The Washington times., 1922-09-03

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PUBLIC LINKS
|. GOLFERS NEED
TO JOIN HANDS
Strong Organization Needed If
1923 Championships Are to
Be Held in Washington.
By LEONARD w. COLLINS.
IF the National Capital is-to be
the scene of the 1923 public
links championships, it is inn
perative that those golfers who
frequent the East Potomac Park
course and are in no wise affili-
ated with any recognized club or
golfing organization hold a mass
meeting, perfect District organ
ization, elect officers and nom
mate, or rather designate, one Of
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tournament committee of the
United States Golf Association.
Until such action s taken, Wash
ington has very little, II any, chance
of landing next years tournament.
The u. S. G.. A. officials do not care,
nor will they intrust the 1928 event
in the hands of an organization. or
body of golfers, that are not a repre-
sentative group of those players In
the city, or district. wherein II is de-
sired TO stage the tourney.
Representation 10 Question.
While # may be that the Potomac
Park Club has affiIiation with the
u. s. @. A., the question arises-is
the Potomac Park Club a represen-
tative organization of Wash ington's
public course players? The answer
is in the negative. 1t is composed
of only a minority of those players
who are public links golfers.
The Potomac Park Club may be
empowered with the authority to leg
isIate such rules as might apply to
its own members. but k has no jur.
isdiction, no weight, no right to die
tate the actions Of any public links
player not holding membership
therein.
What Washington must have is an
organization that takes In all, or at
least a majority, of public links play
ers. An organization that Is repre-
sentative, one that will govern every
public links player in the city. one
that has affiliation wiki the U. s.
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will be to see that the rules and regu-
lations of the u. s. @. A. are strictly
adhered to and followed out to the
very letter.
Election Of Officers.
OF next importance viii be the
election of officers and a represen-
tatiye on the tournament commit.
tee of the U. s. G, A. Right now
there are upward OF two thousand,
IL not more, public course players in
the National Capital. The officers
of such an organization taking in
this number of individuals should
not only be good organizers, but
they should be men who are recog-
nized leaders, ones that will find the
necessary time to ably govern the
body.
Last, but not least. a member
should be selected for the position,
on the tournament committee,
which Chairman James Standish, of
Detroit, states is open to reprcsen-
tative from he District Of Coium-
bia. A man who Is an indefatigible
worker, one who will carry weight
with the other members of the COM
mittee to which he is to be elected,
should be selected.
A real live wire, backed up by a
real live organization Of District
public links golfers, will come
mighty near landing the 1928 cham
pionships for the National Capital.
Chairman Standish and Secretary
McMahan. Of the u. s. q. A., while
In Toledo. informed the writer that
they We're in favor of the tourna-
ment alternating from West to East
each year.
May Be Held In East.
This undoubtedly means that the
1928 event will be held east of the
Alleghenies Newark was rumored
as being in the field for next years
tourney, as was Philadelphia. Rep.
resentatives from both sides stated
that they would much rather see
the event held in some other Eastern
city. What better city could be
named than Washington
Baltimore will back the National
Capital in it's campaign for the 1928
conclave. Philadelphia. New York,
Boston. and Hartford, and probably
Pittsburgh, can be swung into line
as favoring this city.
The District, alone, could perhaps
guarantee fifty entrants in the event.
Baltimore would not send less than
twenty. Philadelphia at least score.
New York the same number. IL the
1928 championships were held here Il
Is not wild prediction to make that
the entry list would pass the $50
mark. This In itself would assure
the success OF the venture.
II Washington is to make bid for
the tournament now is the time to
get into action. Not tomorrow, not
next week, not next month, but right