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VOL. XXV OCTOBER, 1909 No. 4
THE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP Chicago Golf Club, Wheaton, III., Sept. 6-11, 1909 By Joseph G. Davis
Another surprise was added to the believed the rosy-cheeked athlete pos- many that have occurred on Western sessed championship calibre. lie had courses this season when Robert A. seen him swing his first club as a Gardner, the nineteen year old golfer tadpole golfer of ten years of age of the Hinsdale golf club, won the and watched him develop into a play- National Amateur Championship by er of class. defeating H. Chandler Egan of the Gardner, who was captain of the Exmoor Country club, 4 up and 2 to Yale Ereshman track team last sea- play, in the final at the Chicago golf son, his specialty being the pole club on September nth. P>ronze vault, began practicing after his re- medal honors were won by Mason E. turn from Xew Haven, and set his Phelps, of Midlothian, and Charles first real impress on Western golf by Evans. Jr., of Edgewater, the West- defeating Charles Evans, Jr., 1 up in ern champion, the latter by winning thirty-six holes, in the final of the the gold medal for low score, after Westward Ho Open tournament. He a play-off with Gardner and T. M. qualified fifth in the Western Ama- Sherman of Utica, making it a clean teur Championship and was beaten sweep for Chicago. in the third round by Kenneth Ed- Comparatively unknown in tourna- wards of Midlothian, 6—5, the win- ment play in Chicago until this sea- ner breaking the record for the sun. Gardner, despite his excellent Homewood course with a great 70. displays this summer, was not ac- In the annual Onwentsia tournament, corded anything but an outside which had a field almost as strong chance, the best proof of this being as the Western, Gardner qualified that in the usual pool made up on sixth with 7&. 77-155, and was beaten the eve of the tournament he sold in tiie first round 5—4, by Ralph with the field. One man there was, Hoagland, who shot 74 to his oppo- Jock Adams, the taciturn Scotch pro- nent's y~. He won the low score fessional of the Hinsdale club, who medal in the Lake Geneva tourna-
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to silence any criticism as to the merit of his victory. A retrospect of the fifteen annual tournaments held under the jurisdic- tion of the United States Golf Asso- ciation shows that Gardner's unex- pected win was the third, out of the last four played on Chicago courses. II. M. llarriman's win over Find- la)' Douglas at ( tnwcntsia in 1899, and the never-to-be forgotten victory of Louis fames, of Glen View, over Eben Byers, in the aqueous final at Glen View in \<)O2, were both as un- looked for as the triumph of Gardner last month. Egan's win at Chicago in 1905 was the crystallizing of a strong possibility into an ac- complished fact. In all of the other tournaments the winners were men of known cla>s, starting with the original win of C. B. Macdonald in 1895 up to the second successive win by Jerome Travel's at Garden City in 1908. Gardner's work of this summer 11. CHANDLER EGAN puts him in a class with such players ment with 76, and reached the final as Jerome Travers, Fred Herreshoff, of a strong field. losing to Mason E. II. Chandler Egan and the late 1'helps, of Midlothian, last year's "Manny" Holabird, who were sighted Western champion. as planets in the golfing firmament These performances were sufficient when still in their teens. to gain him a place amongst the first Xext to Gardner's victory the flighters of the West. By the time great surprise was the complete sweep the national event rolled around the made by the Western contingent, and Yale boy was going at his best and m me of the critics would have had tn start with,- tied with Charles the temerity to suggest that by the Evans, |r.. and T. M. Sherman, for end of the second round all but one low score, with a total of 151. of the Eastern men would he elimin- Getting into the lower half of the ated. But when the shades of night draw he in turn defeated Hugo fell on the Chicago course on the ]< ihnstone, of Myopia, 1 up; L. II. fourth day the veteran Travis was Reinking, of Wheaton, 2 and 1 ; Wal- the only Eastern player able to an- ter T. Travis, 2 and 1 ; Mason !•'.. swer roll call, and next day he went Phelps, 1 up, and II. C'handler Egan, the way of his compatriots, leaving 4 and 2, this record being sufficient the medal positions occupied bj NATIONAL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP [QQ
Western Champion C E. Evans, played between Eastern and Western Mason Phelps, and 11. C. Egan, both players the latter generally showed former holders of the title, and R. E. to advantage. Only one slight show- Gardner. The third round relegated er fell during the playing hours, and Phelps and Evans to the bronze the weather through the whole week medal places, leaving the mighty generally was warm enough to per- Egan and Gardner to struggle for mit of shirt-sleeve play. final honors. < >nt of a number of noteworthy There is no denying that the West performances two stand especially loves to battle against the East, and prominent: one the equalling of the it was a matter of general regret that course record by Paul Hunter, the Jerome Travers did not come on to young Midlothian player, and the defend his title. With the little other the brilliant struggle between Montclair wizard and a few other II. C. Egan ami I). E. Sawyer in the prominent Easterners absentees in third round. On August 17, TO03. the lists, the concluding stanzas of Norman Hunter of the Oxford and the tournament might not have been Cambridge team of golfers, su a rec- so poorly balanced geographically. ord of 71 for the course which with- The West presented a solid front. stood any assaults until young Hunt- Eben Byers, who was prevented from er, of Chicago, in the first match appearing by a death in his family, round, when opposed by \\". B. Lang- being the only prominent absentee. ford, of Westward Ho and Yale, tied Byers, however, is claimed by both the mark of the Britisher. Norman East and West. In I). E. Sawyer. Hunter's mark was over a slightly II. C. Egan. Warren Wood, A. easier course. The Hunter figures Seckel, Mason Phelps, Paul Hunter, are as fi illows : l\. Gardner and Charles Evans. X. P. Hunter.... 5444354-1 2—33 Chicago presented an octette of play- Paul Hunter i; 4 4 :. :', ." :: :; ::—:'<; X. F. Hunter.... 3 4:! :. 4 r. 14 I ::>;—71 ers of known ability. Travis and Paul Hunter :: :: I :, 4 4 4 J I-::.".—71 Herreshoff were the main hopes of The Egan-Sawyer match, which the East, but much to the regret of the Exmoor player won at the thirty- everybody they had to meet in the eighth hole, was the best contested short first round at eighteen holes, and spectacular match ol the tourna- and the chances of the East were ment, W. C. Fownes and others stat- bisected. ing it was the finest match they ever The Chicago course, which a month had followed. In the final of the before the tournament had been in National event at the Chicago golf great shape, was far from being at club m 1905 Egan defeated Sawyer its best, wire grass having made its (1 and 5, and again in the final of appearance on the putting greens, the Western Championship at Ex- while worm casts also were a source moor 111 11)04, Egan had won by a of annoyance for the first three days. similar margin. In the first round of Mosl of the Eastern players were a the National event at Cleveland in few strokes high in their practice i<;u7 Sawyer had defeated Egan 2 rounds, Walter Travis being notably and 1, and their battle naturally at- off color, and in the few mat.-lies tracted much attention this time es- _>( II1 NATION. II. . IMATEUR CH. IMPIONSHIP
then Sawyer topped his drive, just jumping the bunker. Egan played a long safe iron and Sawyer clouted a long brassey, carrying the bunker 220 yards away and rolling to the left of the green. His approach from seventy feet hit the cup hard and lay dead, but Egan holed out from eight- een feet and won, 4—5, one under par. There were more spasms at the next hole, when Egan pulled to the rough. Sawyer was on the green in •
the base of the mound guarding the •
green. Sawyer was ten feet from the • cup on the like, but Egan, after loft- ing over the mound, holed a difficult eighteen foot putt over the rolling Even- green. Sawyer, however, holed for a 3 and squared the match. Sawyer sliced his second for the next hole to the rough and from forty yards pitched within a foot of the hole. places. Egan approached from the edge of CHARLES EVANS, .IK. the green to within six inches and pecially as Sawyer is a Wheaton they halved in 4. ]ii"( iduct. Sawyer won the sixteenth by Sawyer, who had been showing pitching his second from 140 yards wonderful form over the course he dead to the hole, Egan being ten feet knows like a book, notched a 74 in away on the like and missing lu^ the morning and was 2 up on Egan, putt. Sawyer, who was 1 up and 2 who took a 76. Egan regained one to play, dubbed a short putt on the hole at the start of the afternoon next green, and Egan squared the round and then for six holes neither match. was able to gain an inch. Egan It looked all over for Egan when squared at the eighth hole and was he sliced his next drive to the rough, 1 up at the turn. The incoming bat- and also sliced his iron second to the tle was one of the most brilliant ever rough. Sawyer was on the green in fought on an American course, being 2, but Egan, from ninety yards, ran replete with sensational golf. Sawyer his approach six feet to the right of squared at the twelfth hole, and from the cup. Sawyer's approach putt that point on the gallery was kept in from fifty feet rimmed the cup hard, a state of tension, every hole produc- a narrow escape for Egan. Egan ing something brilliant. showed his nerve by holing from six The thirteenth hole was a corker. feet and halving in 4. Match all Both played irons from the tee and square. NATIONAL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP 201
