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VOL. XXI DECEMBER, 1907 No. 6

THE TRI-CITY TEAM MATCHES

Country Club, Brookline, Mass., October 25, 26, 1907

T NTEREST in this annual event ing, and more enjoyable. Golf con- t was increased very decidedly this sists of playing your own ball from year, because the afternoon play con- tee to hole, which is possible at the sisted of foursomes and not four-ball four-ball style. The other is a hybrid." matches. The decision to settle the It is permissible to differ with Mr. question of supremacy in this way had Travis as to the four-ball match being only been arrived at after considerable more sociable and more enjoyable. diffidence on the part of the New This is purely a matter of individual York players, and the success of the opinion and is largely a question of experiment was felt to be doubtful. temperament. To the writer, there is Even now we have only contradictory very slight enjoyment from a golfing opinions. A writer in one of the lead- point of view, in a four-ball match, ing Metropolitan papers made the an- and it is not understandable how it can nouncement that everyone was pleased be more sociable. Again, "golf does with the experiment and that New not consist in playing your own ball York golfers were unanimously in fa- from tee to hole." According to the vor of the foursome. It is probable rules "the game of golf is played by that this was a premature expression two sides, each playing its own ball. of opinion, for we have since been A side consists of one or two players." hearing from some of those who As a matter of fact it is the four-ball played at Brookline and they do not match which is not recognized in the talk this way. Mr. Travis is quoted definition of the game of golf. It is as saying: "My ideas on the matter difficult to see why the foursome is are the same as they have always been, peculiarly un-American, as one player —most decidedly in favor of the four- expressed it, seeing that the game ball. The latter is better golf in every itself is entirely an exotic. It is true way. It is more sociable, less exact- you do not get so much for your

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money, as you do only half the work, record, but their opponents squared but then according to Mr. Travis, it the match on the eighteenth green is more exacting; in other words, more and won the match at the nineteenth. strenuous, and this of itself, if true, The summary of the play follows: SINGLES. \ i ought to appeal to our golfers. But Philadelphia— — after all, what is the good of dogma- H. M. McFarland.... o G. Anderson.... Dr. Simon Carr i W. Whittemore. tizing? The foursome will make its H. W. Perrin o G. Thorp way on its merits, if at all, and no A. W. Tillinghast i G. Lockwood... J. P. Edwards o Ivimball amount of argument will convince a E. A. Service i R. Johnstone... J. L. Alcorn i G. H. Crocker.. player of its advantages if he prefers W. G. Pfeil 1 T. Briggs 0 J. S. Castner o M. Stanton i some other form of the game. H. M. Clements o T. G. Stevenson I The New York team were decided favorites. New York had won the two Total s Total 5 previous matches at Garden City in Anderson beat McFarland, I up; 1905, and last year at Merion. It was Dr. Carr beat Whittemore, I up a strong Metropolitan aggregation (twenty holes) ; Thorp beat Perrin, 5 that went to Brookline, and might well up and 3 to play; Tillinghast beat have been stronger, the omission of Lockwood, 2 up and 1 to play; Kim- ball beat Edwards, 2 up; Service beat Max Behr, to name only one golfer Johnstone, 1 up; Alcorn beat Crocker, of prominence, being somewhat inex- 4 up and 3 to play; Pfeil beat Briggs, plicable. Philadelphia also, consider- 1 up (nineteen holes) ; Stanton beat ing the limited area from which to Castner, 4 up and 3 to play; Steven- choose, was well represented, and Bos- son beat Clements, 3 up and 2 to play. ton had never been so strongly repre- MATCH PLAY FOURSOMES. sented. The prediction was that Philadelphia— Boston— McFarland and Carr. i Anderson and Whitte- Boston would beat Philadelphia and Perrin and Tillinghast I more 0 J McFarted, Edwards and Alcorn.. i Briggs and Wilder. . . o that New York would win in the final. Thorp and Johnstone. o This was not realized, for though the Pfeil and Service.... i Kimball and Lockwood o Castner and Clements o Stanton and Crocker, i Boston and Quaker City golfers 1: broke even in the singles they were Total 4 Total i Total scores—Philadelphia, g; Boston, 6. :-. badly beaten in the foursomes, being McEarland and Carr beat Anderson pl» of Petti hoist with their own petard, for it and Whittemore, I up (nineteen was their action that caused foursomes holes) ; Perrin and Tillinghast beat to be played. One of the best matches ffiiitr ;: Briggs and Wilder, 2 up; Edwards Grakm, drew was that between Dr. Carr and and Alcorn beat Thorp and Johnstone, Whittemore, the strongest player I up; Pfeil and Service beat Kimball fetsom.es, an probably in , and the and Lockwood, 3 up and 2 to play; «% The c Philadelphian won on the twentieth Stanton and Crocker beat Castner and matches: green. Lockwood, who has not had Clements, 7 up and 6 to play. Ik, much success this season, was beaten Philadelphia went down to utter de- by Tillinghast by 2 and 1. There was feat in the final, not winning one four- a brilliant foursome between McFar- some and only two singles. From a In., « 1 land and Carr against Anderson, the scoring point of view there was f I Massachusetts State Champion, and nothing remarkable in the singles, the Whittemore. The Philadelphia pair strong northeast wind and somewhat ; played the course in 76, a foursome sticky greens militating against good On., In... :- 1 THE TRI-CITY TEAM MATCHES 327

THE PHILADELPHIA TEAM cards. Travers, who played against Robert Abbott and A. M. Robbins— Out S4453 5 44 4—38 McFarland, the Philadelphia cham- In 3 5 4 4 5 5 3 pion, had 84 to his opponent's 85. The E. A. Service and W. G. Pfeil— Out 54542644 5—39 amateur champion lost his ball at the In 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 seventeenth. In the foursomes Arden Archie Reid and Marshall Whitlatch— M. Robbins and M. Whitlatch took the Out 434455 5 6 3—39 1° 35445444 5—3S—77 places of Peters and Herreshoff, the R. Kimball and H. M. Clements— latter having a strained knee-cap. The Out 6 4 5 6 3 5 5 5 5—44 In 4 4 5 7 6 6 4 5 5—46—90 amateur champion and the runner-up, Walter J. Travis and George T. Brokaw—• Graham, drew a large gallery in the Out 5 3 5 4 3 5 5 5 4—39 foursomes, and won their match In 3 4 4 4 6 5 3 H. W. Perrin and A. W. Tillinghast— easily. The cards of the foursome Out 64443646 4—41 matches: In 3 5 5 5 5 4 3 John M. Ward and Findlay S. Douglas— The summary: Out 53S43S36 3—37 SINGLES. New York— Philadelphia- In 3 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 4—4°—77 Herreshoff Service (2 and 1). J. P. Edwards and J. S. Alcorn— Peters 0 Alcorn (2 and 1). Reid (4 and 3) Out 43353556 5—39 Pfeil !n 4 6 5 4 5 5 3 s Ward (2 and 1) Kimball 5—42—81 Brokaw (5 and 3)... Clements Jerome D. Travers and Archie Graham— Travers (1 up) McFarland Out 54543556 4—41 Douglas (2 and 1).. Dr. Carr In 4 4 6 4 5 4 Travis (4 and 2) 1 Perrin 0 Graham (5 and 4).... 1 Tillinghast 0 Dr. Garr and H. McFarland— Abbott (1 up) 1 Edwards o Out 5445 3 656 4—4 In 3 5 7 4 6 5 Totals 8 v: • 328 THE TRI-CITY TEAM MATCHES

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THE BOSTON TEAM for so ima] The members of the three teams menta! i FOURSOMES. were guests of the Country Club at y 1 •_•-1 J. M. Ward and F. S. J. P. Edwards and J. Douglas (2 and 1). 1 S. Alcorn o dinner on Friday, October 25th. J. D. Travers and A. Dr. Carr and H. Me- The team match was for a trophy Graham (4 and 3) • . 1 Farland o R. Abbott and A. M. E. A. Service and W. known as the Lesley cup. It was pre- Robbins (3 and 2) . 1 G. Pfeil o A. Reid and Marshall Kimball and H. M. sented by Mr. R. W. Lesley, a member Whitlatch (6 and 5) 1 Clements o W. J. Travis and Geo. H. W. Perrin and A. of the Merion Cricket Club, and a T. Brokaw (3 and 2) 1 W. Tillinghast 0 prominent golfer of Philadelphia in Totals 5 Totals. 1905, and it is justly regarded as one Grand Totals. ... 13 Grand Totals 2 of the leading events of the year.

thereto WESTERN DEPARTMENT

Conducted by Alexis J. Colman,

As usual, many of the Chicago Evanston club's property will be 200 Clubs are planning to keep their yards, so it must mean a re-laying I courses open all winter. Edgewater, out of the entire course. This will with its porous, sandy soil and general lead to having the general lay north recuperative powers, is planning a and south, instead of east and west, busy winter. A steam plant has been as at present. The earth excavated installed in the club house, and thus will be trundled away to Wilmette the comfort of the members will be where it is to be used in filling in the well provided for. At the Chicago edge of the lake for a park. The club Golf Club, Wheaton, the course will probably will acid twenty acres adjoin- be kept open, and in addition to golf, ing on the north to make up for the curling will be a pastime well patron- loss occasioned by cutting through the ized, as per usual, on the pond which canal. Foot bridges will be thrown for so many years has served for a across as fast as the excavation be- mental , as well as a physical, comes too deep to walk across, so that at the ninth and tenth holes. Other players will not have the trouble of clubs will have toboganning—as scrambling- down and up steep banks. Evanston, where the sport was im- The banks eventually will be sodded, mensely popular last winter—skating, and altogether the channel will con- trapshooting and other sports of simi- stitute a fine hazard—and graveyard lar nature. for lost balls. * At the annual meeting of the Ex- The trustees of the Sanitary District moor Country Club, Edward F. Carry ! of Chicago are assuring the officials was re-elected president; C. T. Boyn- of the Evanston Golf Club that the ton was chosen vice-president; F. V. digging of the channel of the big canal Bennis, secretary and treasurer; through the Evanstonians' (property Trigg Waller, team captain; and is not destined to prove a great draw- governors for three years, Charles S. back to the golfing. At least half a Diehl and W. H. Baldwin. dozen holes lie directly in the path of the big ditch, which is to be an outlet for Chicago's drainage from the north- For the eleventh time George R. ern boundaries of the city southward, Thorne, "Father of Midlothian," is there to join the main channel which chief executive of that organization. is persuading the waters of Lake Other officers: First vice-president, Michigan to turn backward the course Alvin H. Sanders; second vice-presi- of the Chicago River and purifying dent, Marvin B. Pool; secretary, F. that stream. The channel through the M. Wickett; treasurer, James P. 33O WESTERN DEPARTMENT

