The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-04
National Golf Body
Makes Reply to w. G. A.
U. S. G. A. Shows That Day Before Attack Was
Launched 1t Was Arranging to Have More
Representatives on Executive Committee.
BY KERR N. PETRIE.

Deplorirfg any action that is calculated
10 work contrary 10 the best interests OF
the game of golf, pleading for unity anu
cooperation among all the golf organiza-
tons in the world, and laying particular
emphasis on the fact that the national
body is always ready to discuss and con-
fer with any organization and to have
an exchange of Views. the United States
Golf Association, through its secretary,
Wynant ID. Vanderpool, yesterday MADE
its reply to the recent attack by the
Western Golf Association.
1t would seem that the w G. A. has
selected about the worst possible time
for the launching of its attack, for at
the time that 1t Is Announcing to the
world that the present parent body Is
not thoroughly representative OF Amer
lean golf the executive committee of the
u. S. G. A. has been busy working out
q plan for increasing the number of the
executive committee and thereby giving
to the Western part of the country still
4 larger share of representation on that
board than 1t now enjoys. This action
was taken at n meeting held last Mon
day that being the day before the broad
side was fired by the w. G. A. from it's
offices in Chicago.
BY the new plan the number OF the
four. action to amend the constitution so
as to allow of this having been taken at
the meeting held on Monday 1t Is an
interesting fact that this was done and
the work in the hands Of the printer
before the executive committee had any
knowledge of the action taken by the
w. G. A. Moreover. the amendments
we're proposed expressly to give the West
more representation on the committed
The amendment will be submitted at the
next annual meeting. on January Z, for
the approval of the delegates
Following is the proposed amendment: .
Article " of Tire constitution. en-
titled Executive Committee shall be
amended to read as 70 lows
Section --Election.-There shall be
an executive committee consisting of the
five officers of the association and eight
others. They shall by membership
therein represent thirteen different active
clubs in the association. They shall all
be elected by ballot at the annual meet
ing of the association each year and
shall hold office for one year until their
successors are chosen. 1t shall be the
duty of the secretary to prepare printed
ballots which shall contain in Alpha
betical order the names of all candidates
nominated, as provided in Article X.
votirg delegate deposting a ballot when
the club which he represents s named.
ANY vacancy in the executive COM
mttee occurring between annual meet
ings of the association shall be filed by
the remaining members of the executive
committee.
also Article X. OF the constitut on
shall be amended to read as follows:
Section L-Nomir atinns.-There shall
be a nominating committee to consist of
five members Of active clubs. who shall
be elected at TIE annual meeting of the
association in each year. Any vacancy
in this committee shall be filed by the
remaining members. II shall be the
duty of this committee to nominate can
dldates for officers and executive COM
mittee and for the nominatins commit
tee for election at the next annual meet
ing. Al least six of the cand dates
nominated as officers or for the execu-
tive committee shall be selected from the
board of directors or trustees of six
different State or district golf associa-
tions In the United States, eli Of whom
shall be qualified as provided in Ar
ticle v.
"The nominations shall be reported by
the secretary OF the associations not
later than the first day OF November In
each year and In such report the NOM
mating committee shall designate the
six golf associations from the board Of
dire tors or trustees of which candi-
dates have been selected.