T. M. Sherman, Utica, N. V.: l>oth drove well for the extra hole Out 5 4 3 4 1 5 4 4 4-37 In . 3 5 5 6 14 4 1 4-:is-7r. and were on the green in 3, Saw- Out i> 3 4 5 4 1; 4 :: ::-::s yer pulling his piteh and losing a 1,, 3 3 5 5 4 5 5 4 4—38—76 chance for a 4. They halved in 5. Total i:'' K. A. Gardner, Hinsdale golf club: At the next hole both drove well ( lut li 4 4 li 5 4 5 4 3—41 and Egan put his second to the green. In 3 3 3 5 4 4 5 4 5—36—77 Out 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 3-37 Something in the gallery bothered 11, 2 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 4—37—74 Sawyer and his pitch was woefully Total 151 II ('. Egan, Exmoor Country club: short. His third from sixty yards Out 5 4 4 li 4 5 4 4 4—40 In 34453454 5—37—77 was six feet short and he missed his Out 7 4 3 4 4 6 4 3 3—3S putt, Egan holing from two feet and In 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4—37—7.1 taking the match. The cards: Total Egan 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 5—38 The others to qualify were: Sawyer r, 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 3—38 C. Evans, Jr., Edgewater 74 77 151 Egan 3 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 5-3S—76 R. A. Gardner, Hinsdale 77 74 151 Sawyer 3 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 5—36—74 T. M. Sherman, Utica, N. V— 75 76 151 Egan 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 3—37 H. C. Egan, Exmoor '7 75 152 Sawyer 5 4 4 5 4 5 4 5 4—40 R. E. Hunter, Midlothian 77 75 152 Egan 3 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4—36—73 D. E. Sawyer, Wheaton S2 72 154 Sawyer 3 4 4 5 3 4 3 5 4—35—75 F. Herreshoff. Ekwanok 78 78 156 Extra holes—Egan, 5, 4; Sawyer, 5, 5. H. Weber. Inverness. Toledo.... SI 76 157 YV. K. Wood, Homewood SI 77 15S Every qualifying round brought A. G. Lockwood, Allston 82 77 159 W. C. Fownes, Jr., Plttsburg.... 78 82 16n its surprises, and out of the field of M. E. Phelps, Midlothian 82 7s 16. Macdonald H. P. Bend, St. Paul SO 81 161 T. M. Clarlin, Wollaston S2 79 161 failed to reach the first sixty-four W. G. Pfeil, Philadelphia 82 79 161 W P. Schatz, Wheaton 78 S4 162 places. Ward, as he said himself, had A. Stillwell, Midlothian 89 74 163 W J. Travis, Garden City 80 83 163 not played as poorly in a number of H. R. Johnstone. Myopia 79 84 163 G. T. Brokaw, Garden City 82 si 163 years, and finished with 92, while the H. R. Schollenberger, Beverly.. 84 80 164 R. O. Ainslie, Westward Ho.... SO S4 164 veteran Macdonald, over the course C. G. Waldo, Jr., Brooklawn.... 86 79 165 he himself designed, could do no A. W Tillinghast. Philadelphia. 79 86 165 Paul Hunter. Midlothian 82 S3 165 better than 96. W I. Howland, Jr., Glen View. S3 S3 166 L. H. Reinking. Wheaton 84 82 166 The second day of medal play A. L. White, Brae Burn 86 SO 166 B. P. Merriman, Waterbury 85 81 166 found K. p. Edwards, one of the best C. McArthur, Homewood SO 86 166 medal players in the West, out of the Those who failed to qualify on the running, in company with O. Perriu second round were: of Chevy Chase, J. D. Standish, Jr., L. E. Bunning, Belmont 82 85 167 K. P. Edwards. Midlothian.... 84 83 167 of Detroit, the Michigan champion; J. G. Anderson, Woodlawn 80 87 167 o. Perrin. Chevy Chase SB S2 16S Ralph Hoagland of Riverside, R. P. J. M. Sellers. Chicago 85 83 168 J. 1). Standish, Jr., Detroit 88 82 170 Cavanagh, the Wisconsin champion, K. L. Ames, Chicago 83 S7 170 R. Hoagland. Riverside 82 SS 170 Gilman Tiffany of Powelton, N. Y., R. F. Mundy. Exmoor 86 84 170 G. P. Tiffany, Powelton 85 85 170 and R. C. Watson of Westbrook. J. D. Cady. Rock Island S3 87 170 C. C. Allen. Kenosha 88 S3 171 Western Champion Evans, T. M. F. Snare. Englewood, N. J S6 85 171 A. G. Kay. Pittsburg; 85 86 171 Sherman of Utica, N. Y., and R. A. J. F. Shanley. Jr., Deal 79 92 171 Gardner, tied for low score with 151, F. W. Kay, Pittsburg 89 92 171 R. C. Watson. Westbrook 82 89 171 II. C. Egan finishing with 152. W. A. Smith, Jr.. Grand Rapids Sfi 85 171 C. B. Devol. Riverside S3 89 172 Scores of the leaders: W. J. Macdonald. Midlothian.. 85 87 172 J. E. Nyman, Westward Ho si 89 173 C. Evans. Jr., Edgewater golf club: I). W. Houston. Jr., Island G. C. 87 86 173 Out 3 5 4 4 4 6 6 4 4—40 R. I... James, Butler. Pa SS 85 173 In 2 4 4 6 4 4 4 3 4-34—74 H. P. Cavanagh. Kenosha SB SS 174 Out fi 4 4 4 4 S 4 5 3—311 8. H. Lockett, Montclalr, N. J. 87 88 175 In 2 4 4 5 5 4 f> 5 4-38-77 C. H. Rider, Inverness S7 88 175 Total 151 G. P. Willett, Brookline, Mass. S7 95 182 NATIONAL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
W. 1. Howland, Jr., Glen View... 44 39 8:{ JBJ' Hie f< 'Hi iwing withdrew : C. B. C. li. Devol, Riverside 4n 4:; ,s:j, Corey, Calumet; Jarvis Hunt, Chi- Albert Seckel, Riverside 39 44 83 .1 D. Cady, Rock Island 43 40 83 cago; E. Lee Jones, Chicago; II. S. II. K. Schollenberger, Beverly... 43 41 84 L. H. Reinking, Wheaton 43 41 si AlcCauley, Chicago; A. M. Robbins, K. P. Edwards, Midlothian 41 43 84 T. E. Nyman, Westward Ho 4:; II s4 i farden City. B. P. Merriman, Waterbury.... 45 411 85 J. M. Sellers. Chicago 45 411 85 Hiose who failed to qualify in the W. J. Macdonald, Midlothian.... 44 41 s". A. E. Kay, Pittsburg 41; 39 85 first day's play were: <;. IJ. Tiffany, Powelton 44 41 85 Jarvis Hunt, Chicago ir> 44 sn A. It. White. Brae Burn 4ii 40 86 II s. McCauley, Chicago jr, 45 90 It. P. Cavanagh, Kenosha 44 4:' sn II. i;. I [artwell, Islam] G. (' 4s 4.' 90 O. Pen-in. Chevy Chase 4."i 41 86 II. II. Bishop, Edgewater 48 42 mi R. F. Mundy, Exmoor 45 41 st; I., A. McKown, Beverly 4) 47 91 W. A. Smith. Jr., Grand Rapids. 46 4H 86 G. E. Watson. Westbrook 15 46 91 C. C. Waldo, Jr.. Brooklawn.... 48 38 86 T. G. Stevenson, Brookline 48 4M 91 Fred Snare, Englewood, N. J... 4S 38 86 W. I.. Gllliam, Normandie 49 42 9] C. H. Rider, Inverness 4r, 12 jjj E, A. Kulass. Calumet 48 43 91 G. F. Willett. Brookline 46 41 s7 G, Copeland. Skokie 17 45 92 A. Weber, Inverness 4s 4'.i 97 I". L. Griffith, Arlington 50 42 :•:' K. 1.. Ames. Chicago 4H 41 87 J. 1. Bush, Portage *6 46 92 A. M. Robbins, Kebo Valley 47 4u S7 J M. Ward. Garden City 50 42 H- S. H. Lockett, Montclalr 4". 42 87 F. <;. Smith, Midlothian 17 45 92 1). W. Houston, Jr.. Island G. C 4ii 41 S7 E. E. Giles. Pittsburg 47 4.". 92 J. B. Standish, Jr.. Detroit 44 44 ss George A. Thorne. Chicago 52 11 93 C. C. Alien. Baltusrol 4.', 43 88 Norman Towne, Glen View 50 43 93 ('. B. Cory, Calumet 4:i 45 S8 W. .1. Feron, Chicago ."1-1 42 '.u R, L. James, Butler C, C Hi K ss Allen Reed, Riverside 4S 46 94 E. L. Jones, Chicago 50 39 89 E. S. Armstrong. Atlantic City.. l:i 46 95 A. Stlllwell, Midlothian 47 42 89 S. Sherman, Utica, X. V .".:. 411 95 W. A. Lawhead, Minnikahda 51 14 95 The crucial contest for the title, C. B. Macdonald. Garden City.. 50 46 96 1>. W. Brennan, Sadaquade 47 49 9fi played over a sun-kissed course, J. P. Gardner, Midlothian 51 4.". 96 M. D. Cilery, Oakmont 47 50 87 brought mit the largest gallery seen W. H. Waterbury. Wheaton 52 AC, 98 H. Li Shute, Oakmont 53 46 99 i m a Chicago course for some time. C. P. Fleet. Jackson Park .".I 49 100 Egan, by virtue of his two previous riie following players withdrew: successes and his long experience in J. R. Towle, Jackson Park; T. S. tournament play, was the favorite, Swirles, Westward Flo; R. A. Day. but he was playing largely on his Vesper County club; II. C. Fownes, nerve. Two days before he had eaten Oakmont; S. A. hay, Evanston; P. something that disagreed with him, Stanton, Grand Rapids; F. O. Horst- and after his gruelling match with mann, Chevy Chase. Evans on Friday he was so weak lie Qualifying scores on the first day: fainted in the dressing-room. That C. Evans, Jr.. Edgewater 10 34 7) T. M. Sherman. Utica, N. Y 37 38 7:. night he was under the care of a H. Chandler Egan, Exm • 40 37 77 I R. Gardner, Hinsdale 41 36 77 physician, and although feeling better R. E. Hunter, Midlothian 4n 37 77 W. C, Fownes, Jr.. Pittsburg 4(i .is 7s on Saturday morning, his face was W. P. Schatz, Wheaton 13 :S5 7s F. Herreshoff. Ekwanok 41 37 7s drawn and he was far from a well A. W: Tillinghast, Philadelphia.. 41 38 79 H R. Johnstone, Myopia 41 ;;s 79 man. Gardner, on the other hand, j. F. Shanley, Jr., Deal 12 37 79 looked the picture of health, and as C. McArtbur. Homew 1 :f!t 41 80 W. J. Travis, Garden City 41 39 80 he possesses a fine even temperament R. O. Ainslee. Westward Ho.... 40 10 80 H. P. Bend, Town and i'u. C... 4" 411 sn he never appeared to show the strain J. G. Anderson, Woodlawn JO 40 80 W. <;. Langford. Westward Ho.. 10 11 si of the most important match of liis W. K. Wood, Homew 1 II I" 81 Harold Weber, Inverness in n si career. lie displayed the same re- R. Hoasrland. Riverside Ui 12 82 R. C, Watson, Westbrook 11 41 82 source that has made Egan a much Paul Hunter, Midlothian I" )2 S2 feared opponent. In the latter stages T. M 1 Maflin. Wollaston 11 38 82 G. T. Brokaw, Garden <'iiy r.', w.t 82 of the match Egan grew woefully 11. E, Sawyer, Wheaton 45 H7 82 Mason Plni|>s. Midlothian 11 38 s2 wild with his wooden clubs, while A. <;. Lockwdod, Allston 45 :)7 82 W. G. IT'n. Huntington Valley.. 