country Club, OF Pitts
burgh
After the first fifteen or twenty dele
gates had cast their votes, II was seen
that the Oakmont Club was so far IN
the lead that il was decided 20 make
tuC vote unanimous.
There were five clubs in the field for
the national open championship, with
tHc Brae Burn Country Club, OF West
Newton, Mass. being finally selected,
with a total of 43 votes to the White
marsh Valley Country Clubs 81 and
the Fox Hills Golf Clubs 10. The
Shenecossett Country Club and the
Shawnee Country Club were others In
the hunt, but the delegates passed
unanimous vote in favor or Brae Burn
after all the votes we're cast.
Cherry VALLEY Club Withdraws
Caly two clubs applied for the
Women's national championship, and
this went to the Shawnee Country
Club, after the Cherry Valley Country
Club had withdrawn when IL was seen
that the vote was overwhelmingly IN
favor Of the course on the Delaware.
As he raped the meeting 90 order
for the last time, just prior to the
election Of Howard Perrin IS president,
Mr.. Woodward. smiling broadly. said:
ut becomes my delightful privilege
TO become again a simple member Of
golf club, and I take great deal OF
pleasure in handing over the reins OF
government TO this quiet Quaker indi-
eating Mr.. Perrin with a profound bow.
President Perrin Apprehensiye
Mr.. Perrin did not look exactly at
ease as he took the chair, for he knew
that all the verbal fireworks were 70 be
his portion. once the delegates began
the argument on the discussion that
has caused state of unrest in the
world Of golf for many months. The
new president begged the delegates to
bear with his technical shortcomings as
regarded parliamentary procedure, and
finished by saying he would try at all
times 10 be fair"
After Mr.. Mcdonald had started the
discussion over the amateur muddle by
asking for the question Max Behr
rose 10 his feet and made strong ap-
peal for definition Of professionalism
rather than Of amateurism. He said he
was heartily in favor Of the objects to
be attained in purifying the game OF
golf, but did not believe the national
association was going about IL the right
way. IF 10 was made plain just what
profess.onal was, he said, it would make
the work of all concerned far easier.