The sun., 1918-12-11
LOCAL GOLFERS VOTE
TO PLAY FOR TITLES.
Metropolitan Association De-
cides to Resume All Com
petitive Play.


nual meeting held at the Office OF Cor
nelius J. Sullivan, the president, 81
Broadway. yesterday afternoon. 3. d.
Lornsbcry. the Plainfield Country Club
delegate, said the time had arrived for
n renewal Of pre-war activity and that
the association could not mare q mis-
take in taking tho initiative by holding
ali championship and invitation tourna-
ments.
He then moved that the three cham
pionshlps be held. The motion was
unanimously carried.
President Sullivan called attention to
the fact that the Brooklawn Country
Club. North Shore Country Club and
Siwanoy Country Club. which had been
selected for the amateur. open and
Junior events respectively for 1917 were
stlll in line. also that Brookiawn and
North Shore had gone 70 considerable
expense In preparing their courses for
the tournaments which had to be
called on.
c. @. Waldo renewed Brooklawn's ap-
plication, rs did Julian Hess for North
Shore. while John q. Anderson again
offered slwanoy for the juniors. As no
other applications were filed II Is prac-
ceive the events. though Anal decision
was left to the executive committee.
Fsvors One Day HanAicaps.
Clarence Conc Of Inwood registered q
plea in favor Of one day midweek handi-
caps on a schedule similar to that in
vogue IN the Massachusetts, district,
when an average Of forty Q season are
held Cone went on TO say that there
were many clubs that could not stand
the expense OF three day event but
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The suggestion was received fnvorably
by the chair. and II was promised that
Il would be placed before the committee
George II. Barnes. the treasurer, called
the attention OF the delegates TO the
fact that applications for tournament
dates should be made to the secretary.
A. II. Pogson. as the choice would be
given those who made their requests
FIRST
According TO the secretary's report the
association now has membership OF
eighty-eight clubs, net gain OF three
during the year. Four new ones were
elected. and one. the Powelton Club OF
Newburgh. resigned. The new clubs
were the Lido Golf Club. Long Beach.
L. L.; Mount Vernon Country Club.
Mount Vernon. N. Y: St Adams Golf
Club. St Adams. L. l.. and the Shacka-
maxon Country Club. WestheId. ". J.
The executive committee held four formal
meetings and n number OF informal con-
ferences during the year.
Helped War Funds.
Because OF the dearth OF events the
tournament committee had little to re-
port. but the fact was brought out that
many exhibition matches and some open
and invitation tourna ments were held In
the district and raised large sums OF
money for charitable purposes In addi-
ton the association made two organized
efforts, one on Labor Day for the Y. NJ.
c. A., Knights OF Columbus and War
Camp Community Service. and the other
on November 16 for the United War
Work Campaign
Tho handicap committee had no report
TO make. as no list of ratings had been
issued. During the year s1.47ISe was
received by George II. Barnes, the treas
urer and he had disbursements Of
;769.5l, a net increase OF ST023s, which
added to the balance brought forward a
the beginning OF the year. s1.sS35S.
makes a total on hand OF &2,6S59I The
account shows war fund expense of
s276.30 and an association expense OF
Sis32l.
A comparative report Of the associa-
ton for the two years on various war
FUND activities was also given. us fol-
lows:
Contributed to ambulance fund tour
nament by sixty-e!ght member clubs.
lal7-ls1s, s1,s7843; 1916-i7, s55,Sl7.36 !;
collected al special spring tournament at
the Country Club OF Lakewood lsl6-l7.
S26s: at special tournaments held by
four non-member clubs, 1851, Sites
collected Labor Day tournament Atty
eight member clubs. 1918, t11.032.5O !;
and by two non-neInber clubs. $3.50. The
total, with interest. shows S133575b for
is17-ls and s5s.620.l6 for 1861. or a
grand total OF s7l,s77.7i for the two
years.
This sum was distributed as follows
Red Cross. $4,000; y. ". c. A. $3.50 /:
Knights Of Columbus, So $50, and War
Camp Community Service, $3.50.
sullivan Chosen President.
As expected, the election Of officers
met with no opposition The findings OF
the nominating committee had been the
same as year ago. all the officials being
named 10 succeed themselves. After the
list had been read Julian Hess OF North
shore moved that the secretary be In
structed to cast one ballot. This was
carried unanimously, resulting in the
election as fellows:
President Cornelius J. Sullivan: vice.
president. f. Mortimer Barnes secre-
tary, A. H. Pogson: treasurer. George
II. Barnes the executive committee In
Guides the above and James A. Tying
Wilson s.. Kinnear. Charles II. Brown.
Walter Brown and James T. Soutter
The clubs represented at tho meeting
and their delegates were as follows:
Apawamis Club, William H. Contoy and
Howard r. White; Baltusrol Golf Club,
Wills y, Garry: Brooklawn Country Club,
9, q. Waldo and Jonathan Grout; Brook
and Joseph 4, Hubbard. Deal Golf Club,
Joseph NJ Byrne and Pierre \. Proal;
EnRlewood Country Club, Oswald Kirkby;
Fox Hills Golf Club. J. g. Princes and
J.. c., Spindlor; Garden city Golf Club.
cornelius J: sullivan; Gedney Farm Coun.
T. Sout'er; Hollywood Golf Club. Frank
n. Barrett: Hudson River Country Club
II. $. Doty and William Jahine; Inwood
Country Club, Clarence Gene; Manhattan
Golf club J. 8. Hamilton; Montclsir Coli
Wnitney and r g Douglas: North Shore
Country Club. Julian s, Hess; PlainGold
Country Club p. IDounseery and VII
| bur. H.; Rogers; Earitan Valley, Country
country cub. John b Eiimsn, RockSwsy
: Hunt CLUB. Edward 2. Mills and Court
'andt T.. Dixon ed; ST. Albans COLI Club,
Harry 4. HaineS: -, Andrews Golf Club,
T. r Murtha; scnrsiale Coli and Country
: coli CiuS. JamGs q. Parrish Jr., siwanoy
Country Club. John g. Anderson; Wheat
ley His Golf Cluh, Harmon " Cornelius
MRS. GODFREY WINS AT TENNIS
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