11 41 82 Gardner was getting the ball well L. E. Bunnlng, Belmoni I:.' to sj NATIONAL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP 203 away down the course, and when he for a 2, Egan missing from slightly did land in the rough was able by closer range. Gardner 3 up. his great strength to recover. Gardner's fine approach lor the Egan opened the morning round eleventh hole, jXy yards, netted him poorly, topping his tee shot, and his a 3, Egan overpitching but hitting short brassie second was about on the cup on a long down hill putt. even terms with his opponent's drive. Gardner was now 4 up. Both played short of the bunker. Egan drove 260 yards from the Egan was on the green in 4, with next tee, Gardner getting 220. Gard- Gardner thirty-five yards from the ner's iron second ran down the slop- pin on his third. The latter took ing green and his 3 was six feet past three putts and they halved in 6, one the cup. Egan was dead on the over par. Both sliced their drives for like and won, 4—5. Both readied the second hole, but Egan took three the thirteenth green, 493 yards, in 3, putts from the edge of the green. Egan beint fifty feet from the flag Gardner after having run through the and Gardner twenty-five. < rardner hunker on his second, put his ap- holed his putt and won. 4—5, one proach dead and won, 4—5. Egan under par. again took three putts at the third IK ile. Gardner missing a short one for a 4 and they halved in 5, With the wind behind him Gardner got away a long ball for the fourth hole, Egan slicing to the rough. Egan's second found a trap and he played out short, losing, 6—4. Gardner sliced to the rough at the fifth hole but recovered well, and they halved in par 4's. The long sixth, 548 yards, was halved in 5 after both had hooked their midiron seconds to the rough. Gardner had a fifteen foot putt for a 4. Egan took the seventh hole with a fine down- hill putt, Gardner having a chance for a 3 on a fifteen-foot putt. Regu- lation 4's followed at the eighth hole. Over the first pond hole Egan reached the green, Gardner pulling to the rough. The Hinsdale player pitched one yard from the cup and won, 3—4, Egan being short on his approach from forty feet and taking- one more. Gardner was out in 31; and turned 2 up, Egan having taken 42. Gardner holed a snaky putt of eighteen feet at the next pond hole PAUL HUNTER 204 NATIONAL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Gardner gave Egan a life at the ning, 4—5. Match all square. Mole next hole by dubbing a three-foot 4 was halved in par 4's without putt and they halved in 4. Gardner incident. Going to the fifth hole half topped his drive for the next Egan sliced to the long grass and hole, V'4 yards, but recovered with poked his second into the bunker a brilliant cleek shot of 200 yards guarding the green. Gardner's second into the wind, which put him hole second overran the green into the high. Egan pulled his approach t<> sand trap, but he pitched to four feet the corner of the green but holed an from the hole, leaving Egan a sixty- eight-foot putt, while Gardner, who foot putt for a half. Gardner's hole, had overputted five feet, missed and 4—5. Egan squared again at the lost, 5—4- Gardner's high mashie sixth hole, Gardner pulling close to pitch bumped around the sixteenth the boundary fence, and being unable green and went twelve feet by. Egan, to get a full swing with his iron. who had nearly reached the bunker Egan was on the green in 3, Gard- on his long drive, pitched a low ap- ner taking 4 and losing, 6—5. Both proach over the bunker and holed a were on the seventh green in 2. Egan five-foot putt, winning, 3—4, reduc- put his uphill approach dead, but ing Gardner's lead to 2. Gardner had (iardner with a sidehill approach putt a chance for a 3 with a ten-foot putt ran by three feet and missed, Egan nil the next green; Egan having winning, 4—5, and taking the lead missed from fifteen feet, halved in for the first time. They halved the 4. The home hole was halved in 4's. eighth in 4. Egan was forty feet one under par, short 011 his pitch for the first pond Both came home in 35, two under hole, Gardner getting within twenty- par, Gardner having 74 for the round five feet of the pin. Egan was five and Egan 77. feet shy on his second and missed his Egan's followers were jubilant putt by two inches. This put them when he took the first and third holes all square at the three-quarter post. of the afternoon and squared the Erom this point on Gardner came match. Egan drove 220 yards into home with scarcely a mistake. He the wind on his shot of the after- holed a mashie pitch from eighteen noon, Gardner hooking a long hall feet for a 2 at the tenth, Egan miss- to the rough. Both reached the ing a ten-foot putt for a half. Egan green in 3. Egan being almost d.ad hit the eleventh cup for a 3 but halved and Gardner forty feet over. Egan in 4. Egan pulled his next drive t" missed his putt for a 4 after Gardner the rough and got only twenty yards had overrun the cup on his approach on his next shot. Gardner was thirty putt, but Egan won, g—6. They feet from the pin on his second, and halved the second in 4. At the third won, 4—5. They halved the next hole Egan hooked his tee shot close in 5 after Egan had topped Ins tec tn the fence but made a brilliant re- shot and jumped the bunker. He covery. Gardner drove 250 yards recovered with a grand brassey. Hol« but topped his second, the ball jump- 14 was halved in 4, leaving (lanliur ing the bunker. (iardner missed a 2 up with 4 to play. Gardner drove twenty-foot for a half, Egan win- far down the course from the nexl NATIONAL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP 205 tee, Egan making a bad slice to the rough, and although he pitched out well he still was in the Pough. Gardner's fine cleek second from 180 yards lit twelve feet from the flag. Egan was stymied on a long putt and hit Gardner's ball, losing, (>—4. Gard- ner } up. Gardner pulled to the rough hut Egan got away a low slice that landed at the foot of a side mound, giving him no chance to try for the green. He played short of the hunker and was on the green in 3. ten feet by the flag. Gardner's second was thirty- five feet past the hole and he ap- proached up to four feet. Egan missed bis fourth, and Gardner run- ning down bis putt won the cham- pionship, 4 and 2. The cards: Gardner H 4 .', 4 4 7, 4 4 3—39 Egan >'r ~> '< 6 4 T> 3 4 4—42 Gardner -2 3 5 4 4 g 4 4 4—3.r>-74 Egan 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 4 4—35—77 Gardner (i 4 5 4 4 fi 5 4 3—41 Egan •". 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4—39 Gardner 2 4 4 :. 4 4 4 * * Egan 3 4 4 r, 4 6 •". * * *Bye holes not played. The play-off of the triple tie for tbe gold medal for low score pro- I). E. SAWYER duced a wonderful display by West- took three straight holes, getting the ern Champion Evans who, after be- home hole with a brilliant 3 by the ing six strokes behind Xational Cham- aid of a twenty-foot putt. pion Evans at the end of the first At the extra bole Travis put his nine boles, came home in 34 and won masbie pitch from 125 yards straight the medal with a score of 76, Gard- for the flag and although the ball ner taking 77 and T. M. Sherman 80. landed about a yard past the hole it Their scores were as follows: bad so much undercut on jt that it Sherman ."> ."> 5 5 4 6 7 4 3—44 Gardner ., 4 5 4 4 4 5 3 4 3—36 spun back and lay dead to the hole, Evans 5 4 4 7 5 5 5 3 4—42 Sherman 3 4 5 6 4 .", 3 3 4—36—sn netting him a certain 4. Gardner 3 5 5 5 6 4 5 4 4—41-77 Evans 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 3—34—76 Herreshofr was a trifle- short on his Travis and Herreshoff, who have approach and missing a difficult putt had a number of brilliant battles in lost the bole, 4—^. the past, furnished a sensational con- Warren K. Wood and George T. test marked by a grand uphill finish Brokaw did not do anything start- on the part of the latter and a sen- ling in the scoring line, but the (iar- sational win at the extra hole by den City man failed to win a bole, Travis. The < iarden City player nine of the fifteen played being- was dorniie 3 and it looked like a halved. Brokaw was in a sand pit in Mire win from him. I [erresboff then the sixth and again at the ninth. _'. II, NATIONAL AMATEUR CHAMI'lOXSHIP
