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Vol. 5. BRANTFORD, APRIL, 1920 No. CANADIAN GOLFER
Official Organ Royal Canadian Golf Association ; Official Organ Ladies’ Canadian Golf Union ; Official Organ Rules of Golf Committee. Published Monthly.
Ralph H. Reville, Editor. W. H. Webling, Associate Editor.
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he The standardization of the golf ball is creating widespread in Standardizing terest throughout the golfing world and so august an authority f the Golf Ball as the London ‘‘Times’’ feels constrained to take up the ques tion editorially. Says ‘‘The Thunderer”’ ‘The ordinary golfer has not, up till now, felt very passionately about the standard ball, far as he has any feelings on the subject, he would probably like to eat his cake and have e a ball that will go as far as possible and holes that are not too long But that is, to hav has, in faet, thought little on the question, and has regarded it as one of academic interest the interim report of the vill soon find it of very practical interest, as may be seen from ttee has consulted committee. (The R. and A. Rules of Golf Committee, ) This commi pproved American authorities, the professionals, and the ball-makers. The Americans have a ents of the game, principle that players and not manufacturers should decide on the implem we sus | propose to send delegates here this spring to discuss the subject Their visit will, s in the lists for our t, synchronize with the appearance of some ol their young champion iors will be exceedingly wel impionship at Muirfield, and both the legislators and the warr s are decidedly interesting L The views both of the professionals and the ball-maker l merits ball-makers would prefer the test of a maximum weight \part from any tec hnica ssential quality test has, like that of the minimum size proposed by the committee, the e to prin implicity. Although views differ as to the best method, there seems no dissent as will be done; nor can it be lt It appears tolerably certain, therefore, that something ibted that it will be for the good of the game At present, courses art continually being
gthened, making the game more tiring and more expensive, but not in the least degree more eresting or more skillful,’’
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Onething is certain, if the ball is standardized at the forthcoming quite mo mentous conference at old St. Andrews, it will not meet with the approval of players in this countryif the light-weight or ‘‘floater’’ ball is decided upon «s suggested in someinfluential quarters. That would be decidedly most unpopul: legislation. The opinion, however, can be ventured, that the U. S. delegates never consent to action of such a character. ’
Will Fair Ourgolfing cousins to the south of us are nothing if not radi Golfers Don eal. They have introduced the mallet headed putter, to wit t] the ““Breeks’’? Schenectady; they are almost unanimous in the abolishing 0! the time honoured ‘‘stymie’’ and other reforms in the rules and nowtheir womenfolk are advocating doing away with the skirt on the links in favor of the knickerbocker. At least the ladies of California apparently ar almost a unit in this regard, judging from a numberof interviews in arecent issue of the ‘‘ Pacific Golf and Motor Magazine,’’ of San Francisco. Mrs. Hubert E. Law, California woman champion 1917 and 1919, points out that women ride in breeches and coats short or long, and tramp in trousers and puttees with or without coats; then why not knickerbockers on the links? Mrs, C, F. Ford, Northern California Champion, 1919, is on record: ‘‘ You can certainly register my vote for a costume—whateverit may be—that will giy women more freedom and more comfort, not only when she is playing the game of golf, but many other hours of the day when she may deemit the more practica costume for the occasion. I have always felt the disadvantage of anyskirt in n golf games, wherever and whatever kind of weather I may be playing in.”’ Mrs. Gourlay Dunn-Webb, the first woman professional in America, thinks that every woman in her own heart would like to play golf in knickers, but sl fears criticism. ‘“‘If some of the prominent clubs announced a tournament fo! women, to be played in breeches, it might overcome the temporary embarrassment of playing in such garb.’’ And so on and soon. It is to be devoutly hoped that this California agitation amongst the fair s: for the donning of ‘‘breeches’’ will not be put in foree and become the vogi generally on the links here and elsewhere. The disillusionment from ‘‘the ank to the knee’’ in regard to the average knickerbockered man to be seen on a go course is bad enough. In the case of women, it would be nothing short of a tra: edy. Dear ladies, by all means stick to a properly built skirt.
Public Links Indianapolis has no fewer than three Municipal golf cours: Make Golf a and this season, its Board of Park Commissioners is plannii Poor Man's even another links. The city has more Municipal golf courses Game and players, per thousand, than anyothercity in America. This further contemplated expenditure of public mon on golf recently called for a protest from a resident of Indianapolis, who in letter to the press, claimed that such money would be spent wholly in the inter of a fewidle rich. The Indianapolis ‘‘News’’ 9 in an editorial in response to this protest poin out very forcibly that most Indianapolis golfers—especially those who play« the links maintained bythe city—will be surprised to find that theyareidleor th they are rich. Ratherthe ‘‘News’’ claims: ‘*Golf might be called a poor man’s game. Those who possess sufficient money to 0 a motor usually ride in them. Tennis is too strenuous for many men, especially when years a girth come. Baseball is not always possible after youth and agility are gone. Motor bo: and canoes are expensive. Work keeps most men too closely confined to spend the sumn camping on lake or river. Golf can be played with three or four clubs, and oneball is all the player needs if he watch where it goes. A professional has outfitted several beginners this spring at a cost of $7 f five second-hand clubs and a bag. Four high-grade clubs and a bag ean be had for $18 or $2 Thus it will be seen that a man can buy clubs and a bag, invest in as manyballs as he nee \pril, 1920 CANADIAN GOL FER 717
r the season and play through the spring, summer and fall an outlay of about $10—less in the price of a high-grade silk shirt. One city course is free and the f‘ees for the other two » nominal. Those who take advantage of the $10 expenditure are not idle and they are not ch, except in such riches as good health, sound sleep, a good disposition and an appetite for re work next morning.’
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The U . 8. Intereollegiate golf championship inaugurated last month in New rk, will be played at the Nassau Country Club Nassau, N. Y June 22-26. %% ‘The Spur,’’ of New York, the leadingillustrated sporting and country club iblication in the United States, is issuing a special Canadian number next June e editor of the ‘‘Canadian Golfer’’ has been commissioned to supply an illus ted golfing story in connection with this issue a Are ch
The recent promotion of Dr. Macnamara from the British Financial Seere ryship to be Pensions Minister, recalls the fact that he was born in Montreal years ago and is a very good @solfer and all-round sportsman. Dr. ‘‘Mae,’’ he is familiarly called, is prouder of ‘ having once won the Parliamentary golf
impionship than any other event in his notable career %
Canadian golfers will be interested to hear that, previous to leaving on his p to Australia, the Prince of Wales played several games on the Brancaster use with his brother, Prince Albert _ and, wide ‘‘Golf Illustrated,’’ of London, Prince has improved his play during his tour in Canada, and now usually its his brother, who has the reputation of being a very good player.’’
* ** At a meeting of the Directors of the Lakeview Golf and Country Club, at Ontario Club, Toronto, last week, for ‘‘their services in the best interests of game of golf in this country,’’ Mr. George S. Lyon and the Editor of the anadian Golfer’’ were elected the first Honorary Life Members of the club. edless to say that the honour is deeply appreciated by both the recipients. Lyon is now an Honorary Member of nearly every club in Toronto, besides ny clubs outside of the Queen City. %%% The ‘‘Canadian Golfer’’ will enter upon its ‘‘sixth round’’ as a magazine xt month. rhe issue promises to be an especially large and attractive one, as itting a lusty six-year-older. Good time to renew your yearly subscription da good time too, to start subscribing regularly for the magazine , if not already the lists. It may be necessary the coming year, owing to greatly increased of book paper and production generally, to increase the subscription Pe the meantime, however, the old rate holds good, viz., $3.00 per year, cash 3 vance,
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The Exeeutive Committee of the U. S. Golf Association has called a meeting at Delmonico’s, in New York, on April 30th, of delegates from subsidiary associa tions, to discuss rule changes preliminaryto the sailing of the American Commit tee for St. Andrew’s to confer there with the British golfing authorities on the proposed revisions. This is a very judicious procedure to take. It is certain! regrettable that one or two leading Canadian authorities on the rules have not been asked to join in the conference at St. Andrew’s. % ® & Mr. John W. Thomson, Hon. Secretary-Treasurer of the Elmhurst Golt Links, Winnipeg: ‘‘ You will, of course, knowof the adoption by us of the plans prepared by Donald Ross last year, which, needless to say, do away withthe rather out-of-date ‘blind holes,’ and which are replaced by somewhat ele- vated greens after the usual Ross style, several being exceedingly fine two-shot holes. Splendid progress was made with the work, despite the early setting in of winter, and this year no efforts will be spared to have a championshiu cours: I think mysubscription to the ‘Canadian Golfer’ must be nearly due, and accord ingly enclose cheque for renewal. The magazine gets better each month, and surely there cannot be manyreal golfers in Canada whoare not on yourlists.’ ¥ 8 & One of the most encouraging reports from a golf standpoint which has eman ated from Harvard recently is that Bobby Jones, the sensational youngster, who last year was runner-up for the U. 8. national amateur crown and Canadian Open Championship, would matriculate at Harvard next September. Jones has been a student at Georgia Tech in Atlanta for two years, and the reason given for his inability to go abroad this spring in search of the British Amateur Championship was that his parents insisted he continue his studies. [His coming would bolster up what is now a rather weak Crimson golf team. Although Harvardhas had sey eral intercollegiate champions in recent years, such as James W. Hubbell, E. | ) Allis, 3rd, and F. C. Davidson, there has been no player there ofthefirst fliglit since H. Chandler Egan, who captured the national amateurtitle at Baltusro! in 1904 and at Chicago the following year. * & The Shaughnessy Heights Golf Club, Vancouver, B.C., has issued this sea son a particularly attractive ‘‘ Fixture Card.’’ The list of matches and tourna ments is a very interesting one, both for men and women, starting with the British Columbia championship April 2nd and ending up with the celebrated ‘* Pune! Bowl’’ tournament at Portland, Oregon, in the autumn. The city championsh) of Vancouverwill be played at Shaughnessy June 5th. Inter-club matches ha been arranged with Jericho and Burnaby, whilst cups will be played for duriig the season presented by Lord Shaughnessy, the Hon. President, Mr. W. J. Whalen Mr. J. H. Poff, Mr. E. W. Hamber. Mr. F. W. Peters is President of Shaughne: this year and Mr. E. Cave-Brown-Cave Vice-President. Mr. E. C. M. MeLorg is Captain and Mr. ©, E. Merritt Vice-Captain. Miss Phepoe, the former w known Hamilton player, is the Ladies’ Captain. The newly appointed Mana: and Secretary is Mr. A. E. Myatt. BBX oa What is undoubtedly destined to be the most successful year in the hist: of golf in Canada is nowvirtually opened up, as the first week in April the 1 jority of the professionals reported for duty at their clubs, whilst for some divs nowgreen-keepers have been busy on the majority of the courses, whipping th: 1 into shape for another season’s activities. Play, as a general thing, will not st much before the Ist of May, although a numberof enthusiasts in manycent: °s as early as the last week in March wereto be seen on the links playing the temp: ! ary greens, whilst on Good Friday hundreds of players were out on the leadiig April, 1920 CANADIAN GOLFER 719
Ontario courses. Reports generally are to the effect that, thanks to the heavy snowfall during the past winter, recorded in most of the Provinces, courses have vintered unusually well, and all indications are most encouraging for splendid turf mats in the months to come. There has been but little ‘‘winter killing’”’ of greens, and so far course prospects have never been brighter at this time of year. Sain oe et Says a U.S. Golfing exchange : ‘The British propose to depart this year from the routine of years which has relegated the championship to St. Andrews, Muirfield, Prestwick, Hoylake and Sandwich, by placing the open championship, still acknowledged to be the world’s blue ribbon of the game, on the Royal Cinque Ports at Deal which is quite as superlative a test and since the war in much better condition than its neighbor, Royal St. George’s at Sandwich, where fifteen years ago Walter Travis carried the name and fame of American golf by capturing the British amateur rown.’? Our cotem is hardly correct in stating that Deal is a new championship course in Great Britain. In 1999 the Open was played there and was won by J. H. Taylor, with a score of 295. In addition to the courses mentioned by the San Francisco journal, North Devon is also recognized as a championship course, or seven in all, not five as stated in the above excerpt. The length of these cham pionship courses are: St. Andrews, 6,487 yards; Prestwick, 6,122 yards; Hoylake, 6480 yards; Sandwich, 6,594 yards; Muirfield (where the Amateur is being held this year), 6,448 yards; Deal, 6,581 yards, and North Devon, 6,408 yards, or an average of 6,445 yards per championship course. * % * There is a doubt, after all, whether ‘‘ Abe’’ Mitchell, the British golfing sen- sation of the year, will be able to come out to this country and compete in the najor events in the United States and Canada. The officials of the Inverness Golf Club, Toledo, Ohio, have just received word from him that he may not be in a position to accept the invitation to play there in the United States Open Championship next August, as he is under contract with the North Foreland Club for the season and the officials are showing some reluctance in allowing him off for three months, which his visit to America would entail. In connection with this invitation there is rather-a remarkable incident. The ‘‘ Warwick’? of British polities, Lord Northcliffe, is also a keen golfer and the leading member of Miteh ell’s club, and the hint has been dropped, if His Lordship ‘‘says so,’’ the chances ire good for Mitchell’s getting away. So he is being approached from this side to use his good offices with this end in view. Letters from both the United States ind Canada will be received the next few days by the genius of Fleet Street, ask- ng him to use his good offices from an international golfing and international xood fellowship standpoint, and have Great Britain’s leading golfer **‘come
L\CYroOss. RoTB The Brant Law Society, as pointed out editorially by the Toronto **Globe,”’ ias honoured itself by erecting a tablet to the late Hon. Arthur Sturgis Hardy. \Ir. Hardy was born in Brant, and his loyalty to his native county, where he eceived most of his education and began the practice of his profession, was richly ewarded when he entered polities. It is proof of the confidence he inspired in iis neighbours, who knew him best, that they elected him nine times to the Legis- ature, between 1873 and 1898. Mr. Hardy was not the least of the giants of those lays. He was a power on the platform, a great administrator, and a master Parliamentary hand. In the thrust and parry of debate he had few peers. When he Premiership devolved on him as Sir Oliver Mowat’s logical successor, his ealth was failing, but he fought and won a general election. The late Premier vas a charter memberof the Brantford Golf and Country Club, some forty years igo, whilst his only brother, Judge Hardy, who with the two sons of the late statesman, Mr. A. C, Hardy, of Brockville, and Dr. P. Hardy, of Toronto, so 720 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. V. No. | worthily uphold the prestige of a great Canadian name, is the present Vic President of the Club. The honour can very appropriately be claimed for the la Hon. Mr. Hardythat he was the pioneer golfing statesman of Canada. Today, Great Britain herself and in all the leading Anglo-Saxon Commonwealths, Pr miers and Cabinet Ministers are devotees of the game, not forgetting Preside: Wilson and ex-President Taft, in the United States.
WINNIPEG’S NINTH CLUB Alcrest Starts Under Most Favorable Auspices—Mr. J. D. Lawson |s President—Kinnear, Well Known Scottish Player, Appointed Professional. HE newly-organized Alerest Golf Club, of Winnipeg, has secured James| le Kinnear as professional. He served his apprenticeship with the well-knoy Scottish club maker, Robert Simpson, of Carnoustie. THe was engaged assistant professional at the West Middlesex Golf Club, London, England, und: the able tuition of C. Ralph Smith, Scottish Internationalist. Latterly he wa engaged as professional at the Sandy Lodge Golf Club, Northwood, Middlese England, where he did excellent work in all departments of the game. The Alerest Golf Club has every confidence that in their selection they ha chosen a professional of very distinctive abilities, As a player he 1s a first-cla exponent of the game and should make a good showing in the Canadian prof sional and open tournaments. He is a coach of very excellent qualities and las but not least, a club maker of no mean ability. Kinnearis a soldier, having seryed five years in the army, three and a ha of which were in France. The Alcrest Club was organized last January for the purpose of furtherstin ulating the game of golf_in Western Canada and to provide further accomm: dation to meet the steadily-inereasing demand for golf which is growing all ov the Dominion. The new organization has purchased the buildings and aequir a lease of the original Elmhurst course, situated at Alerest. The course is a nine-hole one, beautifully situated on the Charleswood ¢: line and within thirty-five minutes by street car from the corner of Portage a1 Main. There are adequate club house premises, which afford all facilities, ladie and gentlemen’s locker rooms, kitchen and dining accommodation, profession shop and large and spacious verandas extending the full width of the elub hous It is the intention of the directors of the néwelub to exercise every effort to mal tain a first-class nine-hole course and to keep it in such condition as will assu satisfaction. The course, at the present time, is in comparatively good shape with the e ception of some minor improvements, which will receive attention as soon as tl! weather conditions permit. The new club, so far, is being well supported ; app cations are being received daily ; intending members who have not already mac application should do so at once. The directors of the club are as follows: J. | Lawson, President ; A. MeCoubrey, Vice-President ; J. Fleming, Secretary; A. \ Daly, C. J. Nicholson, W. D. Clendinning, N. Fletcher, W. R. Grant, Dr. C. | Moore. Mr. John D. Lawson, the President of Alcrest, was formerly President « the Assiniboine Golf Club, with which he still retains his membership. He ha done much for golf in Winnipeg and the West and the new club underhis ab! presidency is bound to be a pronounced success. A wonderful-golfing centre Winnipeg, which nowhas nine ¢lubs to its credit, with another newelub, ‘‘ Sout! wold,’’ and the Municipal links also in the making. PUBLIC GOLF COURSES
Vinnipeg Expects to have the Kildonan Links in play this season—Edmonton Municipal Course well patronized R. G. CHAMPION, Superintendent of the Public Parks Board, Winnipeg, is an enthusiastic believer in providing out-of-door facilities for the rate- payers of a city. For the past two or three years now he has been actively gaged in getting the Winnipeg civic authorities to give the people there a pub golf course in Kildonan Park, and this season it looks as though at last he will ing the project to successful fruition. In a recent letter to the ‘Canadian rolfer’’ he states : ‘‘ Estimates have been prepared for the installation of a iter service to all the greens Kildonan Park, and for the general toning up all around of the turf, with a view to play ietime this season. These estimates have not yet passed the Board, but I anticipate no ible in this respect. If the course shapes up in good condition nd play is possible, then I
Scene on the Beautiful Public Golf Course (18 holes) in Buffalo. How would the hundreds of Would-be Golfers in Toronto and Montreal like to have links like these? They should have.
ect to push the construction of the club house. The whole thing hinges on the condition the turf, Last season we succeeded in getting some grass to grow all over the links, but a (| deal of it was rough and uneven, The soil is alkaline, dries easily and cracks open after ew days drought in huge fissures, running all w:ys. It is the worst piece of land I ever d to grow turf on, and added to that the high winds and drought of 1917 and 1918 made it hysi¢al impossibility to get any turf at all, in many open sections. However, with a kindly ng, and plenty of moneyforlabor, I still hope to beat the soil and weather and make pos some golf in 1920,’’ If there were a few more Park Superintendents of Mr. Champion’s calibre roughout Canada, it would only be a question of a year or so before Toronto, 72\ 722 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. V. No. |2
Montreal, Hamilton, London, Ottawa and other leading centres would have th Municipally owned links. Winnipeg is to be congratulated on having such an able and energetic expert at the head of its Park systems. Mr. Harrison, Park Superintendent of Edmonton, writes the ‘‘Canadi Golfer’’ that last season 16,054 games were played over the public links th« If that was the numberof rounds in Edmontonin the same proportion there would be some ten times as many games in cities of the size of Toronto and Montr: Isn’t it about time the East should get into the Municipal golf game too?