Chapman; directors, three years, H. organization is generally in a healthy m which on!; H. Hilton, W. J. Black, L. W. Pitcher shape. could particff and G. A. Hamlin. The annual dues have been raised from $60 to $80 for Putting greens for the new public resident members and from $20 to course in Garfield Park are being laid $40 for non-resident members. Im- out so that play may commence as final minute, a provements to the roads leading to early as may be possible next year, i to be played * the Midlothian club are contemplated probably in June. It will be a nine- former which will mean an outlay of $3,000 hole course, laid out in the part of the dark] at least. Freddie McLeod, the clever park south of Madison street. The North Berwick Scot, is re-engaged for golf house will be well equipped and - and IV:-. Dffl next year. Fred is spending four contain a refreshment pavilion. A tinier pi months on his native heath, and when club, patterned after the one which 1 fern S& he returns will go to San Antonio, patronizes the Jackson Park public 3: ffl 1 Texas, as usual, to prepare the course links, is in process of formation kpreano oi there for the club's annual open tour- among the golfers who heretofore io sera-pofa nament. have had to journey across the city to play in Jackson Park, if they desired osiers ptamil Mrs. Wallace L. DeWolf of the at all to play. The anas is the new executive 1 fofitit i d of the Women's Western Golf Asso- At the annual meeting of the Jack- »k is 1 • ciation, succeeding Mrs. A. T. H. son Park Golf Club, D. A. Wilkins leMi Brower, who retires after several was elected president, Dr. H. W. fte pie. no! years of unceasing and untiring Pierson, first vice-president; A. V. aid 8/ in the efforts in behalf of the organization. Lee, second vice-president; C. R. Es- tram scratch. Mrs. W. T. Beatty of Homewood is son, secretary ; J. L. Devine, treasurer ; > 103,203,1^- advanced from the post of secretary governors, three years, H. H. Morrell, c to vice-president; Miss Elizabeth P. M. McCann and C. F. Rathbun. Towner of Exmoor is secretary, and Dougks TTVC: Margaret Hately of Lake Geneva is Honors in the annual tournament treasurer. The executive committee: of the paint and varnish trade, held at Miss Sallie Ainslie, Westward Ho; Homewood, the Buck family starred. Mrs. W. F. Anderson, Hinsdale; Mrs. O. J. Buck won the prize for low net,

Melville Black, Denver; Miss E. M. with 100, 12—88; and his son, Nelson '•- ' Bowers, Highland Golf Club; Miss L. Buck, had 87 for low gross and Kathleen Brown, Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. tied with two others for second best mg \\ ,7 R. H. Donnelly, Midlothian; Mrs. G. net at 90, a penalty of three being B. Douglas, Cedar Rapids; Miss added to his score. He won on playing Grace Semple, St. Louis; Mrs. H. H. off the triple tie. »• Ac Sherwood, Claremont; Mrs. E. -H. Sprague, Omaha; Mrs. E. R. Whit- * A unique tournament was that in comb, Fairview; Mrs. W. C. Winton, Racier,;, Northland; Mrs. T. E. Young, Euclid. which the employees of A. G. Spald- ing & Brothers participated recently at Westward Ho, for the trophy given Fourteen new clubs have been ad- by General Manager Frank W. Ger- I M< mitted to the W. W. G. A., and the ould. It was a "house tournament," WESTERN DEPARTMENT 331

in which only employees of the firm and retains custody of the cup, could participate. Many athletes of as this is his third victory. In former days, famous as stars in sports the finals he defeated E. B. Wicks, other than golf, were eligible to play, 2 up, 1 to play. Wicks had defeated but their hearts failed them at the J. C. Taylor, who had put out J. final minute, and the tournament had Walcott Thompson, the 1904 cham- to be played without "Dixie" Fleager, pion. McGurrin had won in 1905 and former Northwestern football star; 1906. McGurrin excelled in the long Charley Kilpatrick, former Union Col- game, while Wicks' approaching and lege (Schenectady, N. Y.); Princeton putting, in the main, was exceptionally and Wisconsin star runner and last good. McGurrin's steadiness on the winter president (in name) of the last two crucial holes settled it. The Western Skating Association (but victor is a pupil of Willie Hoare, the that's another story) ; Bobby Welch, former Calumet and Ridge, Chicago impresario of all matters pertaining professional. to semi-professional baseball in Chi- cago; Harry Burton, Roy Clark and Gossip has it that President Albert others prominent in Chicago sports. R. Gates will be returned to the post The course was slow, but Herbert of honor in the Western Golf Asso- Krogstat, a clubmaker for the firm, ciation when the annual election takes who used to be with Bob Taylor at place January 1, at the Auditorium the Minikahda Club, Minneapolis, won Annex. Charles F. Thompson of the prize, making 96 in the morning Homewood will also be prevailed upon and 87 in the afternoon. He played to retain the secretarial chair, in all from scratch. C. S. Lincoln had 100, probability. J. C. Brocklebank is to 103, 203, 18—185; H. Lawrence 102, be treasurer again, and it may be 96, 198, 12—186; Tom Bendelow, our that Vice-President Edward F. Carry friend of old, 95, 97, 192, o—192; and will be re-elected. Douglas Tweedie, the strapping son of the late Herbert J., had 102, 98, 200, 4—96. Captain Robert W. Hunt is presi- dent of the , succeed- ing Phelps B. Hoyt. Fred W. Up- y ham is vice-president, and other offi- Promoters of the Beverly Country cers elected are: secretary, W. R. Club have abandoned their plan of Garberson; treasurer, H. R. ITixon; having $1,000 memberships. Instead, directors, three years, W. H. Bart- they have determined to make a lease lett, Walter M. Thompson and H. F. of the grounds and sell memberships Perkins. at $100. According to the original idea, each member was to get a stock certificate which would represent a Midlothian retains possession of the half acre of ground. Wallace L. DeWolf cup, offered for most points scored by the women in their team competitions and tourna- F. E. McGurrin won the annual ments of the season, as figured upon open championship of the Salt Lake the scheme of the Women's Western City Country Club again this year, Golf Association. Midlothian had 538 332 WESTERN DEPARTHENT points, Evanston was second with 396, Stewart Clark is again president of and Calumet third with 302. Miss the Evanston Golf Club, and now Sallie Ainslie gets individual honors, begins his seventh term. Other offi- having made 179 points, and Miss cers: vice-president, Frederick Arnd; Myra Heliner of Midlothian was treasurer, O. F. Carpenter; secretary, second with 132. Miss Ruth Steele W. S. Mason; directors, F. L. Drain, of Homewood had 114. for third, and J. W. Donnell, W. F. Lord, W. S. in all there were thirteen players with Powers and A. W. Sherman. X records of 50 points or better. H"

The club standing follows: Mid- Calumet's annual election resulted lothian, 538; Evanston, 396; Calu- as follows: president, A. C. Allen; met, 302; La Grange, 248; Home- vice-president, E. S. Rogers; secre- wood, 225; Westward Ho, 213; Ex- tary, W. S. Hobkirk; treasurer, J. moor, 206; Windsor, 162; Skokie, M.McDermid; directors, Dr. R. W. 154; Auburn Park, 149; Hinsdale, 91 ; Bishop, F. W. Ellis, A. R. Gates, J. Edgewater, 80; Los Angeles, 75; Grassell and F. C. N. Robertson. Ridge, 50; Fairview, 44; Omaha, 41; Riverside, 38; Chicago, },J ; Lake Gen- eva, 33 ; Onwentsia, 25 ; St. Louis, 22 ; Herbert F. Jones, the newspaper Atlanta Athletic, 19; Elmhurst, 14; golf champion of Chicago, and run- Evanston, Kansas City, 14; South ner-up in the western amateur cham- Shore, 9; San Francisco, 6; Wheaton, pionship, captured the club cup at 2 ; Glen A iew, 1. the Wheaton Golf Club, defeating E. Wr. Dresser by 7 and 6. It was a handicap affair, and Jones was at 2, The individual standing: Miss Sal- while Dresser had an allowance of 15. lie Ainslie, Westward Ho, 179; Miss Myra Helmer, Midlothian, 132; Miss * Ruth Steele, Homewood, 114; Miss Lillian French. Windsor, 100; Miss After the death of Marshall Field Elizabeth Young, Calumet, 93; Miss the main burden of the business fell Caroline Painter, Calumet, 88; Mrs. upon the shoulders of John G. Shedd, C. L. Dering, Midlothian, 80; Miss whose duties theretofore, however, Vida Llewellyn, La Grange, 80; Mrs. had been almost as great. Like many C. F. Braffette. La Grange, 68; Mrs. another captain of industry, Mr. L. N. Brochon, La Grange, 67; Mrs. Shedd finds in golf surcease from H. L. Pound, Skokie, 66; Mrs. A. T. business cares and worries, and H. Brower, Evanston, 54; Mrs. E. T. strength to carry on his multifarious Perkins, Los Angeles, 52. duties. 'nx THE BAG OF CLUBS No. 2. THE DRIVER. Part II

By Seymour G. Dunn, Professional to the

TJ AVING explained the positions of a style) addresses the ball and makes •*•-*• of the body, arms, wrists, hands, the preliminary waggle of the club etc., at the three points of the swing, previous to taking the final aim and viz: The address, top of swing, and swing at the ball, the waggle is usually finish, it now behooves me to explain done with the wrists alone, but when how to swing from one position to the actual up swing and down swing the other, beginning with the first itself takes place, there is absolutely position, addressing the ball. no side way action of the wrist or As explained in my first article in arms. I mean by this, that the arms last month's issue we find that the and wrists do not of themselves carry weight of the body in the first position the club away from the ball, the arms is equally balanced on the feet, the and wrist action being an up and club head is sitting on the ground down movement directly in front of close behind the ball, and the hands the player. It has practically no and head are directly in line with the movement sideways, either to the head of the club. Now we start the right side or the left throughout the swing by turning the shoulders. I whole swing. The side swinging of would like here to call attention to the the club is caused entirely by the turn- fact that many first class players seem ing of the body. It is the turning of to be under the impression that they the body which converts the straight start the swing by a wrist action, when up and down action of the arms and as a matter of fact they start the wrists into the golfing swing which action with the turning of their shoul- is technically, an oblique ellipse, form- ders and body, and the wrist action ed by a combination of two circular does not commence to work until well actions working simultaneously and in after the club has been started on the rhythm at right angles to each other, up swing. Most of the wrist action one circle being oblique, the other takes place at the top of the swing. having two travelling active pivoting It is quite correct that it should do so, points between its outer curve and and it is done by all golfers. I men- the main axis. The main axis is the tion this because it is an erroneous player's head, and this governs the idea that the club is started by a side- entire swing, the two travelling active way wrist action and it is harmful pivoting points being the wrist action advice to give a beginner. and the arm action from the shoulders. It is by no means a simple matter See face view diagram of swing, (i) to explain clearly in writing these represents what would be the course things, but I will do my best. of the club head if it travelled in a When a player (by a player I mean perfect circle, (2) the actual elliptic a player who has settled into some sort course of the club head, (3) the other- 334 THE BAG OF CLUBS