l'>. I'. Merrirnan of Yale, played the ran away from Schollenberger. Rob- best golf he has displayed in the ert Hunter beat Waldo by 3 and 2. tournament against Seckel, the young Reinking beat 1 lowland and Gardner Princetonian. The latter was t up won from johnstone at the home hole. at the turn, hut coming home he gave The second round of match play a brilliant display, the Connecticut was featured by a 7.2 by Sawyer and champion being unahle to win a single a 73 by Egan. Travis was the onlv Inile. The cards: Eastern player to survive, seven Seclre] 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4—39 Chicagoans taking the remaining Merriman ."> 5 4 4 4 6 4 5 :j—4(1 Seckel In 4 :: 3 5 4 4 :! 3 4—:::!—72 places. Merriman In :; 4 :l li 4 5 4 4 4—37—77 Paul Hunter, after starting with a Summary of the second match play poor 6, never gave Langford a look round: m, hi^- feat of souring rive 3's in a D. E. Sawyer, Wheaton, defeated row being a bit of classy work. Lang- R. E. Hunter, Midlothian, 7 and 6. lord was 4 down at the turn, and II. C. Egan, Exmoor, defeated "War- was beaten, o—5. Hunter played out ren K. Wood, Homewood, 6 and 5. tor his scoring, finishing with a A. Seckel, Riverside, defeated T. M. quintet of fours. The cards: Sherman, Utica, X. V., 4 and 3. C. Hunter—Out 6 4 4 5 3 5 3 3 :•'.—3t> E. Evans. Jr., Edgewater, defeated Langford—Out ....•", 5 5 5 3 6 4 3 4—4!i Hunter—In 3 3 4 6 4 4 4 4 4—35—71 A. Stillwell, Midlothian, 4 and 3. M. Langford—In 34 5 55544 4—39—79 E. Phelps, Midlothian, defeated W. Former Champion Egan maintained P. Schatz, Wheaton, 10 and 9. Paul the stead}- gait he has displayed Hunter, Midlothian, defeated Harold through the tournament and in the Weber, Toledo, 1 up. Walter J. < )lympic Cup contest, while Charley Travis, Garden City, defeated W. C. McArthur, after a poor start, con- Fownes, Jr., Pittsburg, 4 and 3. R. tinued tn make mistakes. It was A. Gardner, Hinsdale, defeated L. merely a procession with the Exmoor H. Reinking, Wheaton, 6 and 5. golfing giant, taking six of the first Fownes in his match with Travis eight holes. was wild on his tee shots. Mason Phelps, the former Western Sawyer gave a brilliant display champion and Arthur G. Lockwood against R. E. Hunter, and although of Boston, who has been a prominent the tall Midlothian player got two figure in a number < f national tourna- 77's he was quite unable to keep pace ments, had a nip and tuck struggle. with the former Western champion. Phelps took the first two holes, but Sawyer went out in 36 in the morning the "Hub" player squared at the and was 4 up. The in-journey devel- fourth and they were on even terms oped a keen struggle, Hunter taking at the ninth. Phelps won three of the two holes and Sawyer one. Sawyer incoming holes. Lockwood winning was stymied at the eighth and eight- one. The cards: eenth holes. The cards; Phelps—Oul 4 4 5 5 4 i; 1 I 4—4') Lockwoo 1 < Mil ... 5 5 4 4 4 6 5 4 3—40 S:i»ytT Out 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 S M Phelps—In 3 I ) 5 r> 4 3 4 4 :iil 7fi Hunter (hit li 4 5 f> 4 5 4 I :: I" Lockwood In ....34564 I I I I—3S 7S Sawyer In 4 1 t 6 4 4 4 4 6-j Evans beat Pfeil. Hunter—In 3 4 4 5 4 I .", I I—*i " Sawyer—Out ...... 4 4 4 & 6 S 4 3 4-1 Still well won his match with Claf- Hunter- I lilt 7 4 E 4 4 4 I 5 I lin at the twentieth hole, and Sawyer Sawyer In 1' 4 4 S S 4 I I I Hunter In 2 4 5 6 4 5 3 4 3 36 n NATIONAL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP 207
Egan practically won his match from Warren Wood "ii the first nine IKilcs when lie went out in 37 and got a lead of 4 up. Wood being wobbly and taking 41. The cards:
Egan—Out n 4 5 4 4 li :i 4 :' .".7 Wood -1Mit 5 5 5 5 4 1; 4 4 :: II Egan ( lut 7 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 I 11' 7:i VVood In - 4 .", li 4 4 4 I 4—:W 79 Egan-Out S 4 :i 5 4 4 4 4 :! 36 \\ I—Out 6 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 3 £9 Eean—In 5 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 37 73 Wood—In 3 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 1 39—78 Secke] and Sherman waged an even battle in the morning. They divided the first nine holes, each winning three. Coming home, Sherman won the eleventh, the Riversider taking the fifteenth and seventeenth and be- ing i up at the end of morning round. The cards:
Seckel—Out 6 :i 4 4 4 6 5 4 4 40 Sherman Out 645S45343 39 Seckel—In 3 5 a 5 4 4 4 4 5 39 79 Sherman—In 3 4 5 5 4 5 4 6 5—41—80 Seckel—Out 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 3—37 Sherman —I Hit 4 5 4 4 6 3 •'! 3 31 Seckel—In 3 4 4 5 3 4 5 4 \ 36 73 Sherman—In '1 K 4 5 4 5 5 'i 4 £9—76 The Phelps-Schatz match had a duration of twenty-seven holes, the play ending in favor of Phelps, 10 ROBERT A. GARDNER up and g to play. The Egan-Sawyer match was easily the feature of the third round, Mason Phelps scored a brilliant which was the battle for the medal 73 in the morning against Paul positions. Travis, the sole hope of Hunter, the old Yale player, winning the East, was eliminated, leaving the six holes and allowing the Southern field in possession of Western Cham- California champion only two. Hunt- pion Evans, M. E. Phelps and If. C. er put up a game fight in the after- Egan, two former holders of the title, noon, cutting his deficit two on the and R. Gardner. Results were as first nine and squaring the match at follows : the fifteenth. lie dropped the next two and the match, 2 and 1. II. C. Egan, Exmoor, defeated D. E. Sawyer. Wheaton, r up, 38 holes. Evans, who has been playing C. Evans, Jr., Edgcuater, defeated A. wonderfully consistent golf all Seckel. Riverside, 5 and 3, M. E. through the week, maintained his Phelps, Midlothian, defeated Paul steady gait against Seckel, getting Hunter, .Midlothian, 2 and 1. R. A. two 75's, while the Riversider took Gardner, Hinsdale, defeated W. }. ~') in the morning and 78 in the I ravis, (rarden City. 2 and 1. afternoon. 2O8 NATION. II. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
I he semi-final matches produced the seventeenth found a sand pit, two close contests, II. Chandler Egan Evans winning both holes, enabling defeating Charles Evans, |r., i np, him to report 3 down at the luncheon and Robert (iardner defeating Mason interval. E. Phelps, 2 up. The Edgewater boy The out round in the afternoon once more displayed bis class by car- found Egan going poorly. Evans rying the two-time bolder of the title began to make up his leeway by 1ml- to the eighteenth bole, and losing the in a long putt for a 3 on the third ultimate bole by topping bis drive and bole. Egan followed with a brace of finding the bunker. I'help's down- 6's at the next two holes, due to poor fall came in a similar manner at the putting, and Evans was able to square preceding bole, where he topped his the match, negotiating a half stymie tee shot into the pathway between on the fifth. Egan took the lead at two mounds, the mistake costing him the long sixth and kept it until the the bole and putting (iardner i up. pond bole was reached, where Evans ( >n the final bole Phelps' second won, 3—4, Egan getting bunkered mi caught the roadway, enabling the his tee shot. llinsdale player to win, 2 up. Egan Egan took the lead again at the was suffering from his stomach eleventh with a deadly approach, trouble of the night previous when which netted a 3. Evans taking two he started out with the Western more. Another fine approach at the champion, but his play on the out- twelfth hole gave Egan a 3 on a five- ward round did not give any indica- foot putt, Egan 2 up. "Chick" tion of weakness as lie was out in 35, squared at the fifteenth bole, where while Evans, taking 31;. won only Egan found the bunker and failed one hole and was 4 down. Egan took to get out on two attempts, Evans 11 • i, the lead at the third bole, where winning in a par 4 to Egan's ap- Evans hooked to the rough and was proximated 8. Evans got a half at out short, Egan just missing a 3 and the next green by putting around a winning, 4—^. Egan's 270-yard partial stymie. Hole seventeen was drive and a nice pitch gave him the halved in regulation 4's and he was fifth hole, where Evans, being short all square with 1 to go. on his pitch and overrunning bis putt, The finish was spectacular. Evans' hooked bis second and third shots for tee shot was topped and the ball rolled tlie long sixth, Egan getting a perfect into the bunker. He was barely out 5 and winning, 5—(>. mi his second, then got away a Evans won bis first bole, the screaming brassey for 225 yards seventh, with a great 3, putting bis nearly to the green. But Egan fol- approach dead, while Egan overran lowed his long drive with an iron and took two putts. Egan came shot to the edge of the green and ap- right back with a 3 at the eighth hole proached dead, with his chances for and followed with a _• at the first the National Championship depend- pond bole. A perfect stymie on the ing on it. Evans missed a six-foot eleventh bole caused Evans to lose, putt for a possible half. The cards: gan 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 1! 1' 36 5—4, putting Egan 5 up. Egan took vans 64546634 8-S9 sail :i 4 4 ti 3 5 4 5 5 39 7J three putts on the fifteenth, and on Evans 3 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 5-38-77 NATIONAL AMATEUR CH14MPI0NSHIP _'i«)
Egan 5 J 4 6 li 5 4 I 4 12 with a total of 623 points. The fail- Evans 5 4 :: 4 5 6 4 4 3 38 Egan 3 4 3 5 4 7 4 4 5—39—81—155 ure of the Eastern teams to enter Evans 3 5 4 5 3 4 I 4 ii :! —76 lt>3 robbed the event of much of its I'lu'lps was suffering from a badly interest. blistered hand and was erratic in his first nine holes against Gardner, tak- WESTERN GOLF ASSOCIATION. A.M. P.M. Total. ing 45 to go out as against 41 by the \\ . K. Wood 77 77 154 II. C. Egan 75 74 149 Hinsdale player. Gardner wax _> up e. Evans. Ir 77 79 156 at the turn. Having let out some of K. P. Edwards 81 S3 164 the cobwebby golf the players gave Total 310 313 623 a much better display coming home, OHIO STATIC. F. I.. Griffith 86 82 168 getting 36's. The cards : II. Weber 75 79 154 C. II. Rider ^7 88 175 Gardner—Out .545457 5 3 3—41 W. A. Lawhead 89 82 171 I'helps-r-Out ...7 4 5 (i 5 5 4 4 4-44 Gardner—Jn -.3 4563443 4—36—77 Total 337 331 668 Pbelps—In ....34454534 4—36—80 ST. LOUIS. Gardner—Out .5 54456443- 4'i W. A. Sticknev *4 81 165 Phelps—Out ...44455544 4—39 K. McKittrick 83 86 169 Gardner—In ..33555444 4—37 77 154 II. Potter 86 77 163 Phelps—In ....24454545 5—38—77—157 S. <;. Stickney 88 88 I16 The contest for the Olympic Cup, Total 341 '.JO- 673 played for on the Saturday preced- WISCONSIN STATE. C. C. Allen 89 177 ing the start of the championship, R. P. Cavanagh 86 78 164 C. D. Barnes 95 89 184 proved a walk-away for the Western G. Yule 97 89 186 Golf Association team, which won Total 367 344 711
AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. CHICAGO GOLF CLUB, WHBATON, ILL.. SEPT. 6 TO 11, 1909.
