The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-25
NATIONAL JUNIOR
GOLF PLAY PLANNED
Z. S. G. A. Sanctions Cham
pionship Tourncy-Wheeler
Reelected President.

As n des,rous to make up for lost
time. delegates TO the annual meeting OF
the United States Golf Association at
the Waldorf last night, not only voted
for resumption OF the three regular
neutrality-suspicious., open and
womens--but also went on record In
favor Of a Junior event. The three main
attractions will be held over the courses
selected at the 1917 meeting. which
means that the amateur will 20 TO the
Oakmont Country Club near Pittsburg .
the open to the Brae Burn Country
Club. West Newton, Mass. and tho
womons to the Shawnee Country Club,
shawnee. Pa
Frederick S. Wheeler OF Apawame.
who made an ideal presiding officer,
was responsible fo- the Junior move
ment. Upon being elected for a second
term, along with the entire ticket.
Wheeler first called attention to the
contrast between the present and a year
ago at the annual meeting in Phlladel-
phia. Then, he said. with the war cloud
hoverng over every one, the asso:ia-
tton merely went through the motions
OF holding meeting. having little en-
thpfiasm for anything.
Now. he continued. the country Is all
after calling attention TO the fact that
the executive committee had felt Il wise
20 resume the championships over the
courses originally selected. he wanted
TO know II It wouldn't be a good plan
20 consider the boys. 1T Is to the young
sters that we must look for our future
players" said Wheeler. "and the United
States Golf Association might do worse
than find way to encourage them"
Plan for Junior Tourney.
This was productive OF various sug-
gestions from different delegates, and
finally J. +. Byers OF Allegheny made a
motion that the executive committee be
empowered TO look into the matter and
devise means as soon as possible for
conducting Junior tournament. That
motion was seconded and adopted.
| The president also told those present
that Just prior to the war there had
been some correspondence between the
royal and ancient committee at st. An.
drews and this association, anent the
rules and at the suggestion OF the royal
and ancient action was deferred unfit
such time as the latter could again con-
vene. Now the L. S. C. A. executive
committee proposes to once again get In
Communication with s.; Andrews
t Robert w Lesley Of Philadelphia reg.
Sistered plea for the wounded, hoping
that the association In some way would
recommend to member clubs that they
employ disabled ones wherever possibl,
In the capacity OF cadd!e masters. cad.
dies or In any other way practicable
This Recommendation OF Lesley's was
, received with enthusiasm by the del.
egates. AS usual, there was no op.
position to the findings OF the nomina ns
committee, which named the same of,,.
Gals TO succeed themselves. The secre.
,tary was instructed to cast one ballot a,
follows:
President, Frederick S. Wheeler, Apa
wants: presidents. DR.. Waiter S
Harlan OF Columbia, and Sterling T.
Edmunds. st. Louis; secretary. IIowar,
r. Whitney. Nassau; treasurer, Mortimer
; y. Bu"kher. Garden city The eXerutiv,
committee includes the above and Franz
f Miller, Chicago; J. f.. Byers. Pitts
burg; Asa +. French. Boston, aud W. =
Stewart, New Orleans. La.