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Show CHICAGO GOLF CLUB WANTS LAW AMENDED CHICAGO, Jan. lO.BollevIup that tho Homewood Country club of Chicago was "legislated" out of the privilege of holding- the national amateur golf tournament, tourna-ment, its mombora today began a campaign cam-paign to limit tho -power of the executive committee of tho .United States Golf association as-sociation in awarding tournaments. The by-laws under which tho commit-teo commit-teo selected threo clubu. one of which tho delegates must choose to hold their tournament, should bu so amended, according- to C. F. Thompson, president of Homewood, that a club not recommended by tho committee could be picked by the delegates. 2dr. Thompson said the committee's selections Include, In addltoa to Ek-wanok, Ek-wanok, which won the meet, the Slay-field Slay-field club, Cleveland, and the Detroit Country club, neither of which wanted or asked for the tournament, but, on tho contrary, had pledged support to Home-wood. Home-wood. Mr. Thompson charges that the committee,, com-mittee,, under the present by-law, has power by nominating; two Ineligible clubu practically to award the tournament to any club It deaire. |