Qualifying round. 1st round, 2d rour d Cil Round. Semi-finnala . Final 152..R. E. Hunter, Midlothian l Hunter 165..C. G. Waldo. Jr., Bridgeport... 1 3-2 Sawyer 154..D. E. Sawyer, Wheaton I Sawyer 164..H. R. Schollenberger, Beverly.. / 7-6 Egan 158.. W. K. Wood. Home wood ) Wood T up, 38 h. 1S3..G. T. Brokaw. Garden City.... / 4-3 Egan 152. .H. C. Egan, Exmoor I Egan 6—5 166..W. McArthur, Homewood I 7—6 . Egan 161..A. Seckel, Riverside )_ Seckel 1 up 166..B. P. Merriman, Waterbury.... Seckel 151..T. M. Sherman. LHica I Sherman 4—3 165..A. W. Tillinghast, Philadelphia ( 1 up. 19 holes Evans 151..C. E. Evans, Jr.. Edgewater I Evans 1H1..W. G. Pfeil, Philadelphia J 4-2 I Evans 163..A. Stillwell. Midlothian I Stilwell ( 4-3 161..T. M. Claflln, Wollaston \ 1 up, 20 holes 162..W. P. Schatz, Wheaton ) Schatz 181..H. P. Bend, St. Paul / 2 up Phelps 160..M. E. Phelps. Midlothian ) Phelps 10—9 169..A. G. Lockwood, Boston J 2-1 Phelps 157.. Harold Weber, Toledo ) Weber 2—1 lit;..A. L. White. Brae Burn i 2 up ( Hunter 165..Paul Hunter. Midlothian I Hunter I 1 np 161..W. B. Langford, Westward Ho i 6—4 Gardnei 163..W. J, Travis. Garden City \ Travis 1 up 156,.Fred Her res ho ff, Ekwanok.... j 1 up, 19 holes Travis 160..W. C. Fownea, Jr., Pittsburgh I Fownes 4—3 164..H. O. Ainslie, Westward Ho.... J 2-1 151.. R. E. Gardner, Hinsdale I Gardner K',..H. K. Johnston. Myopia / 1 up ( Gardner 166.. L. H. Relnkinff, Wheaton ) Reinklng 166..W. I. Howland, Jr.. Glen View r / 4-2 THE METROPOLITAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Wykagyl Country Club, New Rochelle, N. Y., Sept. 15-17, 1909
The first day's proceedings had Wykagyl, and J. Thomson, Merion, nothing to do with the championship 36, 40-7(1: Mr. J. Rogers and T. And- proper, consisting of a four-ball erson, ]r., Montclair, 39, $'/-'/('>: Mr. competition, in which an amateur J. R. Turner, Wykagyl, and W. D. and a professional were paired to- Robinson, Atlantic City, 39, 37-76; gether. The Wykagyl club gave the Mr. J. \\". Baker, 1'lainfield, and prizes of $100, $60, and $40, with John Shippen, Maidstone, 38, 38-76; suitable prize? for the amateurs. The Mr. A. Wright and Joe Mitchell, entry of Mrs. C. T. Stout, the ex- Upper Montclair, T,~, 40-77; Dr. L. women's champion, who played with W. Callan and John Ilobens, Engle- T. Mulgrew, constituted something wood, 39, 38-77: Mr. G. B. Martin of an innovation, She has been play- and G. Pierson, Yountakah, 37, _|i- ing good golf lately and took this op- jS\ T- D. Foot, Apawamis, and Isaac portunity, in view of the Women's Mackie, Fox Hills, 40, 38-78; Mr. Championship at Merion, in ( >ctober, C. W. ( )'Connor and D. Hunter, of getting more practice. Her long Essex County, 38, 41-79; Mr. F. R. game was good, hut her putting was Hill and Orrin Terry, Canoe Brook, nut so reliable. Her card was about 39, 41-80; Mr. A. Wheeler and G. F. 89. Sparling, Brooklawn, 39, 41-80; Mr. Alex Smith, the club professional, J. Reid, Jr., St. Andrews, and J. had T. Y. Bermingham for a partner, Hutchinson, Pittsburg, 38, 42-80; Mr. and he did a remarkable performance, S. H. Eockett, Montelair, and C. C. having 69 for his individual score, Floyd-, Bellport, 42, 39-81; Mr. L. P. thus cutting his record of the course Gwyer and A. Pirie, Siwanoy, 42, 39- by one stroke. The summary: 81 ; Mr. V. R. Deluce, Wykagyl, and Mr. T. \ . Bermingham and Alex A. Campbell, Boston, 40, 41-81; Mr. Smith. Wykagyl, 35. 33-68; Mr. E. F. R. Blossom, Midlothian, and T. E. Sturges, Wykagyl. and J. Stringer, Edwards, Hollywood, 41, 40-81 ; Mr. St. Andrews, 37, 36-73; Mr. J. M. H. Gilliam and P. Robertson, Oak- Ward and If. If. Barker, Garden mont, 42, 39-81 ; Mrs. C. T. Stout and City, 36, .ij-yi: Mr. A. M. Reid, St. T. Mulgrew, Richmond County, 43, Andrews, and < iil Nichols, Wilming- 41-84; Mr. D. Brandreth, Fox Hills, ton. 37. .^7-74; Mr. C. W. [nslee, and A. Lyons, Briar Cliff, 43, 42-85; Wykagyi, and II. S. Strong, Apa- Mr. P. S. McLoughlin. Wykagyl, and wamis, 3^, ,V>-75; Mr. W. I.. Hicks W. 1). Davidson, Richfield, 45, 46-9] | and |. Maiden, Nassau, 38, 38-76; Mr. A. Eechtenheim, Wykagyl. and Mrs. S. J. Graham and J. Doebel, E. Horton, Pelham Bay Park, no 1 Greenwich, 37, 3()-7'>; Mr. E. Quincy, card. THE METROPOLITAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 21 I
In the first dav's proceedings of the Open Championship, Alex Smith, with i_|(), led the field hy five strokes, Orrin Terry, a home-bred golfer, be- ing second with 155. Gilbert Nichols had the best score of the visiting pro- fessionals, lack Hutchinson and Peter Robertson, who came from Pittsburg, had 105 and r66, respec- tively, Robinson from Atlantic City also having this last named score. Alex Campbell, suffering from rheumatism and playing in a heavy sweater, kept on pluckilv, but natur- ally was not in his usual form. The summary:
Alex Smith, Wykagyl. y^, 74-140; Orrin Terry, Canoe Brook, 76, 78- 154; H. H. Barker, Garden City, 76, 79-155; Gil Nichols, Wilmington, 79, JAMES .MAIDEN 76-155; Isaac S. Mackie. Fox Hills, ~~, 80-1},~ \ Jack Hobens, Englewood, Lockett, Montclair, 81;, 94-183; J. R. 79. 81-160; James Maiden, Nassau, Thomson, Merion, 92, 96-188; W. D. 82, 78-160; Irving Stringer, St. An- Davidson, Richfield Springs, 92, 99- drews, 84, 76-160; Herbert S. Strong, 191 : Mr. W. C. Crittenden, Wykagyl, Apawamis, 80, 82-162; Tom Ander- withdrew. son, Jr., Montclair, 83, 79-162; G. F. Smith won three special prizes, $10 Sparling, Brooklawn, 82, 81-163; fur the best morning, $10 for the John Shippen, Maidstone, 80, 83-163; best afternoon and $10 for the best David Hunter, Essex County, R2, <>2- score of the day. The regular prizes 164; J. Hutchinson, Pittsburg, 81, foot up $475, first being of $150, plus 84-165; Peter Robertson, Oakmont, a gold medal, and second of $100. 85. 81-166: W. I). Robinson, At- At the close of the third round lantic City, 83, 83-166; A. Campbell, Alex Smith had lost two strokes and Boston, Sy, 80-167; George Pierson, was leading Nichols and Barker by Yountakah, 84, 85-169; D. Ogilvie, three strokes only, but the margin Morris County, 87, 82-16-;; J. Mit- seemed sufficient. However, Smith chell, Upper Montclair, 87, 83-170; started his last round badly and when E, flort.m. Pelham Hay Park, S7, 83- Nichols came to the turn with y) and 17); T. Mulgrew, Richmond County, Smith followed with 41, the compe- 90, 81-171; J. Edwards, Hollywood, tition became exciting. Nichols had 83, 93-1/6: Robert Dow. Bedford, been playing line golf, having 32 for 90. 89-179; Mr. ('. II. Bfown, Saeg- eight holes. Then he pulled badly K'ill, 94, 85-179; Channing Floyd, at the ninth tee into the rough and Bellport, 03. 87-180; Mr. S. II. took 7 for the hole. Smith and
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Nichols were all square at the Eour- John Hobens, Englewood .... Ifio 76 79 311 teenth. Mere Nichols got into J. Hutchinson, St. Andrews. 165 71 79 318 I. S. Mackie, Pox Hills .... 157 79 85 321 trouble and took 6 and Smith holed (i. F. Sparling, Brooklawn.. 163 Si 77 :K4 out in 4 and kept this lead of two T. Anderson, Jr., Montclair.. Hi2 7s M :LM J. Shippen, Easthampton 163 s:; :s %u strokes to the end. I, Stringer, St. Andrews.... 160 711 86 825 P. Robertson, Oakmont 166 So 80 326 A. Campbell, Boston K>7 79 si 387 James Maiden had the best score Herbert Strong, Apawamis.. 162 S3 82 327 HI the day, 150, and this and his W. I>. Robinson, Atlan. <'itv 166 83 7S 327 B. Horton. Pelham Bay Park 170 SO 80 339 afternoon round oi 72 gained him J. Mitchell, Upper Montclair 170 83 80 333 D. S. Hunter. Englewood.... 164 89 si :;:;j S20. Maiden's afternoon card: David ORilvie. .Munis Co.... 1«9 M 82 336 G. Plerson, Yountakali 169 83 S3 335 < mi 4 :i :, 6 4 :; 2 4 5—36 T. Mulgrew, Richmond Co.. 171 SI 86 338 In 3 4 5 :'. 5 1 3 1 5—36—72 C. H. Brown. Saegkill 179 92 86 35] R. Dow, Bedford 179 91 s7 357 Hutchinson had a fine 74 in the S. H. Lockett, Montclair.... 1N3 90 89 362 No Cards—J. R. Thomson. Jlerion, 168, S3, morning. The card: out; W. D. Davidson, Richfield Springs, 191, c Mil 4 t ."1 I t 3 2 5 J—85 out; J. Edwards, Hollywood, 17ti. 96, out; C. In 3 5 5 4 •", 4 :; 4 6—39—74 Floyd. Heliport. ISO. out. The summary : In the regular prizes Smith won 1st 1st 2d $150 and a gold medal, Nichols $100, 1 >av. Rd. Rd. Tn'l Alex Smith, Wykagy] 149 7s 79 306 Terry $75, Maiden $50, Barker S40. (iil Nichols, Wilmington 155 75 Ts 308 Orrin Terry, Canoe Brook.... ir.4 7s TT 309 Hobens $30, Hutchinson $20 and J. -Maiden. Nassau 160 TS ,2 310 H. H. Barker, Garden City.. 155 7.", S2 312 Mackie $10.
