Show GOLF HEADS TO I POW WOW j National Organization Grows New Clubs In InLine InLine I Line for Posts BY RAY nAY lO Special Correspondent t of ot The Standard Examiner Standard I Copyright 1927 By fly The Consoli Consoli- Consolidated Consolidated dated doted Press Association MEW YORK Jan Tho I-Tho 1 The Tho an- an IN an-IN NEW Huai meeting of o the tho United States Golf association on January S 9 at Pittsburg will VIII be bo unusuallY Important and exceptionally In- In Interesting interesting In Interesting in as much as aa a numb number I ot of tar reaching changes will VIII be made In the constitution At the tho conclusion of ot this meeting it will 1 no longer be bo possible tor for anyone to make the worn time-worn accusation that the tho U S G A is an ex- ex exclusive ex exclusive corporation controlled by wealthy easterners whose Interest In this country concerns the small minority rather than the majority The active membership ot of the association now numbering nearly clubs will be bo Increased to tomoro moro more than SOD SOO and probably wilt eventually total at least 1000 clubs cluba This means that the U S SG G A henceforth will be decided decidedly I democratic In spirit as well as In practice I DELEGATES I INCREASE SE I From now on a greater number ot of delegates from all sections of o othe the country will have hl an active voice in Its affairs attain Hitherto tit h membership of ot the U S G A has been composed of ot active member clubs and allied member clubs The latter outnumbered the tho for for- Cormer former for former mer by S 3 to 1 but had no voting power The allied clubs members could only make male suggestions at atthe atthe atthe the annual meeting relative to th the affairs affairs ot of o the association With the tho decision to make every club enrolled an active member with the tho right to be ba represented by one voting delegate there hero will be only ony one class ot of o membership and an any decision will have the tho full tull ap- ap approval approval ap approval of ot the majority of ot golfers ot of the United States The right to 10 become an active e member will cost each allied club clui an additional 20 per year car Al Although Al- Al Although Although though some ot of these inactive clubs may withdraw from the as lIS association as- as rather rother than pay tho the In- In Increase increase in increase crease the majority have Indi Indi- Indicated Indicated Indicated they will remain In the told the told fold In tact fact it will vill be greatly to their advantage to their membership for tor in addition to having an active voice they will receive the advice and the da- da de detailed tailed tol reports of ot the greens sec sec- section section tion The greens section Is composed of experts who have Lade tade a study ot of the tho upkeep and conditioning 0 of golf layouts Even though any nuy club were ere to bring In an outside agency to supervise its work Inthis Inthis In Inthis this respect It could get no bet bet- better bet better ter ter advice than that offered bythe by the secretary The Tho club would have e to pay an outside agency at least 1000 tor for the same advice ad and service given them tor for a years year's cars dues of ot 30 30 under the tho ac- ac active active ac active tive membership plan RI RESPONSIBLE LB The man who Is mostly responsible sible tor for this change Is WilliamG G a l Jr 1 president ot of o the association Under his efficient leadership the tho organization has shown more enterprise than In any 01 other single year or In any five years of its existence When Bill Fownes 1 became president he ho brought to that po po- po position po a knowledge of ot the tho game ot of golf golt obtained nod through years ears i i f c practical experience as s a player golf golt architect and club executive c As a player is one o oc othe the best ever In thi- thi thi country He won the amateur championship In 1910 enl n he was captain of the first tint Inter Inter- International International national Walker cup team In 1920 For For the tho past year or more ho hohas hohas hohas has carried on a strong fight for malting making the golf golt ball lighter and anlIs andis anlIs Is mainly responsible tor for the atti- atti attitude atti attitude tude ot of the United States In standing on Its own t feet feel ct In the matter maUer legislation of ot golf golt dates and legisla- legisla tion Instead of ot trailing the tho Ro Royal I and Ancient club of Great Britain Another evidence of the rapid spread ot of golf Is given g in an Item received from the tho Mexico Got Golf association This organization has J pu published 1 a a booklet with the tho rul rules s sot ot of the tho game printed In Spanish The book bool contains a picture showing that golf was played In Mexico for tor the first time In 1999 1899 at San Sail Pedro de Los Pines Th Mexico Golt Golf association was ed form form- formed ed In jn April 1926 modeled modeled on tilo the lines Jines of ot the U S B G A |