THE WINNIPEG GOLF CLUB Already has an Application in for the 1921 Amateur Championship HAT Western golfers are keen for the holding of the Canadian Amateur Championship there in 1921 is demonstrated by the fact that already they have an application in for the event to be held there next year, Mr. J. L McCulloch, of Montreal, the Hon. Seeretary of the Royal Canadian Golf Associa tion, last week receiving a formal application from Mr. T. K. Middlemass, Pres dent of the WinnipegClub, for the staging of the Amateurin 1921 overhis ecluh’s well known course at Bird’s Hill. In this connection Mr. Middlemass writes the ‘‘Canadian Golfer’’ ‘“We have a splendid course and you will remember that last year Willie Park was « gaged to submit recommendations as to possible improvements and as to the placing oftraps ete. A considerable proportion of the work recommended by him has already been complet and it is hoped that the whole of the work will be finished this year. Wealso spent appro mately $25,000 in alterations and additions to our clubhouse.’ The Canadian Championship has never been played in the West, but tli growth of golf there of recent years has been so phenomenal, the courses, man) of them, have been so improved that the delegates to the Annual Meeting oftli R. ©. G. A. at Montreal next July will be well advised, in the best interests of the Royal and Ancient to consider most favourably the laudable desire of the golfers of Winnipegto stage the premier Canadian amateurgolfing event in 1921 in their city—easily one of the ‘‘ golfiest’’ cities on the continent.
REVISION OF THE RULES Canadian Committee asked by St. Andrew's for Suggestions
The Honorary Secretary of the Rules of Golf Committee for Canada is receipt of a letter from Mr. Henry Gullen, Secretary of the Rules of Golf C mittee of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrew’s, stating, in cont tion with the forthcoming contemplated revision of the Rules, his Commit ‘‘will at all times welcome most gladly any suggestions from the Rules C mittee of Canada.’’ Mr. Gullen adds: ‘‘I may point out that the Rules of G Committee do not contemplate any immediate revision of the Rules. Anysig gestions the United States Golf Association may make will, of course, be cons ered, and we have already asked that Association to put on paper any rec mendations they wish to make.’’ The Canadian, Rules of Golf Commit through its Chairman, Mr. George Lyon, will most probably accept this courte request for an opinion in reference to a revision of the Rules and forward alet in time for the forthcoming meeting at St. Andrews at which the U.S. G. A. \ be represented by a’ strong delegation. In addition to Mr. Lyon, ie Canadian Rules Committee is composed of Mr. P. D. Ross, The Royal Otta\ Mr. Vere Brown, St. Charles Club, Winnipeg; Mr. T. B. Reith, Beaconsfi } '; Montreal; Mr. Ralph H. Reville, Brantford, Hon. Secretary.
ROSEDALE, TORONTO Has a Record Year In All Its Club Activities—Many Improvements To Be Made This Season to the Club House In Addition to Radical Course Changes Now Nearing Completion—Tablet Unveiled To Twelve Members Who Died For King and Empire.
Tas 27th annual meeting of The Rosedale Golf Club, Toronto, at the club house last month was largely attended and the utmost enthusiasm prevailed. Mr. S. B. Gundy, the President, was in the chair and the annual report he was privileged to submit on behalf of the Board of Directors was easily the nost encouraging in the club’s history of over a quarter of a century. Rosedale’s total income for 1919 reached the substantial figure of $36,320, the annual fees accounting for $29,557 of this amount. A unique figure in the income account reads: ‘‘Sheep, $663.78.”’ Under the head of expenditure, wages ind supplies for the Grounds called for 412,132, and wages.and supplies for the House $15,012. During the year $13,314 was spent on the xtensive new work on the course, which it is hoped will be completed this year at a cost of idditional $5,000 or so. Total assets of the lub now reach the very handsome figure of $133,000. In addition to capital expenditure luring the year on the course $5,214 was spent on club house and other improvements. The membership of Rosedale (there is ow a waiting list), stands as follows: Men—Resident shareholders, 376; non- esident shareholders, 26; Associate, 45; vecial, 27; junior, 10; life, 3. Ladies—Resi- lent, 239; non-resident, 19; special, 6. otal, 751. The Directors admitted to membership in 919 returned soldiers, under 25 years of age, ) the numberof33. By-laws to increase entrance fees (to Mr. W. H. Despard, the Newly 100), and annual fees (to $65 net), were Elected President of Rosedale mnfirmed. Mr. Gundyin his address referred in most eulogistic terms to the work of the reneral Manager of the Club, Mr. D. W. Baxter, and his staff of assistants. The lange from a Secretary and a number of committees to the present centralised stem had worked most admirably. The affairs of the Club had never run so noothly. It was unanimously decided to at once proceed with many improvements ) the club house. Up-to-date new locker rooms will be immediately installed, ith accomodation for 500 lockers, whilst the ‘‘showers’’ will be of the most com- lete deseription. A very handsome new men’s lounge and buffet room will also ‘ built, with a fine old open fire place and French windows facing south. The rge expenditure entailed by these additions has already been completely pro- ded for. The election of officers resulted as follows:- President, W. H. Despard; Gen ral Manager, D. W. Baxter; Directors, John Martin, J. W. Ruggles, R. B. Beau- iont, R. C. Matthews, D. A. Dunlap, J. H. Hall, W. B. Woods, R. E. Gibson ; aptain, Peter C. Campbell. 723
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Like all well-managed and successful clubs now-a-days, Rosedale has rotary system of club election, so Mr. Gundy, Mr. R. H. Greene and Mr. © Schurman retired, their places being taken by Messrs. Despard, Gibson Dunlap. Duringhis Presidency, Mr. Gundyhas seen Rosedale advance to the posit of one of the foremost clubs of the Dominion, with a club house and course, w] completed, which will comparé with anything on the continent. Members o much to his initiative and indefatigable work in the interests alike of Rosed
and the Royal and Ancient game in Ontario. Fortunately he is succeeded in 1 Presidential chair by Mr. W. H. Despard, another outstandingfigure in Toro golfing circles. Mr. Despard is a member of the well known firm of White a Co., wholesale fruit importers, of Toronto. He, too, has the interests of Rosed very much at heart. Like Mr. Gundy, Messrs. Greene and Schurman, the two tiring directors, will be much missed the coming year on the Board of Direct: Previous to the regular business of the annual meeting, the Rev. R. N. Bu in an impressive manner unveiled the bronze tablet erected to the memory of twelve members of Rosedale who gave up their lives in the Great War. The names on this Honour Tablet are
Jardine T. Wilson W.King Pearce, Jr. Charles W. Davison Evan Ryrie Sydney S. Burnham W. G. Tough Ogden D. Cochrane Christopher F. Trees John Kay John R. Woods Maurice Malone Hon. Gerald Ward
‘*Mort Sur Le Champ D’Honneur.’’ Their names will always be held in 1 grant memory by the members of Rosedale.
VARDON AND RAY ONLY COMING
2. WM. BURKE, President and General Manager of the Burke G M Company, of Newark, Ohio, whose firm is the agent on this continent Harry Vardon, the British Open Champion, writes the ‘‘ Canadian Goltfe under recent date: ‘“Very much discussion ¢nd publication has been conducted for the past five or months regarding the American Open Championship, or rather as to who ofthe British goli were going to visit American for our coming Open Championship. There were manycla that Vardon, Taylor, Braid, Duncan, Ray and seyeral others were going to visit America, | the writer has been in very close touch with Harry Vardon; in fact, our business connecti have been very intimate; and the writer asked him several months ago when the truth really known to let him have it first and as to who were coming. I received a letter tod from the Champion stating that only he and Ray were going to visit America, and that t was absolutely official. I know that there are thousands of golfers who will receive this né with much pleasure. Of course, there are many admirers of the other professionals mi tioned with this pair, Vardon and Ray, but I think their performance will satisfy most them. P.S.—I am giving this to you for your magazine, and you may add whatever you liké this write-up.’ THE NEW REGULATIONS For the English Amateur Championship—Many Radical Changes [ss newregulations for the Amateur Championship at Muirfield on June 8th are summarized as follows: Metuop or Puay.—Match play: preliminary rounds 18 holes; final i} holes. Entrance fee raised from £1 to £2. IMINATING ROUND (IF ENTRIES EXCEED 128) or 18 HouES.—Match play on a surse adjacent to Muirfield on June 3rd or 4th (or both days, if necessary). ConpivTIons oF Entry.—A handicap of scratch or better at any club of which is a member; provided that at no club of which he is a memberis his handicap ore than three strokes worse than the lowest handicap of that club. Entry to
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made through the Entrant’s Club Secretary on a special form to be obtained 1m the Secretary of the Championship Committee, Mr. Henry Gullen, R. and A. lf Club, St. Andrews, N.B. Apparently a numberof the leading golf players in Great Britain are not vourably disposed to this new method of running the championship. Hon. mund Scott (runner-up in 1905), would extend the meeting to ten days, or ve if necessary, and let ’em all come. Mr. A. C. Croome thinksit is a pity for all the entrants to be subjected to the t of an eliminating competition by match play. Mr. Sidney H. Fryconsiders that the trouble is that there is no real system of ndicapping in Great Britain, and while this is the case it will be quite impos- le to frame conditions for the amateur championship which can possibly give iversal satisfaction. Mr. Harold Hilton in a leadingarticle in ‘‘Golf [llustrated,’’ on the sub- , Says among otherthings: ‘«That the Committee should decide that the entry fee should be raised from one guinea ardship on WO guineas was inevitable. We have seen it suggested that this may prove a h 725 726 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. V. No. |2
many good golfers who have not the fortune to be blessed with a superfluity of this worl goods, and, in particular, upon the golfer who is generally termed the artisan player. But f1 past experiences we cannot think that this question of finance will be the means of debar the entry of any golfer who has a distinct chance of winning the championship. It might } sibly be the means of keeping away a certain numberof quite good class golfers who are« able of winning two or three rounds in the event, but it would not be the means of keeping a from that meeting the men ofthe class of Abe Mitchell, the class of artisan player who rea has a chance of coming right through to the final stage of the championship. It may incidentally be mentioned in connection with artisan golf that only on occas has a golfer who has entered from an artisan club succeeded in reaching the final round, : that was Mitchell at Westward Ho! in 1912. Other artisan players have on occasions succe¢ in reaching the semi-final round, but have proceeded no farther. But this question of impos a fee of two guineas upon every golfer who is wishful to enter for the championship will h a very far-reaching effect on the numberof entries. That there should be some added restriction in regard to the right of entry in relat to the handicap of players was inevitable. But the method by which the Committee h tackled the problem has caused not a little surprise, not to say consternation, as there can no doubt that it will not carry with it what may be termed universal justice. Without a shad of doubt this measure will be the means of precluding a certain number of players from ent: ing for the event who, on the question of golfing ability, have a greater right to entertl many who will probably face the starter at Muirfield. Again, it will enable a certain number of players to enter who, according to the principles which the Committee wished to put into being, have not the slightest right to be present the field. The fate of many a possible entrant entirely depends upon the club or elubs of which he is a member. If he happens to belong to clubs such as the Royal Liverpool or Ro North Devon, not to mention several others, he will have to be rated at plus two to claim t right of entry, and a player who is considered to be worthy of owing two strokes to the scrat players at Hoylake and Westward Ho! is invariably a golfer who is better equipped to live to his handicap than the golfer who is handicapped on the same mark at the majority ofcl in the Kingdom. He is certainly an infinitely better player than the man who is handicapy: at scratch on many courses but who, owing to the fact that in the membership of his « there is not a player of approyed outstanding merit, is eligible for a Championshipfield.’ From the viewpoint of the United States and Canada, the sooner_the Old Country golfers are handicapped. from an intelligent central system such as thi Calkins now universally in use here, the better. Handicapping by individ. clubs is never satisfactory, and in the case of the English Amateur Champions! as now arranged is bound to develop unfairness.
THE PLAYING OF FOURSOMES Indications are that this fine old phase of the Royal and Ancient will be much in evidence this season in Canada
M R. D. G. MACKENZIE, of Macleod, Alberta, President of the Alb: Golf Association, writes under recent date: ‘«T was interested in the last issue to see a letter from Mr. R. C. S. Bruce, of Wi peg, advocating the playing of more ‘two ball’ foursomes, and I heartily agree with all t he says. It has always seemed to me a pity that in this country we have no inter-club fours tournaments which are now so popular on the.other side, but I am glad to say that at a meet of the Alberta Golf Association last Saturday night the clubs of Alberta will this year« mence a competition for a trophy presented by the Calgary ‘‘ Daily Herald.’’ This ¢o1 tition is to be played by four players from each club by two ball foursdmes. As long ago as 1870 the Earl of Wemyss presented a cup to the golf clubs of East Lot! Scotland, to be played for in this manner, and this competition is still considered to be on the most important of the year, and always attracts such players as Messrs. Robert Max J. E. Laidley, L. M. Balfour-Melville, C. K, Hutchison and other international players. London foursomes in like manner attract such players as Messrs. H. H. Holton, R. Ha B. Darwin and the cream of the English golfing talent, and there is no doubt that these pla continue to regard the two ball foursome as one of the best tests of golf. The four ball f some is no doubt excellent in its place, and no one enjoys a good fourball better than I do, it has always surprised me that so many golfers in this country go out and playfourball gi without any regard to anything except the score they hope to make. When they come in
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asks them how they got on they reply, I had a 78 or a 90, as the case maybe, instead of as might expect we won orlost by 2 and 1 as the case may be. I certainly was surprised to read that part of such an important match as United States iinst Canada was played by ‘four ball’ foursomes. I do not know of any important game Britain being played in this manner, and I don’t think that as a test of golf the four ball to be compared with the two ball. . would like to see an inter club two sball foursome competition started in every province ‘in nada, and it is only because golfers in this country do not play this form of game that they so ignorant of the advantages ofit. [ am also pleased to inform you that the Alberta Golf Association amended its by-laws so it in future the Alberta Amateur Championship will be open to all amateur golfers without y qualification as to nationality or residence.’’ Mr. S. H. MeCulloch, of Calgary, Secretary of the Alberta Golf Association, so writes : ‘IT was very pleased to see the article on the foursome in your last issue. To my mind s form of golf is infinitely preferable to the four ball match and by far the fairest test of best points in the game. I have been very keen to get a foursome competition started here same as the ‘Despatch’ Trophy, Edinburgh, and we have at last sueceeded in accomplishing s, thanks largely to the management of the Calgary ‘Herald,’ which is presenting a trophy competition in Alberta.’’ It is certainly very gratifying to note that in 1920 the indications are that old foursome will come into its own again. A well known English professional cently described the four-ball match as ‘‘the curse of amateur golf.’’ Perhaps is not quite so bad as that, but so eminent a British authority as Mr. R. E. Howard, 1s of the opinion that a partner in such a game essays shots that he would not dream of attempting in the ordinary way, and if he comes to grief, as he does irly often, sinks back with an air of a martyr, to leave his partner to save the situation. It is certain that the inveterate player of four-ball matches cannot be so self-reliant, so sound in judgment as the man who engages mostly in singles d foursomes.
THE GREAT VOGUE OF THE GAME
) ERHAPS there are more annual meetings of golf clubs in Canada held in } March than any other month, which, by the way, is a mistake, as the end of December or Januaryat latest is the proper time to wind up a elub’s busi- ss for the year and get ready for another season’s activities. Dozens of annual orts, from Coast to Coast, have been received by the ‘‘Canadian Golfer’’ the t two or three weeks and without a solitary exception, every one tell of largely reased revenues and largely increased memberships. Some of these reports are lly quite remarkable. In manycases both revenue and membership have been ibled. Waiting lists in many elubs are nowreported, whilst increases in the lue of stock from 50 per cent. to 100 per cent. are quite common. Ontario is | the golfing centre of the Dominion, both as regards the number of clubs and nber of players, bnt its supremacy in the near future will undoubtedly be illenged. Kor instance, if plans do not gang aft agley, Winnipegin this year of grace | have ten golf clubs to her credit, as against nine in Toronto, and about the ue number in Montreal and district. And then as regards increase in member- ip, Surely the palm must be accorded the Vancouver Golf and Country Club, ich in 1919 added over 200 members to its former list of 400 odd. The Pacifie Coast, as far as Canada is concerned, is the golfer’s paradise, as the game can yir- illy be played the whole year round. It is a very conservative estimate indeed, it the membership in golf clubs, old and new, in the Dominion in 1920 will be ‘reased: by some 15,000, whilst the expenditure on old and new courses will run 0 seven figures and well into seven figures-at that. ’Tis a great game. 728 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. V. No
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GOLF ON THE ROOF OF THE WORLD Janff Will In 1921 Have One of the Most Wonderful Courses In Canada.
(By Mr. D. Matheson).