PUTTERS By Harold H. Hilton Ex-British Amateur and Open Champion There is a species of minor panic how it is possible for any man to on this side of the water owing to a putt with consistent accuracy with recent decision of the Rules of Golf the standard croquet mallet of com- Committee that a croquet mallet must merce. It is not at all a weapon not be considered a golf club. And which would seem to lend itself to therefore, under the power they re- the hitting of an object so compara- serve to themselves in the definition tively light and small as a golf ball. of what is and what is not a golf It is not. however, the users of the club, they have decided that whilst actual croquet mallet who are in fear a man may decide to putt with a and trembling of the far-reaching Wer croquet mallet he may on the other possibilities of this decision. It is hand leave himself open to objection, the men, and there are a goodly num- and if that objection is lodged it will ber of them, who for years have be sustained by the powers that be. used instruments, which in balance Xow, it is more than probable that and outward construction certainly there are very few golfers in this bear a greater resemblance to a mal- world who either use a croquet mallet let than the traditional shape of gdl on the green or have any ambition club. It is a decision which leaves to do so. It is a little difficult to see so much room for objections, and PUTTERS 213
the difficulty is thai the only way to players had attempted to fashion settle any individual abjection is by putters on similar lines, but they allowing the members of the Rules were never an unqualified success, of Golf Committee to inspect each mainly for the reason that they had club, and that would be expecting a to be fashioned with wood and lead little too much from that hard-work- inserted in the head and the club- ing body. Already there have been makers could never quite manage to many (jueries as to whether this de- hit the correct balance. Still, it \v;h cision includes all clubs cf a mallet- as long as four years after the in- like formation, and the general troduction of the aluminum putter opinion seems to be that the Rules before the Schenectady was thought Committee do not in any way wish of. No doubt there had been many td form such a drastic precedent. other attempts to fashion a putter They simply wish to limit the length head with the insertion of the shaft to which some players will go in in the centre of the head, but the their efforts to be original. Schenectady was certainly the first to take the public fancy, and that was Where the shoe pinches is in this almost entirely due to the success at- respect, that there can be but little tained with it by Travis. For a year doubt that the majority of men who after his success every other player do use these mallet-headed devices you met had a Schenectady putter in are infernally good putters with his bag, even if he did not use it. them. They seem to have a knack of Nowadays you seldom come across a making the ball run more freely and solitary specimen actually in use, Mr. truly than the man who uses the Jerome Travers and Mr. H. E.Taylor traditional shape of putter. The ball being about the only two players who hugs the ground with the.-e putters used them at our championship and runs through coarse patches of meeting at Muirfield. This wane in grass without being influenced by the popularity is difficult to understand, obstruction in any marked manner, as there can be but little doubt that and moreover, it has a habit of bolt- the)- are wonderfully effective weap- ing into the hole and remaining ons in the hands of a man who knows there. This is no doubt due to the how to use them. Hut again, it is fact that no side spin is imparted to the ball with the mallet-headed undeniable that the}- are not at all putter. easy weapons with which to hole out short putts, and this is apt to frighten It is generally assumed that the a player. It means that he must Sclienectady was the progenitor of either carry two putters or discard . all these stamps of clubs, but where- the Schenectady, and it is very evi- as the Sclienectady is no doubt mainly dent that the majority have decided responsible for the popularity of the upon the latter procedure. mallet-headed club, on the other hand, there is not the slightest shad- Even the Standard Aluminum ow of doubt that for years before Putter has had its ups and downs in Travis came to Sandwich in [904 the affections of the public. The with the Schenectady putter, many first one made was in the year [8QQ. -'14 PUTTERS
Phis date is authentic, as the club however. 1 heard only the other day was made at the request of the writer of a player who is holing out hi> of this article. This first aluminum short putts most successfully with an putter was in no way the result oi ordinary coal hammer. Whether the inventive genius oi any partic- this instrument can fairly he claimed ular individual. It arrived in this to come within the definition of a world by a species of inspiration, or golf club is open to doubt;but to my accident. Just about this time Mr. mind he only seems to he making the Mills of the Standard Works, game a little more difficult for him- Sunderland, was trying hard to self, and it is hardly likely that any fashion a club head with an aluminum opponent will object to this fact. ]t shell and with wood driven in wedge- is very different to a billiard cue, wise to form a striking face, which with which there can be no doubt it would serve to supersede the tradi- is easy to hole out on true greens. tion chih head made of wood, lead, but it is generally understood that horn, etc. I happened to he experi- the use of a billiard cue is barred. I menting with these clubs and was remember many years ago a compet- immensely struck with the sweet way itor holing out right through a round the hall left the club face when hit gently. So much so that 1 promptly commissioned him to fashion a putt r on these lines and from one experi- ment and another has evolved the present day aluminum putter. I he original putters made were of the long-headed, old-fashioned type, in imitation of the famous Philp wooden putters. There are a goodly number of these in use still, but the favorite nowadays is the Braid-Mills combination, a short-headed club with a slight loft on the face. There is a saying that a good putter could • putt well with a walking stick. I am no believer in this dictum, as I per- sonally think that the finer the touch K of the player the more essential it is that he should have a club which suits him. as the slightest difference / i in balance in clubs would instantly upset a putter of the class of Mr. John Low, who in the manipulation of his putter trusts almost entirely to his delicate touch. There are men Mad who can putt with literally anything, MISS F. TEACHER, \\ lin accompanies Miss Campbel I PUTTERS 215 with a billiard cue and being promptly disqualified. He was very indignant and pleaded that it was un- just, as there was no rule against the use of any implement on the putting green. They simply replied that it was sufficient for them to state that they considered that he was not play- ing the game of golf. lie acknowl- edge afterwards that long before the conclusion of the round he was very wean- of having to lie down to every putt, and that he was not in any hurry to repeat the experiment.
\\ e are all interested here as to the possibilities of our lady cham- pion, Miss Dorothy Campbell, in what you term your "Women's Championship." She is considered quite representative of the golf of the fair sex on this side of the water, as she won her championship on her merits at Birkdale this spring and MISS DOROTHY CAMPBELL, is probably the steadiest performer Jlriti-h Ladies' Champion of all our lady players. Judging by the performances of some of our said that the British profession^ who amateurs, and one may also include have made America their home, may professional exponents of the game, never have shown their true form in in their transitory visits to your land, our championships. For instance. there seems a grave possibility that Willie Anderson even failed to qual- Miss Campbell may not be able to ify at St. Andrews some few years do herself justice in your climate, ago, but the truth is you have never as Harry Vardon and Taylor seem had a professional resident in your to be the only two who have ever country to compare with Braid, Tay- done anything like justice to I'.ritish lor, or Vardon. The standard of form in American competitions. professional golf over here is incom- Again, on the other hand, it may be parably higher. WESTERN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Skokie Country Club, Glencoe, III., Sept. 16-17, 1909
With the wonderful average of 4 course. There was a special prize for seventy-two holes, Willie Ander- of $25 for the best round for the son, of the St. Louis Country club, tournament, and Willie Anderson and retained possession of the Western Jack Croke, with 71's, already had ( >pen Championship title, play for agreed to a division of the prize be- which was held September i(>th and fore Turpie came galloping home at 17th, at the Skokie Country club, a record clip of 34 for the last nine Glencoe, 111. Rounds of 71, 7^-72, holes. and 72 netted him a total of 288, the The amateur brigade was small as best ever recorded in a big tourna- man}- of the crack Chicago juniors ment in this country over a standard had returned to school. Chester Nel- course. Ilis superlative exhibition son, a nineteen year old player, from also gave him a record of four West- the Riverside club of Indianapolis ern titles, and as he has held the made a splendid showing, finishing in National Open Championship four a tie for eighth place with Jack Jolly times he occupies a position unique and Arthur Smith of Columbus, at in the golfing annals of this country, 307. Gordon Copeland, of the home one that will likely stand for many club, who holds the amateur record years to come. for the course at 70, was not at his Stewart Gardner, of the Exmoor best, having been poisoned the day Country club, finished second to An- before play started by eating some derson, with a total of 297, with jack near-mushrooms. Croke, of the Kent Country club of From every viewpoint the tourna- (irand Rapids, Mich., an American- ment was one of the best held by the born player from Ardslev, N. Y., Western Golf Association. The two in third place, three strokes behind days preceding the tournament, and the tall Scotchman. those of the tournament, were ideal Fred. McLeod, of the Midlothian for play, bright skies and a genial Country club of Chicago, winner of atmosphere being the lot of the con- the National Open event in 1908, testants. It is a rare thing to find took fourth money with 302. everybody satisfied with a course, but Lawrence Auchterlonie, of Glen in this instance hardly a murmur was View, Western champion in 1901 and heard, Anderson's performance being National Open champion in 1902, di- a sufficient testimonial to its great vided fifth prize with Harry Turpie, condition. of the lidgewater golf club of Chi- The field of sixty starters was cago. Turpie literally jumped into representative of the best profes- the prize money with the aid of a sional golfing talent of the West, and wonderful 69 on his last round, which with George Sargent, the National set a new competitive record for the ( )pcn champion. Tom Yardon, the 'ESTERN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. 217 visiting English expert, and Jack- lolly of Arlington in the running, there was enough outside spice to in- tensify the interest. Five men who have held the national title, Willie Anderson, George Sargent, Fred. McLeod, Lawrence Auchterlonie and Tim Foulis, were in the lists, and four who have attained Western honors, W. Anderson, Robert Simp- son, L. Auchterlonie and Arthur Smith. Jack Croke, who was one of the first pair out on the first day, proved a good pace-maker, coming home with 34, 37-71. and later Anderson reported with the same figures. Stewart Gardner and Fred. Alc- Leod each had 74, and Arthur Smith, L. Auchterlonie. and Alex Taylor.