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DIAGRAM REFERRED TO ON PAGE 333 wise true circular course of the hands, of the shoulder, reduces somewhat the (4) the actual elliptic course of the ellipticity of the course of the hands. —v~ hands. But still their course is elliptic round The reason why the swing is ellip- the head, which accounts for the hands -, audit viBI tic is because the wrist action diverts coming nearer to the player's head in the club out of the true circular course spite of the fact that the left elbow sopped bringing the club head nearer to the is not bent. On the up swing the '•'-;- head of the player. The arm action shoulders are turned, the whole body i\ also being pivoted at the shoulder turning with them. The arms, hands, It joint, the hands are brought nearer club, club head, and all are turned to the player's head owing to the pivot away from the ball by this body turn, point of the arms being below the and when the club head has been car- ' head, and the arms swinging up to- ried away from the ball about two feet wards the head cause the hands to by the turning of the body, the arms swing in an elliptic course round the commence to swing up from the shoul- player's head. The pivoting point of der joint, and the wrists commence the left arm, owing to the left shoulder their action also. The two actions be- changing its position by the turning gin when the club head is about two f DO. THE BAG OF CLUBS 335

feet away from the ball, but so very that the turning of the body is the gradually at the start that it is hardly cause of the side swinging of the club, noticeable until the club head is about and that the arms and wrists simply four feet away from the ball. Then swing the club straight up and round the arm and wrist actions become over the shoulder after the body has more active and increase in activity created the side motion. It is quite cor- to the top of the swing. I have said rect that the turn of the body should that there is no side action of the arms swing the club away from the ball and and wrists which carries the club away that the arms and wrists should then from the ball. It is the body that join in, in perfect rhythm, and carry does this, and the arms simply raise the club up and round to the horizontal. the club in a straight upward course. I am explaining this, as it is something It is the harmonizing of these two which beginners should clearly under- movements that composes the swing, stand at the start. Nearly every be- and to prove what I say, notice the ginner tries to swing his club back position of a player's hands when he and forth laterally with the arms only, addresses the ball. Take Vardon, instead of turning the shoulders to Taylor, Braid, or any first-class player. create the lateral action of the course The hands are more or less directly of the club and letting the arms and in front of the player opposite the wrists create the vertical action of centre of his body. Now, notice the the club's course. position of the hands at the top of Every player should understand the swing, and it will be seen that the this, because it shows to the full how hands are still more or less opposite very important is the action of the the chest; or in other words, still oppo- turning of the body; that its work is site the front of the body as before. to turn so as to cause the club head W Notice the position of the hands at to travel in a lateral curve and thus the finish of the swing and it will be convert the vertical curve caused by seen that they are again still opposite the arms and wrists into a graceful the player's chest, or front of the body. ellipse, traveling absolutely true in a Notice the position of the hands at certain direction at a certain moment any point throughout the entire swing, at a certain point. Therefore, if a and it will be seen that the hands are player makes the body turn incorrectly always opposite the centre of the front or out of harmony with the action of of the player's body; or in other words, his arms it will be detrimental to his with the two shoulders they form a tri- success in hitting the ball true. For angle. It will be seen also that the instance, if the body is turned too hands simply swing up and down and soon the club head will come into up again at the finish, always in a contact with the ball before the arms straight up and down course relative and wrists have brought the club down to and in front of the body. If a play- to the lowest point of the vertical er's hands are always in front of him curve, and the result will naturally be throughout the swing, it proves be- a topped ball, or perhaps a complete yond question of a doubt that there is miss if the error of turning the body absolutely no side action or side swing- too soon is exaggerated sufficiently. ing by the arms relative to the body; If, however, the error is very slight 336 THE BAG OF CLUBS

perfect, and yet you can slice if some other slicing cause is at work. It is the same with all other errors. They all have many causes, and so if you have the bad habit of slicing do not try to correct it by altering that which is already correct, and is not the true cause of your slicing. If you have a habit of slicing or any other fault, your only salvation is to go to an expert instructor who is able to locate the true cause of your troubles and who will be able to ana- lyze the whole matter thoroughly and explain clearly to you what is wrong and will advise you correctly how to cure it. Every player is bound to go off his game some time or other, and CORRECT GRIP FOR DRIVING on such occasions many have ruined and the club has apparently caught the their whole game and style, through Ll ball fairly true the result will be a trying all sorts of foolish changes to sliced ball, and if the club has come effect a cure. From the endless mis- close enough to the ground to cut a taken ideas and incorrect advice I piece out, that piece will be cut out have overheard one player giving an- ahead of where the ball was sitting other, I feel I must almost say beware and more or less towards the left toe, how you take the advice of your fel- and so vice versa if the body is turned low player, unless he is competent in too late, for then the result will be a giving such advice. Not one man in a very bad case of hooking or a topped thousand can see the true cause of a ball, or, if exaggerated sufficiently, a player's errors. To know this is an art complete miss. And if the club head by itself, and to become anything like is close enough to the ground to touch proficient as an adviser, one has to it the result will not be a piece cut out have years of practice in actual teach- but a sclaff behind the ball. When ing and careful study of the science you want to play a shot with a little of the game. For golf's sake, I am hook on the ball, don't turn the body sorry to say there are professionals too soon. Be a little late, and if a even who seem not to have the re- little slice is wanted be a little earlier motest idea of how to teach or how in turning the body. to point out the causes of a player's I must call my readers' attention to mistakes who has gone off his game. the fact that a hundred different Many professionals can play an excel- things might cause slicing, and so if lent game themselves, but are quite you have a habit of slicing, don't attrib- incapable of imparting their knowl- ute it right away to turning your edge. Then there are others who body too soon, as the time of the turn- have the gift but have never bothered ing of your body may be absolutely themselves to study golf from a scien- THE BAG OF CLUBS 337

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tific point of view, which is absolutely self. Now, without altering the essential to the making of a first class position of the club, hands, head, etc., curve d * instructor. Then again there are others relative to the shoulders, keep your creates the iaw who have not spent their time prac- eye on the ball, and without making must be so nrr tising their own game, but who have any other movement except raising ^ists will have made it their one object to become the left heel a little to ease the turn, expert instructors. These are the turn your shoulders until the left cun-e at the 0 men really qualified to give a golfer shoulder points at the ball and you body has valuable advice. They, too, are will find yourself at the top of the cor- qualified to advise even the most ex- rect swing. This shows that the arm curve, and the; pert, for no player can see his own and wrist action is one combined mo- so placed ffl & swing. Others can, and of course an tion and that the body turn is an en- tk club head expert instructor can see still more. tirely independent motion and an ab- ( with the bail 2 It is strange how so many are ready solutely necessary one. It will be to offer advice to those off their game. noticed that the turning of the body They feel, I suppose, that they must has changed the position of the club, in say something, and so out it comes. that before the body was turned the "Save me from my friends," is a very club was at right angles to good maxim to bear in mind. the direction of the ball's flight, and EASTEI To return to the principles of the that now the club head is pointing in correct theory of the swing: the the intended direction of the ball's ASSC shoulder and body are turned to per- flight. Without changing the position form a very important duty. To of the club, arm, and hands, relative make it clear that the arms do not to the body, turn the body back to create a side action, I ask my reader the original position. Now swing the to take a club in hand and stand in club down off the shoulder to the - the first position addressing a ball, ground to about where it should be, G ijgisfisto and without turning the body raise relative to the ball, and swing it ,•• too,isaiiMedl the club vertically straight up from straight up again. This time bend iboiak the ball by swinging the arms up the head towards the right shoulder directly in front of him at the shoulder and let the club shaft be at the hori- joint. By the natural action of the zontal over the left shoulder, with the to cousin- •; wrists let the club come right up over hands directly opposite the chest as and all v&m

1l / the right shoulder and rest at a hori- before. Now turn the shoulders zontal position with the club head at round so that the right shoulder points *d in ; . the player's back, and his own head to the place where the club head to this se:•- bent sideways towards the left shoul- rested on the ground, and the player der so that the hands can take a posi- will find himself at the finish of the tion as much as possible directly in swing. Repeat these actions, com- front of the player, opposite the chest, mencing by addressing a ball, and are IK and then my reader will have per- without turning the body, swing the \ !ast named dti tame formed the complete and correct arm club straight up in front of you from Wdr,i and wrist action that is done by every the ball, and when the club arrives at now- B«J. C( first-class golfer, minus the body turn, the horizontal position over the right when swinging at a ball. Hold this shoulder, take particular notice of the He position and prove what I say for your- natural position, of the wrists and EASTERN PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 339

hands. The arms create the vertical vise every golfer to try this exercise curve and the turning of the body over and over again until it is abso- creates the lateral curve. The swing lutely clear to him that there are two must be so timed that the arms and distinct actions, totally independent of wrists will have brought the club head each other. The more a player recog- down to the lowest point of the vertical nizes the fact that these two actions curve at the exact moment when the exist and tries to harmonize them to u body has brought the club head round each other, the easier it will be to per- to the outermost point of the lateral fect the swing. On this perfect timing curve, and the player's head must be good direction and distance depend, so placed in line with the ball, that so try and make as perfect a com- the club head will come in contact bination as possible of these two with the ball at this moment, if a actions. good result is to be obtained. I ad- (To be continued.)

EASTERN PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS' ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP

Country Club, Brookline, Mass., October 29, 30, 1907

HT^HIS association is to be congratu- professionals, whose earnings on the lated upon its enterprise in hold- average are moderate in the extreme, ing this fixture. The Country Club, playing for their own money is not too, is entitled to the thanks of all those one which reflects any credit upon who take an interest in good golf. In American golf. Perhaps, if the New the Metropolitan District there is ap- York professionals were to provide the parently no desire to see the best golf whole of the prize money, some club the country is capable of producing, might condescend to allow them the and all attempts to bring off the use of its course, and then we should Championship re- have the felicity of seeing a revival sulted in failure. In marked contrast of the Metropolitan Open Champion- to this self-satisfied attitude of New ship. Under these circumstances it York amateurs is the action of the would cost little to be generous. amateurs of Boston, Chicago and Last year, the first occasion of this Philadelphia. Open championship fixture, the Forest Hill (N. J.) contests are held in each of the two Field Club was the scene of action, last named cities, and a Boston club and the championship was won by came forward and took the fixture with 146, now under consideration. A large being second with 149. This year the part of the prize money was provided positions were reversed, Campbell by the country club, the association leading Smith, who tied with George finding the balance, which was no Low for second place. The victory inconsiderable item. The spectacle of was an exceedingly popular one, for 34O EASTERN PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