-TOHEreaders of the ‘‘Canadian Golfer’? have already learned through its [i columns that the National Parks Administration of the Department of the Interior of the Dominion Government early last summer resolved to con- struct a newgolf course of eighteen holes at Banff, in the Rocky Mountain Park f Canada. For several years back it became evident. that the existing nine-hole course would have to be extended or an entirely new course made so as to keep pace with the ever increasing popularity of Banff as a golfing resort. After due
A View on the Banff Golf Course
nsideration of all the circumstances the alternative of making an entirely new urse was adopted. Having arrived at this important decision the services of r. Donald Ross, the best known and most notable golf-course architect on the rth American continent was secured, to whom instructions were given to plan t a eourse second to none in the country. Mr. Ross carefully examined the ound and found there was more than room for one standard course. Thereafter furnished the plans of a course, it is no exaggeration to say, which will be un- rpassed and rarely equalled anywhere. The course is now being laid out by a large staff of men under a competent gvineer, whosees to it that every detail specified by the architect is carried out the letter. Thus it is fully anticipated that at the end of the season of 1920 one the finest courses in Canadawill be finished at Banff and will be open for play 1921. the golfer, if Bevond the attractions and fascinations of the game ofgolf, be a lover of nature, and an admirerof the sublime and beautiful will find, en on the course itself, many other attractions to delight and charm him. The 729
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environments are grand and noble, unique and magnificent, picturesque and ro mantic. Here all round him he has towermg mountains whose gray and searr peaks pierce the skies, and whose slopes are clad with dense forests up tot] timber limit of 7,500 feet above sea level, he is thus virtually playing his favorit: game on the roof of the world, under conditions in some respects more favourab|: than on manysea-side courses, under the gorgeous canopy of an azure sky, with the glorious sun regnant over all and the gentle breezes from the mountains giy ing exhilaration and vitality. On his outward journey he skirts the base of Mount Rundle, whose frowning escarpment looks as if it would like to crash down and annihilate all below, and when playing the first hole he passes close to som of the underground or cave dwellings of the aboriginal Indians whoin days not so long gone by held undisputed sway in these magnificent regions. Fyrom tli frowning face of this tremendous mountain mass he maysee eagles and hawks leaving their eyries wheeling and shrieking high above him, while clinging to tli face of the rock he may see Rocky Mountain goats followed by their kids, and al! the way round the course he will often have the genial companionshipof the mild eyed, white-tailed deer so numerous in the Rockies; and so accustomed to thi presence of man that they usually take no notice of him. From the town of Banff the golf course is only one mile distant by an ex cellent tar-macadamized road along which one obtains charming glimpsesofthe Fish Hatchery, the Bow Falls, the.Banff Springs Hotel and the Spray Riverand Valley, with Goat Mountain boundingthe viewto the south. Frequently in laying out golf courses httle regard is paid to the existenc of natural hazards. On the Banff course, where several of these exist, they eithe: have been utilized if at proper distances or in suitable places, or have been alto gether avoided. In placing the bunkers the architect has rigorously kept clear o! the mistakes made by manygolf course constructors. The bunkers in front of th tees havé been placed at distances of between 80 and 100 yards in order to penaliz foozled or topped drives. Other hazards are placed to the right and left along the course where there are no natural hazards, so as to trap sliced or pulled balls None of the bunkers in front of the greens, and every green is moreorless so guarded, is placed nearer than 20 yards, and all are so placed as to compel player to pitch the ball instead of playing a runningup shot, the pitch being « sidered the proper form of approach. The fairway of the course consists for the most part of sandy turf, whicl: is being strengthened and consolidated by sowing grass seed and byrolling. 1 ample water supply has been provided from which the entire fairway and ey green can be watered, as circumstances demand. The course is a standard course, and one of the six longest in Canada, e in length and similar in hazards to the St. Andrews course in Scotland, and, |:k all standard courses, is laid out on the golfing basis of seventy-two strokes 0! the eighteen holes, or an average of four strokes for each hole. From thefol ing table of the lengths of the holes it will be seen that only the eighth and teenth holes, both of which are 500 yards, should cost more than fourstro).°s while the fifth, seventh, eleventh and thirteenth may be done in three stro ore, Shows that an accurate player can accomplish the full round of the course n seventy-two strokes, and with some luck might do it in less TABLE OF LENGTHS Hole Hole Novel tins ater acne ic CALEY ANAS INOo LOm rs ie eh yon heen 383 yards alas tea pie atcha ascot nel te 457. ‘* Lila vae Se aseeot iste are § BO Sie as Dieser ee eee ape =: Lie ies Ta isha toms taped 424 AM ee hie ebay, Magis ahs 455“ Disaand wena 140 Dire vines take Neca eee G2: 1 ee CON ane hapeyeney se 398 Gerrit on egen ois Shoe LD as Stetata reed, ees OOO HAs MBE rc Bieta rei Set or 180 Oe cies pe etree 403 Gait eater ae Pera ola i 502 ae ere a Re tae 392 Deer setivanes ar iecenetn chat 368 ** Loree epliie he ele ea) 374 3,194 yards 3,208 yards Total, 6,402 yards. The length of the course is thus close upon three miles and three quarters, ind a closer acquaintance with it will convince any golfer that it will be ineum- bent upon him to be able to play every shot he knows, and every shot required m anyfirst-class course as in laying it out the architect steadily kept in view the facet that the Banff course, because of its unequalled scenic surroundings may n a short time be the arena on which both national and provincial competitions vill be fought. From the map it will be noticed that sixth and eighth holes alrway are somewhat like the hind leg of a dog in shape, consequently the flag m the next green is not seen until the bend is passed. Workon the newcourse having only begun in September last, and the win- er having been so cold and stormy with a greater fall of snow than usual, pro ‘ress in the construction of the new course has been very much retarded. Five of he newholes have, however, been completed, and these with the four holes of the ld course to be incot porated in the new course show that half the course is finished. Vith a good summerand a competent staff of men on the job, it is fully expected hat the entire course will be finished in the fall. QUEBEC GOLF ASSOCIATION Montreal and District Widens its Influence to Provincial Proportions HAT golfing in the province of Quebec will in future be controlled by one governing body was decided on at the annual meeting of the Montreal and strict Golf Association at the M. A. A. A. Easter Monday night. Previous to e meeting it was suggested that the name of the Association be changed from e Montreal and District Association, to the Province of Quebee Golf ssociation, with a view to enabling the members of all clubs in the Province to mpete for the championship. The suggestion met with favor at the meeting that night, and after a short scussion it was moved that the Association assume the suggested name. This as unanimously carried and the secretary was instructed to write to the various If clubs in the Province asking them to affiliate themselves with the governing dy. The formation of the newassociation will enable the members of the Quebee lub, Grand’mere, Sherbrooke and the Ottawa Clubs which have their courses 732 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. V. No. situated in Hull, to compete in the annual championships, in addition to the mai clubs located in Montreal and District. The dates for the championships of the Association were chosen. The ey for professionals and ladies will be held on June 18 and the amateur champio ship competition for men will be held on Saturday, June 19. The championsh competitions were awarded to the Country Club, which has its course at Lambert. The officers elected : President, A. D. Huff, Country Club. Vice-President, G. H. Turpin, Royal Montreal. Hon. Secretary-treasurer, W. A. Sutherland, Country Club. Executive, W. W. Walker, Beaconsfield ; W. St. Pierre, Laval; J. Buchana: Kanawaki; ©. T. Gordon, Outremont; T. Yates Foster, Whitlock. The Country Club at St. Lambert, where the championships are to be held next June, has recently made many improvements to club house and course, and will afford a fine setting for the enlarged 1920 event. LAKEVIEW’S NEW COURSE T a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Lakeview Golf and Country A Club, Limited, held in Toronto, on April 6th, the plans for the newcourse were submitted by George Cumming, the well known and very eapabl golf architect. It was decided to adopt the plans as submitted and to proceed with the work immediately so that the new course and greens will be readyin good time for next season. A complete water system of the most up-to-date ty): will be installed during the present season, and when Lakeview’s newcourse 1s opened, it will no doubt be one of the very best courses in the Dominion. Cumming will have the entire supervision of the work in connection with the new cours and the members fee] that he will showresults that will always be of the greatest credit to him. COMING FIXTURES June 5th—Championship of Vancouver, Shaughnessy Heights Golf Club Vancouver, B.C. June 7—12, Amateur Championship, Great Britain, at Muirfield. June 18th, Open Championship and Ladies’ Championship, Province (Juebec, Country Club, June 19th, Amateur Championship Province of Quebee, Country Club, > Lambert. June 28—July 2, Open Championship of Great Britain, at Deal. June 28 —July 3, Amateur Championship of Canada, Beaconsfield Gi: Club, Montreal (Entries limited this year to 14 handicap men and under). July 5—12, Pacific North West Championship, Vancouver Golf and Count Club, Vancouver, B.C. August 10—13, Open Championship of the United States, Inverness Count Club, Toledo, Ohio. Aug. 17—20, Open Championship of Canada (venue yet to be decided). Sept. 3—7, Championships of Alberta, Calgary Golf and Country Club, ( gary, Alta. Sept. 6—11, Amateur Championship of the United States, Engine: Country Club, Roslyn, L.I. Sept. 8—10, The Canadian Seniors’ Annual Tournament and Internatio: match, The U. 8. vs. Canada at The Royal Ottawa, Ottawa. Oct. 4—9, U. 5. Women’s Championship at the Mayfield Country Chi Cleveland, Ohio. BEACONSFIELD HAS SUCCESSFUL YEAR »rominent Montreal Golf Club now has a Total Membership of Nearly |,100— Course and Club Houseis being put in First-class Shape for the Amateur Championship—Mr. D. R. Brown Re-elected President EACONSFIELD, Montreal, will be very much in the lime-light this season because the 1920 Canadian Amateur Championship is to be held over its course, and directors and members alike are making every preparation for he ‘‘big show.’’ That they are in every way equipped to look after the major event of the year s evidenced by the splendid position the club is in as evideneed by the reports presented at the seventeenth annual meeting recently held. Herewith some of the extracts from the comprehensive statement presented by the President, Mr. David R. Brown: ‘*The Club is to be congratulated on the sue cess of the issue ofthe $50,000.00, 6 per cent. 20-year bonds Ninety-five members subscribed for the full amount of the issue. The saving in interest will amount to $500.00 per annum, and with the retiring of $2,500.00 of bonds every year a further saving of $150.00 per annum will be effected After careful inquiries as to the best golf expert to employ, the Board retained Willie Park to advise them regarding the changes for the im provement of the course, and we have to report that most of the suggestions made by him have been completed The changes are not radical, and we feel sure that they will meet with the ap proval of the playing members The work re maining to be completed in the spring is so small that there is no doubt that the course, will be in good order by the time the permanent greens are ready for play. Those members who have in spected the work completed are of the opinion that the course will be no more difficult for the average player The saving that will be effected in labor for maintenance will be substantial. Park recommends that the treatment of the soil on the fairways be continued, and grass sown every fall until good strong turf is obtained. No pe de e plans have bee ade fo e17 an Vir. David kK. Brown, President of The lefinite plans hay n made for the 17th and 18th holes The suggestion that a nine-hole Royal Canadian Golf Association and course be built with seven holes on our vacant re-elected President of the farm to the west of the upper course, and two Beaconsfield Golf Club holes on the present 18th fairway requires very careful consideration, and the work will not be dertaken unless there is a very strong demand for same from the members The Royal Canadian Golf Association Annual Championship will be held on our course early July, and we are looking forward to a large meeting Golfers will be here from all parts of Dominion, and several visitors will be guests at the Club House \s you are aware, the Ladies’ Championship was held on our course, September 16th to 20th, cannot do better than repeat the remarks of the Editor of the ‘‘Canadian Golfer,’’ on the we acquitted ourselves. ‘‘Of Beaconsfield’s reception and entertainment of her fair visit 8, the visitors themselves are still singing the praises. It was so spontaneous, so delightful rom the first drive until the last putt of a glorious week that recollections of it will linger ong in the memory of every participant. Beautiful Beaconsfield made a reputation for hex elf those sunlight days of mid September which will not readily be effaced from the thoughts f the one hundred and odd enthusiastic followers of the game who had the golfing holiday of ifetime.’’ Many kind letters have since been received from several clubs, and also from in iduals who were our guests, thanking us for the kind hospitality extended to them, and saying t it was the most enjoyable meet that had ever been held. It was with a certain amount of r that we faced the Ladies’ Championship, and the Board’s thanks are due to those members 0 kindly assisted in the entertainment of our guests, Considerable sums have been spent on the House and Grounds during the last year, but re still remains much to be done to put our property in thorough repair Mr. Cooper, of the 733 734 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. V. No. 12 ©. P. R., to whom the Board are deeply indebted for assistance during the season, advises that our whole pantry be re-built. We ask that the necessary authority be given to proceed withthe repairs and alterations. This work must be put in hand at once to have it completed by the time we are ready to open for the season. The Board are pleased that they have agreed with the Grand Trunk Railway Companyas to the exact boundaries of our property. The Land Commissioner of the Railway Company having intimated that the lands of the Company which are leased by us could be purchased, the Board feel that as there is a possibility of the Railway Company being acquired by other inter ests it would be wise to purchase the land in question. You will be asked to give the Board the necessary authorization to complete the purchase. The plan and full particulars of the area, ete., to be acquired, will be at the meeting for those members wishing more details. Wehave pleasure in informing the members that the Bowling Green will be in good shape for next season. Bowls have been purchased and the lighting will be installed in the spring Theoffice staff have given the Board serious thought, and we are pleased to advise the members that we have engaged as Secretary Major Lomas, whose past experience and duties appear to the Board to qualify him for the position. Hewill enter our employ early in March. You will be asked to amend Article II, Section 18 of our By-laws, so as to permit the Board to put on ourlist of Five-Day Members those gentlemen who have been previously ballotted for and accepted, thus obviating the necessity of bringing the samelist up from year to yearfor election. It was decided to keep the Ladies’ Club open this winter, and to retain a small staff. The necessary alterations have been satisfactorily completed, and we are pleased to say that the Club has ben well patronized. The material saving that will be effected owing to the closing of the Men’s Club House earlier in the fall, and opening it later in the spring, amply justifies the action of the Board.’’ Beaconsfield has now the very imposing membership of nearly 1,100, made up of shareholder members, 229; ordinary members, 264; five-day members, 40; non-resident, 52; intermediate, 45; junior, 18; Ladies Branch, 448 ; total 1,091. The total revenue for the year was over $30,000, showing an increase over 1918 of nearly $4,000. The election of officers for 1920 resulted as follows: President—David R. Brown. Vice-President—Norman B. Stark. Hon. Secretary —James L. MeCulloch. Hon. Treasurer—George T. Hartt. Green Committee —N. A. Galt, D. E. Galloway, J. A. Mann, K. C.; C. W Meakins, N. B. Stark, W. W. Walker. House Committee—C. H. Allen, W. H. Barry, D. R. Brown, George T. Hartt C. A. Hodgson, J. L. MeCulloch. Property Committee—D. R. Brown, C. W. Meakins, N. B. Stark. Beaconsfield is fortunate in having again in the Presidential saddle Mr. D. kt 3rown, whois also President of The Royal Canadian Golf Association. He too is fortunate in havingthe support of a particularly able body of Directors in what is undoubtedly destined to be a record year in the history of this very import: and prominent club of the Dominion. All golfing roads will lead to Beaconsfic|d the last week in June of 1920 and the first days of July. “Spring Fever’’ I feel the golf bug biting me, I like it. For, though it stingeth as a bee, I like it. I hear the welcome sound of ‘‘ Fore,’ ? I think I could do eighty-four ; 3ut if I don’t I won’t get sore, I like it. NORTH AND SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP Francis Ouimet Wins Chief Pinehurst Event—Good Showing Made in the Minor Flights by Ontario Golfers. RANCIS OUIMET, of Woodlawn, Boston, defeated S. J. Graham, of Green- F wich, Conn., at Pinehurst, April 6th, by four up and three to play in the final round of the North and South Championship. The final three holes were played out, Ouimet winning the seventeenth and halving the other two. Ouimet finished the course in 36—36—72, and Graham in 39—39—78. The weather was a trifle cool and windyat the start of the match, but im- proved in both respects right along. Ouimet won the first and third holes under A Great Golfer—Mr. Francis Ouimet. This “‘snap-shot"’ gives a par- | ticularly good idea of the finish of the swing of the North and | South Champion. It was taken onthethird tee at Hamilton during the International matches last summer | ar and took the seventh away from Graham by laying him a stymie. Graham won the fourth hole by sinking a 25 footer for a four. Ouimet won the eleventh with a four, making the Boston player three up Graham trapped his drive for this hole, and although he afterward ran down | 25 footer for a five, it was too late to do any good. The tenth, the twelfth and the thirteenth were halved in par figures. Ouimet outplayed Graham on his long game at practically everyhole. Graham did much the better work on the greens, but nearly always was on the defensive. Graham laid Ouimet a long distance stymie at the fourteenth, but Ouimet had two for the hole and won it with a birdie four. Ouimet was then four up. Both played the short fifteenth poorly, and it was halved in fours. Ouimet was on the sixteenth green in two, but Graham managed a good putt for a half in four, Ouimet won the seventeenth with a three and the eighteenth was halved in fives. The round ended with Ouimet five up. Ouimet finished in 72 and Graham in 78, 735 736 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. V. No. 12 Ouimet, who is 27 years of age, sprang into fame in 1913 when he wonth U.S. Open Championship after tieing with the celebrated British pros., Vardon and Ray. The year 1914 saw him very much to the fore, he winning that seaso) the American Amateur, the French Amateur and the Massachusetts Amateu the latter event for the fourth time. He has also the Western Amateurtohis eredit. In 1914 he competed in the British Amateur and Open, but did not mak a particularly good showing. In the Amateur he was early put out of the run ning, and in the Open did not even get in thefirst 36 best scores. Manykeen judges of the game are inclined to place Ouimet as the best amateur golfer in the States. Perry Adair, of Atlanta, Georgia, won the qualifying medal in the competi tion with a 76—72—148. Ouimet was in fourth place with 156. Quite a large number of Canadians took part in the event, among others C. 8. King, Windsor, G. T. Brown and F. P. Betts, K. C., London Hunt; F. Mal lory, Lambton; Wm. Radcliffe, Mississauga; E. F. Seagram, Kitchener; Ralph King, Toronto; C. F. Morrison, The Royal Montreal; G. M. Howard, of Halifax Both Mr. Betts and Mr. Seagram in their respective divisions played excellent golf, going through to the finals, but each having tobesatisfied with annexing the runner-up trophies. THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR Big Professional Salaries, Inducing Many Prominent British Players to “Cross the Pond” HElure of the States has proved too much for another prominent Old Coun try professional. C. H. Mayo has resigned his position as professional to the Burhill Club and has accepted a similar post with the Evanston Club, Chicago. He expects to sail for this side in May. It is understood that he has been guaranteed $5,000 a year. Evanston Club is one of the best clubs in th: States, and is the home of Mr. ‘‘Chick’’ Evans, whohadtheselecting of the pro- fessional. Mayo sprung into prominence at Hollinwell in 1906, when he reached th final of the News of the World tournament. Later he was associated with Georg: Duncan in foursome challenge matches. He has represented Englandfive times in the international match with Seotland, and has won manyopen events, includ ing the international tournament at Vichy in 1912. He was runner-up inth French championship in 1908 and won the Belgian championship in 1911. H is 36 years of age and thereforein his golfing prime. J. H. Taylor the other day in an article deplored the large numberof elev British pros. coming to the United States and predicts that in the years to con this means undoubtedly the supremacyof that country in the golfing world. Five thousand dollars a yearlooks large, very large, to an Old Country pr fessional of the first: rank, whilst in the States and even in Canadathis figure obtained by the manyinstead of the few. Either clubs in Great Britain will hay to materially advance the salaries of their pros., and the rates allowed for 11 struction, or there can be only one result—there will be an exodus of top-notche: to this side. Little Miss Muffet started to rough it, Playing her golf like a man; She gambles and bets, and smokes cigarettes, And oncein a while mutters d—n! R. Symes of Shaughnessy Is B. C. Champion Won at the 37th Hole from H. P. Gardner, of Burquitlam Club in the Finals MI R. R. SYMES,of the Shaughnessy Club, won the B. C. Golf Championship | and the Bostock Cup at the 37th hole Saturday afternoon, April 3rd, while playing in thefinals with H. P. Gardner, of the Vancouver Golf and Coun- try Club. The players were even at the scheduled 36th hole and the play went on to the 37th hole, Mr. Symes winning out. The following account of the competition was sent to the ‘‘Canadian Golfer’’ by one of the contestants for the championship : The annual competition for the Bostock Cup, emblematic of the British Col- umbia Golf Championship, has been arresting the attention of golfers for the past four days. The tournament this year was played on the links of the Shaughnessy Heights Golf Club, but unfortunately with the exception of the last day the weather was not at all favorable. The proceedings had to be eut short owing to the inelement weather on the opening day, so consequently the semi-finals were reduced: from a 36-hole competition to one of eighteen holes. On Friday the links had a covering of snow which did not disappear in time to allow ofthe quali- fying round and the first round of the championship to be played as arranged. During the early afternoon the snow had gone sufficiently to permit of the quali- fying round being played, but the air was very cold. The qualifying players numbered 32, and included all those who had any chance of winning the event. The best score was 78, which was returned by Mr. Mountefield, of Shaughnessy, and Mr. Gardner, of Burquitlam. The drawforthe first round brought together some good players and some of the results were veryclose. The surprise of this round was the defeat of A. V. \laean, of Victoria, by Ernie Burns, of Shaughnessy. The former was runner-up to Robert Bone last year and was looked upon as a strong contender this year \ir. Burns, however, has a game at his command which is quite capable of stretch- ing the best of them at times. Bull, Shaughnessy, disposed of his club-mate, Smilie, in this round, while Mountefield had a hard struggle to beat B. Schwen- vers, of Vietoria, by two holes. The second round brought together some veryfine players. The mateh which ook the gallery in this round, was that between Bone, the title-holder, and Gelletley, both of whom belong to the Vancouver Golf Club. It was generally recognized that the winner of this would become a very trong favorite for premier honours. The game was productive of veryfine golf ud ended in a victory for Bone with 2 and 1 to play. Gardner beat Yellowlees, Jonaldson beat Burns, Bull beat MeLorg. The other matches ended as expected. The third day’s play opened in weather of the worst description and -the ements were such as to discount the finer points of the game. The players and sults were: Gardner beat Gow by default; Donaldson beat Bull; Symes beat thet and Bone beat Mountefield. The last named commanded the attention of thusiasts, who were well rewarded by a splendid exhibition put up by both ayers. Mr. Mountefield, who recently arrived in the city from Edmonton, here he enjoys a fine reputation and who has associated himself with Shaugh- ssy, is a strong young player, and he put up a capital game against Mr. Bone. The result was very close, Mr. Bone only claiming victory on the last green two holes. In the afternoon the semi-finals were played in a steady downfall of rain, hich added to discomfort of the players and, spectators. Symes created quite surprise by defeating Bone by two up and one to play, after putting up a very rong game, Bone was two down at the third hole and after that the struggle egan. He madestrong efforts to reduce this lead, but Mr. Symes was touching »p form and did not give him any chances. This game was one of the hottest in 737 738 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. V. No. 12 the tournament, both competitors displaying a fine brand of golf in face of incl, ment weather conditions. In the other semi-final Gardner beat Donaldson, Shaughnessy, at the 19th hole. The former was downfour, but in a brilliant finish Donaldson squared the match on the last green. This nowleft in the tournament Symes and Gardner, representing Shaug] nessy and Vancouver Golf Club respectively, and these players followed each other in a 36 hole test. The weather was bright but cold, and a high wind hadto be reckoned with. Both players appeared to be feeling the effects of the strain, and although the match was not decided until the 37th hole in favor of Symes,the play was mediocre. At no time did it reach a high standard, and certainly both these players are capable of putting up a much better game. Thevictory of M Symes was very popular and the cup is nowin the custody of the Shaughnessy Club for the ensuing year. For those defeated in the first round of the championship, a special com; tition was open for them and in thefinal N. J. Smilie beat J. S. Masterton, Victoria. Hven in face of the very inclement weather the tournament was a great suc- cess and reflects great credit on the officers of the Shaughnessy Heights Club The greens and fairways were all that could be desired and forhis attention and services David Black, the new professional at Shaughnessy, is deserving ofthe best thanks of the spectators and players alike. THE NEW RULING AUTHORITY Election of a Committee of Sixteen to Have Charge of Golf in Great Britain [IEUT.-COL. BETHUNE, captain trol over all golfing matters which do of the Royal and Ancient Club, not come under the Rules of the G: presided at the extraordinary Committee of the R. & A. Club. general meeting of members of St. An- The new committeeis to be called 1 drews held to consider the govern- Royal and Ancient Golf Championsl ment of the Amateur and Open Cham- Committee, and the following w pionships. He stated that the clubs elected members: Mr. W. Norm who had been in control of the ama- Boase (R. & A.), Mr. H. M. Cain teur event since it was instituted’ had Royal Dublin), Mr. W. Fowler (Ro proposed that the R. & A. Golf Club North Devon), Mr. B. Darwin, 1 should manage the championships, that Angus V. Hambro (Royal the best interests of golf would be George’s), Mr. W. A. Harvey (Pr served by having a supreme ruling au- wick), Mr. H. H. Hilton (Royal Livy thority, and that the R. & A. should pool), Mr. Harold Janion (Royal L take over the duties hitherto under- erpool), Mr. J. L. C. Jenkins (Troo: taken by the Associated Clubs. The Mr. A. N. Lee (Notts), Mr. J. L. L R. & A. Club had agreed to do so. The (R. & A.), Mr. Robert Maxwell (H: meeting appointed a committee of six- oyrable Company of Edinburgh Gi teen with full executive powers. This ergs), Mr. F. M.Richardson ‘(Dalb committee is representative as far as sie), Mr. J. Gordon Simpson (Scois- possible of all parts of the United craig), Mr. H. Fisher Smith (Ro Kingdom and all golfing interests. The Cinque Ports), and Mr. H. H. Spen: duties of the committee will be to de- (]jytham and St. Annes). cide the conditions under which the Mnavescretary ofthe; Gommittesy Open and Amateur Championships are pe Mr. Henry Gullen (R. & A.) to be played, and it shall have full con- : NOTES FROM GREAT BRITAIN Interesting Jottings from the Courses of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales HE final play stages of the pro- never won the open championship, he fessional tournament for £500 in has created for himself the position of prize money presented by the one of the outstanding figures in the proprietors of the ‘‘Daily Mail’’ has game. He has had an unfortunate been fixed to take place over the Royal career in the open championship, for in North Devon course, Westward Ho! on 1879, 1889 and 1891 he tied for the June 16 and 17. Fromthe eight see championship, but on each occasion he tions of the Professional Golfers’ Asso- lost on the replay. He has figured in Ernest Jones, the ““One-Legged’’ Player, who won the North Foreland Championship—a Very Popular Win lation 100 players will qualify for the many famous money matches. One of inal stages at Westward Ho! the chief was in 1895, when he defeated J. H. Taylor, (who Was at the time % ~ * Open Champion, and had challenged Andrew Kirkaldy, professional to the world). Kirkaldy has represented the Royal and Ancient Club, St. An- Scotland in the international matches drews, celebrated his 60th birthday of 1904, 1905, 1907, 1909, and 1910, last month. Kirkaldyis one of the old- and in the last-named year captained est professionals still taking an active the Scottish side. Kirkaldy was born part in competitive professional golf, at Denhead on Mareh &th, 1860, and and in spite of the fact that he has was formerly professional at Winches- 739 740 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. V. No ter. He joined the Army when 19 The ribald allusion in a Londonfai years of age, and served in the Soudan to Walton Heath as a course that is campaigns. to the knees in heather, and where jp: * * ple are handicapped by purse and 1 It is significant of the way the cost by play, has been resented by Walt of golf has gone up since the war that Heath, and the offensive lines elim at Starbeck, while ated. the revenue shows a an increase of £1,231 It has been sa there is a loss on the that there are rat! revenue account of many‘‘tin-pot’’ g over £300. The ex- championships gi — penditure on the ing around thes year amounted to days, but few wi £3,353, being’ an in- demur at the latest addition—The Scot erease of £1,501 tish Police Gol! over the previous Championship. It year Over a thou- sand pounds have has a solid ring a1 been taken in green visions hefty pla To the ears oftl fees as against £559 civilian golfer it has in 1918. a comforting sound after the club du Mr. R. H. Weth- ner howsoothing t ered, the Oxford the wearyto rest Captain, is the lat- the arms ofa sta est to oppose Miss wart brither goli Leitch’s all conquer- in blue. The Scot ing banner. In a tish Police, howev: thirty - six hole are no strangers mateh at Hunter- their national gan combe he allowed and manyof th her six strokes per ean hold their o round, and although with the best in the course was on country. Golf Clu the short side he are in existence kept the lead most connection with t of the way. Miss Glasgow and Ed Leitch twice drew burgh Forces, wh level near the finish, date back to 191( but was beaten by a %$ && hole. Mr. Weth- Mr. Edward ered’s handicap 1s Kyle, one of 4. so that the result foremost of « of this match would tish amateurs, suggest 5 as Miss A celebrated British Pro., C. H. Mayo, who is leaving the Burhill Club to shortly to leave Leitch’s proper become Professional to the Andrews to en handicap in a men’s Evanston Club, Chicago. the rubber plan t elub. She is prob- tion industry in ably rather better than that. A few East. On the last occasion the Cha days earlier she played a 36 match at pionship was played at St. Andrews, Swinley Forest against Lord Charles 1913, Mr. Kyle reached the semi-fi Hope, who conceded four strokes per round. A younger brother, Mr. De round and defeated her on the thirty- Kyle, won the Scottish Amateur Cha fifth green. pionship last year. His eldersist pril, 1920 CANADIAN GOLFER 741 iss Elsie Kyle, won the Scottish Lad- ninth, tenth, eleventh and thirteenth s’ Championship in 1909 and 1910, in 3 each. The Oxford captain, R. H id his younger sister was runner-up Wethered, also played a fine game the same event in 1911. against Commander F. R. Barry, a % #8 * younger brother of Gordon Barry, ex There was a very popular ending to Amateur Champion, winning by 3 and e 36 holes professional golf competi- 1. The ’Varsity tail failed completely on on the North Foreland links at % % % ‘roadstairs. The event for which the Lloyd’s, the famous centre of marine rize money amounted to £50, was pro- insurance, has two predominant in oted in order to give an opening to terests—golf and ships. There are 350 ome of the professionals who have sel- members of the golfing society, and this om if ever won a tournament. Ernest month they held their spring meeting Jones, of Chislehurst, has had little on the Beaconsfield course, near Ger hanee of beating his fel- rards Cross, Bucks R ws since he returned R. Burton, the Oxford rom the war, for he had University player, was to have his right leg am- among the competitors, itated as the result of and a very excellent per wound received in Flan- formance was his round lers early in 1916. For Obst 1; the best of the day the past two years he has % # & een drilling his artificial The statement is made mb to accommodate. it- that four British pro lf to the golf swing. He fessionals have been of secured first prize of £15 fered £1,000 a year to ith rounds of 85 and 78, take on with American quals 163—a remark- clubs and still there’s ible achievement in a nothing doing eavy, gusty south-west x % ind which ealled for The Glasgow publie thinking golf’’ in the The latest photo of Abe jaying of every shot and Mitchell, one of the main courses have become so ade it difficult for Jones hopes of Great Britain in congested at week-ends 0 obtain a steady stance the coming Open Cham- that a booking system and pionship, aneeed who it 4is permits shave. beenv rer n the higher parts of hoped will his breezy course on the this season. sorted to, so that golf is ent cliffs. really rationed. * 8 & * * Sir William A. Waterlow is the C. H. Mayo, who is leaving for the wly-elected captain of the Golfing United States to take over the pro- ssociation of the Corporation of fessional duties of the well known mdon. Evanston Club, Chicago, is a very fine * & & golfer indeed, and will be much missed Oxford University met a side of on the courses of Great Britain, where aval golfers got together by Com- he was a great favourite. He is looked ander Guy Millar, at Hayling Island, upon as one of England’s greatest Saturday, March 13th. The latter players. Altogether too many of the am was not fully representative of eream of Old Countrygolfers are leav- e Navy. Each side won four matches ing here for the other side, lured there by the offer of salaries twice that paid the singles and two matches in the sur-ball matches. A feature of the in England and Scotland. atch was the fine play of C. H. Tolley, e & *% ho beat his opponent at the thirteenth Abe Mitchell, who has just taken le. After playing the fifth hole over his new duties at the North Fore- dly the Oxford crack put in some land Club at Broadstairs, on his first onderful golf, holing th e eighth, mateh round on the links put on a bril- 742 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. V. No. |2 liant score of 72—71—1438, whichis a arily good British scratch player would record for the course, the best previous do when in form, but they indicate 4 single round being a 76, made by Mr. deal of promise because Valderrama J. C. Parsons. with a marker. It is suggested that were to be sent to America, its expens F such rule might allow the player to would be paid.’’ compete with the last couple. % & & * && All golfers will sympathise with | Senor Angel de la Torre Valderrama, St. George’s Hill Club in the loss of Madrid, the first Spaniard to attain their club house, throughfire. Wit! a high standard ofability at golf, has thatched roof, giving an_ old-wo1 started practismg in England for the touch, it was a most picturesque bui tournaments of the present season. In ing. Happilytheloss is fully cover his first two rounds he has accomplished by imsurance but many of the thin scores of 76 at Richmond and 77 at such as favourite clubs, cannot be Royal Wimbledon. These may be no placed. Nor can thecellar, which « better than the figures which an ordin- tained a big stock of mature wines GOLF IN SASKATOON Leading Club There Has a Most Successful Season—Mr. F. R. MacMill Made a Life Member—$5000 To Be Spent In Improvements. HE annual meeting of the Saska- for the coming season are particula toon Golf Club was held last bright. month in the Council Chamber Improvements will be made whi of the City Hall. There was a large needed, and $5,000 was allotted to attendance of members and prospects spent to the best advantage. \pril, 1920 CANADIAN GOLFER 743 The general discussions were along to maintain the enviable position which he lines of the usual annual meeting it holds in the West. It was, he said, f an organization whose affairs are in the general opinion of the members of healthy condition. Certain of the old the Club that but for the generous as- xecutive automatically dropped out sistance of Mr. MacMillan when the if office and the newofficials for the affairs of the Club were not in the same ear are: Hon. President, F. R. Mac- healthy state they are to-day the con- \lillan; President, C. D. Mitchner; ditions on the course could not have Vice-President, B. M. Wakeling; Ex- been the same as nowexisting. cutive, Frank Wheatly, Frank Miley, Mr. J. D. Millar, speaking to the Wm. Hopkins,A. Marshall Stewart, motion, dwelt at some length on the Wm. Ritchie, R. MeTavish, H. H. condition of the course and had great Williams; Secretary, J. B. Malette. pleasure in seconding the motion, The meeting adopted the minutes of which was carried unanimously. the last general meeting unanimously On the proposal of Vice-President and the eondition of the Club affairs Wakeling, the Secretary was instructed were favourably commented on. Con- to write Mr. F. B. Morrison, who con- sidering the expense incurred by the templates a trip to Europe in hopes of provincial tournament last year the recovering his health after six months’ maintenance bill was not as heavy as illness, that the members wish him bon it was expected to be, and the condition voyage, a speedy recovery and a quick of the course, despite the continued return to enjoy the privileges of the drought all through the season, was elub in perfect health. ‘the best ever.’’ On motion of Mr. N. C. Byers, it In adopting the same membership was decided that an appreciation of the fees for the ensuing year as prevailing services of Wm. Kinnear, the club pro- last year the Club hope to increase both fessional, be entered in the minutes of nembership and reyenue. the meeting and that the Secretary [t was proposed by Mr. A. Leslie notify him of this well deserved tribute that Mr. F. R. MacMillan be made a to him as an instructor, a club maker lite member of the Club for the gener- and for his valuable services In con- ous way In which he had come forward nection with the construction and con- ‘rom time to time in helping the Club ditioning of the course. NORWOOD GOLF CLUB, WINNIPEG Has a Very Successful Season—Mr. R. C. S. Bruce Elected President for the Sixth Year R. R. C. S. Bruce was elected voods and chattels to the old ‘‘home,’’ M President of the Norwood Golf immediately adjoining the Rowing Club, Winnipeg, for the sixth Club’s premises. J. W. Saunders has ime at the twenty-sixth annual gen- been re-engaged as professional, while ral meeting of the Club, held in the Frank Morris is continued in his capa- Winnipeg Board of Trade Rooms. The city as green-keeper. Officers were arlous reports submitted to the con- elected as follows: sideration of the members in attend- President, R. C. S. Bruce; Vice- ince showed the club to be in a strong president, R. M. Balmer; Secretary position, and the general opinion was and Treasurer, W. F. Minty; Exeeu- that the elub should continue to exist tive Committee, W. S. Arnold, J.. E. is long as the area ‘‘over the Red’’ was Barton, E. B. Eddie, R. Y. Kilvert, A. ivailable for golf. Owing to the fact G. Richardson and E. J.S8. Townshend ; that the Rowing Club intends to occupy Auditors, J. H. Cattley and J M. Ma its own club house this season, the golt- hood. ers have been forced to transfer their MRS. HURD AGAIN WINS GOLF TITLE Former Canadian Champion Captures North and South Final By Big Margin. RS. DOROTHY CAMPBELL- 5 over Mrs, E. EK. Harwood, of Chicag MI HURD, former British, Canad- the Olympia Fields champion. ian and American Champion, In Friday’s semi-finals Mrs. Hu regained the North and South Golf had defeated Mrs. Myra Helm Championship title at Pinehurst, de- Pritchard, of Chicago, by 4 and 3 and feating Mrs. J. Raymond Price in the Mrs. Price had disposed of Miss Elai final by 5 and 4. The match promised Rosenthal, of Chicago, former Weste: to be a decidedly interesting affair at Champion, by 3 and 1. Mrs. Hurd the outset. Mrs. Price won the first was the medalist of Tuesday with afin: hole in par 5 with the aid of stymie 84. In thefirst round she defeated and followed this up by winning the Miss Eleanor T. Chandler, of Hunting- second hole with a 10 foot putt for an- don Valley, by 6 and 5, but was near! other 5. put out in the next round by Mrs. | Then Mrs. Hurd came back with B. Hollingsworth, of Greensburg, win four wins in a row, which made her 2 ning by only 1 up. In herhalf of th: up. From that time on the result was bracket Mrs. Price had beaten Mrs. W never in doubt. Mrs. Hurd consist- A. Gavin in thefirst round by2 and 1 ently outdrove her opponent and was and Mrs. Ralph Hammerof Flushing seldom in difficulty, while Mrs. Price in the second round by 4 and 3. Mrs was in trouble all the way around. The R. H. Barlow, of Merion, who won last former national champion ended the year, was beaten in the seeond round outward journey with a winning 3 on 2 and 1, by Miss Rosenthal. the ninth and was out in 42 and 3 up. Mrs. Price had taken 46. Mrs. Hurd had previously won th Coming in, Mrs. Price won the 11th gold medal in the qualifying round 01 hole, but Mrs. Hurd took the 10th, 12th the competition with a 39—45—54 and 13th, which made her dormie 5, and Hertotal for the first six holes was on the match came to an end whenthe 14th less than par. hole was halved in par 5. The bye Mrs. J. D. Hathaway, of the Royal holes were played out, Mrs. Hurd fin- Montreal Club, qualified for the third ishing in 42—43—85, and Mrs. Price eight in 108. Mrs. Frank Sprye, « in 46—48—94. The consolation trophy the London Hunt Club, made t was won by Mrs. W. A. Gavin by 7 and eighth eight in 128. DISTINGUISHED GOLF ARCHITECT AND GOLFE! HERBERT FOWLER, the and his last thirty years or so have bi W distinguished golf architect largely devoted to golf, except duri * who has recently been on a the recent war interval, whenheser\ professional trip to this country, is in as a special constable in London. himself a vivid testimonyof the virtue As a golfer himself Mr. Fowler w of the game. He cheerfully confesses for a decade or so in the leading ra to sixty-four years of age, but could of British amateurs, playing for thi pass anywherefor 45. years on the English team agail Mr. Fowler has been an open-air Scotland, and with the possible exc man practically all his hfe, a famous tion of our own ‘‘George S. Lyon cricketer in the days of his youth—he was certainly the most skillful and si was in this country forty-two years ago, cessful of the ‘‘reformed cricketers,’ returning from Australia, where he gamethe ‘‘form’’ of which is distinct had played on Lord Harris’ team— antipathetic to golf. 744 April, 1920 CANADIAN GOLFER 745 MOST EXTENSIVELY USED AND BEST. 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A [ a meeting or the Executive of An order was placed for a complet: the Ottawa Hunt and Motor Club set of the most modern sand and wat last month it was decided to en- boxes, similar to those of the St. Bru eace the services of Willie Park, with Golf and Country Club, Montreal, w instructions to lay out one of the best special holder at the back for four g courses he knows how to design. He bags. They are being madebyR. ar has wired that he expects to arrive in W. Kerr, Montreal. It was also . Ottawa about the 15th of April. It cided to order a great many more loc was also decided to engage a profes- €Is for both men and lady membei sional for the new club for the season The club house, too, will be greatlyi of 1920 in the person of Henry Towl- proved by the placing of many el trical and other conveniences. son, recently of the St. Francis Golf Mr. J. Moffat Ross, Chairman oft and Country Club, Sherbrooke, Que- Golf Committee, writes: bee. : He is a you: ng mant of 25 who came ““Tf Mr. Willie Park gives us a report t to this country from England last year. we ean expect regarding a layout, it is thé He has. nevertheless, been a pupil and tention of our Board to lost no time in « understudy to some of the best profes- gaging the best firm we knowof to build our course complete With eighteen pert sionals across the water. -He comes to greens, traps, hazzards, bunkers and fa Ottawa recommended as a good teacher, ways treated along with the complete insta hout a good player, and well1 acquainted tion of water system throug the cours: : f all to be finished in approximately twé with club making. months’ time.’’ THE MASHIE NIBLICK Walter C. Hagen, U. S. National Open Champion, Gives Some Good Advice In Reference To Playing Shots Up to the Green. HRY few shots when played cor- tance from the cup backspin may rectly are as pretty as the mashie obtained easily and nine out of te! shot, and few give as muchsatis- times the ball is stopped dead at tl faction to the golfer when good as the pin. Where the approach to the gre ones made with this type of club. is the least bit rolling, choose this cl All experienced golfers carry two over the pitching mashie for a sl mashieclubs in their bag, and many of from this distance requires great lo them have three in their wardrobe of andto secure loft you must havea de sticks. I, personally carry a long faced club. Sometimes a lowshot mashie, or a straight faced mashie, a played, but a fast green will alwi putting mashie and a mashie niblick. allowthe ball to skid, possiblyroll Of all three clubs the last named— toatrap orinto pit. mashie niblick—is the most important. Take particular care in yoursta1 I find that when playing mashie when playing the mashie shot. 1 shots from 115 yards this club is an -nearer your ball is to the green, ideal selection. If you attempt longer more open your stance should distance than this, you will have to Whennearthe green be sure you force the stroke, which usually results well over the ball, and extendthe ris in a complete loss of direction. It is foot six inches in front of the left. also bad judgment to select this club Grip the club well down in the 1 against the wind at more than 100 to gers and this way you will have m 115 yards, for once you secure loft on sense of touch. Most people chai the ball it is very likely to be blown off their grip when playing the mas! : the course intended for it. shot, but I use the same throughout ! At 115 yards the ball can be played game. I do not believe that any gol! : : as accurately as possible for at this dis- should be instructed to changehis gr:) 746 \pril, 1920 CANADIAN GOLFER A:-&:Ames 2 Co I Sstablished 1889 Members Toronto Stock Exchange SeanaAatatl i} Government, Municipal & Corporation \ Securities Zists gladly supplied on request | SS‘ king St. West, Toronto | Transportation Bldg. Montreal 74 Broadway — ‘NewYork a =J for the mashie, as in driving. Unlike and be eareful that the action is all in lriving, however, very little pivoting the wrist. As you near the point of is necessary. Your hip and the head impact be certain your wrist is de- f the elub should start back at the cidedly firm. same time. Gaugethedistance of your Beginners make the error of stopping ack stroke by the distance to the cup. up when they come into the ball. At if you feel a full swing is necessary, the same time do not break the right lay it, and if you feel a three-quarters knee too quick. Follow the elub wing is needed, play it. As the shot through, according to the length, break- ecomes shorter, the stroke should be ing the knee toward the line of bight ore upright. as you come through. When you have Do not jeopardize the success of your finished the shot the club should be as iashie shot by making it entirely an far through as you brought it back. rm stroke. It is not an arm stroke SOUTHWOOD---WINNIPEG’S NEW CLUB Has First Annual Meeting and Elects Officers HE first annual meeting of the treasurer of the club, tabled a financial G Southwood Golf Club, Winni- statement. A new board of directors peg, held recently at the Fort was elected as follows: R. M. Balmer, arry hotel, was largely attended, lady EK. A. Wilson, R. C. S. Bruce, R. Y. Kil- embers being well represented. F. vert, H. P. Cox, W. S. Arnold, C. Mur- Wilson, who presided, outlined the phy, J. W. Smart, C. Rice-Jones, W. F. rk done and that planned on the Wyman, J. Downie, S. S. Dumoulin, urse, while R. M. Balmer, secretary- P. B. Raymond, D. P. Smith and J. E. 748 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. V. No Barlow. John Scott, C. A., was ap- surer, P. B>. Raymond; Ground ( pointed auditor. mittee, H. P. Cox, J. W. Smart and Work on the course will be com- Raymond; Green Committee, R menced as soon as the weather condi- Kilvert, J. Downey and 8. 8. DuM tions permit. The directors have in lin; Finanee Committee, C. Rice-Jo1 view a first-class and thoroughly cap- W.S. Arnold and P. B, Raymond (1 able man to look after the work on the orary treasurer); House Committ course and are hopeful of securing his D. P. Smith, J. E. Barlow and services. Murphy; Membership Committee, The following officials and commit- EK. Wyman, W-,S: Arnold, C. R tees were elected and appointed : Jones, D. P. Smith and C. Murp President, R. C. S. Bruce; Vice-Presi- dent, F. A. Wilson; Honorary Secre- The President and Vice-President tary, R. M. Balmer; Honorary Trea- ex-officio members of all committees PRAYER OF A GOLFER OHN L. LOW, Chairman of the Give me to strike the ball upw: Rules of Golf Committee of St. from the toe-piece, causing ducki Andrews, who captained the Ox- and running; ford-Cambridge golf team which visit- Give me to play shots intermediat ed America in 1903, at that time wrote half-shots and quarter-shots of endl the followingtribute to the game: variety; “Give me the wind southward blow- Give me to putt with the fingers, | ing with steady eveness, just fanning ball almost feeling; to putt with mus our faces ; from ‘heel or toe at will; Give me the sun hardly shining, Give me to see the true line and m: lighting the grass only to smoothness nice calculations, gauging each 21 not dazzling the eye nor showingpit- blade, judging well the distance; marks on the green faces; Give me the truly struck ball, breeze Give me to putt freely, not twist cheating, triumphant ; in body or doubtful in mind, but « Give me the strong blow, the blow fident in everything; full of running, refusing to stop for Give me generous opponents, al hollow or hillock ; match slowly terminating. drawn Give me the great drives down wind, to the end of the course, both pai high-flying, air-sailing, all dangers striving ; carryingoff the true line, scarce swerv- Give me the contest well dispu ing ; holes mainly divided, the last putt Give me to make strokes of great dar- ing, danger-tempting, hazardous, suc- victor; cessful ; Give me to playthe last putt, to Give me to play full shots to the hole- it with cunning, gently and tactt side, reaching the goal without effort ; the result slowly awaiting ; Give me to have friends faithful as Give me to see the ball not ente) followers, applauding my ventures, hole rudely, but drawing near g sympathetic, excusingall errors; ally, bravely going down; Give me to play iron shots of great Give me opponents well humored cunning, high, low, sliced or pulled at downeast nor jealous; my command ; Give me to playto the hole long shots Give me to have such menofte! with underspin, the ball stopping magi- comrades in golfing or living; mé cally ; brave purpose, high-minded, unsel Give me to play flat shots, the ball Give me these gifts oft rep: skimming the ground, plateau-sur- Golf I will claim thee mysole re mounting ; tion.”’ \pril, 1920 CANADIAN GOLFER This very desirable suburban residence with beautiful grounds, fine old trees, and well planned gardens. Property is 300 x 600 feet, has frontage on two streets. A few minutes walk from G. T. R. and C. P. R. Stations, with excellent train service to Toronto. Within easy reach of four golf clubs and Caledon fishing club. House has large living room, dining room, reception room, billiard room, two sun rooms, maids’ sitting room, lavatory, kitchen and pan- try on ground floor. Six bedrooms, three bathrooms and sun room or sleeping balcony on first floor. Attic, large store room. Garage for two cars. For further particulars apply owner, C. S. McDONALD, Brampton THE AMERICAN INVASION Players From the United States are More Dangerous “At Home” Than Great Britain. By R. Endersly Howard. LREADYthere are gloomy views Ourwayis different. The prevale A in this countryas to the probable method among the leading golfers f issue of the golf: invasion with this country is the upright swin which America proposes to honour us which hits the ball up and checks tl this season. run. Consequently our courses ai George Duncan thinks that we are euarded on both sides, and the Ame) going to lose both the amateur and can players are apt to find their ru open championships.. Duncan’s opin- very hazardous. ions command a great deal of respect Even McDermott was beaten by but I cannot see much ground for these on one occasion at Muirfield, when | particularly gloomy forebodings. yverdid the ‘‘draw’’ so badly as We know full well that American pull three consecutive shots out ol players are not to be held cheaply. One hounds. Within a year he had alter of their veterans, Mr. W. J. Travis, his method to the upright swing. Th: won the British amateur championslhi}: was why he fared well at Hoylake. at Sandwich in 1904, and on the only Such incidents as the defeat of Vai occasion when their professionals came don and Rayby Mr. Francis Ouimet over as an organized force for the open the United States open championshi| championship—it was at Hoylake in of 1913, and of Mr. Harold Hilton i 1913—they caused a lot of perturba- the American amateur championshi; tion of the preceding year, go to showth J. J. MeDermott had a chance of the Americans are considerably hard: vinning until near the end—he finish- to tackle at home than they are hei ed fifth in a field of 269—and others, Their only player who has won ai such as T. L. McNamara, did well. event of importance in this count But there are still many fine golfers, Mr. Walter Travis, was not a fi amateur and professional, in Britain, swinger. and there are some young players of He made no attempt to get extra d unusual promise. After watchingall tanee by means of the low-flying sh of them, one finds it pleasurably im- with run; he played essentially f possible to share Duncan’s pessiinism. position. He triumphed for that rr In point of fact, the Americans are son. more dangerous at home than they are At the time British amateur golf w here. The great majority of them fav- in the throes of a craze for the ‘‘draw our the flat swing, which makes the shot, and manya fine player was hoo ball fly low with a suspicion of ‘‘draw’’ ing the ball to perdition in the effo cn it, thus producing run at the finish. to obtain the right to left run. T Most of their courses are laid out for lesson was learnt ; you do not see a this shot—it is a national characteris- of this kind of golf amongthe prom1 tic. ent British amateurs of to-day. With certain exeeptions, chiefly It is true that the standard of pl: among the greens that have been laid is not so high at home as it was ju out by British links architects, the fair- before the war. That is whythe poss ways allow for the run, which is from bilities of American victories are he right to left. Even when there is too to be very serious. much “‘draw’’ on the shot and the ball But this year of reconstruction hi goes farther to the left than the player been a curious one in golf. Everybod had intended, there is no serious trou- has felt the lack of practice. Tak ble to overwhelmit. for instance, the professionals. Mos 750 \pril, 1920 CANADIAN GOLFER 751 A FEW OF OUR 1920 GOLF SPECIALTIES The lines advertised on this page are only three of the many Golfers’ Specialties that we are featuring this year. .Undoubtedly nineteen hundred and twenty will be the greatest year in Canada’s golf history. and we are well prepared to meet the enormous demand that there will be for GOLF CLUBS, GOLF BALLS, CADDIE BAGS, GOLF COURSE SUPPLIES,’ 6GO.LF00ERS’| SMUNDORINESEALND SUMPPELIETS.AL GOLF CLUBS [6.00 25 MODELS FROM WHICH TO SELECT THE CLUBS THAT EACH SUIT YOUR INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS EACH Golf Club Heads made of hardness close to that of steel, Heads a shafted with finest Monel Metal are -undoubtedly 1 Monel Metal Golf Head has quality r id-gzrowth hickory the finest that have ever been the further advantage of being shafts, finis with calfskin produced. 