The New York herald., 1922-12-08
WOMEN MAY PLAY
IN IL. GOLF MEET
Is Ready to Wei
come Fair Rivals to It's
Championship.
BY KERR N. PETRIE.

| objectionable extravaganza in the
first year of its existence. some of the
dark secrets underlying the defeat of
the selected representatives in the trian-
gular match with Westchester and New
Jersey. and the Willingness OF the ANA
teurs to allow women to compete in
their championship were some of the
basic elements upon which lengthy
first meeting of Long Island Golf Asso-
citation was founded yesterday at the
Hotel Pennsylvania.
| Rhetorcally the association mas dis
| covered already that it is playing plus
seventeen to any other body OF its age
and weight The circular inviting the
| linksmen from the sandy wastes lying
west by south of Montauk Point men
toned late afternoon as the time for
! the delegates to talk 1t over with the
officials. Having been pretty close to
the Inner Chamber throughout the sea-
son closed. Grant A. Peacock finished a
full days work had his supper and still
was in time to catch most of the dele
gates and rejected officers before they
had got through telling each other what
a fine meeting it had been and how
! they were going to make things hum
on Long Island next year.
The officers who piloted the organi-
zation through it's first eventful year
were elected unanimously. These con-
sisted OF John NJ. Ward. president; DR..
A. T. Haight. vice-president; Wesley
NJ Oler treasurer, and John y. Stearns.
Jr., secretary.
The plan of the nominating committee
was placed in jeopardy when Mr.. Oler
intimated that the association had
closed the first year with a deficit of
4 some odd cents. In his usual eloquent
manner Mr.. Ward smocthed out this
kink and promised that not only would
| the association show a Substantial bal
ance the coming year but that when
his organization got hold of those West
chester and New Jersey team members
the coming season. Long Island would
proceed to put them through a sausage
machine and throw the product in the
4 ocean.
Lido as n Background.
Evidently sinister plot is Matching to
decoy the unsuspecting wights from the
I wilds OF New Jersey and Westchester
down to Lido. DR.. Haight as might be
supposed. is one of the moving spirits
In this enterprise. A hint was thrown
out at the meeting by Mr.. Stearns that
the doctor had had the skids placed
under him rather unceremoniously at
the last triangular match. So If Lido
is awarded the match the doctor will
go into strict training on raw meat for
a month previous to the play.
Several members of the New Jersey
and Westchester team5 have expressed
a wish to have the contest decided at
Lido. DIR. Haight says that the Long
Islanders next year Will either beat
their opponents in fair fight or kill
them with kindness.
Quite callously Mr.. Ward stated thai
he would like to see some women play
ers in next years championship. He
seemed to think that too many chips
were being carried around on the shoul-
ders of Long Island golfers.
II tell you fellows that had 1t not
been for Illness Miss Marion Hollins
probably would have had your cham
pionship last year" declared the COM
bative president. :.
How about her beating your asked
a oce
That's different" he retorted.
Donald Mcclellan. last years Long Is.
land runner-up. Is one who favors al
lowing the fair sex to compete In the
championship. Donald probably feels
that had he found one OF the gentler
sex opposing him In the final at Lido
he would now be champion instead OF
Howard w. Maxwell. Jr. John N
Stearns, Jr.. the association secretary,
also considers 1t splendid scheme. Mr..
Stearns did not qualify last year. How
ever the former Nassau champion has
made an efficient secretary.
Two new clubs were added to the
membership roll. bringing the number
up to thirty-two. As there are fifty
nine clubs on Long Island a committee
was appointed to bring in the lost
sheep. Will Rogers was made an hon
orary member of this committee.