The New York herald., 1922-11-22
GOLF PROS CHANGE
OPEN CONDITIONS
East and West Each to Quail
ify rs Players for Cham
pionship.
By KERR n. PETRIE.

After two days spent in smoothing
cut the kinks brought to light by the
season just closed in a competitive way
and greasing the ways for a fresh start
with the opening of the next the eXecu-
tive committee members of the Profess
sional Golfers Association yesterday
snapped the fasteners on their brief
cases and departed for such remote
points as Chicago. Columbus, Worces-
ter. Boston. Pittsburgh. Washington.
Cleveland. Brownsville, \ Y. and In
wood, l. l.
George Mclean Of Grassy sprain, a
Weep president. was missing from the
second days conclave. It was reported
that George was suffering from an at
tack of laryngitis. which had developed
as direct result of mis- having ad-
dressed the meeting for three hours the
previous day on the all absorbing topic
Of tournament purses.
George. it seems. has taken rather
novel view of the question. Ernest An
derson limited that so convincing had
George been that It is within the bounds
Of probability that before long the +. G..
A. NAV meet TO consider the status OF
Tom Mcnamara The latter. II has been
brought out, accepted very small prize,
said to be 1888 is, as his share OF a
purse IN the Massachusetts open cham
pionship
Tom has entered protest. The prize
received, he says was no more than 81.
This. however. IN the opinion of Mclean.
only arsravates the case. The vice
president feels that McNamara should
be declared an amateur.
"I heartily agree with tho vice-presi-
dent" Fred Brand of the Allegheny
Country Club is said to have declared,
This is the most fragrant case that has
come under my notice for some time.
II certainly is the most amateurish."
Ogg Also an offender.
Direct action probably would have
been taken at the meeting had It not
developed that at the same champion
ship another member of the executive
committee. namely, Willie Ogg OF Wor-
cester. Mass, had accepted a prize OF
s1.5o.
ut is an unfortunate state OF affairs"
commented Harry Bowler However, 7
move mat s1or the present we concentrate
on Mcnamara. In view of the long and
faithful service rendered the p. G. A.
by the vice-president and .he additional
consideration OF that fifty cents I feel
safe In suggesting that a reprimand will
meet the case of Mr.. Ogg."
Mr. Bowler. like Ogg. is from New
England.
Yesterday was taken up chiefly by the
executive committee in revising the con-
stitution so as to have IL conform moro
nearly to recent changes made in differ
ent directions. The only point OF inter-
est that developed was I'm connection
with the conditions for the next national
open championship. IL has been known
that the professionals have favored some
sort Of qualifying scheme so as to avoid
the congestion which has almost ciogged
the machinery the last year or two.
The y. G. a. has had In mind plan
TO divide the country into two sections
This has now been accomplished. It
was n question as to whether Pittsburgh
should be considered 10 be I'm the East
or the West. n much mooted point. For
the purposes OF the qualifying Pitts
burgh, whether II likes IL or not, is to be
considered part OF the East.
Pittsburgh Moves East.