The New York herald., 1921-01-29
SIWANOY TO HAVE
( BANNER GOLF MEET
Certain of NJ. G. A. Open Club
Will Not Lose Much in
sNati0nal.'
BRITISH STARS TO PLAY
George Duncan and A. Mitchell
Expected to Open Ameri-
can Tour With Tourney.
british STARS TO PLAY
ny KERR N. PETRrE.

While the executive committee of the
Metropolitan Golf Association has not
yet arrived at that point where 1t Is
ready 20 announce Its selections OF
courses and dates for Its annual cham
pionship tournaments. II Is understood
that the committeeman have progressed
to that stage where II Is possible to
say what and when the events for
certainty will be held. Competition for
the title events. It would also seem. has
been lighter than In many years, which
may account for the reluctance OF the
committeeman to show their hand before
they have given the clubs another OPP
portunity to make application. Still 1t
now looks certain that Englewood will
take the amateur championship and
Siwanoy the open. The Junior. OF
course, Is going to Belleclaire Golf and
Country Club If Bayside.
To those who remember what officials
OF the NJ q. A. said at the Lido tourna-
ment about that organization and the
metropolitan amateur championship the
favor in which aEnglewood finds itself
may come as a surprise. Lido not so
many months ago did wish to hold the
meeting, but 1t Is possible that since
that time the club has decided that It
will not be In position to entertain
q championship field Notwithstanding
that its new clubhouse has been COM
peted since last autumn.
AS for the open championship, Ii has
boen common gossip for weeks that
siwanoy was in line, inasmuch as
through one of its members II was able
to guarantee the appearance Of George
Duncan. the British champion. and Abe
Mitchell. winner for the past two sea-
sons Of the big News OF the World
tournament and "unoffciar British
open championship in 1920.
Pros Select Courses.
Son,s time ago the Metropolitan Golf
Association followed the example of the
United States Golf Association In invit-
Ing the professionals through their or
ganization to make q selection of three
courses from which the Anal selection
would be made Siwanoy. Deal and
Canoe Brook were the three named.
Canoe Brook has been given the New
Jersey title. but probably it would not
have mattered much II that club, like
Deal. had been left out IN the cold. for
after letting the national open get away
from siwanoy to the Columbia Country
Club OF Washington the pros were solid
for the course at Mount Vernon.
With such n tournament Siwanoy
need not grudge Columbia the national
open. which, incidentally. 1t has shown
no disposition to do. Now that it is as
. sured that the British stars. Duncan
and ,NIitchell, are to participate the Met
ropolitan Tournament comes right up
into line with the national I'm all but the
title. 1t will have just as good field
In all PROBABILITY and moreover, 1t gets
first call on'thc services OF the Britons;
inasmuch as the Metropolitan open Is
likely to be held In the latter part of
July or Early in August. whereas the
national spen. IT is thought. cannot pos
sibly take place before September. AS
Duncan and Mitchell are expected to
john the Americans returning from the
British oIrn championship ut ST. An
drews thd metropolitan tourney prob
ably Will ppen their tour in this coun-
try Morsoyer. in all probability every
member o. the American team will be
included ir the field playing at Siwanoy.
IT. He Held in .ynne.
Revertirg again to tho amateur cham
nionshp, il is understood that the in
tention OF the executive committee is to
schedule the fixture for the same time
as IL was held last year, which was the
second week In June. This will allow
Of the New Jersey and Westchester as
sociatioas holding their title events in
the first week of June and thereby give
the champions of these organizations
an opportunity to come into the bigger
event DedTtnB tnelF HtWiy WON NDUOfS.
Not until last season did the three or
ganizations arrive at a working agree-
ment Before that time their Journeys
we're scheduled haphazard, with the
metropolitan event coming sometimes
before and sometimes after the other
two. In 1918 the M. G. A. issued a
schedule of events that occupied practi-
cally the entire month of June. and
while the. New Jersey and Westchester
golfers felt that that was the best
month for their title events they did
not want 20 precipitate am conflict.
Accordingly they arranged TO have their
championships in July. Lastyear, how
ever. the matter was adjusted. for, be
II said. II was no part of the intention
Of the NJ. G. A. to inconrenience the
other two bodies. Now II Is virtually
an unwritten law that tfe M. @. A.
takes tho second week In June and tho
New Jersey and Westchefer associa-
lions the first week. This Is first
rate working plan, since y guards the
metropolitan champion against the dan
gers incident TO starting IN lesser
championship with a newly acquired