182 THE AMERICAN GOLFER The annual meeting of the United Article VI. Section 1. There shall States Golf Association was held at be a nominating committee to consist Sherry's on January 8th. Two pro- of five members of associate clubs, posed amendments to the constitution who shall be elected at the annual were offered by Mr. J. William meeting of the association in each McKinley, Columbia Golf Club, year; except that the nominating com- Washington, D. C. The first read as mittee for 1909 shall be appointed follows: by the executive committee not later Resolved, That the membership of than June 1, 1909. Any vacancy in the United States Golf Association this committee shall be filled by the shall consist of active and associate remaining members. It shall be the clubs, the active clubs to be those now duty of this committee to nominate known as associate, and the associate candidates for officers and executive to be those now known as allied, and committee and for the nominating that the constitution of the associa- committee for election at the next tion be amended and changed accord- annual meeting. The nominations ingly. shall be reported to the secretary of This was defeated, 19 to 15. the association not later than Novem- The other proposed amendment ad- ber 1 in each year, and the secretary vocated the abrogation of Article VI, of the association shall mail notice which provides for a nominating com- of such nominations to all clubs mittee. enrolled in the membership of the Considerable discussion followed, association not later than November and when it was evident that the 15. amendment would be defeated if put Section 2. Independent nomina- to a vote, Mr. Leighton Calkins pro- tions of candidates for officers and posed the following amendment, executive committee and for the nom- which met with general approval, and inating committee for election at the was adopted: annual meeting may be made by any THE AMERICAN GOLFER 183 five associate clubs. Such nomina- fray, Minikahda Golf Club; Joseph tions shall be certified to the secretary S. Clark, Philadelphia Cricket Club, of the association not later than De- and Arden M. Robbins, St. Andrews cember 10 in each year by the secre- Golf Club. taries of such five clubs, and the sec- It was voted to hold the next ama- retary of the association shall mail teur championship tournament at the notice of all such independent nom- Chicago Golf Club, at Wheaton, the inations to all clubs enrolled in the week of September 6th. This date membership of the asssociation not was selected in order to avoid a con- later than December 15. flict with the Intercollegiate Golf As- Section 3. No nominations shall be made at the annual meeting, and no one shall be eligible for election at said meeting as an officer, member of the executive committee, or mem- ber of the nominating committee, un- less nominated as provided in this article, except that the voting dele- gates at the annual meeting shall have power to fill any vacancy on any ticket. Section 4. It shall be the duty of the secretary to prepare printed bal- lots, which shall contain in alphabeti- cal order the names of all candidates nominated as provided in this article. The vote shall be by roll call, each voting delegate depositing a ballot when the club which he represents is named. MR. HERBERT JAQUES This is substantially the recommen- sociation, which advised that its cham- dation suggested in the editorial col- pionship meeting at the Apawamis umns in January issue of THE AMERI- Club would have to be held during CAN GOLFER. the week of September 13. The ticket presented by the nom- The open championship went to the inating committee was unanimously Englewood Golf Club, and the wo- elected, as follows: men's to the Merion Cricket Club, on President, Herbert Jaques, The dates to be selected by the executive Country Club, Brookline, Mass.; vice- committee. presidents, Silas H. Strawn, Glen The new rules of golf as recently View Golf Club; Milton Dargan, At- adopted by the Royal and Ancient lanta Athletic Club; secretary, Rob- Golf Club of St. Andrews were ac- ert C. Watson, Garden City Golf cepted and approved, to become effec- Club; treasurer, W. Fellowes Mor- tive at once. gan, BaltusrolGolf Club. The treasurer's report showed re- Executive committee: J a r v i s ceipts for the year were $1,608.30 in Hunt, Chicago Golf Club; C. T. Jaf- excess of disbursements. 