Show 7 MORE SCHOLASTIC RACES WILL GET UND WAY I SW t 1898 CHAMP WILL HEAD GOLF Prize Money for 29 Pro Link Tourney Boosted to By Brian Bell Associated Press Sports Writer NEW Jan 5 AP The first professionalS professionalS' In the 1929 open golf championshIp or the States be more richly rewarded than were their fellows in 1928 The committee of the United states Golf association today increased the prize money from 2145 to for the tournament ment at l N. N Y June 1 The division among the leading score professIonals be determined deter deter- mined by the championship committee com com- of the U. U S. S G. G A but probably ably the ow scorIng pro get 1500 or 1000 instead of thc has been the prize money for several years ADD DUO OF COURSES TIle executive added two courses to the sev I previously designated for the open round June 10 to determine deter deter- mine players eligible for the blue ribbon event of golt Dayton 0 and Omaha Keb added to the list The increase will relieve congestion con con- at and Denver The meeting elected Findlay S. S Douglas New York who was the amateur champion cham- cham pion In 1898 as president 1 A. A Traylor Chicago Mr Traylor declined the usual reelection re- re election for a second term and took i Ills place on the advisory committee 01 presidents ex-presidents after paYing tribute trib- trib I I ute to the of his successor Mr TraYlor introduced Mr Douglas Doug Doug- las as a former champion and declared de- de since 1891 he has been playing play play- ing and serving golf Mr was promoted vice and the other president H. H U. U Ramsay New York was reelected The other vice presidential place was filled by the election elec- elec tion 01 Roger D. D Lapham San Fran Fran- cisco Prescott S. S Bush ew York and Charles II Sabin New York were reelected respectively secretary and The new general counsel coun- coun sel is John G. G Jackson EVERY SECTION REPRESENTED Every section ot the United States Is represented on the executive committee In addition to D. D Vanderpool former president and an member of the com com- the officers are joined by Herbert Jaques Boston Rodman E. E Griscom Philadelphia Harry Potter st st. Louis Ro ert T. T Jones Jr Atlanta Dranson Depew But But- falo Cornelius S. S Lee ew Robert Cutting Chicago and Harrison R. R Johnston St St. Paul rhe addition of Johnston Increases the representation ot active playIng play play- Ing stars Jones b named for a. a second term It was learned no change be made in the chairmanships of several sev- sev eral important MI continue to head the championship committee Mr om amateur status Jaques Implements and the ball and Mr Depew the links section The treasurers treasurer's leport revealed the association an November 30 had the largest surplus In its an increase af more than over the surplus one year ago 1056 CLUBS ARE MEMBERS The membership is active member clubs with eighty eight elected to membership since the last annual meeting l orty resigned or were dropped and two were rc- rc instated question ot a larger and ban remains before the executive ex- ex committee committee probably will make a joint pronouncement pro pro- with the Royal and Ancient the governing golf authority author author- ity Great Britain In the near Retiring President devoted what Ite his swan song to a discussion of the 10 per percent cent federal tax on dues Initiation fees and other mones mone's passing through th of golf club treasurers Calling the Jaw an obnoxious and unjust effort to tax proprietary in- in of golf 1111 Traylor said a suit would be brought to test the constitutionality of the tax Wo are going to this thing through and get relief if possible Mr Traylor told the delegates n n tho sun rose that on the following he I Sunday morning aCter church would be on Cork lOW shouting shout shout- ing I Im a Galway manne man man- ne got satisfaction MIX UNDER LAMP POST I used to see fights going on every night night- under a dozen lamp In Inthe the ward The never interfered inter inter- because the fights were conducted con con- ducted In a manly fashion Ono of the gre test fights I ever saw under no North Ninth street lamp was between be- be tween James Brown now a Drook- Drook park commissioner and County I McCluskey It lasted three hours i In those clays they never went by rounds They hands and kept going until one or the other gave up It Joe Glick was born on the sail af the ward must have absorbed some pt the Irish fighting blood with which that soil is stained And It stand him In good stead Friday night when he meets Jimmy l at Madison Square Garden |