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Show f J GOLF ASSOCIATION i CHANGES CONSTITUTION J NEW YORK, Jan. 8. Yielding to a sentiment said to exist among a number I of western clubs, that its mode of choos- k ing officers laid it open to the criticism J of being a self-pcrpctuaiing body, the 3 United States Golf association, at its II meeting tonight, voted to amend the con- '1 ptltutlon so as to permit tho placing In , the field of Independent tickets by clubs WA enrolled in ltn membership. The amend- 1 j5) mcnt was carried after vlolont denuncia- H tlon of the practice heretofore followed by the executive of perpetuating in office i eastern men said to belong to a certain - - 'i coterie. rz 'I A motion to permit nominations from I the floor by a member of the association, M1 Instead of by nominating committee, was X lBt. but a substitute motion was carried ill i giving to any five clubs in the association the privilege to put an Independent ticket .t3H - in tho field in opposition to that named by the nominating committee. Anil The decision to hold the amateur golf AmM 1 championship on the links of the Chicago 9 i Glf club at Wheaton, 111., during the - week beginning September 6 was made n unanimous upon the withdrawal of the ,.?TS i . petition of the Deal Golf and Country vEgJ If ' club of Deal, NT. J. The dates for the ' $ holding of the open championship and of '3S l the ladles' championship were left to a committee for a decision, but tho first "B'a-3 awarded to the Englcwood Golf club ft of Englewood, N. J., and the second to 7jB55 the Merlon club of Philadelphia. The ljijs conditions governing the play of last 3H X , year's amateur championship were ndopt- .lflJB 1 ed for this year's tournament. ; hM f, The rules formulated by the Royal and rlj.', Ancient St. Andrew's Golf club of Scot- cttiit Isind were adopted as the rules governing iV tho games In the United States. , The flection resulted as follows: - President Herbert L. Jacoucs, Coun- fm trJ' club, Brookllne. Mass. V't9I ''X Vice-presidents Silas U. Strawn. Glen tJJ 9 View club. Golf. Illinois; MJIton Dargan, J ' H I Atlanta club, Atlanta, Ga. f ' ! Secretary Robert C Watson, Garden ."afc City Golf club. Garden City. X. Y. " 1 Treasurer William Fallows Morgan, 'X Ealtusol Golf club, Baltusol, X. Y. lAflHii' Executive committee Jarvls Hunt, r w oOri-ffhicago Golf club. Whealon. 111.: T. C. T. iT 'affile MInikoloda Golf club. Mlnne- MUiffKA J apolils. Minn.: Joseph S. Clark, Phlladel-fZiV Phlladel-fZiV Thla Cricket, club, Philadelphia; Arden M. ,nhiP JlobbJns . St. Andrew Golf club. Mount lOTj Hope. Jf;- |