184 THE AMERICAN GOLFER The Minikahda Country Club, There has been no change in the Minneapolis, and the White Marsh associate membership during the year Valley Country Club, Philadelphia, except the transfer of the Springfield were elected to associate membership, Country Club from allied membership. and the Ridley Park Golf Club to This does not include the clubs elected allied membership, while the Calumet at the meeting of the executive com- Country Club was transferred from mittee tonight. the associate to the allied class. The treasurer's report shows the Resignations were accepted from association to be in a sound financial the Bucks Country Club, the Oneida condition, and also that the receipts Golf Club, the Somerville Golf Club and the Staatsburg Golf Club. The executive committee's report, in part, was as follows: We began the year with a member- ship of 287, of which 43 were asso- ciate and 244 allied clubs. On De- cember 1, 1908, the membership was 281, thus showing a loss of six. Dur- ing the year ten clubs were elected to allied membership — the B e 1 fi e 1 d Country Club, the Beverly Country Club, the Country Club of Little Rock, the Eseeola Golf Club, the Philmont Country Club, the Trenton Country Club, the Westwood Country Club, the Annandale Golf Club, the Wor- cester Golf Club and the Scottish- American Golf Club — while four clubs resigned, as follows: The New Haven Golf Club, the Illini Country Club, the Roseville Golf Club and the MR. MILTON DARGAN Windsor Country Club. Twelve clubs were dropped for during the year have exceeded the non-payment of dues, as follows: expenditures even though the latter The Albemarle Golf Club, the Coun- have been somewhat increased by our try Club of St. Joseph Valley, the work in connection with the new rules Erie Golf Club, the Highland Golf of golf. Club, the Jacksonville Country Club, In accordance with instructions the Westchester Golf Club, the Wel- given at the last annual meeting, the lesley Golf Club, the Meadow Brook executive committee has invested Club, the Medford Golf Club, the $10,468.75 of the funds of the asso- Pine Forest Golf Club, the Arlington ciation in the purchase of $10,000 of Golf Club and the Beaver Meadow 4½ per cent. corporate stock of the Golf Club. city of New York. THE AMERICAN GOLFER 185 At the annual meeting of the West- This was rather a staggerer for the ern Golf Association, held in Chicago latest contributor to the prize fund, on 16th January, a resolution was but he retained curiosity enough to unanimously adopted authorizing the inquire who had proved the happy President to appoint a Committee to winner. prepare for submission at the next The guileless solicitor for subscrip- annual meeting, an amendment as tions was quite undaunted, however. follows: "The winner?" he said coyly. "Oh, To change the name of the Asso- just mase!'."—Tit-Bits. ciation to the American Golf Associa- tion and to eliminate all geographical A combinatio° n ° of °the Haworth boundary lines. Country Club and the Scottish-Ameri- The Western Amateur Champion- can Golf Club has been effected and ship Tournament went to the Home- the new organization will be known wood Country Club and that of the as the Scottish Golf Club of America. Western Open Championship to the The course at Haworth, N. J., con- Skokie Country Club. It was decided sists at present of nine holes, but also to have the Olympic Team Com- plans are under way for an extension petition played on the Saturday pre- to eighteen holes. It is proposed to ceding the National Amateur Cham- have a number of the holes duplicates pionship, which begins on Sept. 6th, at of those on famous Scotch links. The the Chicago Golf Club at Wheaton. membership is at present 170, with 300 as the limit. The annual dues ° ° ° are $25, no initiation fee. Dr. W. THE CANNY SCOT Cleveland, 56 Pine St. is the secre- tary. Scotsmen are noted for their canni- ness, and a story told by a Lancashire ° ° ° commercial traveller, who was up in From "The World of Golf"—May Aberdeen a few days ago, shows that 24—Amateur Championship begins at the men beyond the Tweed are still Muirfield. Several Americans enter. worthily upholding their reputation. 25.—Some of the Americans leave for The traveller in question was asked the States. 26.—The last of the by a prospective buyer to subscribe Americans leave. 28.—Final of the to the prize fund for the local golf championship. tournament. Sounds familiar. But it's never safe to prophesy unless you know. He parted with five shillings, and as he was interested in golf he re- ° ° ° marked that he would like to be kept FOURSOMES vs. FOUR-BALL informed of the progress of the tour- MATCHES nament so that he could look out for [Ed. Note.—We give hereunder the the result. views of the leading Metropolitan "Oh," said the customer, as he golfers anent foursomes vs. four-ball picked up the five shillings and placed matches.] it securely in his pocket, "ye needna CLIFFORD A.