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PRICE, EACH # In ordering, be sure to mention the initial desired TO PROFESSIONALS Write for prices on GOLF BALLS, CADDIE BAGS, SHAFTS IN THE ROUGH, and Golf Supplies. THE HAROLD A. WILSON CO., LIMITED, Dept. G. 295-299 YONGE ST., TORONTO, CANADA 752 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. V. No. | of the leading men have been so busy Amateurs, too, have suffered fro eiving lessons as a result of the great this lack of ‘‘tuning up”’ in an unset influx of new players and the return tled era Many of them have not ha of old enthusiasts out of form that they the former opportunities for mid-wer have had no time for practic vames. But I do not think we ha ever had at one time so many youn Vardon has not played a round of nlayers of promise, their forces led b golf since he took part in the tourna Mr R. H. Wethered and Mr. C. J. H yaent at Betehworth on October 25 Tolley, and the old school is not settl Ten weeks without a game! He has been teaching and laying out courses yet A little while ago a great friend o all the time Mr. John Ball told me that this most I daresay that Taylor has been in modest winner of nine championship much the same position Such intervals had been moved to take a bet of 20 t have been common during the year 1 against the chance of his securingai hese two players and Braid realize other championship. that if they are to regain their glories That spelis danger to his compat: They must practice and they are going cts, as well as to the Americans. Io ti do so in good time for this season. if Mr. Ball ean be indueed to rekind| It is impossible to play golf well with his deadly earnestness he will be des out keeping constantly in touch with perately bad to beat, in spite of hi one’s clubs years “BARNES KISSED THE BUMP”But Lost W LTER HAGEN’S deseription impact could be heard distinetly fro: of his match at New Orleans, the tee. where he defeated Jim sarnes When Jim walked up to where tl by one up on the 37th hole, 1s most ball Was lying, says the ‘‘Southen amusing Walter was very much Golfer and Tourist,’’ the man who had elated, pulling the match out of the fire been hit took off his derby hat all after being four down at the eleventh showed Jim the bump, remarking hole in the afternoon Ile said that the time that he had done all he coul after holing a 15-foot putt on the after- for him Jim agreed that he ha noon round on the 17th hole, or what helped d lot, and walked over an was really the 35th hole, the real ex kissed the spot. Playingthe first exty citement of the contest began On the hole, Hagen insisted that it was h 18th hole he played to fight shy of the turn to win, as he had lost this hole t bad rough to the left, and in so doing Jim in both the morning and afternoo sliced the ball and left himself a diffi rounds. cult shot This time he said he sent a SIZZl« Barnes, on the other hand, had a straight for the pin, which dropped sharp hook to his drive, which turned close that he had only a putt of a fe out suddenly into the gallery, and all feet left for a birdie two. Barnes mad that prevented it from finding a lot of it easy for him by hooking his tee shi trouble was the fact that it hit man a and then using up three more strok on the head and raised a lump the size before he was close enough to mal! of a hen’s egg The ball bounded back Hagen putt. Barnes then picked u into the fairway as though it had come and conceded the hole and the match in contact with a rock or tree, and the Dickery, Dickery, Dock, Was an awful chap to swat; Ue drove like well, but then he fell, Like many long swatters, eh What? \pril, 1920 CANADIAN GOLFER 7 0890880808088 0808080 8O RRO RO RO ROBO ROROe . De a Lat Tak tat tat lat tat tat tat tat tat tat tat tat tak tal tat tat tal tal tat al tak al at Sa aate e O B O R O B e O R O @ R O O e S O SUTTO e N & SONS O O e RR O e O R O D e S SEEDSMEN TO HIS MAJESTY | O O ee e O e e ee o S e ° OO S O R O S O ee ee SS e ee 888 ee R ee ee RR O ee ee Beautiful Turf Produced by Sutton’s Tested Grass Seed, for which e Thompson, Cumming and Thompson are Sole Agents for R e Ontario and Maritime Provinces. Sutton’s Seeds were ee eee used exclusively on the famous Hamilton course | 888 ee ee ee e Now is the time to plan your landscape work. Let us direct in ee ee the building of that garden you have always pictured. 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Consult us about all your golf trouble. ee Thompson, Cumming & Thompson ee LANDSCAPE, GOLF ARCHITECTS AND CONTRACTORS, ee Suite 6, Manning Arcade, ee ADELAIDE 24 King Street West, CABLE, 4283 TORONTO “STANIC” ee a , 90908 0909090008 0808080808588 8 0808088 8 880g Oe ee 6 > Freeeetesesetatesesesete: eee ere ee ee ete ee ee a A QUESTION OF SCORING Old Country Method of Showing How Matches Are Won—Much Superi To Canadian System of Merely Bulletining 1—0. N sending in a score of an English ening up ¢f the game and a slackening volt match from the London golf interest. Let’s get back to the real g: oa y> a 4 which the Old Country méthod of scoring x limes Mr. Joseph i: ( lark, help us to do. Also in elub competitions, Editor of the Toronto ‘‘Star,’’ and a actual result of every match played ought verv keen student of the Royal and be posted on the board, not merely the b information that Blank won, which is shi Ancient, writes: z 2 : by carrying his name forward into the 1 ‘I would suggest that you publish the en- round. Let the records be records and s closed _ English score in the ““Canadian what actually happens.’ bapiple of the iway ‘golk Marches This is the way matches are inya) farteolsfceorr/e:daso8ver there and the way they ought 3 ee PGs to be recorded afid reported here. For match ably scored in Great Britain—the sco purposes the allowance of 1 for a win is all herewith being that of a recent mat right enough, but to give nothing but the 1 petween Walton Heath and Oxfo s a most unsatisfactory record of what took University: place The actual result of the individual match should in each case be given, as is done WALTON HEATH in England and in Scotland, the real homeof A.-V. Hambro, M,P. (2 and 1) i the game. When nothing goes on record but E. N. Layton one point for the game, as has been the prac- O:-B jDarwin*'(1 hole) ‘/:... 02.24 tice here, it follows that as a player who has’ P. C. Quilter pb elec tikes ele cing a forward place in the team goes on holding it EK. W. Holderness (5 and 4) ... . long after he has been out-distanced, or dur- AH, Read (GO7andgs 4). 71. vars. ing periods when he is quite off his game. It Ol Gs Bova stabs snithoweveeeere-e eee does not make much difference if he is beaten Re Were rt eae ea ae 8 and 7, it will only be one point anyway, so Pe SH Mays sChalved yeas!) ciracrs vere +t cole what does it matter? All this make for a loos We WS Barca. cee baleen clap GOOOGHOOOOOOHOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH Total ; ae © ® OxFrorD UNIVERSITY = Q R. H. Wethered ... . eae Hae ® | N & O L F & CxJs H. Tolley (4:and-2). 24.00... - g © J. S. Thomas ee Neiey Ne aaeta ys = 2 : 2 R...R. Burton? (3 and/1) <28.... Pew é g JB. Beck Pisa turer eis. g © W. Brodie posers Res ® as in other sports—‘‘H.S.A."" @ H. L. G. Gurney (2 holes) 2 and ‘Satisfaction’ are synony- g G. C. pEeHDT q hole) cy aaheaae eat oe : © J.D. Cave (halved) Sr a ROWSE ® One: $ E. S. Hands (2 and 1) © @ g We are SPALDING % Totals; san, Ks ee $ Agents for Western g Here at a glance anyone can see | ® Canada. Our Club ® each match came out, whether it S stock embraces. all $ closely contested or whether it S other high-class golf > more or less of a walk-away. = goode:) EL 5c.| Mr. Clark’s point is well taken, e “M ¢c G regor Ses ; the coming season in Canada, club « ® Burke's and we tains will be well advised to insti 3 have all the best > the change. It will give them a bi g balls. Write for » line on the game their men are put ® Prices. up and incidentally the knowledge Boh a ck uote Se phe S ; the result of the match by holes w1! : Everything Good in Sporting Goods bulletined will have a tendencyto n g ox every player ‘‘play up’’ to his li ® oe HINGSTON SMITH ARMS tea. The present system of scoring onl) ¥ HEAD OFFICE, WINNIPEG, MAN, point won or lost, has a tendenc) 2 Branches: Edmonton, & Calgary, Alta. slackness all round. The ‘‘Cana ’ 6 Q Golfer’’ sincerely hopes that capt: i 754 ptily 1920 CANADIAN GOLFER 755 their match committees in future in It is the only proper wayto score and illetining and publishing the scores the sooner it is generally adopted in matehes and competitions will show Canada the better alike for the player ie win not only by a bare and unin- and the game. ructive 1 point, but by holes as well. EX-LADY CHAMPION Miss Florence Harvey Leaves for England, en route for her New Homein South Africa ISS FLORENCE HARVEY,ex- Furthermore, please do not think I shall Lady Champion of Canada, and have much chance out in Africa, where Mrs Jock Gibb reigns supreme. Before she was formerly Editress of the ‘‘Can- married she was Miss Maud Titterton, who dian Golfer,’’ left this month to take beat Miss Dorothy Campbell in the final for rt In the Ladies’ Championship at the British Championship at St. Andrews. I veweastle, Ireland, and from there think it was 1908. By the way, she has done splendid things for South African golf by es to her new home in Pietermaritz- founding the very flourishing branch of the urg, Natal, South Africa. Before her L. G. U. out there. leparture she wrote the Editor: Once more many thanks for all your kind ness, and with best wishes to you and you “How would you like an article on the magazine, and congratulations to the Brant- ming British Women’s Championship? If ford Club on its contemplated improvements find I cannot stay to witness the final I can I hope they will still let me count myself an rtainly send you something interesting honorary member, even though I shall be so out the International Matches just before far away.’’ tournament and some personal touches Miss Harvey, Canadian golfers will ut the players. be glad to hear, will every onee in a The thought of my entering makes me laugh while write the ‘‘Canadian Golfer’’ [ have played golf twelve times in four and from South Africa. By the by, Mr. 8. half years—splendid practice! I have en- ed, but please do not expect me to do bet- B. Gundy, the well known Toronto than 10 and 8 dowm in the first round. I publisher, whilst in England this going to the tournament—not to compete, month, will see about bringing out Miss t because it will give me a chance to see my Harvey’s book on her Serbian experi golfing friends together, Mrs. Dobell and ss Teacher were the only ones I was lucky ences. It is written in a most entertain- igh to see last fall. ing vein and promises to have a bigsale Guardian Assurance Company, Limited OF LONDON, ENGLAND. CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED $10,000,000 CapiTAL Paip-Up 5,000,000 TotaL INVESTMENTS EXCEED 40,000,000 HEAD OFFICE FOR CANADA: Guardian Building, Montreal TRUSTEES K. W. BLACKWELL TANCREDE BIENVENU J. O. GRAVEL H. M. LAMBERT, Manager B. E. HARDS, {ssistant Manager 756 CANADIAN GOLFER 8980008080808080808080808 e0e: }838080808080808080808080808: OP0P0B080S08080808080808080808DE08080E0e 2 OPOPOR0B0R0S080R0R080R0E08DROBORCRDROBORCBOROBOROROROR0R0RO OPOPOBOBORCBOROBORCRDBOROREO s s 3 . . 8 8 8 e BRITISH OPEN CHAMPION, 1887 1889 O SS R O R O S R O S O R O S 8 WILLIE PARK 0 8 0 SS 8 0 S 8 O 0 R 8 O 0 S GOLF COURSE ARCHITECT 8 0 8 0 8 SSS 0 The Originator of MODERN GOLF COURSE DESIGN 8 S 0 O 8 S 0 8 S O 0 8 0 A Few of the Courses Made, Planned or Rearranged Abroad: S O 8 S 0 8 R Sunningdale, Worplesdon, Formby, Monte Carlo, Totteridge, Coombe Hill, O 000 8 0 Huntercombe, Wimbledon, Southampton, La Boulie, Montrose, Burhill, Cullane SS 8 O S 0 8 0 S 8 Work in the United States and Canada: D 00 Shuttle Meadow Club, New Britain, Conn.; Woodway Country Club, Stam- S SS 00000 C ford, Conn.; Red Gun Golf Club, Detroit, Mich.; Sylvania Golf Club, Toledo, 8 0 SS 8 s Ohio; Flint Country Club, Flint, Mich.; Mount Bruno Country Club, Montreal, S O 000 ee e a Canada; Toronto Hunt Club Toronto, Canada; Alton Beach, Miami, Fla., and e 8 0 0 9 ss many others. e 88 s e g e g 25 West 43rd St. 133 King St. East s 0000000 e ee NewYork, N.Y. Toronto, Ontario 8 s B e 00 n g #0808080808080808 000808080eDeDe0e0eDEOSOe aoeeaeoeoe080808080808080808° 08 e o 0e0e0S0B08080! #080S0RORCRD80RDe0808080RO:POSOSCPCRO#DBOBCODRDe0808080808080: 00808 s SCARBORO, TORONTO Has a Very Successful Year Ahead of it—Many Improvements to be made to Club House—A Secretary-Manager Appointed HE annual meeting of the Sear- their lunches were formerly served v a boro Golf and Country Club, be converted into a ladies‘ and m« Toronto, was held on April Ist. refreshment room. A soda-waterfo The President, Lt.-Col. Miller, was in tain and other up-to-date club featu the chair and he was in the position to will be also introduced here. be able to present on behalf of the Followingthe example of otherclu directors and officials most satisfactory Searboro this year has decided to reports. point a Secretary-Manager, doing a\ The financial statement showed a with practically all committees. very nice credit balance over operat- Directors were fortunate in secul ing expenses The membership of the services, for this important post Searboro is now some 550, and increas- Mr. John Ingleson, for many y: ing daily. It should be over 600 before with the Manitoba Club in Winnij the season is over. Officers for the year were electe It was decided at the meeting tO follows: makes some necessary improvement President, Lt.-Col. J. B. Mil and changes in the club house to take Vice-President, T. N. Phelan; Capt: care of the increased membership. J. H. Riddell; Vice-Captain, Dr. A The ‘‘glassing’’ of the north-west part Elliott ; Directors, T. G. MeConkey of the verandah will be proceeded with A. Dunlap, J. B. McCarter, Frank so that it can be used as a private din- forth, N. W. Tovell, H. L. Kerr, E ing room. Steam tables and urns are Burns, A. W. Hunter, R. D. Hume being put into the room down stairs, Scarboro to-day has one of the fi formerly used by the pros, so that golfing propositions in the Tor meals can be served to the men golfers District. It has an assured fut there and the room up stairs where ahead ofit. IN AND ROUND THE CLUB HOUSE Interesting Happenings in Canada, Great Britain and the United States A subscriber writes, enclosing the impressed with the possibilities of the opy of an advertisement which ap- elub. It is not centre-shafted and eared recently in his local newspaper : therefore does not infringe on the rul- Wanted, a handy man to work at the ing of the Royal and Ancient, which volf links, also to milk and drive a Ford bars on British courses the Schenee- ar. tady and similar unorthodox weapons. ’’ * + Mr. Plant expects to interest a prom- Several improvements are being inent golf club manufacturing firm in nade to the celebrated Lambton course his very clever club. It looks to have this season, including the lengthening the ‘‘ear-marks’’ of a success. f the 17th hole by some 150 yards. Rte [his will make for a greatly improved Golfers the world over will sympa- balanee of the course. thize deeply with Harry Vardon, who erreurs ae it is hoped will come to Canada this Mr. D. G. Mackenzie, of Macleod, vear, in the death of his mother, who, Alberta, President of the Alberta Golf at the age of 80, passed awaylast month \ssociation, in sending in his’ sub- in the Jersey home where the present scription for 1921: champion was born. Vardon’s father, ‘I consider that your paper is the best who also attained a ripe old age, died golfing publication I have read and wish you a few years ago. Many are the golfing ery success for the coming year.’’ traditions hovering round this home- x 8 stead that saw the birth of the world’s A Canadian subscriber visiting oreatest golfer. For local people it had Augusta writes: ‘‘The February num- a sanctity. Vardon’s father was a ber of the ‘‘Canadian Golfer’’ certainly keen, though not very oood, golfer, who had a cireulation here. It was bor- played occasionally up to within a few owed by lots of the Bridge players, years of his death. His mother always vho were much interested in yourart- took the keenest interest in the notable icle on ‘Contract Bridge.’ I sawit on golfing career ot her son. i table with a crowd round watching %% the demonstration in the new bidding ry four high-stake experts.’ This ‘‘managerial’’ idea in connec- tion with the running of golf clubs * * seems to be spreading apace. Follow- W. M. Freeman, pro of the Lambton ing the example, to some extent, of Golf and Country Club, and A. H. Rosedale and Lakeview, Toronto, the Murray, pro of Kanawaki, after very Shaughnessy Heights Club of Vancou- successful conducting of winter golf ver, one of the leading clubs on the schools respectively in Toronto and Coast, has just made its Secretary also \lontreal, have been enjoying well- Club Manager. Shaughnessy, how- arned holidays this month at Sulphur ever, in the meantime, does not intend Springs, Virginia, and Pinehurst, N.C. to do away with all committees, as is * * B the CaSe with the two Toronto clubs Mr. Fred Plant, an enthusiastic mentioned. The indications are that nember of the Lakeview Golf Club, in another year or so this managerial oronto, has just made application for idea will be adopted by many other 1 patent for a convex-faced putter, leading clubs. It looks to have all the which ean be used byeither left or hall-marks of suecess. Nothing like right-handed players. The Editor of making one capable man, suitably re the ‘‘Canadian Golfer’’ examined the munerated, responsible to the Board nodel the other day and was very much of Directors for the proper running of 7 758 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. V. No. |2 HNLNNUNL HALALATT prescription you so generously re} to,’’ replied the priest. ‘‘Simplythis said the medical man, ‘“‘On May Golf join your loeal golf club and visit links every day. That’s the best ady Clothes I can give you.’’ And the rever Dean joined the golf club. * From Exclusive * Sporting Tweeds, Mr. Matthew Thompson, one spun t+} Home and Winnipeg’s leading players, was Fresco Cloths di- rect from London. Toronto this month, ealled there by Combining smart death of Mr. Thompson’s mother, M lines with the ap- Stephens. He states that he and proved pleats and large number of leading Western pl: freedom necessary = ers are making arrangements to ta to comfort in play- ing Tailored under part in the Canadian Amateur the supervision of an summerat Beaconsfield. expert cutter direct % * & from one of New York's foremost Major Lomas has been appointed Sporting Tailors. \% Seeretary of the Beaconsfield Golf U LL U Club, Montreal, and took over his im- A N V U Stanley & Bosworth E portant duties last month. In view « V UU H V “Sport Shop for Men”’ the Azateur Championship there t} U NN U TAILORS SHIRTMAKERS summer the Secretarial duties will | 98-100 WEST KING STREET more than usually onerous and Bi Toronto consfield was certainly fortunate in s: = = curing the services of Major Lomas. SalINMINIIUUNAUUNHUUNUNNLNQILAUL SULT J , e && club house and course. It will save There was quite a lot of golf played much over-lapping and_ frittering Good Friday on the Toronto courses away of funds. Mr. George S. Lyon and several othe: a get se well known players had 36 holes their eredit. The many times chai The Toronto Golf Club has acquired pion’s friends throughout the Domi enough additional land to lay out a ion will be glad to hear, feels no first-class 9-hole course for the lady effects from the nasty fracture to | members. Work will be started this season to put the links in shape. This right arm, which he sustained the e1 of last season. Heis playing just will be a great boon to the womenplay- ers of the Toronto Club, who have only well as ever. restricted privileges on the 18-hole Reig ts ae course. The annual meeting of the Ladies % * % the Paris Golf Club was held at 1 And here is one for the Royal and homeof the retiring President, M Ancient. pril, 1920 CANADIAN GOLFER 759 SPALDING GOLF SEASON 1920 a LE 2) E | S ‘ OW SS Se et eo” “aa 4 OUTSTANDING FEATURES Emphasized in the Leading Balls of the Spalding Golf Ball Family—the Leading Balls of the Game. ADDED DURABILITYIN THE1920 PRODUCTIONS DISTANCE ACCURACY A BALL FOR EVERY KIND OF PLAYER SP AT] DIUN: GE DFT ¥ [The Wonder Ball of the Age THE FIFTY—A small ball. For ex vert play Noted for extreme i tance, controllability and durabil ity each $1.00 SIXTY—Atrifle larger than the fifty ind of unusual durability Recom mended for light hitters. each $1.00 FORTY—As the fifty, for expert play A trifle larger and heavier, ea. $1.00 THIRTY—Aball suitable for fully 85 per cent. of all golfers—expert as well as_ novice Weight just right each $1.00 BRITISH HONOR—A popular ball with a splendid record from past years, A new size Extrem flight .. each Sic GLORY DIMPLE—The ball with which to get a teriffic drive on a stormy day against the wind. Used by many scratch players, each 75c DOMINO DIMPLE — For distance players and long roll, hard turf, use in wind, steadiness on greens Each T5c CORKER DIMPLE—This ball floats Bramble marking, very durable Splendid ball for light hitters each Bhs : A THe GREEN DOT MES/H—An excellent practice ball; mesh marking, sinks in water’...... --each @5c A. G. SPALDING & BROS. MONTREAL, CANADA TORONTO, CANADA 207 YONGE STREET 369 ST. CATHERINE ST 760 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. V. No OOOOOOOOOSOOOO OOOSOOOOS S s ® was three strokes better than J. Do > O @ las Edgar, the Canadian Open Gh S O D O pion. D O RPO Oe D OOOO EO RT D H O The following officers for 1920 } D O O H D been elected by the Ladies’ Sectioy O D O OO the Brantford Golf and Country C] D S O CARLTON B President, Miss Gibson (acela O D GG O tion) ; Ist Vice-President, D Mrs. Sut] O D O land; 2nd Vice-President, Mrs. W DD HOTEL ling; Secretary-Treasurer, Miss OOO D Corinne Jones (acclamation) : Capta @ Miss E. Bunnell; Exeeutive Comn OOOOOOOOO DD MONTREAL G tee, Mrs. Yates, Mrs. W. F. Paters: KK O . Mrs. A. Jones, Mrs. Henderson. M D « OOOO Buck, Mrs. Boddy, Mrs. Garret O The Centre of Social 0 . D Life at all Times. Match Committee, Mrs. Fotheringha - Mrs. Leeming, Mrs. W. Preston. OO D Schell, O Miss Bishop, Miss Matth« D EVERY CONVENIENCE AND ALL O Miss K. Buck. D #& THE LUXURIES DEMANDED BY O CR THE DISCRIMINATING PUBLIC r D O T D W. E. Mason, the veryefficient S S R OOOOOOOOOOO OO For reservations and further S © D information apply to } retary of Lambton, and Mrs. Masi O D ‘ ee O FRANK S. QUICK, General Manager &% returned this month from spending S @ winter visiting old home haunts in | T OO ¢ D rr rr Y O Telegraphic and Cable Address ‘‘Rizcarlton o land and England. Mr. Mason te! D é the ‘‘Canadian Golfer’’ that ther HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO6O6 a wonderful revival in golf through the British Isles. New courses by r Ladies’ Branch of the club to be in a ee score are being constructed and hu S very satisfactory condition, and pros- dreds of thousands will be playing pects for the coming season are bright t game this season, in fact are alrea ee % * playing. The American invasion t r Miss Ada Mackenzie, Lady Cham- season is being much talked about y pion of Canada, left Toronto the first %% % of the month for New York, en route r The golfing season witnessed a vi for Great Britain, where she takes part early start in Montreal this year, s in the English championship May 10th eral enthusiasts at The Royal Montr: T and following days. She will be joined getting in a practice game on G later on in England by Miss Florence Mriday over part of the course. Harvey, who also hopes to compete in The annual meeting of the |: N the Championship. members of the Waterloo Golf Country Club was held at Galt Albert H. Murray, of Kanawaki, month with a large attendance. Pi pects are bright for one Montreal, competed in the North and of the most s South Open Championship at Pine- cessful seasons in the club’s hist hurst, and made a very creditable show- Mrs. L. L. Lang was elected Presid ing, considering that he had not played any since last F all until just a day or Fred. Meheod, of the Colun so befo re the tournament At the end Country Club, of Washington, won of the first day’s play he was only seven North ‘and South Open Champions strokes behi nd the phenomenal pace set tournament at Pinehurst March 2! by the leaders, and on ly one behind and 80th, with a leadingtotal of 14( Hagen, besides being tied with Mike 147—293 for the 72 holes. Wal Brady. At the end of four rounds he Hagen missed a 15-foot putt for \pril, 1920 CANADIAN GOLFER n ISHIN a G-HonTiNnG n v CAMPING >. o in the Canadian Wilds WRITE CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS RE SIDENT SPORTSMAN’S REPRESENTAT IVES Mr F C. ARMSTRONG.Cochrane. Ont Mr NEIL McDOUGALL. Port Arthur Ont before decidng on your 1920 trip They will give FREE TO ALL SPORSTMEN THE BEST OF ADVICE AND INFORMATION Sportsmen are advised to make their arrangements in advance, { f | : fRe Ii { i anadian National Railways S n CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. V. No. ~ a d BOROHOHO OOH ROROROROROHOHORO came to my notice was made on t thirteenth by another player. It is short hole in the neighborhood of 27 Golf Clubhouse yards. The other player was cautio because the ocean is beyond the gre Architecture so he only took a midiron, but land presents a worthy field for the on the green nicely.’’ If ‘‘wee Bex greatest technical skill of the archi- is not drawing the lone bow, so: tect, to which he must bring, highly mighty swatters are certainly bei dev eloped, the qualities of patience, developed in the United Kingdom, a1 sympathy and tact, foy this field is the long driving Yankees will not ha rendered unique in arc hitectural practice by the human, personal it all their own wayfrom the tee, aft nature of the service demanded all, when they seek to annex this sw mer the premier championships of t] To obtain a solution of your clubhouse building world. x % % problem which will as completely as possible ful- There is no one-armed champions| fill your requirements, and in any sport, but there promises to b< fittingly express someper- sonality, you will require one-armed championship in golf befo such service many seasons have passed. The vy Inquiries Cordially Invited has left many hundreds of golf minus their right or left arm, but tl F. VW. WARREN seeming handicap ought not to det their golfing spirit or hope for lin ARCHITECT pleasure when they have, for instan Bank of Hamilton Building such wonderful players as Louis M: HAMILTON - ONTARIO tucei of the White Beeches Golf Cl SCHOCHOROROEOERCHROROROEOROEOEO of New Jersey, and Yves Boeazson La Boulle from the Golf de Paris for a tie, but finished up by sphtting Versailles, France. We' have heard second money with Clarence Hackney and seen one-armed baseball and fo at 294. Hagen had a 4 for a win and ball players, but their ability was a5 for a tie on the last hole, and took a ways discounted because of their aff SIX He started out on the fourth tion, and in truth it rarely rose ab round four strokes behind McLeod, mediocrity. But in golf the perfor and made up three of the missing ance of a dozen one-armed golfers w strokes -with a round of 72 Jim these two, Martuecei and Bocazson, le: Barnes finished seven strokes behind ing the van have stirred up enthusia Hagen at 301] Barnes won the title and wonderment There are otl last year with 298 for the 72 holes great one-armed golfers in the wot *% Haskins, of Liverpool, Scott, of Sill Ben Sayers, the popular lttle North Lyons of New York, Lt. Sutton Berwick pro., who has made several amateur, who plays wonderful gol! trips to this side, is not all afraid of the Pine Valley, New Jersey; are: am ‘*Open’’ at Deal, the last week in June the leaders of the world, but of the being ‘‘lifted’’ by Hagen or any other Martueei and Boecazson lead. Ot of the American pros He points out oolfers laboring under a distinet hai that in addition to the ‘‘old guard,’’ a cap include Ernest Jones, of Engla wonderful crop of young pros. haye a professional who-lost a leg and 1 been coming along. ‘‘For instanee,’’ plays fully as good golf with the aid writes Sayers, ‘‘I was a wee bit sur- a wooden appendage. % & prised to see a big fellow drive the twelfth green at North Berwick the The committee charged with the * other day. ~Of course it is only 397 rangements for the world’s golf chi yards. Another nice little shot that pionship, which is to be played for title, and then missed a thirty-inch putt connection with the Olympic games April, 1920 CANADIAN GOLFER 763 The Old English Favorite AERO In three weights 27 29 31 Start the Season right, and continue through- out, by usinga live, well-tried ball. Made of the best materials it is possible to put into a golf ball, and made by experts for years. It has never changedin quali y or workman- ship, andit is guaranteed against defects in it’s manufacture. Your professional can supply you. Made at ourfactories in Birmingham, England. THE MIDLAND RUBBERCO.Ltd. 33 Richmond Street West LER TORONTO, ONT, “a ts ryt ! if ant My 4 fy; Fi Md eA Anan? WwWe also makke "FSettee Maiembrar” . alweses a“ Tennis Balls! SET a AERO Junior In two weights: 29 and 3l 764 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. V. No. 12 ASSETS EXCEED $80,000,000 AUTOMOBILE FAMOUS INSURANCE “ALL IN ONE” POLICIES EAGLE STAR and E f E S z n w O oo a = o a Z Z W O e W INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED of London, England | in conjunction with | THE BRITISH CROWN ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LIMITED Will cover you under one policy “All in one” against Fire, Theft, Transportation, Collision, | | Property Damage and Accidents to Public ANYWHERE IN CANADA OR THE UNITED STATES | For rates and other particulars apply to | AGENTS THROUGHOUT CANADA OR TO Head Office, Toronto J. H. Riddell, Manager for Canada E. C. G. Johnson, Ass’t Manager Antwerp, probably will hold the Bathurst Streets, Toronto, which will matches early in July, instead of a later be m charge of Capt. E. L. Williams, date, as originally had been planned. who has returned to the service of the The Americans desire that the matches bank after three years in the C. E. F be held immediately following the Captain Williams was a_ well known English championships, in which they member and official of the Balfour are to participate. B. C., Golf Club, and a couple of sea * & & sons ago was one of the ‘‘Canadian Golfer’s’’ ‘‘Hole-in-Oneers.’’ Heis a The Mount Bruno Country Club, very popular banker. Montreal, expects this season to have ** & sixteen holes of its championship course in play, and the completeeight- At the annual meeting of the Sea- een by July. Plans for a magnificent forth Golf and Country Club on th newclub and separate locker house for 6th inst., the following officers wer the men, involving an expenditure of appointed: Hon. President, Thomas some $400,000, have been submitted for Dodds; President, F. S. Sauvage; Vice the approval of the directors and share- President, J. F. Ress; Captain, J. C holders. The architect is Mr, Kenneth Greig; Sec’y-Treas., R. M. Jones. Th G. Rea, of Montreal, and he has evolved club was organized during 1919, and a wonderfully artistic building. Mount although the greens, ete., were in rough Bruno has on its board of directors condition, the season proved a very suc some of the most prominent financial cessful one —both financially and other men of Montreal. wise. The Grounds Committee plan to ** & build sand and oil greens, similar to those used in parts of Western Canada, ea The Standard Bank will open a and the best authorities on the subject 4 branch at the corner of Dupont and express the opinion that these will April, 1920 CANADIAN GOLFER 765 SAHA THE CHEAPEST ARE THE BEST—THE BEST ARE Gif gowfers would but cast their e’e An’ watch their freen’s wi’ what’na glee They drive the Brands o’ M Owre burn an’ gorse: ualal)ew LN} They flee sa faur across the i A A Wi’ little force. U L PERFECT (WEB MARKING Regd. No. 663638) U 29 dwts., small size heavy..... BLACK CROSS 30 dwts., small size, heavy ...... RED CROSS 31 dwts., small size, heavy ....GREEN CROSS 29 dwts., full size, heavy ..... BROWN CROSS O A UU Fullsize;,Floating 3. 4. oOfea ate. BLUE CROSS A O C OO G O U They aye flee straught an’ S A R dinna dook; UU OO 66 99 Tho’ in a hole just howk them G OO U V D U L A SUPERIOR Nl ek or mashie, there’s nae OO S L O U CYMBAL MARKING Saati ales thee ra For hackin’ them ne’er think 00000 U OO 29 dwts., small size, heavy ...... BLACK A aboot, N UUUU O 30 dwts., small size, heavy ...... RED A. The cov er’s strang UUU O UU 31 dwts., small size, heavy ...... GREEN A O V N O V 29 dwts., full size, heavy...... BROWN A A U O G U A Full size, Blanting soe cia ne tee ele he BLUE A VV L D V U D Ik ane ye’ll fin’ a perfect ba’ Without a fee they’re played by a’; = Nae subsidies are paid ava’ = Yet a’ the same They’re played baith here an’ = far awa’ = Ayont the faem e SIE (OPA 7 L _ Miller & Taylor SSS A LLL A UU L U O C A U Reliance Works RELIANCE E N U N I UU N U Croft Street Camlachie, CYMBAL MARKING T GLASGOW Made Heavy and Floating P ) M Large Stock of Our Manu- Also making the “Vivid” ““Jockey’’ “Elf” UUU I U facture held by made in sizes and weights to suit every golfer AA N A O V UU OO UU N U Mll ESSRS. HARVEY BOWLES & CO. III N 141 Bannatyne E., Winnipeg UUU NN I d A Y A l SN a 766 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. V. No. 12 prove most suitable to the terrain. The anything before attempted in anytour course has been laid out on the hills and There will be blanket and tent trucks valleys of Mr. Thos: Dodds’ farm, since the tourists will camp out most of which is generously loaned to the Club the nights, and there will also be kitchen by the Hon. President, and the prop- and refrigerator trucks, baggag erty is, for natural beauty and adapt- trucks, shower bath truck, fire engins ability to the game, without rival. It truck, tire repair and general repai is also unique in that that the turf of trucks. There will be many golfers the fairgreens requires no cutting at amongthe tourists, and they intend to any time during the year.. The meeting play over the courses of the Canadian was a most enthusiastic one and indica- cities visited. tions point to a successful and progres- *% % *% Slve season. Bo CRISS H. C. Fletcher, the popular proof the Elmhurst Golf Club, Winnipeg, In tournaments under the jurisdic- has just eonecluded a most successful tion of the U.S. G. A., contestants must season at his winter school in the Y not waive stymies. Under the Western M. ©. A. in that city. He was booked Golf Association the stymie is com- up for lessons from early morning unti pletely abolished. When it comes to late in the evening. George Daniel, of the Trans-Mississippi Association, if the Assiniboine Club, also conducted a you stymie yourself you must playit, successful school at Eaton’s. Hun- otherwise the stymie is abolished. Here dreds of new players will be added to we have in this country three different the Winnipeg golf clubs this year as a stymie rules. Suppose the Royal and result of these schools. Ancient committee ask the U.S. G. A. *** committee, when they meet, ‘‘Why is it you don’t control the playing regula- A despatch from Regina, April Ist tions of golf in your own country ?’’ Says: What is the answer ?—Golfer’s Maga- George Ayton, the new professiona Zane - Chic ago. of the Regina Golf Club, has arrived i the city. Ayton come over with his A great newfield for motor tourists more famous brother, Laurence, wh from the United States will be opened takes up a position with the Evansto: up by the 1920 International Good Club, Chicago. George, however, is Roads tour of the Michigan Pikes Asso- notable addition to the professiona ciation, which is to start at Detroit golfing ranks in Canada, as his abilit July 14th next. Practically all of the has attracted more than one old coun preliminary arrangements have been try seribe. An old country papersa) made and the entries are already very of his play recently: largely in. The tourists will travel ‘‘Magnificent play by George Ayto from Detroit to Toronto, Ontario, and L. Auchterlonie was a feature | thence north over the great northern the St. Andrews Club monthly med: highway to the beautiful Muskoka competition on Saturday. Ayton, wl Lakes district, then to the miningre- was making his last appearance 1 gion about Sudbury and from there local competitive golf prior to his di parallel to the north channel of Georg- parture for Canada, gave a great dis ian Bay to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. play, and with the magnificent sco! € The return trip will be made from of 70 had the satisfaetion of breaki ' Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., by wayof the the club’s record score made by | eastern branch of the Dixie Highway brother, Laurence, last year. ‘ to Bay City, thence to Alma, Lansing Ayton’s figures were: Out, 4,5,3, 5,5 and Detroit. It is expected that about 4.3,3—35; in, 4,4,3, 3,5,4, 4,5,3 300 tourists will take part in this two =70. weeks tour.. They will carry with them L. Auchterlonie, with a great row a variety of equipment which discounts of 72, followed close on his heels, a1 April, 1920 CANADIAN GOLFER 767 CARTERS TESTED GRASS The Soil SEED and REX HUMU Essential FOR GOLFING TURF OF QUALITY Weare recognized in Canada, the United States and England as authorities on Golf Turf production. Ourseeds and other products are famousfortested quality OUR SERVICE EXPERTS WILL SOLVE YOUR TURF PROBLEMS SPECIALISTS IN GOLF COURSE CONSTRUCTION Sole Canadian Agents for SHAWNEE MOWERCO. CARTERS TESTED SEEDS INC. 133 King St. East., Toronto, Ontario 25 West 43rd St., New York, N.Y. Boston Philadelphia London, England but for driving on to the road at the appreciated as it should be by mem- last hole might have equalled Ayton. bers of many golf clubs. Their posi- Auchterlonie’s figures—Out, 4,5,4, 4,4, tion is a most trying one. They have 5, 4,3,3—36; in, 4,4,4, 4,5,3, 4,3,5—36 to cater to the fancies and foibles of — 71S)2., hundreds of players and have often to ** & contend with most unreasonable re- quests, demands and criticisms.~ It is Mr. J. B. McCarter, President of the Eclipse Whitewear Company, Ltd., pleasing to note that Galt golfers at Toronto: any rate appreciate the many years’ ‘*T. thoroughly enjoy reading the ‘Canadian faithful service of their pro and sent Golfer.’ All golfers should subscribe forit.’’ him off to his new and important duties * 8 & a very happy pro indeed. J. R. Skinner, for many years the professional of the Waterloo Golf and At a meeting of the Indian Creek Country Club at Galt, Ontario, who Land Company it was decided to put left this month for St. Andrews, N.B., on a compaign forthe raising of $20,000 to take over the upkeep of the beautiful by subscription, to pay for the erection sea-side courses there, before his de- of a club house at the Chatham Golf parture was given a purse of money by Links. The plans of the club house the directors and members of the golf have already been prepared. The fol- club, accompanied by a very apprecia- low ing officers were elected : President, ative letter. Professionals, generally J. G.