David Hunter, Essex County— Campbell has long been recognized as Out 53453544 5—38 one of the finest players in the country. In 2 5 5 4 4 3 3 5 5—36—74 Out 54533535 4—37 He has not, however, been usually In 36656544 5—44—8l—:55 , Englewood 76 81—157 favored with the best of luck, hence Alex Ross, Brae Burn 77 81—158 his victory now is the more welcome. Andy Campbell, The Country 78 80—158 Jack Hutchinson, St. Andrew's 75 83—158 His familiarity with the course—it is Matt Campbell, The Country 77 81—158 , Oakley 78 81—159 Bwt the club where he is professional—was R. B. Peebles, Fairview 77 82—159 a deemed a strong factor in contributing O. Terry, Waumbeck 76 83—159 I Jack Campbell, Philadelphia 79 81—160 to his success. It is very doubtful Jack Jolly, Arlington 77 84—161 feet Km* , Fox Hills 81 80—161 whether this is an advantage in an Jack Jones, Myopia 80 83—163 • ;•-• George Turnbull, Flushing 81 82—163 important competition. At any rate, J. S. Pierson, Richmond County 83 80—163 there has never been an Open Cham- Willie Maguire, Winchester 82 82—164 A. IT. Fenn, Wollaston 81 84—165 pionship held in this country under IT. Rawlins, Ekwanok 84 81—165 David Brown, Lawrence 84 82—166 5« ' the auspices of the U. S. G. A., where IT. Strong, Apawamis • 82 84—166 I iipm '•'• • the home professional has been suc- M. O'Loughlin, Plainfield 80 87—167 John Young, Hollywood 90 ' 84—174 1• 5, • S cessful. 144 is good going for any W. Sime, New York 91 86—177 Btl Jack Hagen, New Jersey 84 94—178 He V, course, and the value of the perform- N. Lawrence - 92 93—185 Tom MacNamara, Fall River 75 No Card I IDHL " ance was enhanced by the fact that M. I. Brady, Commonwealth 81 No Card the start was made in a driving rain. W. 'Clark, Springfield 84 No Card An unfortunate incident was the Campbell received $100 as first ruling that put Tom MacNamara, the money; $25 for the best eighteen Fall River professional—probably the holes, a like amount for the best best of the home breds—out of the thirty-six holes, and $25 more for competition. He removed some leaves winning the title. on the line of his putt with his cap George Low and Alex Smith di- vided second and third money, get- and was promptly disqualified by one v Wjr, ••• of the committee, instead of merely be- ting $75 each. got ing penalized two strokes. The Rules fourth, $50; David Hunter fifth, $30; of Golf, which have been pounded to and Tack Hobens sixth, $20. For the death by the kicking fraternity during $20, which constituted the seventh and the past few months, cannot incur eighth money, there were four men tied. As a result, Alex Ross, Andy ... blame in this instance, for they are ''•[• Guj '•,, absolutely clear on the point. Sum- Campbell, Jack Robinson and Matt mary : Campbell got $5 each. MacNamara received some slight Alex Campbell, The Country— Out 5345 3 544 3—36 consolation for his diqualification In 35445434 5—37—73 when he and George Low won the Out 44432533 5—33 In 3 5 4 4 5 4 3 5 5—38—71 — 144 four-ball contest. The best individual George Low, Baltusrol— score of the day was that of Donald Out 44443454 5—37 In 3 4 5 4 5 4 3 4 4—36—73 Ross, who had 73. Out 5 4 4 5 3 5 4 5 3—38 In 2 5 4 3 5 5 3 4 7—40—78—1 51 The card of the winning pair and Alex Smith, Nassau— the scores of the others follow: Out 44453544 4—37 Tom MacNamara, Fall River, and George Low, In 2 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5—40—77 Baltusrol— Out 4 3 4 5 3 6 4 4 4—37 Out. 43443444 4—34 In 3 5 4 4 6 4 3 4 4—37 — 74- I51 In.. 35446424 5—37—71 Gilbert Nicholls, Woodland— Out. Out 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 5 4—36 4 3 3 4 3 5 4 5 4—35 In 3 5 3 4 7 4 3 5 5—39—75 In.. 3 5 5 4 5 4 3 4 4—37—7-'—M3 Out 54443445 3—36 Matt Campbell, The Country, and In 36555545 5—43—79—154 Jack Hutchinson, St. Andrew's. ... 72 72—144 EASTERN PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Jack Campbell, Philadelphia, and Donald Ross, Oakley 75 71—146 f i 4 Alex Campbell, The Country, and Orrin Terry, Waumbeck 73 74—147 \. 4 <$ Walter Clark, Springfield, and George Kinsman, Brooklawn. 75 74—M-9 A. H. Fenn, Wollaston, and Jack Hobens, Englewood 74 75—149 Isaac Mackie, Fox Hills, and Rob- ert Peebles, Fair View 71 78—149 D. Brown, Lawrence, a n d M. O'Loughlin, Plainfield 73 77—150 Gilbert Nicholls, Woodland, and John Young, Hollywood 75 75—'5° Jack Jolly, Arlington, a n d , Commonwealth 75 76—151 •* ^-: •'. 1 • Horace Rawlins, Ekwanok, and J. S. Pierson, Richmond County 79 71—15- , Apawamis, and Da- vid Hunter, Essex County 79 74—153 George Turnbull, Flushing, a n d Andy Campbell, The Country 74 81—155 m Alex Ross, Brae Burn, and Willie Sime, New York 79 79—15S W. Maguire, Winchester, and Jack Hagen, New Jersey 77 81—158 Alex Smith, Nassau, and W. Law- rence 79 No Card Willie Wilson, New York, and Tack 4, Jones, Myopia — No Card Low and MacNamara divided $50; Matt Campbell and Jack Hutchinson, $30; and Jack Campbell and Donald ALEX CAMPBELL Ross, $20. Donald Ross also took $25 Mr. P. W. Whittemore and Matt for the best score of the da)'. Campbell 38 37 75 Mr. G. T. Crocker, Jr., and Donald The eighteen hole four-ball com- Ross 36 39 75 petition for amateurs and profession- Mr. H. Selfridge and Tom Mac- Namara 34 41 75 als was won by Mr. W. Fellowes Mor- Mr. C. S. Robeson and Gilbert I Nicholls 36 40 76 gan, Jr., who created such a good Mr. A. M. Jones and M. J. Brady.. 39 37 76 Mr. G. F. Willett and H. T. Rawlins 36 40 76 impression in the Inter-Collegiate Mr. Herbert Jacques and Jack Hutch- inson 37 40 77 Championship, and George Low. The Mr. L. S. Bigelow and David Brown 40 3S 78 summary: Mr. G. H. Windeler and G. Turnbull 39 39 78 Mr. F. W. Broadhead and Jack Jolly 38 41 79 Mr. W. F. Morgan, Jr., and George Mr. A. IT. Shaw and Isaac Mackie.. 41 39 80 Low 35 36 71 Mr. Ridgeton and J. S. Pierson 40 40 80 Mr. George Crocker and Alex Camp- Mr. Wild and Orrin Terry 41 40 81 bell 34 38 72 Mr. C. W. Bass and George Kinsman 41 40 81 Mr. E. C. Tarbell and Jack Hobens 34 39 73 Mr. M. F. O'Connell and Jack Camp- Mr. T. G. Stevenson and Alex Smith 35 39 74 bell 42 40 82 Mr. A. A. Highlands and Alex Ross 37 37 74 Mr. H. H. Daniels and Walter Clarke 40 42 82 Dr. F. Brush and Willie Maguire... 39 35 74 Mr. J. F. Morrill and Willie Sime... 41 45 86

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and with tbecc DECISIONS OF THE RULES OF itch mi?l the adrer GOLF COMMITTEE out any effort i •inn. the «'< The following" are the more im- C. The secretary, while not impugn- portant decisions recently published by ing the accuracy of the scores, holds the Rules of Golf Committee, St. An- that the cards, not being signed by the j recent drew's, : marker, were not kept in accordance ranged 6 | with Rule 4 of the Special Rules for DALBEATTIE GOLF CLUB.—Q.—A noon. A. and B meet C and D in the final of a Stroke Competitions, and should there- fore be disqualified. A and B main- foursome competition. A and B re- Iff tain that the cards having been duly ceive one stroke at the third hole. The card. B wa match was halved, and the players signed by one of the players should ground that A I started again. The side which won have been accepted as correct and that B# an f the nineteenth hole claimed the match. the secretary had no right to make use '' role is Is there any rule bearing on the of the knowledge, which he subse- matter ? quently obtained, that C did not keep J.-J which 1. A.—There is no rule on the subject. a score. The conditions of the competition A.—A is disqualified because his should have provided for such a con- score was not kept by one of his oppo- tingency. nents or a special marker. B is dis- y lab GRANTHAM GOLF CLUB.—0—Prior qualified because his score was not & dull, lie to a stroke handicap competition the signed by A, who kept it. It is the fW. Is t • secretary inadvertently placed a wrong duty of the secretary to take cogni- handicap opposite a player's name on zance of any irregularity which is tit i the posted list. The secretary dis- brought to his notice. stroke of covered the mistake on checking the ST. BOSWELL'S GOLF CLUB.—Q—A cards. Which is the correct handicap, and B play a cup tie according to that fixed by the committee, or that match play under the impression that posted up by the secretary ? B has two holes start from A. A wins j. iotaBK: • A.—The handicap which was posted by 5 and 4, and they stop playing at up must stand. this point, B being satisfied that he has lost the tie. On returning to the club STONEHAVEN GOLF CLUB.—Q.— fhe case ef a 1 After completion of a medal competi- house they discover that B had three fc player j - tion and the scores had all been handed holes start from A. Should the tie ^ gCQUodt have been replayed, or as they failed in, the secretary on examining the taftemoR, cards discovered that the cards of two to replay it within the dates specified players were signed by one person on the draw sheet, are both subject to and, on making inquiry, ascertained disqualification? Further play in the that the following were the facts, viz.: competition has been suspended pend- Three players, A, B, and C, took part ing an opinion from the Rules of Golf in the aforesaid medal competition. A Committee. kept the three scores on a card. B and A.—It is the player's duty to ascer- C did not keep scores. Cards for A tain his correct handicap before start- g. V and B were handed in both signed by ing, and A cannot be disqualified for tee DECISIONS OF THE RULES COMMITTEE 343

B's error. By mutual arrangement taking up his stand to play it with his and with the consent of the committee niblick. Is there a penalty? the match might have been replayed, A.—No, providing always that but as the advertised time passed with- nothing has been done which might be out any effort being made in this di- construed as an intention of doing rection, the result of the match must anything to improve the lie of the ball, stand. or assist him in his subsequent play. COLWYN BAY GOLF CLUB.—Q.—In GLASGOW STOCK EXCHANGE CLERKS' a recent competition A and B ar- GOLF CLUB.—Q.—In a tie between A ranged to play together in the after- and B, A won the fifteenth hole. The noon. A, however, played with C in sixteenth is a difficult pitch, and A. the morning. In the afternoon he having the honor, insisted on B play- played round with B and marked B's ing first. Has A this right? card. B was disqualified on the A.—Certainly not. ground that A was not a competitor. ST. ANDREW'S GOLF CLUB.—Q—In Both are full members. Under what a stroke competition A and B played rule is B disqualified ? together. On the putting green A, who is further from the hole, ad- A.—There is no Rule of Golf by dresses his ball but is interrupted by which B can be disqualified. B putting out. A thereupon objects. ROYAL WEST NORFOLK GOLF CLUB. B claims that his ball was a guide to —Q.—In a foursome, after a player A. If A wished B's ball to remain, had taken his stance and grounded had he the right to do so ? his club the ball was moved by the ; A.—A had the right to play first, *.< wind. Is this a stroke under Rule 26, but would have incurred a penalty of or is it a penalty stroke under Rule 27, one stroke had his ball touched B's. which shall not be counted as the LITTLE WARLEY GOLF CLUB.—Q.— stroke of the player? (1) Ladies and gentlemen pay the A.—Rule 26 provides for the case same subscription. Some gentlemen of a ball moving as described, but members are of opinion that ladies which has not been struck at. In a may be passed on the green at all foursome this is counted as a stroke times and that the Rules of Golf Com- of the player, and the partner plays mittee has given a decision to this ef- the next stroke. Rule 27 provides for fect. Is this contention correct ? (2) the case of a ball which moves while Should the members decide that they the player is making his stroke, after do not desire to pass ladies, would it having grounded his club, and states be necessary and in order that the that the movement of the ball shall rules of the club should state that no be counted as a stroke under the latter such right is recognized? part of Rule 26, but abolishes the A.—{i) The Rules of Golf Com- penalty which would arise in a four- mittee has not given a decision that some for playing out of turn. gentlemen may pass ladies on the NOTTINGHAMSHIRE UNION OF . See Def. 1, (a), and Eti- CLUBS.—Q—A player's ball was in a quette of Golf (Nos. 5 and 6) for the bunker. He touched the sand with only rules bearing on the subject. (2) the shaft end of his mashie with which There is no necessity to make any he had played into the bunker before by-law. 344 DECISIONS OF THE RULES COMMITTEE