The afternoon round still found Anderson going strong, and he fin- ished the day with 144, two strokes WILLIE ANDERSON, Western (>pen Champion ahead of Gardner, who did ~}2 in the afternoon. Fred. McLeod, who turned with 38. putting him five like Anderson is from North Ber- strokes to the bad. Anderson, after wick, never gets far away from his turning, got three 5's in a row, but fellow townsman, and with a j\ on Gardner at the eleventh hole hooked his second round tied for third place to the long grass, played his second with Jack Croke, who showed his out short, and after getting on the class with a 76. green in 2 more, took three putts. Play started on the second day his 7 for the =|2q vanl hole putting with the four leaders a.^ the favor- him out of the running completely. ites. Anderson and Gaidner ran a Anderson by this time was told neck and neck race, both going out he had the title cinched and playing in 33 and home in 39, leaving them his remaining holes without a mis- still two strokes apart, and as the take, came home in $•}\ rounding out other three leaders went a few strokes his great work of the two days with higher the champion and the tall a total of 288, which is two strokes Scotchman from Troon looked to he better than the score made by the only ones in the running, barring George Sargent, when he won the a record by some of the others. National Open event at Englewood, Large galleries followed the lead- X. J. ers in the final round. Anderson was I he Skokie course is nol a partic- out in 35, and a little later Gardner ularly hard one, but from the second 2l8 WESTERN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.
to the eighth holes the fair green lias In . 5 3 3 4 5 5 £-37—72—148 1 Hit 4 3 14 4 4 3 4 3-33 been cut through the woods, which In . 5 :: :: 5 6 5 2—a*—72 1 nn 1 I :. 1 4 1 5 5 3—38 present great possibilities for trouble. In . I 3 :: 5 5 ."> 4—41—79—Bj The out links are: 375, 256, 318, Total 2SJ 320, 300, 263, 315, 470, 185, totalling First day's scores: 2,802 yards with a par of 36, 4's For A.M. P.M. Ttl. Willie Anderson, St. Louis C. C. 1 7:: 144 the first seven holes and ^ for the Stewart Gardner, Exnioor ('. C. 7-4 .2 14ij Fred McLeod, Midlothian C. C 74 73 147 ninth. Coming home the holes are: .1. Croke, Grand Rapids, Mich.. 71 76 147 Arthur Smith, Columbus, <> 75 75 150 462, 525. 405. 134. 245, 420, 525. L. Auchterlonie, Glen View G.C 16 151 It. Peebles. Mishawaki, Ind 74 1.".:: 475. [32, totalling 3,323 yards with W. Marshall, Onwentsia 78 153 C. Nelson, Indianapolis 154 a par tit 3
1st Day 2(1 Day Ttl 7S D IV 2d Day Ttl R. Simpson. Milwaukee 156 l.r.4 311 J. Foul is. Calumel C. C 58 li .) •\i W. Fovargue, Skokie 156 154 310 W, Duffy, St. Louis 59 n 1 321 W. Marshall, Onwentsia 153 L61 314 W. II. Way, Cleveland liU li '1 ::_'i R. Peebles, South Bend 153 161 314 J. iatherum, Muskegon, Mic h. .1.1 159 .-12 1 G. O'Neill. Beverly 159 157 316 D. Koulis, Chicago C». C... 62 ]i 4 321 D. Patrick. St. Louis 159 158 317 II. Overy, Muskegon, Mich.. ii_' K r, 32S W. R. Lovekin, Milwaukee.... 158 159 317 J. i;- 1 | "," J. Simpson. Riverside 162 157 319 J. Litster, l.a Crosse, Wis.. .. 166 H 4 331 L. Nelson. Indianapolis ltil 15S 319 *L. J. Hopkins. Skokie 165 li 5 331 A. Baxter, Rock Island 159 1(10 319 1 '. McWatt, Lake Geneva.. .. 165 171 33( A. Taylor, Cincinnati 153 164 319 .1. L. Adams. 11 InBdale, III. .. 165 li 33i J. F. Nicoll. Dayton, o 157 162 319 .J. Mitchell, Cleveland .. 1U7 169 336 E. Way, Detroit 157 1(12 319 J. Melville, Tuscumbia 167 169 331 D Mclntosh, Westward Ho... 157 163 320 W. F. .Martin. Fort Wayni .. 174 165 33! *G. Copeland, Skokie 158 162 320 F. Adams, Whi-aton . 165 174 331 W. Lorimer, Kansas City 161 159 320 W. G. Horton, Chicago 171 169 341 W. Trovinger, Skokie 163 157 320 *M < !r( isl >y Ski ikie .. 172 171 343 H. Hackbarth, Little Rock.... 162 158 320 A. 1 loggs, Cleveland 171 17:: J. Herd. South Shore C. C... 161 159 320 A. Fovargue, Evanston G. C .. 174 171 348 G. Simpson, La Grange 15.1 161 320 A. Wilson. (tawentsia .. 1S2 175 357 1) Jolly, Irving 156 165 321 N. (iiiillaume. Kansas City.. .. 16 186 382 o. Hackbarth, Little Rock.... 159 163 322
THE INTER-COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP Apawamis Club, Rye, N. Y., September 13-18, 1909
Two of the eight colleges compos- with Martin, the Vermont champion, ing the Inter-Collegiate Golf Associ- Seckel had 79, and in the afternoon ation, Cornell and Columbia, failed his individual score was j6. Sum- to enter in the team competition. : SINGLES. Princeton. Dartmouth. Harvard, without the services of W. Seckel (2) 1 Martin 0 Fellowes Morgan, Jr., met Pennsyl- Kay 0 Gorton ill l Van Dyke 0 Lord (5—4) l vania in the first round, and Prince- Houston I.J—4i 1 Leonard 0 McAdoo II Boutwell ill I ton opposed Dartmouth. Eddy (5—::» l Shrigley o Pennsylvania had no chance Total 3 Total 2 BEST BALL. against Harvard, as the summary Seckel and Kay (5-4) 1 Martin and Shriglej <• McAdoo and Van Gorti n and Bout- shows: Dyke 0 well (4—3) 1 Eddy and Houston Lord and Leonard 0 STNGLT5S. (3—21 1 Sweeney 2d (2—1) 1 Heyburn fl Lanigan di 1 Kirchner u Total 2 Total 1 Hollins 0 Blair (3—2) 1 Smith. 2d (2) 1 Howie li Sargeni (3—2) 1 Legge 0 Williams was two players short on •"'lark 1 Default 0 the match with Harvard, so had very Total 5 Total 1 little chance. The only Williams man BEST B4.LT.,. •MVI•eni.v and Lani- Heyburn aid Kirch- to score was R. L. Jackson, the run- gan f3—2) 1 ner o II' Iliiis and ('lark Blair and Howies... 0 ner-up in [he recent Shinnecock (*—3) 1 Legge and Petit o Bargenl and Mc- tournament. Summary: Arthur (5—4) 1 — SINGLES, Harvard. Williams Total Total Sweeney 0 Jackson (.",—-I > .. l Lanigan (6—6) l Fish n Hollins (6—5) 1 Loomls . 0 Dartmouth was only able to gel a Smith i DefauK . .i team together at the last moment, but Bargeni (8—7) l Tavlor o Clark 1 | lefaull . n made a very good fight, In his match Total Total I 22O TU/i INTER-COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP
BEST BALL. Sweeney and Lanl- Jackson ami Fish The cards of the leaders were: Ban 0 (2—1) l K. U Jackscn. Williams: Sargent and Smith Locmis and Taylor, 0 Oil! 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 5-36 (3—2) 1 Default 0 In 4 4 ?, 4 ij 1 4 1; 4—33—78 Hollins and Clark.. 1 H. E. Hunter. Yale: out 4 ."1 1 4 :; 4 :< 3 G—38 Total -1 Total 1 In 4 4 4 4 0 ti 4 5 4-40-78 H. G. Legg, Vale: Vak' had a very strong team Out a 4 5 4 2 "1 5 3 6—39 against Princeton. It included Rob- In 0 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4-39-78 ert Hunter, the Chicago crack, I!. I'. The others to qualify were: Out. In.Total Merriman, the Connecticut champion, B. P. Merriman. Yale .. 39 41 80 A. Seckel, Princeton .. 38 4J BO and II. (;. Legg. Seckel, in beating McKltn Hollins, Harvard ...... 39 42 81 K. F. Blair, Pennsylvania ... .. 40 43 83 Hunter, went round in He H. B. Heyburn. Pennsylvania .. 41' 42 84 H. Kirchner, Pennsylvania . .. 39 45 M putted well and Hunter badly. The R. Gorton, Dartmouth 41 44 R. Y. Hayne, Yale 42 43 summary: SINGIjES. H. Legge, Pennsylvania 43 42 85 Yale. Princeton. F. McAdoo, Princeton 44 42 86 Hunter 0 Seckel (4—::i 1 K. K. Mosser, Yale 42 44 SC Less 0 Houston 0 A. G. Van Dyke, Princeton 4:> 41 86 Mosser to—1) 1 Eddy o S. \V. Sargent. Harvard 4ii 41 87 Merriman 0 Kay 0 Langford (2—1) 1 Van Dyke n Those who failed to qualify: Hayne 0 McAdoo n H. Wilson. Yale, 45. 42-87; A. H. Total 2 Total l Lord, Dartmouth. 44, 43-87; A. BEST P * H,. Hunter and Lans- Seckel and McAdoo Sweeney. Harvard, 45, 42-87; W. B, ford 0 (4—3) 1 Legg and Mosser Houston and Kay... o Langford, Yale, 40. 47-87; C. Lani- (6—6) 1 Eddy and Van Dyke 0 Hayne •• nd .>.e .•,- gan, Harvard, 47, 41-88; F. A, man 11—2) 1 — Martin, Dartmouth. 45, 44-89: P. M. Tutal Total ... 1 Smith. Harvard. 42, 48-90: If. The singles in the Val >I Iarvard Leonard. Dartmouth. 43. 47-90; A. match was a runaway affair, every (1. Kay. Princeton. 4^, 40-01 • C. Pea- Yale man winning. Legg had 39 for cock, Princeton, 44, 48-02. the ten holes in heating Hollins. Sum- Withdrew—H. C. Clark, Harvard. nia : 'T SINGLES. There was a fine match in the first Yale. Harvard. Mosser (4—'•'•) 1 Sweeney 0 round between .Merriman ami Hunt- Hunter (2—1) 1 Lanigan 0 Legg (9—8) 1 Hollins 0 er. The latter was 3 up at the turn, Merriman (4—3) 1 Smith 0 Langford (3—1) 1 Sargent 0 but Merriman, holing putts from any Hayne (2i 1 Clark 11 distance and coming back in 36, fin- Total T. tal ished all square at the eighteenth BEST BALL. .Mosser and Lang- SweeneV and Lani- and won at the twentieth hole. The ford ii gan (3—1) 1 M e r r i in a n and Hcllins and Clark summary ; Hayne 0 6—4) 1 Hunter and Legs., n Smith and Sargent First Round—Kirchner beat Blair, _ in 1 Total ii 2 and 1 ; Jackson beat McAdoo, 3 — Total 3 and 1 ; Seckel beat Van Dyke, 4 and Aggregate total 6 Aggregate total . 3 3; Merriman beat Hunter, 1 up, 20 The individual championship holes; Guton beat Legg, 4 and 3: brought out twenty-seven players, the Sargent beat Hayne, 3 and 1: Legg most prominent absentee being the beat MossLr, 4 and 2; Hollins beat Amateur champion, Robert A. Gard- 1 Ieyburn 3 and 1. ner, of Yale, who had been expected Jackson was put out by Kirchner, to play. Jackson played finely in the long-driving Buffalo golfer, in winning the medal. the secend round in a match marked THE INTER-COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP 221
