Evening star., 1941-01-14
Kelly Plan No Help
To Capital Clubs,
Linksmen Feel
Amolgomotion Proposal
To Be Considered by
All Bodies in Area

Although no action will be taken
this year, all the sectional golf as
sociations in this territory will have
before them a proposal sponsored
by DR.. r. A. Keilty, president of the
District Golf Association, seeking
their amalgamation. Keilty again
will bring up his plan at the annual
meeting of the Maryland State Golf
Association at the Willard Hotel
Friday night.
The Middle Atlantic Golf AsSocia-
ton already has authorized a study
of the amalgamation matter in all
its ramiflcations. Keilty also will
introduce at the District Golf As
sociation meeting February 3 a reso-
luton similar to that passed by the
Mid Atlantic 1t calls for a report
at the annual meetings Of the Sec
tional organizations next winter.
Plan Is Opposed Here.
There isn't any doubt that con-
siderable opposition exists in Wash
ington to the plan. 1t was brought
up at recent meeting of the Dis
trict Golf Association Executive
Committee and was tabled.
AS explained by Keilty. it would
do away with existing organizations
and would centraliZe all golf activi-
ties in this sector under one strong
organization. Vice presidents for
the District of Columbia. Maryland
and Virginia would be chosen, and
sectional Journeys would be held,
topped by the major Middle Atlantic
title event.
What would we gain?' asked
Chairman Leopold Freudberg of the
Woodmont Country Club Golf Com
mittee. I'VE now have the Middle
Atlantic Association, the largest Or
ganization in this territory, includ-
ing most of the eligible clubs. I do
not see where we would gain any
thing by approving a consolidation
and wiping out the smaller State
organizations.
Certainly we would think a long
time before we abandoned the Dis
trict Golf Association and the d.
trict championship. We merely
would have satellites representing
each area and would go along as we
now go without gaining thing"
Similar thoughts were expressed by
other prominent links officials.
Most Meet Dates Fixed.
Along the tournament line the
pattern for local invitation affairs
is pretty we'll settled Chevy Chase
will stage its usual event for the
Taft and Sherman Trophies May IA,
Is and 16, while Bannockburn has
asked that two sets of dates be set
aside for its best-ball affair. These
dates are May 80, 81, June l and 2,
or June 6, 7 and g.
The Virginia State championships,
as we'll as the Middle Atlantic title
tourney. will go to Hot Springs, with
the latter tourney billed for June
II, 13. IA and Is, while the Old Do
minion State event is slated for July
3, q. and 6.
Sectional qualification rounds for
the Open and Amateur champion
ships this year go to Baltimore
Aspirants for the Open title will
qualify sectionally May 26 while the
simon-pures will qualify August a.
The Maryland State Golf Asso-
citation does not set tournament
dates at its annual meeting. These
are announced later in a complete
slate made up by the Tournament
Committee. But some indication of
the probable affairs to be held
around Baltimore this year will be
forthcoming Friday night. The wom-
ems State championship and the
junior championship are slated to
come to Washington clubs this year,
while the Open and Amateur State
title events are to be scheduled else
where, probably at Baltimore clubs.