WITHINGTON GOLF CLUB. — Q. — the same afternoon a fresh hole was (i) Play commenced at 10 a. m. in a cut on the first green instead of the monthly medal competition. A player one cut in the morning, which was starting as late as I 130 p. m. found under water. Does this disqualify the course in excellent order and re- any competitor playing round after V' turned the best score made in a com- this is done? petition this year. About 3 130 p. m. A.— (1) The Committee is of opin- heavy rain set in and one couple re- ion that the competition should have ported the fifteenth hole under water, been declared null and void. (2) ( rendering it impossible for them to The Committee is of opinion that when D hole out. The remaining competitors all the competitors cannot, owing to appear to have retired before reaching water, compete by playing at the same the fifteenth hole. Should the commit- holes, the competition should be de- tee have allowed the competition to clared null and void. There is no stand, or should they have declared question of disqualification for playing it null and void? (2) The ball lies at a hole cut by the authority of those ikt line (A 'three or four club lengths off the putt- in charge of a competition. ing green. May dung or loose ob- struction on the putting green be COCHRANE CASTLE GOLF CLUB.—Q. — (1) Two players returned scores removed ? unsigned by their markers. Should A.—The Rules of Golf Committee they be disqualified? (2) In a handi- is of the opinion that the competition cap competition a player handed in a should have been declared null and card correctly signed with the score void. (2) Yes; See Rule 17, first correctly marked as played, but omit- paragraph. ted to allow for his handicap. Should BROMLEY AND BICKLEY GOLF CLUB. the card be accepted? —0.—In a medal competition, owing ::: mad i to heavy rain, the last hole became A.— (1) Yes. (2) Yes; as the card completely under water, and a com- is correctly marked the handicap may -:-::::::-'.. petitor was unable to hole out. What afterwards be adjusted by the secre- kfc::: I should be done in this case? (2) On tary. cities—X<

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-1 ton Road da 1 Teirs ago, fe WINTER RESORT GOLF IN THE SOUTH

By Percy H. Whiting

"TA OWN here in the South golf is game as a joke at first. Then came -*-^ of two varieties—"year round" the trying period when courses had golf and "winter resort" golf. to be put in at any cost—and they Back East there is somewhat the certainly cost enough to stagger the same distinction, too, between "golf" keeper of any hotel. And now at and "summer resort golf," but no- last they have come to be recognized where is there to be found the dis- as a paying investment, and the winter tinct line of cleavage that there is in resort hotel of any pretensions which this country, where the playing season cannot boast of a good course is a for the residents is from January I rarity indeed. to January i. In the early days of winter resort As golf beat the writer into this golf in the South, the courses were end of the world by a good many not especially attractive, and though years, he is not prepared to state all of the golfers who visited the South whether the winter resort people were played on such links as there were, the first who brought golf to the very few thought of coming South South or not. Probably there was for the golf alone. Conditions are not much advantage either way. different now. Not only is there no While the English and Scotch lumber- place in America now for winter golf and-cotton-buyers were implanting the but the South and California; but the bacillus of golfitis in the big Southern golf in both sections is worth travel- c i t i e s—New Orleans, Memphis, ing far to get. While none of the Savannah, and the rest—the owners events played in the South during the of winter resort hotels were laying winter rank as real championships, yet out golf courses for the use of their the tournaments are national in char- guests. acter and every winter finds most of The first Pinehurst course was the best players of the country, ama- opened a dozen years ago, the Hamp- teur and professional, in the South ton Road club was incorporated nine for a tournament or two. years ago, the St. Augustine course The winter courses are a very god- was laid out the same year that Pine- send to the "pros." The long winter hurst's was, the Thomasville course months that used to be idled away are dates back six years, and they have now profitably spent on the courses been playing golf at Palm Beach for of the South, where the pay is good nine years. It was no love for the and the golf is entertaining. The Ross great game that caused its introduc- brothers have a never failing gold tion at the winter resorts. Hotel mine at Pinehurst; owners were inclined to look upon the keeps in form at St. Augustine; A. 1

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A GALLERY AT PINEHURST, N. C.

H. Fenn never fails to have a busy Augustine, Augusta, Camden, and season at Palm Beach. Last winter, Belleair. to mention only a few—Charles John- Of the six Pinehurst is in every son was at Thomasville; E. M. Fitz- way the most noted and the most no- john at Southern Pines; Willie Weir table. This winter resort was the first, at Summerville; P. S. Honeyman at apparently, to recognize golf at its Magnolia Springs; Dave Ogilvie at full value. And the strength of the Augusta; J. W. AVatson at Pass game as a drawing card has not been Christian; James Foulis at Jackson- overlooked from the day the first ville; Lawrence Auchterlonie at Belle- course was opened until the present time. Pinehurst has something that air, and J. S. Pierson at Ocala. This no other city in America can boast—• year the assignments will be a good nine miles of course, forty-five holes, deal the same, though all of the "pros" a full day's play for the strongest of who regularly come South for the players without once repeating him- winter are not "placed" as yet. self. Every hole of the forty-five is No attempt to consider the resort different from every other one, most courses in the order of their impor- of them are sporty and a crowd is tance will be made. Sufficient to say impossible—for it would take the that the "big six" might be consid- golfing population of a rather large ered as: Pinehurst, Palm Beach, St. city to crowd nine miles of course. WINTER RESORT GOLF IN THE SOUTH 347

The Pinehurst fair greens are Nine-hole course—i, 335; 2, 360; sandy, but the greatest of all South- 3, 4oo; 4, 3io; 5, 210; 6, 150; 7, 200; ern golf grasses, the Bermuda, does 8, 45o; 9, 35°- well on them and a good lie is assured Old eighteen-hole course—1, 385 ; every man who sticks to the fair 2, 375; 3, n6; 4, 310; s, 213; 6, 386; green. What he gets when off the 7, 437; 8, 213; 9, 355; 10, 325; u, course is "coming to him." The 153; 12, 317; 13, 285; 14, 5J5; 15. greens also are of sand, and owing to 360; 16, 505; 17, 152; 18, 370. their scientific construction they are New eighteen-hole course—1, 425; true as any billiard table, top-sanded 2, 4io; 3, 35o; 4, 325; 5> 425; 6, 150; to exactly the right degree of slowness 7, 500; 8, 210; 9, 150; 10, 310; 11, and big as a ten-acre lot. Owing to 350; 12, 310; 13, 385; 14, 385; 15, their perfect construction and large 210; 16, 350; 17, 250; 18, 400. size it is possible to pitch a ball onto The Pinehurst courses have been them and have it "stick," which is considerably improved this year and not always a strong point with the are already in the best of trim. Don- average sand or clay "green." ald and Alex Ross will again be in The fact that the course is of sand charge. The schedule of tournaments ensures perfect drainage, and after a is long and includes a number of first- genuine deluge of rain—or even class events. The Autumn tourna- through it—it is possible to play good ment and the Holiday Week tourna- golf. The course never becomes ment attract a large number of golfers, muddy and "casual water" is a thing many coming from Southern states, almost' unknown. Here are the fig- in addition to a large delegation from ures on the three courses: the North and East. The big affair,

THE FIRST TEE AT BELLEAIR, FLA. 348 WINTER RESORT GOLF IN THE SOUTH

SEVENTEENTH GREEN, COUNTRY CLUB OF AUGUSTA, GA. , the Fifth Annual Midwinter tourna- Augusta is a marvel of a course. ment, comes January 13, 14, 15 this Owing to its well-turfed fair green, year and promises to bring out a its "dead true" putting greens, and really high-class field. Other events its well assorted and well placed haz- slated are the fourth annual St. ards, it is calculated to keep the atten- Valentine's tournaments for men and tion of the most unheeding of golfers. women and Annual Club Champion- But so picturesque are its surround- even' ship, the fourth annual Spring tour- ings that the most golf-centered of nament, the sixth annual North and players is likely at any time to find South Championship for women, the his attention distracted to the beauty eighth annual United North and visible everywhere. South for men, and the eighth annual The course leads up hill and down . dale, between groves of beautiful No course in the South, judged by pines, with glimpses here of a pictur- the amount of available information esque cotton field with a negro cabin anyway, has its plans so far advanced nearby, and there with a view of a as Pinehurst. However, preparations bit of lake or river. The writer can for a busy winter are going steadily recall no other course where the scen- forward on fifty courses, at least. ery made him take his eye off the Augusta and Camden, like Pine- ball. As a general proposition this hurst, are among the not-very-far- failing is due only to the innate per- South courses, and all of them will be verseness of the beast. in fine playing condition early in De- cember. Ogilvie is back again at the The Augusta course has eighteen Georgia club and expects to have that holes, Bermuda fair green, sand put- most picturesque of all Southern ting greens, faultlessly kept during the courses, Augusta, in first-class trim season, and a lot of nicely placed long before the Northern invasion bunkers. In addition there is a large begins. and well appointed club house.

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This course belongs to the Country cups offered by the big resort hotels Club of Augusta, but it is largely of Camden— the Court Inn and The patronized by the guests of the Bon Kirkwood—and by the officials of the Air Hotel. club. The Hampton Terrace, just across Those golfers who penetrate into the the river, has its own nine-hole course, sub-tropical South usually wind up on which is well kept up during the sea- the East coast of Florida, among the son. In addition the Aiken courses magnificent hotels and excellent golf are within striking distance by trolley. courses along the Florida East Coast The Camden (S. C.) Country Club Railway. course is one of the most popular, if Of the East Coast courses Palm not the very most popular of the Beach easily leads. This links has nine-hole links. It has been in use been under the care of A. H. Fenn since 1898, and is now in as perfect for many years and he will be back condition as a course can be made. again during the present season. The length is 2,800 yards and the About December 20 Fenn lands, and greens are of oiled sand, with a clay the following day the course will be foundation. Like every well kept open for play. But long before that sand green they are true as man all the preliminary work will be gone could wish. The course was opened through with. The Palm Beach December 1 this year and will be course is eighteen holes. The fair played until May 1. green has nice turf and the greens As usual there will be tournaments are of sand. This year, for a change; every week all the winter for hand- they will be made round and a trifle some prizes, and during the season t several good events will be played for larger than before, putting them on

FIRST TEE AND SECOND GREEN, COUNTRY CLUB OF THOMASVILLE, GA. 35O WINTER RESORT GOLF IN THE SOUTH a par with any sand greens of the a clay foundation and are treated country. daily with oiled sand. As a result There is a handsome club house at they are true and just sufficiently fast Palm Beach and every year a number to be "good putting." Willie Ander- of decidedly notable tournaments are son had the course last season and played. The winter schedule of will be there again this year. events is not out as yet, but golfers The tournament fixtures are impor- who go to Palm Beach will find the tant in the extreme and include the events numerous and the competition Annual Winter Championship and keen. East Coast Tournament. These

GOLF AT CAMDEN, S. C.

