The New York herald., 1921-01-08
ST.LOUlS COUNTRY
CLUB IS AWARDED
BIGGOLF TOURNEY
Amateur Event Voted to
Western Club at .. s.
G.. A. Meeting.
COLUMBIA GETS OPEN
Siwanoy Loses by Close Mar
gin--Hollywood to Stage
WOmen's Meet.
BY KERR n. pETRIE.

Another invasion Of British links by
American amateur golfers and on q
greater and grander scale than that OF
last year was announced as virtual
certainty at the annual meeting OF the
United States Golf Association. held last
night at the Waldorf-Astoria. william
c. Fownes, of Pittsburg, who has cap
tanned the team against Canada the last
two years, stated that he has practically
received the consent of the cream OIL
Americas amateur players to make the
trip to England the coming season.
Among those mentioned as ready to
20 with Mr. F'ownes are Charles Evans,
Jr., the national champion Francis Oui-
met, Bobby Jones' S. Davidson Heron,
Max r. Marston. p. w. Whittemore,
Reginald NJ. Lewis and Nelson Whitney.
Robert A. Gardner Of Chicago. who was
runner-up for the British championship
last year, has also been invited to join
the team and although he has not yet
committed himself it is thought that he
will yet give his consent.
Assuring a return match In this
country, the retiring president, G. Her
bert Walker of st. Louis, has presented
a cup which Is to be competed for on the
lines of the Davis lawn tennis trophy.
The inaugural contest will take place
next September over the National COLI
Links at Southampton. l.. I. Teams Will
consist of four men each and the COM
petition will be open to the world.
st. Louis Lands Plum.
AS anticipated. there was lively
scramble for next years championships
particularly the open and amateur The
latter was awarded to the st. Louis
Country Club, while the open went to
Columbia Country Club Of Washington,
D. c., this organization defeating ST.
wanoy for the honor by 40 votes to 40.
Lido received Q votes
The delegates granted the request of
the women to hold their next national
championship on the Hollywood links at
Deal, N. J.
A number of important changes to the
constitution and bylaws calculated to
knock the feet from under the malcon-
tents made their appearance in the Sec
retarys report. One of these. hitherto
unpublished, had to do with the method
of selecting courses for the champion
ships 1t has been the custom to choose
the title tourney courses at the annual
meeting, but according to the change
voted in Section Of the bylaws. begin
ming with 1922 this will be left to a
committee of three, to be appointed by
the executive committee.
On the committee on course selection
there can be only one member of the
executive committee, who, however, shall
be chairman. This committee shall de-
termine the course on which the amateur
open and womens national events shall
be played, and shall subject to the ap-
proval of the executive committee, make
and announce such selection at least
one year before the holding of the cham
pionship.
This amendment was adopted with
the idea of giving ample notice to the
club at which the championship is
to be played, so that necessary con-
struction work and changes in the
layout would be effected and the course
brought up to championship form at
the time of holding the tournament
Another important change approved
was the amendment to the constitution
providing for an addition to the execu-
tive committee Of four members.
New Stymie Definition.
A new wording of the stymie rule
was approved, the intention being to
do away altogether with the word
"ssymie." The rule which became ef.
fective at the time of the amateur
championship read:
IF the opponent lay the player a
stymie, the player may remove the
opponents ball; the opponent shall
then be deemed to have holed in his
next stroke"
This rule. played at the national
championship. was drafted by members
OF the Royal and Ancient Rules Com
mittee with the idea of presenting II to
TO Royal and Ancient September meet
ing for adoption. The ". S. G.. A. COM
mittee accepted this rule in order to be
uniform In both countries. The Royal
and Ancient Rules Committee failed to
secure unanimous support of this rule
and II was, therefore, not presented for
consideration to the Royal and Ancient
Club. The executive committee. with
the sanction and approval OF the Rules
OF Golf Committee OF the Royal and
Ancient. has now adopted the follow
ing as a stymie definition:
When either ball is on the putting
green the player may remove the op-
ponents ball. the opponent shall then be
deemed to have holed in his next
stroke"
The executive committee proposes TO
give the new rule a fair trial in order
to ascertain whether or not II meets the
conditions and is I'm accord with the
sentiment OF the players OF this country.
Howard F. whitney President.
Howard F. Whitney OF tho Nassau
the association. succeeding @. Herbert
Country Club Of Glen Cove, L. l., was
elected to the position of president Of
Walker of st. Louis, who has retired
after one year Of office because of pres
sure OF business Robert A.. Gardner of
Onwentsia, runner.up for the last Brit
ish championship, was named as one OF
the two vice-president in place OF Mr..
whitney. while J. f. Byers Of the Alie-
gheny Country Club Of Pittsburg was
reelected.
wynant d. vanderpool, Of Morris
County. who succeeded Mr.. whitney as
secretary, will serve another term, while
Mortimer ". Buckner. OF Garden City,
remains as treasurer. Albert d. Locke,
Brae Burn: Nelson NJ. whitney, of New
Orleans; Hugh /. Wilson, of Merton
Cricket Club, Philadelphia, and James
ID. Standish, Of the Lochmoor Club of
Detroit are the remaining members OF
the executive committee. Before re-
tiring the nominating committee. con-
sisting of Cornelius J. Sullivan. of
Garden City, chairman; Thomas Il.
Paine, T.. L. Litchfield. Daniel i. Alt
land and Frak II. Miller. selected the
following committee to make the noni-
nations year hence: James A. Still
man. chairman. National Links; Harry
l.. Aver, Brae Burn; William 9.
Fownes. Jr., Oakmont: Robert r. Jones,
Atlanta Athletic, and Wallis Winter.