- Kerr; Vice-President, A. -C. speaking, are a most superior class of Woodward; Secretary, Walter Watts; men and the work they do is often not Treasurer, James Simon. It is ex- 768 CANADIAN. GOLFER Vol. V. No. pected that Chatham will soon be in Golfis no game for feather-bed, sot possession of one of the most artistic shelled folk. Golf is a_ virile, 1 club houses in the country. Chatham blooded, healthful game that pu is the last of the Ontario cities to get muscle in the arm, punch in the voi into the golf game and much enthusi- and confidenee in the stride. Whi asm is being displayed. Theodore Roosevelt said, “‘Boys, wh: a you play, play hard,’’ he might ha expressed his idea in fewer words | At the annual meeting of the Catar- simply saying: ‘‘ Boys, play golf!’’ aqui Golf and Country Club, Kingston, this month, the question of the erection * ** of a new club house was brought up for The short hole is assuming rapid! discussion, and it was decided to refer the matter to the directors, who will increased importance in the scheme o draw up plans and details, and submit links architecture. Bristling wit! difficulty, crowded with the possibilit to a special meetingto be held a report of misadventure, it promises to becom on May 5th next. The Secretary- Treasurer reported that the member- a fashion instead of an ineident. ship was now 170. A meeting is being held in Kitchen The election of officers resulted as this week in connection with forming follows: President, A. B. Cunning- a 9-hole league amongst the clubs o| ham, K.C.: Vice-President and Chair- Brantford, Kitchener, Galt, Guelp! man of the Green Committee, T. J. Rig- Stratford and Woodstock. An exce| ney; Directors, M. B. Baker, H. D lent idea. Bibby, Dr. A. D. Black, H. W. Davis, eR Oe Wm. Harty, Jr., F. C. Ireland, Wm. Speaking of the American invasio1 Jackson, W. C. Kent, R. G. Richardson, this season the ‘‘Sporting Life,’’ Lo GC: G. Shannon, J. Swift, J. B: N. don, says: Steacy; See’y-Treas., J. Hunter ““Where the Americans have possibly eri ORC ap is in estimating the progress of the gam¢ this country as remaining solely in the ha At the annual meeting last month of of a few specialists. It is true that the sta the Canadian Westinghouse Co., Ltd., ard of golf here was raised to a high k net profits of over 5600,000 for the year by a few, but, as in other sports, an advai in individual skill invariably produces a were reported. Lt.-Col. Paul J. Myler responding increase of ability over a WwW was re-elected President. He is a v1ce- area. This has happened in England president of The Royal Canadian Golf Scotland within recent ¥ ears. There is 1 Association, President of the Hamilton a young school, both amateur and professio Golf and Country Club and a member who may safely be relied upon to assist in holding the prestige of the old country. of The Canadian Seniors’ Golf Asso- it is to these, stiffened with those of gre Clation. experience, to whom we must look to repel BARNES’ BOOK HE unprecedented demand for Barnes’ great golf book resulted in the “Canadian Golfer’’ the past two months having to refuse dozens of orders, as it was impossible to get a supply from the Philadelphia publishers. A third edition has nowbeen issued, and a fair supply of copies for Canada this week passed through the Customs. Owing to the unfavourable rate of exchange the price on any future orders will be $7.25 Exchange, Express and Duty Prepaid ADDRESS Business Department, ‘‘Canadian Golfer’ , Brantford, Ont. 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Sent drect from Factory on = = A Good Live Agent Wanted in Every Locality receipt of price = Je / tt oe 311 McGee Street = “ tel tiie WINNIPEG = CiniMMMM invader. The national golfing honors must make this new elub one of the finest in not be allowed to leave these islands without the world Everything is being done a great effort to avert such a disaster, and I have little fear that they will.’’ on a most lavish seale. % x * M. J. Johnstone, who has for the past The board ot FOVerTnOrs of the Win- three years been playing golf on the nipeg Canoe Club met recently to re public courses of Chicago is nowa resi- celve reports of the different commit- dent of Toronto and in an interesting tees and pass upon the budgets as re letter to the Editor bemoans the ab- commended by the chairman of each sence of municipal links there. Mr. The golf committee has en- Johnstone is perfectly willing to help committee. caged the services of J. H. Marbrooke, in the formation of a publie course in late pro. of the Winnipeg Golf Club, the Queen City, and thinks, and rightly who will be at the club house from S¢ ) too, that his experience in Chicago April 1] The course will immediately should be of some value, be put in shape under his direction and # + % should be open for play in two weeks. Mr. Hugh Sieard, of Buffalo, a val- It is the intention to lay a pipe line, ued subseriber of the ‘‘Canadian carrying water to each green, which Golfer,’’ writes that quite close to his work will be done at once. Members father’s country home in Rye, N. Y., who have not already signified their in- the owners of the Biltmore Hotel, New tention of playing golf this year had York, have started to work on their better do so at once, as the numberof $6,000,000 golf club and courses (there new memberships coming in will soon will be two of them, one being revers- reach the allotted number. The tees able). W. J. Travis is the architect in will be fitted with driving mats and the charge. The Biltmore people plan to whole course speeded up 770 ; CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. V. No. 12 OOO” OOOOS é © } } © @ } s } s $g > Makers of the famous “Grand Prize,’”’ ‘‘Victory’’ Clubs, y 4 Woodand Iron, and ‘“‘Marker-Burke’”’ Patented Hand Made Caddy Bags ALSO ¥ ¢ S / 7 Sole Distributors Yip. ‘ i. n Canada oAeh i‘ wayL. FOR 1 g V S S Registration No 109,817 AUTOGRAPH CLUBS Registration No. 303,868 08 ° > The WORLD known Burke “EXTRA SELECT" Shafts—All Professionals should 5 secure some of these “EXTRA SELECT” at once. ‘Nothing like them on the market.” x MAKERSof Wood and Iron Heads, ati patterns.-—All Golf Sundries. ° Professionals’ own models copied exactly x Address all Canadian Orders and Enquiries te MONTREAL, P. Q. é Canadian Address, THE 2 CHARLES L. MILLAR, BURKE GOLF COMPANY ¥ “Mappin Building,’’ Victoria Street, Montreal, P. Q NEWARK, OHIO, U.S.A. $OOGGHHOHHHOHGHHOHOOHOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OHHHOHHOHOHGHOHHOE ©OOOOO% Willie Park is starting work this total of 7 holes in the 18-hole roun month on the reconstruction of the Ouimet and French both were out Weston Golf Course, Toronto. When 36. Ouimet come home in 35 for a 7] completed, Weston will have a very up- and French played the last nine hol to-date links. in a marvellous collection of 31 strok % *% ¥ for a record-breaking total of 67 fo At the annual meeting of the lady the 18 holes. Par on the course is 36 associate members of the Elgin Golf 30=71. Perry Adair went around and Country Club, held this month at 7 9 3 ‘ ot774, and Mothersele in 38 St. Thomas, Mrs. W. U. Lattornell was 74. Ouimet stated the match: elected President; Mrs. S. O. Perry, one of the hardest he ever played, ai Vice-President; Mrs. W. H. King, See- that to go around in 71 without wi ond Vice-President; Mrs: N. C. Sin- ning a single hole, which is just wh clair, Captain; Miss Idsardi, Assistant oceurred, is something that never ha Captain; Mrs. R. M. Anderson, Seere- pened to him before, and something tary, and Mrs. I. H. Kayser, Assistant devoutly hopes will never happen Secretary. Plans were discussed for him again. French played five ho the holding of a numberof inter-club in a stroke under par and one in t matches and tournaments this year, under par in the course of his sen which promises to be a most successful tional round, and he and Mothers one, % % * had a best ball of 68. French’s roun Emmet French, of Youngstown, Out .... 4,4,4, 34,8, 5,4,5—36 Ohio, broke all records on the cham- [nee 443, 44,2, 433—31 pionship course at Pinehurst April Ist, in a match in which French and Charles Mothersele professional, de- W. J. Bell, formerly pro. of 1 feated Francis Ouimet and Perry Searboro and Galt Clubs, was recent Adair by 5 up and 38 to play, and bya married in Chicago. He had a vi \pril, 1920 CANADIAN GOLFER 77\ STEELE, BRIGGS’ GOLF COURSE GRASS SEED MIXTURES FOR FAIRGREENS AND PUTT- “QUEEN CITY” LAWN GRASS SEED ING GREENS—Laying down new Progucss:t piney STechee Wane Pe nie cee courses and renovating old ones. We have given special attention to PULVERIZED SHEEP MANURE gives Grasses for this use on Golf Links, quick results on Greens, Lawns, ete etc. Experimenting with various 100 Ibs.$3.00 varieties, our mixtures are made up B : to suit the ground and the soil to PENNSYLVANIA GOLF MOWERS— W A l The favorite on the “Links’’ and wherever be seeded. We will gladly quote j vers juss, smooth ent ia d esired. 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Reid, R. Greene, J. W. Corman, at the Iowa Golf Club this summer. Atwell Fleming, H. Despard, B. H. Cronyn, A. E. Ames, He has seeured a berth for his brother Ames, Jr., Miss Ames, L. Goldsmith, A Perey, last year an assistant at the Ellsworth, T. P. Stewart. This totals Toronto Hunt, in Iowa. practically all members of Lambton and R, eR He dale Clubs.’’ BOR OR Messrs. W. Perey Thomson and Erie Thomson, of Saint John, N.B., At the annual meeting of The Roy; the only Canadians last week in the Ottawa Golf ‘Club, there was a larg Mid-April tournament at Pinehurst, attendance of members, who listen: both won their way through to the semi- to most gratifying reports. the follow- finals in the lower division. ing officers wereelected: * * & President, Mr. D. M. Finnie; Vic President, Mr. Warren Y. Soper; Con Golfing friends throughout the Do- mittee, Mr. G. Gordon Gale, Mr. J. B minion will sincerely sympathise with Macpherson, Mr. O. H. Sharpe, Mr. P Mr. Vere Brown, Superintendent of J. Baskerville, Mr. J. A. Jackson. the Bank of Commerce in Winnipeg (a The Committee has the valued member of The Rules of Golf Same pel sonnel as last year, with the addition Committee), on the death of his wife, of Mr. J. A. Jackson, in the place 0! daughter “of the late Chief Justice Hon. Mr. Justice Orde, who has moved Moss, of Toronto. Three children are to Toronto. also left to mourn the loss of a devoted Mr. Guy -N. Toller is Captain an mother. Col.. A. Z. Palmer, C.M.G., Vice-Cap *% * * tain for this season. The Harold A. Wilson Co.. Ltd.. The Chairman of the House Com Toronto, is another leading sporting mittee is Mr. Warren Y. Soper, and 01 goods house which is this season going the Green Committee, Mr. J. A. Jack to use the advertising columns of the son. “Canadian Golfer’’ extensively. For The members are looking forward inany years the Wilson Company has a good season of golf, the course havi supplied the wants of leading golfers wintered well and promising to be from Coast to Coast. It is a good firm splendid condition for the season to do business with at all times and in play. Many improvements have 1 all lines of sporting supplies. Write cently been made to the greens ai for the Wilson 144 page catalogue of fairgreens. Summer Sports—16 pages devoted ex- Keak OR clusively to golf. Despatch from Del Monte, Ca ** * fornia: Mr. Charles H. Peters, Saint John. ‘“Mr. W. R. Baker, President of the Ro N.B.: Montreal Golf Club, which is said to be ““The dates have not as yet been fixed for oldest golf club on the North American < t he Maritime championships, to be held over tinent, is among the visiting golf fratern o ur course this season, but I evxpect they will playing over the golf courses at Del Mon be shortly, when I will be pleased to advise Mr. Bakeris also President of the Canad you. Our new club house is* just about ready, Seniors’ Golf Association,’’ and I anticipate we will have our opening on Walter Hagen, who is leavingtl the 24th May.’’ month for Great Britain, where | A Toronto subscriber writes: compatriots are so hopeful of hi “*T have just come back from Summerville, S. C., after spending one of the most enjoy- ‘‘lifting’’ the open championship, is able golfing holidays ever. fine golfer, alright, as witness his pl: The Pine Forest Inn was filled to capacity, in a match last month at Pinehurs all the cottages as well being occupied. Partnered with Standish, of Detro Toronto clubs were well represented. Among other I recall the following list: Mr. and playing against Emmet Fren and Mrs. S. R. Hart, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. and Charlie Hoffner, the match w: Wood, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Pettit, Mr. and Mrs. all even going to th A e 15th, when Hag« h \pril, 1920 CANADIAN GOLFER The Highlands of Ontario VACATION LAND OF PERFECT SUMMER CLIMATE Hay fever unknown. One thousand to two thousand feet above the sea. Air scented with pine and balsam. Modern hotels in Algonquin Park, Muskoka Lakes, Georgian Bay, Lake of Bays, Kawartha Lakes and Timagami. A short, pleasant ride from Toronto, and you are in the midst of a charming summerplayground. Fishing, boating, bath- ing, golf and the great out-of-doors. Write for free illustrated litera- ture. GC..E: Horning, D.P.A., E.G. Elliott,’ D.P:A., Union Station, Bonaventure Station, Toronto, Ont. Montreal, Que. successfully developed a new method katehewan, Alberta and British Columbia, to ‘' winning holes. He trapped his sec- be held in rotation in eath of the four prov- inces, Manitoba, Albert, Saskatchewan and md for the 16th and won the hole with British Columbia. The Calgary players are +. He trapped his drive for the 17th strong for the project and there are in Alberta nd halved the hole with a 3. He some of the finest players in the country. Big ypped his approach for the 18th and ‘*Jim’’ Hunter in Edmonton is probably the longest driver in the Dominion, and one of the on the match with a birdie 3 on that longest on the continent. Young Mounte liffeult hole. In all other respects field also of Edmonton, is a real ‘‘comer.’’ Hagen played the round according to **Jack’’ Walton, Hague, Crittenden, Wilson, loyle, with a superb score of 34—36 of Calgary, and Tom Gillespie, of Lethbridge, are players that would lend tone to any tourn- 70. Nowit is golf of this character ament. With ‘‘Bill’’ Thompson, ‘‘Doug’’ iat Wins major events. Hagen in the Laird and ‘‘Jack’’ Cuthbert, now of Winni- south this Spring has been playing peg, representing the best in Manitoba, it will onderful golf and he certainly is an be a regular humdinger of a tournament. Re member what I told you about ‘‘ Jack’’ Cuth- lement to be reckoned with in the bert last fall. Since then he won the Win oming world competitions on the links. nipeg Club and the Manitoba Championships t looks as though the experts of Great and was only three strokes behind Keffer in ‘ritain will have to play par golf and the big event in Winnipeg last fall, having etter if the the best round score of the day. I saw Jack American Invasion is to recently and he was confiding in me that he ’e successfully combatted this year of had a bit of luck on going to the 37th hole in sreat golf doings. the Manitoba final with Matt. Thompson ** & when the latter sliced his tee shot, yet Jack had a 4 and a win. Bythe way, ‘‘Matt’’ has A breezy subscriber in Saskatoon, a ‘‘poached egg shot’’ that comes off four times out of five, and his putting is as good inder recent date, writes: as Nicol Thompson’s ever was. When the “There is a strong current of opinion in Dominion Championship comes to be played avour of a Western Association in the Al- in the West, and come it will, express will verta and Saskatchewan cities, to govern a have to be paid on the cup on its way east Yestern championship for Manitoba, Sas- the following year.’’ 774 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. V. No Se =SQNIUITITLAAES CUE TATAUO ETOUAAAAEASEAA A T A You will C E U S U : Do You Know ? 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R # 0 O . e > outside rooms, $2.50 ye7, QV # D C 1 ; y g e e up Unusual cuis- O Your Printer can supply Aircraft Bor O e e ine. On Empire tours 0 e C 0 Road map and run- e e l ning directions free e Cc “ Ns Barber-Ellis Man ng t« Limite North St. aa Dela- ware Ave. TORONTO, ONTARIO Factories at BRANTFORD AND WINNIPEG Warehouses at HOTFLLE NG CALGARY AND VANCOUVER Qeneoe0ece0eDe0e0e0eO P0908 08080808 080% eeeeesetesetetececete tececesefefetefefete! April, 1920 CANADIAN GOLFER U.S. Golf Champion Got Early Start S. Davidson Herron Commenced Career at Age of Eight ACK in 1905, an 8-year-old kiddie tory of the game in America. And he B who lived across the road from won it at the Oakmont links across the Oakmont Country Club, the road from the old home. Pittsburg, began to take an interest in Herron is now only 22 years old. He what was going on in the pasture oppo is a husky, weighing 205 pounds. This site. Then he fashioned his own elubs weight undoubtedly accounts for some out of branchesof trees to hit the white of that distance he gets in his drives ball which he had gathered up by the He’s a college man Went to Prince- hatfuls off the roadway, and in his ton and graduated, finishing his course own front yard and back yard. after he’d done his bit in the army. He Maybe, at that time he began seeing played golf in college, being a member visions. If he did, he has certainly of the college team. He broke into the realized them, for this youth, S. David big game in 1915, when he tied Ned son Herron, is now amateur golf cham Sawyer in the qualifying round of the pion of the United States, winningthe national championship at Detroit title last summer against the best field Golf is Herron’s only real hobby of golfers ever gathered together fon He tried football for one year at Prince- any national championship in the his- ton, then passed it up. THE LOST BALL RULE HE Americans who are coming and he will be allowed, under the pro over to this side to confer with posed rule, to drop another under loss St. Andrews about the Rules of of distance only—whereas it might take Golf, are said to be strong on two points. him several strokes to get clear if he One is our old friend, the abolition ot tried to play it! How do our American the Sty mie, The other is the reduction friends propose to make sure that the of the ‘‘lost ball’’ penalty. The Ameri- man who tops his drive into a patch of cans propose that in future the penalty heather, is going to make a bona fide for lost ball should be loss of distance effort to find his ball? And why should only. But there are obvious objections the man who is unlucky enough to find to this. The man who tops his drive it be worse off than another man who into a bad place a couple of yards in does. the Salle thing and ‘doesn’t front of him has only to make sure that know where it went ?—Golfing, Loi he doesn’t find it within five minutes, don 776 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. V. No. | CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Advs. under this heading, 5¢ per word per insertion. Cash must accompany order. GOLF PROFESSIONAL wanted for Calgary PROFESSIONAL, experienced, open for « St. Andrews’ Golf Club. State qualifica- gagement as good player, instructor, el tions and salary. Apply W. H. Sellar, 218 maker and course knowledge. Excell A. Eighth Avenue West, Calgary, Alberta. credentials submitted on request. Addre Canadian Golfer. WANTED—By ** Canadian Golfer,’’ canvas sers for the magazine in the golfing cities and towns of Canada. Write for terms, WANTED for Lavyal-sur-le-Lac Golf Clu etc., to Zusiness Manager,’’ Canadian Ste. Dorothee, Montreal, a first-class gre« Golfer,’’ Brantford, Ont. keeper. Write, stating terms and expe1 ence to Mr. Theodore Meunier, Chairma WANTED, for the Granby Golf Club, a young Green Committee, 2 Place D’Armes, Mont Englishman or Scotchman, who is a fair real, golf instructor with experience in club making and upkeep of a golf course. Ap- ply, with references and salary expected, WANTED—Position as Manager or Secré Mr. ©. A. Thompson, Bank of Montreal, tary of a Canadian Golf Club. Twel Granby, Que years’ experience as Steward andSecretar of The Royal Ottawa Golf Club (last: five WAN TED— Applications, with references, years as Secretary). Highest references for first-class green keeper for season 1920. Apply E. M. Hurn, 12 St. Andrews’ Street Apply J. J. Stewart, Hon. Secretary, Glen- Norwich, England, or Editor of ‘‘Canadia dale Golf and Country Club, Hamilton, Ont. Golfer,’’ Brantford. Principal Contents for April 1920 Editorials—“‘The Standardizing of the Golf Ball” “Will Fair Golfers Don the ’Breeks’?”’ “Pubilc Links Make Golf a Poor Man’s Game”. “Public Links Make Golf a Poor Man’s Game” Winnipeg’s Ninth Club Public Golf Courses Revision of the Rules Rosedale, Toronto The New Regulations Poem—“The Price’—W. H. Webling “Golf on the Roof of the World’ Coming Fixtures Beaconsfield Has Successful Year raetarp ieltat tehsil aia akece’e edi ecat aro val ack 733-734 North and South Championship 735-736 Notes from Great Britain 739-742 Golf in Saskatoon BA a BOM a PT JA2-743 Norwood Golf Club, Winnipeg Mrs. Hurd Again Wins Golf Title “Barnes Kissed the Bump”—But Lost Scarboro, Toronto 756 } In and Around the Club House 757-773 } | i | .