Ranking right alongside of Palm events are generally played in March, Beach in importance among the East and cups valued at from $800 to Coast courses, is St. Augustine. The $1,200 are given. Last year, in addi- golf club of that city has a rattling tion to the events for amateurs alone, good nine-hole course, 2,550 yards in there was a big open event in which length, with sand greens. These the then open champion, an ex-open greens are the conventional "skinned" champion or two, and most of the pro- affair of a Southern resort course, but fessional notables wintering in the they are scientifically constructed with South were present. This event will WINTER RESORT GOLF IN THE SOUTH 351

doubtless be repeated this year. The Weir of Morris County has the Sum- course is open from December 1 to merville course every winter and it is April 15. The club was organized an excellent one. Aiken has a 1895, and incorporated 1898. couple of courses, the Palmetto Golf The only other East Coast resorts Club course and the one maintained with good courses are at Miami and for the guests of the Flotel Park-in- Ormond. Not all of Florida's courses the-Pines. Columbia has a course are located near the East Coast hotels, also, which is open to the guests of however. the Colonia, and though it is cor- Jacksonville has a nice course, rectly classed among the "year-round- eighteen holes, that of the Florida ers," still it is especially well kept up Country Club. It is well patronized in the winter. and well kept. James Foulis has Among the excellent North Caro- charge in winter, and during the win- lina courses is the one connected with ter months a number of first-class the Piney Woods Hotel of Southern golfing events are scheduled. Pines, N. C. Amongst Florida courses, Belleair en- Virginia, like most of the other joys the .distinction with the course of Southern states, has its resort courses the Florida Country Club at Jackson- and its all-the-year links. In the latter ville, of having grass putting greens. class is the Hampton Road Golf and Very excellent results have been pro- Country Club, which is, however, duced there by the careful and intelli- much patronized by tourists. The gent methods with which the greens course is nine holes, 2,554 yards long have been treated, and they compare and has a bogey of 37. The greens > favorably with those on our Northern are turf and well kept. There is a courses. During the season the guests handsome club house and several tour^ at the Hotel Belleview devote most of naments are run off each winter. their time to golf, and it has been pro- This article has been able to touch posed to extend the course to eighteen only on the edges of the big subject holes. Lawrence Auchterlonie, of the of resort golf in the South. Such Glen View Club, has been the profes- courses as Asheville, Virginia Hot sional there for the past seven years. Springs, Virginia Beach, O c a 1 a There is also a golf course at Mag- Heights, Ormond, North Carolina nolia Springs. Hot Springs, Virginia Warm Springs, Getting back out of Florida into and Winter Park, have not been men- Georgia, the Thomasville course tioned, both because of lack of space should not be overlooked. A nice and data. nine-hole course is located there, 2,500 It might be worth stating at the yards in length, with sand greens. close, that the year-round courses of Charles Johnson of the Milwaukee the South are being used more and Country Club is the professional and will take charge at an early date. The more by the winter visitors, who course was opened December 1. There "break the jump" from New York, are no fixed tournaments, but a num- Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and ber of events are decided each year. other Northern cities by stopping over South Carolina has several good for a day at Atlanta, Memphis, Nash- courses in addition to Camden. Willie ville, Louisville, Chattanooga, and 352 WINTER RESORT GOLF IN THE SOUTH s - NO' i

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Birmingham. All of these clubs have theory. Golfers at all these points October ani excellent eighteen-hole courses, where welcome visiting Northern golfers : • good golf under the best conditions with characteristic Southern warmth, is practically certain all the winter. and players who stop in any of those to were oa d Theoretically, these courses are for cities can feel sure of a hearty wel- I 4e ster. residents only, but this is only a come and a good match. Qtries and bea

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By Percy H. Whiting

The best golfing days of the year danger. Byrd made the lowest quali- have come in the South. The good fying score in the championship event, Bermuda grass of the fair greens is as follows: Out 3, 5, 3, 5, 4, 4, 5. yellow and the leaves are falling; but 4, 4—37; In 4, 4, 5, 4, 5. 5, 5, 5. 9~4^ the lies are still good, the air cool and -83- the enthusiasm unabated. At the winter resort courses the annual polishing-up is on in earnest, and De- The qualifying scores of the first cember will mark the opening of most sixteen were: Byrd 83, D. Brown 92, of the resort links. Holland 97, Goddard 97, Hill 97, Moore 102, Arnold 102, Tilson 103, Palmer 103, W. Stone 104, Whiting October and November proved 106, Phillips 106, Stovall 107, King good months for tournaments in the 107, Colville 107, Street 109. South. Many of more or less impor- * tance were on during that time. On The defeat of Hill by Phillips in the the strength of the large number of first round was a great surprise. After entries and because of the value of that there were no notable upsets. the cups offered, the annual club cham- The final round found Byrd opposed pionship and Trawick tournament by H. Clay Moore, and the former over the course won the thirty-six hole event by a took precedence over the others. score of 10 up and 9 to go. Four or five hundred dollars worth of cups were given away in these events * and the competition was keen. As was In addition to the championship cup, predicted from the start, F. G. Byrd, which must be won three times to be- winner of the Atlanta championship come the permanent property of the last year, second low score man in the winner, two cups were offered: one by 1907 Southern championship and win- George Adair and one by Lowry ner of the championship Junior cup in Arnold. The Adair cup went to the that event, took first honors with com- winner in the second flight and the parative ease. Only once during his Arnold cup was for third flight play- progress from the qualifying round to ers. Both became the permanent prop- the finals was he hard pressed, and erty of the winners. In the finals that was by W. J. Tilson. However, a for the Adair cup T. B. Paine and good rally pulled him out of trouble Clarence Angier, two veteran golfers, and from that time he was never in faced each other and the mug went to

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iMf E not be overlooked. The new Atlanta Athletic Club's country club house is progressing fast, and, as the con- tractors promise it for March 1, the club is counting on an opening about April I.

The Trawick tournament is still in progress in Atlanta. This event is an annual one, and the cup played for is offered by Sam Trawick, an ex-At- lanta golfer now residing in New York. This event has usually been played for from scratch and has car- ried with it the club championship. He m ' This year, however, handicaps were given and the event has been one of unusual interest. Thomas B. Paine •. turned in the lowest net score in the qualifying round, 92, 8—84; and F. JACK CUTLER G. Byrd the lowest gross score, 87. When the event reached the semi-final Paine after a good match. The score stage Clarence Angier, F. G. Byrd, was three up and two. In the Arnold AVilliam Stovall and P. T. Marye were cup, Illges defeated Mikel in the final the survivors. round. $ Improvements continue on the At- The Xashville Golf and Country lanta course in a most encouraging- Club players have recently finished a manner. Xew Bermuda putting greens goqcl match for the Directors' cup, a have been made at i, JO, 13, 14, 16 handsome piece of silverware, which and 17. The fourteenth green has was won by Campbell Pilcher. The been moved somewhat, making the Directors' cup is the event which has hole a trifle shorter and easier. Even taken the place of the President's cup, now, however, it is as hard a four- and was played for with handicaps, hole as one often finds. ^2 qualifying.

Bermuda grass has come, uninvited Pilcher and Turner Ftenderson met but welcome, to greens 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, in the finals, which were at thirty-six 11, 12 and T5, and thirteen of the holes. The loser had ten handicap on putting greens on the course are now the thirty-six holes, and as a result the in very fair condition and promise to going was very even and the match be good with the coming of another was not settled until the thirty-fifth spring. Work on the five poor greens hole was reached. Henderson made a will be continued steadily, and small good showing, putting out F. O. Watts improvements in the fair greens will in the first round. Tom Webb did well LOG CAE NOTES FROM THE SOUTH 355 also, defeating E. W. Daly in an early Second nine holes, 10, 312, bogey 5; round and losing to the tournament II, 192, bogey 4; 12, 290, bogey 4; winner in the semi-finals. Another 13, 256, bogey 4; 14, 540, bogey 6; good player who reached the semi- 15, 146, bogey 3; 16, 275, bogey 4; finals was Ed Fall, a coming golfer 17, 380, bogey 5; 18, 259, bogey 4; who will begin to figure among the total 2,650 yards, bogey 39. Grand cup winners very soon. The tourna- total, 5,943 yards. ment was played on the old nine holes and the winner used no wooden clubs during the event, playing his tee shots and distance shots through the green In playing the course the first four with a driving mashie. of the old holes are used. Then the players go beyond the hedge near the fourth green and play back parallel with the fourth hole for a distance of The new nine holes of the Nash- 610 yards. Then they travel back ville Golf and Country Club are im- down the hill in a "leftwardly" direc- proving fast. They have been in use tion 507 yards across a small creek a couple of months and are rapidly with trees on the edge of it, to the top getting in playable condition. The of a hill. The next one is back toward length of the present course, with the the old fourth, a distance of 248 yards. bogey, follows: First nine holes, I, The old fifth and sixth are used for 346, bogey 4; 2, 350, bogey 5 ; 3, 171, the eighth and ninth. The old seventh bogey 3; 4, 306, bogey 4; 5, 610, and eighth holes are the new tenth and bogey 6; 6, 507, bogey 6; 7, 248, eleventh, and then the course goes bogey 4; 8, 276, bogey 4; 9, 479, over into the new property. The bogey 6; total 3,293 yards, bogey 42. twelfth hole is 290 yards to a railroad

LOG CABIN GOLF CLUB, MACON, GA. FIRST TEE IN BACKGROUND I 356 NOTES FROM THE SOUTH

DALLAS (TEXAS) GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB. SOME OF THE PLAYERS

embankment, then down the track 250 vice-president; William Weil, secre- yards to a little green, protected in tary and treasurer; J. W. Kieler, M. front by a creek. The fourteenth is Burnett, O. L. Gregory, J. Bleecker, along a creek bank 540 yards to a L. M. Bieks, Sr., D. W. Hughes, double green (fourteenth and sixth). Hal Corbett, and William Weil, direc- The next hole is a beautiful pitch tors. 146 yards from a hillside tee across some trees on a level with it and across The present membership of the club a small creek. The sixteenth is up is small, but it is growing fast. The a hill 275 yards, and the seventeenth course is located at Wallace Park and parallels the twelfth for 380 yards. is very short but in excellent condi- The home hole is the old ninth. Ber- tion. The present record is 44, held nard Nicholls holds the record of the by F. P. Dexter. Monthly tourna- course 39, 37—76, and the amateur ments have been the order for the record is 82, held by Horace Lurton. last three months. The players who have had their names placed on the club cup thus far are J. Bleecker, F. One of the newest Southern courses P. Dexter, and Phillip S. Sweester. is that at Paducah (Ky.). It was laid The man who has his name on the cup out in June, 1907. The officials are: the most times by January is the J. W. Kieler, president; M. Burnett, winner. NOTES FROM THE SOUTH 357

