The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-11
Evans Keeps Out of Politics,
but Hopes U.S.G.A. and w.
G. A. Can Get Together.
ny KERR N. PETRIE.

James Francis Burke, Pittsburg golfer
and former member Of Congress, VINO
was intrusted with the work Of rewrit-
ing the code OF golf which the u. 5. G..
A. Is submitting to the Royal and An
cient Golf Club of St. Andrews. Scot
land. for approval. aired an excellent
idea when In the course OF an interview
CT the w @. A. 50 iahbls he said: I'VE
have not yet heard from the real lu-
minaries OF the game. Their opinion
would be much more valuable than that
OF The lesser lights"
Il Is a great Idea II one could only get
said luminarlcs 10 take hand in setting
mptters to rights. For instance. Chorlet
Evans, Jr.. the national amateur cham
rion. comee boldly out with his state
ment which II It does not settle the
question at issue may at least interest
former Congressman Burke.
81 make a point never TO NEEDLE In
golf politics" says Chick. II have many
friends in the Western Golf Association
and its events are associated with some
of the happiest moments OF my life.
cannot understand why the associations
cannot get together and compose their
difficulties But how they can do this
is not for mere golfer like me to say
l regret the Misunderstanding
A. the dinner given in the Wykagyl
club house last night to the officials of
the Westchaster County Golf Association
by g. r. Widmer n committee was
elected whose duty Il will be later to
name the president and other officials
for the ensuing year. Needless to say
the Westchester Association plans an
other active season. This organization
added an open and junior championship
10 It's amateur title event this year and
becamc one Of the live wire golf organi-
cations CT this section, even outstripplng
New Jersey. which, although II has had
both an amateur and Junior champion
shlJ for several years, mas still to hold 4
pro meeting Beginning with eleven clubs
IN It's first year the Westchester Associa-
ton now finds Itself with more than
twenty clubs in this the fourth year or
It, existence In the second year the
count was fourteen ard this had been m
creased by three the following year.
Gieeameadow. Grassy Sprain and Cen
tury are among the latest to join. Ano-
gethcr Westchcster has held six annual
tournaments, but not until the third OF
these organizations had been effected.
Notwithstanding the lateness OF the
season, the new links OF the Lakewood
Country Club is coming In for quite
share of attention. Saturday and Mon
day saw two big goltlne parties holding
forth there, one being the Golf Associa-
ton of National Advertisers the other
the Johns Manvllle Company. Officials
OF Lakewood lent their assistance TO
both organizations. The advertising
tournament Is for large silver cup
which must be won three times to be-
come the property OF n player Last
year this trophy went to A. y. jerks.
and this time the same player tied with
L. A. Ecker of the La Sale Extension
University of Chicago, later losing on
the toss OF a coin.
The Western Pennsylvania Golf Asso-
citation has taken action which has
brought II In line with the Massachu-
setts Golf Association regarding the
threatened rupture OF relations between
the L. s. G. A. and the w. G. A. In
the special despatch printed by TIE
NEW York HERALD the attitude OF the
w. r. G., which represents about 10000
golfers in the Pittsburg district. was
made quite clear. but It Is satisfactory
to know that this has been given the
official stamp. At the executive COM
mittee meeting the action OF the officials
of the Western Golf Association in their
stand for a revision of the rules OF golf
was condemned and allegiance pledged
TO the parent body. The resolution de-
clarcd that the stand OF the Western
Association officials Is an attempt TO
disrupt the United States Golf Associa-
ton. the parent organization. and an at
tempt to create strife" AZ the w. q.
A. recently boasted that IL included