New-York tribune., 1920-01-30
Date for Links
Struggle ToBe
Settled Later
Contests to Mark
Sectional Team Matchesin
Future: Re-elect Officers

Delegates gathered at the annual
meeting of the Women's Metropoli-
tan Golf Association at the Biltmore
yesterday left no doubt as to their
desire 10 have the Greenwich Country
Club stage the. 1920 championship
tournament. Not dissenting voice
was heard, although the Nassau Coun-
try Club. which has held the meeting
no less than three times, also offered
IT'S course. 1t was felt. however, that
the time had arrived for the event to
be awarded to club in what is known
as the Westchester section. Greenwich
however. is in Connecticut
1t Will be some time before a deci-
sion is made as to date, since the
entertaining club has other tourna-
ments in prospect. The metropolitan
body viii have to avoid conflict with
the Women's Eastern Golf Association
championship and the tri-citv matches
for the Grscom Cup, which according
to letter from Philadelphia. read by
Mrs. c. +. Uebelacker, the president,
viii be held at the Philadelphia Cricket
Club, June 7, 8, 9, 10 and II.
Gain of Seven Clubs
Mrs. NJ. H. Frayne, the treasurer.
stated that the association had bal
ance on hand of S51864, as against
S462.74 a year ago. The secretary's
report showed a gain of seven clubs
during 1919, bringing UP the total to
seventyfour The new members in
clude the Engineers Country Club, Es-
sex Fells Country Club, Flushing Gulf
Club, New York Golf Club. st. Adams
Golf Club, st. Georges Golf Club and
the Gedney Farms Country Club.
vol %oI> l..
will be held under slightly different
conditions. They will be triangular
affairs, instead Of four -cornered as
heretofore, and will consist of Long
Island, Westchester- Staten Island and
New Jersey. 1t was felt that the strong
team on Long Island was so much bet
ter than the other combinations that
interest in the contests died out.
After considerable discussion it was
agreed to allow New Jersey to play as
one team, instead of being divided into
northern and southern sections. Mrs
J. +. Davis, of Piping Rock, was
Is and join forces with Westchester
instead of with Long Island, which was
heretofore the method Teams will con-
sist of fifteen players.
Enthusiasm regarding day tour
naments resulted in something like
a dozen clubs offering their links for
events in the spring, summer or fall.
including Apawamis, Arcoa, North
Jersey Glen Ridge, Hackensack, Scars
dale, Baltusrol, Essex County and
Siwanoy.
To Offer Net Prizes
The association has agreed to offer
a net prize at each meeting, the award
to consist of a box of balls. Siwanoy,
in addition to a e-day tournament.
will also have an open Monday for
visitors each month during the sum
mer Baltusro' intends to schedule two
one-day tournaments, one in the spring
and the other in the fall.
The ticket presented by the nominat-
ing committee, in which all Of the
officials were renamed. met with no
opposition. 1t was as follows:
President, Mrs. C. f. Uebelacker,
Hackensack; vice president, Miss Marion
Holins. Westbrook; secretary, Mrs R.
Percy Thompson, S eepy Hollow; treas
urer, Mrs. NJ. II. Frayne, Dunwoodie; g;
executive committee, Mrs. H. F, Whit
ney, Nassau; Mrs. J. S. Irving, Engle-
wood and Mrs. E. F. Sanford, Essex
County.
The meeting was we'll attended, those
present including Mrs. F. E. Donohoe,
former president of the association,
and Mrs. ". H. Lotus, of Montclair;
Mrs. f. c. Koempel and Mrs Walter
Mcgowan, Glen Ridge; Mrs. NJ D.
Paterson, Knollwood; Mrs ]. c. Bar
clay and Mrs. 7. Nei son, Hackensack; ;
Mrs. F. F. Dubois, Raritan Valley, and
Mrs. II. T. Eschwege. Englewood; Mrs
Fred Herreshotf, Cherry Valley; Mrs
J. E. Davis, Piping Rock; Mrs. w. l.
Seaman. Richmond County; Miss Julia
T.
son and Mrs. T. G. Gales, Siwanoy;
Miss Violet Miller and Mrs Stephen
Nash Baltusrol; Miss Mollie Conroy,
of Fox Hills; Mrs. w. II. Cane, Arcola;
Miss Kate Bowman, Plainheld, and
Mrs. J. S. Ely, Scarsdale.