The Dallas Golf and Country Club, Texas, of which H. M. Govan is pro- fessional, had a dinner recently which was extremely "golfy." There were 9 tables with flags on each, numbered i to 9. The menu ran from "red dot cocktails'' to ''hard luck crackers and lucky shot cheese," and included "mashy potatoes and putting green peas." The favors were a corn cob pipe and a sack of tobacco, and the room was decorated with oak leaves, golf clubs and flags. * The Dallas Golf and Country club . members are playing a great deal of golf this year. On the third Saturday of every month there is an event for a medal. Geo. N. Aldredge, Jr., won it in September, and J. C. Duke, in W. P. STEWART, AUDUBON GOLF CLUB October. No cards were turned in for the November event because of pionship medal, and prize for the run- bad weather. ner-up ; a prize to the winner and runner-up of the second 8, first A vast amount of work has been 16; a silver cup and runner-up prize done recently toward improving the to the winner of the second flight; Log Cabin Club course of Macon prize to the winner and runner-up of (Ga.). Walter Mitchell, who spent the second 8, second 16; silver the summer season at the Century cup and prize to the winner and run- Club of Dover Bay, Ohio, has been ner-up in the handicap. Medals to secured for the winter and has taken the winner and runner-up in the quali- charge. Since his arrival the course fying rounds. has been widened and lengthened, the greens improved, and the course put Over in Little Rock (Ark.) the in rattling good condition. work of preparing the new holes goes * steadily forward. Progress has been A handsome cup has been offered impeded by bad weather, but soon the for the championship of the Log course should be in fine shape. Golfers Cabin Club. The qualifying round who have seen it state that it promises was played Thanksgiving Day and the one day to be among the best of the match rounds are scheduled for De- South. cember 26, 27 and 28. T. C. McCorrey has recently been For the event the following prizes elected secretary of the Mobile Coun- are offered : A silver championship cup try Club, to take the place of W. H. to be won three times; a 1907 cham- Monk, Jr., resigned.

iiij '"1 iri ' " " i 358 EDITORIAL

The selection of the officers of the GOLF association is not the least of them, for i EVERY MONTH though the affairs of the U. S. G. A. By Special Appointment Official Bulletin of the are running smoothly, things might United States Golf Association, Intercollegiate Golf Association, Central Hen York <*olf League, easily get out of gear. Much depends Metropolitan Golf Association, Pcstern Golf As- on the personality of the officials, and sociation, aud Southern Golf Association. in the year to come, questions of greater importance than usual will Entered at Post-office at New York as Second Class Matter have to be considered. Then the cham- ONE YEAR, $2.00: SINGLE COPIES, 25 CENTS Postage free United States, Canada and Mexico. pionship courses haye to be selected, To other foreign countries, 36 cents per year. Remit by Express Money Order, Post-office and though the present method is not Order, Registered Letter, or Check payable to ARTHUR POTTOW. satisfactory, the choice is in the hands of the annual meeting and always pro- Edited by Van Tassel Sutphen vokes more lively discussion than any Western Representative other question. The delegates have Alexis I. Colman, Room 502 Record-Herald ample time at their disposal to take up Building, 154 Washington St., Chicago other matters, and it is suggested that there is none of more vital importance than the appointment of a paid secre- Publisher: ARTHUR POTTOW, tary of the association. The golf 48 West 27th Street New York interests of the country are so vast now that a permanent office open all The Editor zvill be glad to receive the year round is required, with a for consideration Photographs and permanent official in charge. Be it Contributions on the general subject of understood that this is not meant as a the game. Stamps should be enclosed reflection in the slightest degree for return postage if found unavail- upon the present or former occu- able. Contributors are requested to zvrite their Names and Addresses on pants of the office of Secretary. the back of all MSS. and Photographs. Those who have given their services Photographs should be carefully have incurred great sacrifices for packed and accompanied by descrip- which golfers generally are under tions of their subjects. Club Secre- a debt of obligation. It is not right taries zvill confer a favor by notifying the Editor of the dates and particulars to ask them to do more, and yet more of coming club events, especially open ought to be done. The question of and invitation tournaments. expense should not be allowed to enter into consideration, for the association We Qti can well afford the outlay. It will A PAID SECRETARY be money well spent, for every golfer 'T'HIS is the season of the year in the country who has anything to when those who take an interest ask, either by correspondence or in what is called golf politics are very in person, will receive a material much in evidence. The annual meet- benefit. The U. S. G. A. will do well ing of the U. S. G. A. is near—it will to consider the matter and report upon be held in January—and there are al- it to the annual meeting. If it does ways a variety of matters of impor- not, then some delegate ought to bring tance to come before that assembly. the subject up for discussion.

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There was a large field and seventy- Smith, Reading, 46, 49—95 ; Harry A. three returned cards in the tournament Mackey, Atlantic City, 47, 48—95 ; A. of the Country Club of Atlantic City, W. Tillinghast, Philadelphia, 41, 55— November 7-9. Most of the first day 96; Richard Mott, Riverton, 49, 47— there was a gale, and rain had made 96; J. S. Gould, Belfield, 52, 44—96. the going sloppy, so that low scoring was not to be expected. C. L. Tappin, who won the medal with 88, played Tappin went through the first round when the wind was at its highest. successfully, but was put out in the second by Smedley by 5 and 4. Sher- * man, Mott and Shackleford were the other semi-finalists. The finals were The first sixteen were: Governors' between Sherman and Shackleford, cup—C. L. Tappin, Westbrook, 42, the latter winning by 4 up and 3 to 46—88; F. S. Sherman, Atlantic City, play. This is the first time the cup 46, 43—89; W. E. Shackleford, At- has gone to an Atlantic City golfer, lantic City, 47, 44—91 ; F. Oden though twice before Shackleford has Horstmann, Chevy Chase, 51, 41—92; been runner-up. T. L. Beckel, Atlantic City, 46, 46— 92; W. J. McGlinn, University of Pennsylvania, 45, 47—92; G. Jason The Beaten Eight cup went to F. Waters, Atlantic City, 43, 51—94; S. Oden Horstinann. H. M. Clements, D. Wright, Jr., University of Pennsyl- Merion, won the President's cup, and vania, 49, 45—94 ; Walter Smedley, the Second Beaten Eight cup went to F Spring Haven, 50, 45—95; - R- G. Linden, Spring Haven. H. W. Smith, Wilmington, 45, 51—96; C. S. Smith, Wilmington, won the Atlantic Mills, Riverton, 49, 46—95; A. F. City cup, and FT. J. Stiles, Merchants- 360 THROUGH THE GREEN

president, Frank T. Sloan; vice-presi- dent, Stephen J. Cox; secretary and treasurer, George C. Gay.

Golf has its Yellow Peril and it is here. The Country Club of Spring- field, Mass., has five Chinese who are members. They are at Springfield in pursuit of a technical education. The young Celestials play tennis, golf and baseball, but excel most at golf.

The game is making great headway in South Africa. There are already four golf courses in Johannesburg and there are a dozen more along the reef. And yet they say South Africa is not a white man's country! * W. E. SHACKLEFORD November 9, Marshall Whitlatch won the championship of the Dyker ville, won the Northfield cup. In the Meadow Golf Club, beating W. B. handicap, A. W. Tillinghast had best Rhett by 6 and 5. •i Fraud; gross, 82, and Dr. E. Marvel and W. 01 the new cz R. McShea, Atlantic City, tied for the Henry Moir won the championship ranis Club. R- net prize. of the Upper Montclair Country Club, tewdatt November 9. He beat Arthur Wright November 6, Charles T. Stout won by 5 and 3. the championship of the Richmond * County Country Club. He defeated The annual meeting of the Metro- Otis L. Williams in a thirty-six hole politan Golf Association will be held match by 2 and 1. at Delmonico's, December 10, at 8 * o'clock. A revision of the constitu- In his anxiety to make out a good tion is to be considered. The prin- case for a man he was praising, a cipal alterations are to change the golf critic recently awarded a record radius for membership from fifty-five for a combination of the last nine to seventy-five miles, to include New The holes in the morning round and the Haven and to give power to the first nine in the afternoon. This is Association to reject any entry for working the pencil and card with a the championship. The U. S. G. A. vengeance. already has this power. * the, The Cranford (N. J.) Golf Club The nominating committee consist- fa has elected the following officers: ing of Findlay S. Douglas, chairman, THROUGH THE GREEN 361

H. F. Whitney and W. D. Vanderpool The final for the golf committee has made these nominations for next and the green committee consolation year: president, William Fellowes cups at the Plainfield (N. J.) Country Morgan; vice-president, Arden M. Club, November 9, resulted as follows : Robbins ; secretary, Leighton Calkins ; Golf Committee cup—F. C. Talmadge, treasurer, Frank C. Jennings; execu- 6, beat W. IT. Glenny, 9, by 7 up and tive committee, the above officers and 5 to play. Green Committee cup— George T. Brokaw, John R. Maxwell, W. L. C. Glenny, 23, beat George E. Jr., John Reid, Jr., James L. Taylor, Cathcart, 10, by 1 up in twenty holes. Grinnell Willis. * The Golf Association of Philadel- The Eastern Professional Golfers' phia has announced the individual re- Association, as a compliment to Harry cords for the season. In the competi- Lander, the Scotch comedian, attended tion for the Philadelphia cup, H. B. his performance at the New York McFarland wins, with a total of 49 Theatre. Afterwards they entertained points, while Dr. Simon Carr comes him at supper and presented him with next with 39, and W. T. West, third, a watch fob. During the same week with 29. Points have been scored by Lauder took part in a four-ball match seventy-odd players in this contest. at , the amateur For the Philadelphia cup, among the champion, Jerome D. Travers, being women, Mrs. Caleb F. Fox easily one of the quartette. leads, with a total of 55^ points. * Miss Frances C. Griscom is second, Foundation work is nearly finished ' with 39, and Mrs. R. H. Barlow third, on the new club house of the Apa- with 30 points. Miss Winchester wins wamis Club, Rye, N. Y., to replace the Suburban trophy, with 21 points, the one destroyed by fire. The build- leading Miss Townsend, who gets ing, which will be larger than the old second place, with 18. one, will be in the modern colonial style. It will be ready by May. Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey has in- * ' vented what is called the roller club. The golfers who use the public Briefly indicated, Sir Ralph's new course at Pelham Bay Park are form- form of club is exactly like a short ing themselves into a club. Over fifty length of metal tubing cut off and have agreed to join. attached to a cleek or iron shaft. It * has this material difference, however, The British clubs are now dis- that the portion of the head which couraging the use of a rope to hold strikes the ball is a metal roller, with a back a tournament, gallery. At the convex striking surface presented to recent Sunningdale tournament the the ball. stewards were armed with red flags and were more successful in handling When the head of the club comes the crowd with a courteous word of in contact with the turf there is no direction than they had been with a unsightly gash made in the ground, rope. as is usually the case when the present 362 THROUGH THE GREEN form of iron or cleek is used, for the November 15, Richard Currier won head of Sir Ralph's club being a the championship of the South roller, the turf is scarcely abraded, and Orange (N. J.) Field Club. He beat the player's swing suffers no check J. D. Gordon by 2 and 1. in the follow through. The club has already been experimented with by Hen's Shirts i At St. Andrew's (N. Y.) Golf Club, professional and amateur players. November 6, A. M. Reid won the John Reid golf medal, the oldest golf Women's Shir trophy in the country. His score, 80, Waist Suits At the annual meeting of the Yale 79—179. It has to be won three Golf Club, October 25, for the election times and was last taken by W. H. 'sLaj of officers for next year, C. E. Van Sands in 1897. dren Aleck, Jr., 1909, was chosen captain, and B. P. Merriman, 1910, of Water- bury, manager. On Election Day, 467 numbers were called at the first tee at Van Cortlandt Can be oblai Park. It is a pity that four-ball fa's Furni'ht matches were allowed. No less than 175 golfers took part Retail Store; in the Election Day handicap at the Dunwoodie (N. Y.) Country Club. C. A. Kimball has won the cham- Dr. A. R. Gardner won the best net pionship of the Marine and Field DOES NO score prize with 100, 24—76. W. E. Club, Brooklyn, beating Frank Russell Conklyn, scratch, had best gross, 80. by 4 and 2. On the same day W. A. Hall won the The ltd final for the Vice-President's cup. November 18, Frank H. Rossiter Champion won the championship of the Oakland November 15, there was a team Golf Club, Bay Side, N. Y. In the match at Dunwoodie followed by a thirty-six hole final he beat Herbert dinner and dance. The score: Bache- R. Peck by 5 up and 4 to play, and lors—W. E. Conklyn, 1 ; H. Gehren, established a new amateur record of 1 ; W. F. Bayless, o; D. H. Thomas, 79- o; B. Lasher, 1 ; F. J. Ross, o; E. C. * Robinson, o ; Birmingham, o ; E. Pope, November 18 was day at the o; L. C. Treherne, o; Foy, o; J. Wild- ,. Grip Men Fairfield County (Conn.) Country A man, 1 ; Hartshorne, 1 ; H. E. Pyrke, Club. For the big boys there was a •" •' perfect o; Stevenson, o; J. E. Lasher, o; handicap, Marshall Maun, 85, o—85, Lawrence, o; Total, 5. winning a watch. There were six Benedicts—J. T. Duff, o ; A. J. Wat- other prizes ranging from $25 to $4. son, o; Z. T. Miller, I ; W. W. Harris, The smaller boys had a putting match. 1 ; W. L. Hall, 1 ; Dr. Carman, 1 ; M. Parish-Watson, 1 ; M. J. Guilford, * 1 ; J. J. Hamilton, ] ; J. Larkin, 1 ; It is stated that the Brae Burn Jones, 1; N. S. Roulette, o; Weaver, Country Club, West Newton, Mass., o; F. Roberts, 1 ; S. K. Evans, 1 ; L. would like to have the amateur cham- Roberts, 1 ; S. 1>. Ayres.i. Total 12. pionship, which will certainly be held

