The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23


They could offer no solution to-
the problem, the answer being that
It was a matter entirely up to
Chairman James D. Standish, of the
public links committee Of the U. S.
G. A, or Thomas j. McMahan,
another representative Of the gov.
erning body.
Efforts were made to reach
Standish in order to straighten out
the matter, but all were to no avail.
He Just naturally could not be To-
Gated Even if he had there Is no
assurance that he would have made
q satisfactorily ruling. one way
or the other.
Standish has shown a most exas-
perating Indifference to mat
ters pertaining to the details in
connection with the impending
event which have soured the en-
tire personnel of the local tour
nament committee. They make
no bones over the fact that COM
municatiOns to the chairman have
been totally disregarded.
It's a fire botch the United States
Golf Association has made of the
only the public links brigade, but
those affiliated with our more pre-
tentious clubs which are directly
or indirectly connected with the
Z. s. G. A, have learned lesson
The local tournament committee
two months ago WI ote Standish to
the effect that they were prepared
to take over the publicity and de-
tails in connection with the tourDa-
hnf "a
local men need not worry them
selves over the event, as the U. S.
@. A. was in a position to handle
everything to nicely.
That was the cue for the local
members of the tournament COM
mittee to lay hands off. Since re-
ceipt of that letter they have been
handcuffed. Suggestions which
they have forwarded to Standish
or the U. S. G.. A. have been
treated with something akin to
contempt. In the majority of in
stances not as much as a reply
was received.
Washington had a tournament
committee composed of Colonel
Sheriff., John HI. Hanna, DR.. w. s.
Harlan, Donald woodward, H. l..
West and others, who, with the ex-
ception of Colonel Sheriff.. were d.
rectly responsible for the manner in
which the national open was run off
at Columbia two years ago. And no
one can deny that The national open
of 1921 was one Of the most success
full in every point of detail ever held
under the auspices of the L. S. G. A. |
Those men had been through the |
mill. They knew exactly what was
expected and needed to be done
and how to do it, They would have |
forsaken their personal business
interests in order to devote the time
to the success of the event. They !
have an overwhelming amount Of
civic pride. They would have made !
the second annual public links |
championship an unqualified sue
cess.
But, no, Mr.. Standish and his
fellow coherents of the United I,
States Golf Association, said: 1--WE |
will run the tournament. You
need not worry over the details. |
given plenty of publicity" or I
words to that effect. And a sorry
mess have they made of it.
Right now the National Capital, |
as we said before, has but nine |
men in the tournament, whereas |
sixty-one had fought it bitterly out
In thirty-six hole elimatiOn !
tourney for the honor of upholding |
the city's prestige against the in
vading host. No one from the L. !
S. G. A. is here to say whether |
there shall be a tenth, nor no one |
on the ground to decide if there !
is to be a tenth just how he will be
selected. ......
This is only an instance of the
slovenly manner in which the u. $.
G. A. has treated this years
tourney. 1t should be a fine les |
son for any city that is in the field