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in the East. It has ample club house the Olympic championship at Cleve- accommodation and is easily accessible land last August. It is a pity that from Boston. In 1906 the Women's the facts were not correctly stated Championship was held there. when the case was submitted to the V Rules Committee, and this detracts from the value of the decision. Mr. The Rules of Golf Committee of Walter J. Travis says: "I contend that St. Andrew's has rendered this de- it was impossible for Mr. Travers to cision: Question—"In a medal com- tee his ball back of or nearer to the petition A's ball lay behind some bushes which skirt the course. Not place where the ball lay other than being able to find a good place imme- the nearest point of the course, not diately behind the bushes to tee the nearer the hole, and that his action ball, A brought the ball on to the was perfectly proper." fair green, but not nearer the hole, teed it and played, adding two strokes Mr. Travers himself says: "It to his score. Did A conform to the would have been impossible to have rules or should he be disqualified?" found a place where I could have teed Answer—"The player was disqualified up back of the rough and taken a free for not conforming to Rule 10, for swing within 100 yards of where the stroke competitions." ball lay." An eye-witness of the occurrence says, in the New York This decision of course refers to Herald: "To tee his ball behind its Jerome D. Travers and the play for original position was impossible un-

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of the game temporarily, being en- gaged as general manager of the Cash Gold Mine and Mill at Magnolia, . Colorado. Flis reason for giving up golf and his golf goods business, as told to an intimate friend, was that he saw a chance to dig gold enough in a short time so that he might play golf all the time. Reports have it that he has had a very successful year, so we may hope to see him back in the game very soon.

Golf tournaments at Greenville (S. C.) still continue to be regular affairs. The most important handicap tourna- ment ever played by the members of the San Souci club was on Thanks- giving Day, and other events will fol- low. The course is now at its very best. * For training purposes football coaches are recommending golf. Ten- S. B. LEONARD nis players have long recognized the merits of the game for keeping a man the}' are in beautiful condition. They in good physical and mental condition are completely covered with Bermuda and some of them play a very strong grass, and when opened in the spring game. H. L. Doherty, the greatest will be in practically as good condi- tennis player in the world, is now a tion as the old course. A big local plus 1 man at his club, the Mid- tournament, with 50 entries, was Surrey. Shall we ever have the played Thanksgiving Day. double event champion ? * $ November 5, H. B. Fenn won the Golf Illustrated says: "It is said championship of the Larchmont Yacht that the Rules of Golf Committee Club, defeating W. F. S. Hart by 5 have recently decided that a ball need up and 4 to play, in a thirty-six hole not be stationary if it is played while match. The same day the Rev. Rich- floating in water, and that this deci- ard Cobden won the handicap with sion is in direct opposition to the rules. 83, 3—80. Victor Godwin's 79, o— The strict letter of several rules may 79, was best net, but he only took be against the decision in question, best gross prize. but the spirit of these rules is to pre- S. B. Leonard, better known in vent any movement that would im- golfdom as "Sol Smith Russel," is out prove a ball's position. No doubt if NORTH CAROLINA FOUNDED BY JAMES W. TUFTS RESORT where an ideal out-of-door life may be enjoyed under per- fect climatic conditions during the months of the late autumn, win- ter and spring. PiltCblirSt is located in the sandy, long-leaf-pine section of North Carolina and is absolutely free from malarial influences. This section has more sunny days in winter than any region east of the Rockies. The air is peculiarly invigorating, and the winter tempera- ture average is from 50 to 70, just the kind to make you " feel fine." The features which commend PINEHURST are Golf Courses, two °f eighteen holes and one of nine, all kept in the pink of condition. Four Hotels, aH under one management but of graduated prices. Preparatory SchOOl, under good direction. Fifty-Two Cottages, f°r rent by the season, 35,000 Acre Private Shooting Pre- serve, vvith trained dogs and good guides. Finest Livery of Saddle Horses to be found anywhere. Tennis Courts and Country Club. No consumptives received at Pinehurst.

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3/1 3/2 THROUGH THE GREEN a player wades into a pool of water to has probably been some wagering on play his ball the ball would probably the result, and finally the match is, be moved by the displacement of the for preference, over thirty-six holes, water, but nobody would contend that and constitutes the sole business of the its position would be improved there- day. Each stroke is played with a be- by. A moving ball is at least no coming sense of responsibility, the easier to hit than one at rest. Further, profoundest consultations take place the rules which bear on balls moving, between the partners on critical occa- or moving balls, do not refer to balls sions, and the whole affair is one of in water : and even if they did, how magnificent solemnity. Given a de- can it be proved that a ball in water cent course, a decent day, and decent has moved according" to definition (j) : players, this constitutes in one humble 'A ball has "moved" only if it leaves golfer's opinion the finest game in the its original position in the least de- world. gree and stop in another.' How can $ it be proved that a floating ball ever stops?" "Then there is a second type of foursome which is often made up in $ an hilarious moment overnight, and A case of some interest to golfers the hilarity of the dinner pervades the has been decided in Edinburgh recent- golf. An almost ostentatious good hu- ly. The proprietors of the "liquid mor is essential, even when one's part- core" balls sued the makers of the ner plants the ball in a gorse bush in "Ace" ball for infringement of patent. such a position that to extract it in- A nice point arose, but the judge was volves certain and severe personal in- equal to the occasion. He decided jury. The freest comments will be that the gelatinous substance of which made regarding the style, execution, the centre of the "Ace" ball is made and habiliments of the contending decomposes after a certain time, be- parties, and a smile may even be per- comes fluid, and is therefore a liquid missible at the missing of a short putt. core ball. Damages were conse- But small stakes must be wagered on quently awarded against the owners of such a game, and a fine day and four the "Ace" ball. players on terms of a genuine mutual liking and a similar sense of humor are essential; then as a pure recreation A writer in the Daily Mail analyzes this form of the game is ideal. the different kinds of foursomes thus: "There are three distinct kinds of foursomes," he says. "The first is, in "The third, or hybrid, form is in the estimation of its votaries, the finest every way to be deprecated. It con- thing that life has to give; it is a sists of an ill-assorted union of four match most carefully thought out, players of various handicaps, one of with, perhaps, if there be a canny Scot whom probably dislikes foursomes among the players, a trifle of bargain- utterly. They have been playing sin- 4) Mm, ing about the odds to be given or the gles in the morning, and at lunch one course to be played on. By the time party approaches the other with over- ru the parties arrive on the first tee there tures for a foursome. The party ap- LIBERTYS RAY LIGHTS TH TO FLO RI DA ;;:; SEABOARD &-£S::: The SHORTEST LINE with the most attract- ive CITIES and STOPOVER POINTS en route M«M CUBA, NASSAU and Winter Reso^sNp^ - THE CAROLINAS AND GEORGIAfT Tourist Tickets, with stopover privileges, a on sale until April 30; limited to May 31, 1908 For information regarding resorts, hotels, rates, train service, etc., address following representatives: W. E. Conklyn, G. E. P. Agt., 1 183 Broadway, New York. C. L, Longsdorf, N. E. P. Agt., 360 Washington St., Boston. J. T. West, Pass. Agt., 1433 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. O. M. Chilton. C. P. Agt., Continental Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Md. R. H Stansell, D. P. Agt., 1421 Penna. Ave., Washington, D. C. F. W. Miltenberger, T. P. Agt., 1290 River Ave., Cleveland, O. L. Sevier, 1st Vice-President. Charles B. Ryan, Gen. Pass. Agt. Portsmouth, Va.

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373 374 THROUGH THE GREEN proached have no desire to play, but there is no doubt that it will compare lose their presence of mind and power favorably with the celebrated vintages of lying. The proper answer is, 'Oh, of 1898 and 1900. So great is the I'm very sorry, but we are having a demand for reliable 1904's that the tremendous match for £10,000 (or London agents of Messrs. Krug & Co. any smaller sum), and we must finish have been obliged to refuse orders and it,' but this reply to be convincing to cut down allotments very consider- must be made at once. The match ably. comes off, and everyone is unhappy. One party is frivolous, one bored, one in deadly earnest, and the fourth chiefly occupied in mentally abhorring One of the most interesting golf the qualities that the other three are tournaments of the present season, displaying. It is not at all a game planned by George Wright and car- to be encouraged." ried out November 13 at the Wollas- ton (Mass.) Golf Club, was a team match for old-timers, men who have If a Christmas present is wanted been identified with the game for a for a golfer, why not send a copy of majority of the years since the Royal "Lessons in Golf," by Alex Smith? and Ancient pastime was introduced It is sure to be appreciated by every- in this section of the world. Not only body who has any knowledge of Golf. were there "old-timers" from Oakley, Besides being entertaining it will prove useful, for it will assuredly im- Brae Burn, The Country Club and prove the recipient's game. other nearby links, but Recorder S. Weir of the Outremont Club, Mon- treal, a contributor to GOLF, was pre- Lovers of champagne among vailed upon to attend. John Shepard, golfers will be glad to learn that the Jr., of Providence also came up for 1904 vintage is succeeding so well that the sport.

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