VAX DYKE EDDY HAY N E M ERRIMAN by high scoring. Seckel and Merri- former was 5 up. Legg was not man, each with 37. were all square strong on his putting, Seckel event- at the turn. ually won by 6 up and 4 to play. The In the semi-final Kirchner out- cards: drove Seckel, who is one of the Seckel, out 5 4 3 3 4 4 5 6—314 Less, out 5 4 4 3 5 5a 4—as longest drivers amongst Western Seckel, in 4 4 3 4 D 5 4 6 4—39—78 Legg. in 4 4 4 li 6 4 6 golfers, but the rest of his game was Seckel. out 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 1;—411 Less, out 5 4 5 4 4 5 3 .",—4(1 not equal to Seckel's, and he lost. Seckel. in 4 5 4 3 5 Less", in 4 4 4 4 H * • Sargent also outdrove Legg, but •Bye holes not played. failed at the short game. Summary : This made Princeton's fourth win Second Round H. Kirchner, in the individual championship. Pennsylvania, heat R. L. Jackson, The first meeting was a medal play Williams, 2 and 1 ; Albert Seckel, competition, when Louis P. Bayard. Princeton, heat B. K. Merriman, Jr.. then of Princeton and now of Vale, 3 and 2 ; S. W. Sargent, Har- Baltusrol, won with a card of QI, vard, beat R. Gorton, Dartmouth, 4 while John Reid, Jr., of Vale, and W. and 3; II. G. Legg, Vale, beat Mc- Bayard Cutting Jr., of Harvard, tied Kim llollins, Harvard, 5 and 4. for second place at ^2. Semi-final—Seckel beat Kirchner, The winners have been: STear. Winner. Links 2 and 1 ; Legg beat Sargent, 6 and 5. 1897—L. P. Bayard, Jr. (Princeton)..Ardsley 1898 (spring)—J. P. Curtis (Harvard).Ardsley The final was between two West- 1898 (fall)—J. Reid, Jr. (Yale) Ardsley ern players, Seckel and Legg, and at 1899—P. Pyne, 2d (Princeton) Garden City 1900—No tournament. the end ot the morning round the 1901—H. Lindsiey (Harvard) Atlantic City 1902—C. Hitchcock, Jr. (Yale)....Garden City 222 MOTES FROM THE SOUTH. lSOS-Franh Relnhart (Princeton).Garden City Westbrook. was elected president and 1904—A. <;. White (Harvard) Myopia 1905—Robert Abbott (Yale) Garden dity R. E. Hunter 01 l ale, secretary- \™-™\ K\.'''""• Jr- (Harvard).Garden City treasurer There was a rule passed 1907—Ellis Knuwlfs ( ^ uK11 Nassau ' 1S08—H. ii. Wilder (Harvard) Brae Burn that halved matches must he played 1909—A. Seckel (Princeton) Vpawamia ... , '. out in the team contests, not being Hie annual meeting was held at counted a zero for each player, a< be- the Apawamis club. It was voted to fore. Votes were only cast by Yale, hold the next tournament on the Harvard, Princeton and Williams. course of the Country Club, Brook- Under the constitution only colleges line. McK. Hollins of Harvard, a that enter a team may vote at the brother of Harry B. Hollins, |r., of annual election following. k NOTES FROM THE SOUTH By Percy H. Whiting
Summer has gone and with it hot length of the building, commanding weather—even in the South, in every a splendid view toward Mount way it has been a good golfing sum- Pisgah and the western mountains. mer. The weather has been only This porch also overlooks the two moderately hot in the main and play new tennis courts and commands a has been continuous over all the view of practically the entire nine- prominent year-round courses. The hole course. best golfing weather of the year is now here—the long, moderate fall, ( )n the downstairs floor of the with cool days, bracing atmosphere, building are located the locker rooms entertaining breezes and everything for ladies and gentlemen, with that goes to make the golfer's life showers and baths. There are also worth while. a dining-room, kitchen, and pantry. With this clubhouse completed and Golf has shown its usual steady the new Asheville course in really growth during the summer. Not excellent condition, the North Caro- only have more people played on the lina resort is at last restored to its old clubs but new clubs have been old proud position in the Southern started and old ones improved. At world of golf. Asheville, X. C, work has been progressing all summer on the new clubhouse and the new part of the Plans are progressing nicely now nine-hole course. The new clubhouse, for a golf and country club on the which was opened Oct. 1st, is very Gulf Coast, between Biloxi (Miss.) pretty and complete. < )n the main and Gulfport (Miss.). The dub is floor there is a large assembly room, being financed by T. T. Jones of with a smoking-room opening off on Gulfport, and he has purchased fifty- one side and a tea room on the other. two acres already and will add fifty A large, wide porch runs the whole acres more at a later date. A i NOTES FROM THE SOUTH 223 hole course, 3,160 yards in length, the golfers. Once upon a time, back has been laid out by a Buffalo profes- in prehistoric days, Shreveport had sional, under the direction of Leigh a golf course, of a kind; but some- Carroll, former Southern champion. how the game did not prosper. Now This is said to give promise of being the club has been started on a better a most excellent course. The basis and lias all chances of success. grounds of this club are beautifully situated, 20 to 25 feet above the level Memphis (Tenn. ) also has a new of the Gulf, with fine shell roads golf course located in .Montgomery from Pass Christian, Biloxi. and Park, the new home of the lively Gulfport. In addition to golf this young Tri-State club. Montgomery club will be equipped for tennis and Park was a race-course once—the yachting and should in time grow to biggest and best in the South—and be one of the really big country clubs around it cluster memories of Ham- of the South. burg Belle, Proctor Knot, Ornament, Witful, and a thousand other thor- But this is not the only new club oughbreds who raced and won back which has started this summer in the in the good old days when racing in South. The tight little city of the South was something more than Shreveport. La., has organized a golf a gambling institution.
club and has laid out a course on the J* State Fair grounds. The clubhouse But racing is dead in Tennessee "!i the fair grounds will be used by now, in these days of sudden and
FIRST TEE, AUDUBON GOLF CLUB. NKU ORLEANS, LA. NOTES FROM THE SOUTH
i—315. bogey 5; 2—310, bogey 4; 3—285, bogey 4; 4—185, bogey. 4; 5—32O, bogey 5; 6—125, bogey 3; * 7—35°. bogey 5: 8—305, bogey 5; o—400, bogey 5: total number yards, 2,505 : total bogey. 40. -I' To the casual observer it would seem that Col. Bogey was wretchedly off his game when he took live strokes for the first hole. 315 yards in length, and still worse off to take the same number for the eighth, 305 yards in length. Hut still, wTho is to criticise in these days of the gallant Colonel's downfall on so many older and better courses. U + The day the course was opened Jack Edrington set a new mark for the course, exactly equalling bogey. DR. .1. A. SELDEN
This is the first championship Browne, Clarence Knowles. and Dow- tournament in the history oi the club dell Brown, all of whom finished in which has not been won by either the eighteenth cup. F. G. Byrd or the late W. I'. Hill. A, In the qualifying round of this In the A. A. C's first round tournament, played September 41b, robin tournament. E. F. May berry \Y. R. Tichenor turned in the lowest tied with W. R. Tichenor in the first qualifying score, an 85. 11. T. Hall division, each winning six out of was second with 86, Clarence seven matches. In the second divi- Knowles third with $7, and F. G. sion T. J!. Fay and Earnest Duncan Byrd fourth with 88. G. A. Howell tied, with one match lost. In the was the winner of the second flight third division R. A. 1'aimer won all cup, defeating J. (). Smith, 5 up and of his matches. Russell E. Richards 4 to play, in the 36-hole finals. The finished second. third flight cup went to J. S. Raine, 5-4, with Frank Adair runner-up. H. T. Hall was the winner in the Nashville, not to be outdone by losing eight division of the first Atlanta, has had a steady string of flight, defeating Thos. Hammond, 13- tournaments this summer. Contests 12, on thirty-six holes. over the putting course have been es- pecially popular this season.
A series of flag tournaments have been played by the Atlanta golfers which have proved interesting. In the first one R. P. Jones and ]. S. Raine, Jr., divided honors. Each of them made the full eighteen holes, negotiated the first hole, and made an attempt at the lake drive before they had used up their allotted strokes. Both men plunked their last shot into the lake, and it was declared a draw for first place. Clar- ence Knowles was third, needing oiil\ a putt on the first hole, and \V. R. Tichenor was fourth. He ran his last shot flown on the eighteenth hole.
G. A. Howell won the second flag tournament, with \V. R, Tichenor second, Hamilton Block (bird, and R, A. J'aimer fourth. The third flag tournament went to Frank Adair, (i. A. Howell was second, and George Adair third. A remarkable tie ex- isted for fourth place among \V. K. 226 WOMEN'S WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIP
file Log Cabin club of Macon ta after a long battle against a com- (Gat,) will In ild its animal club plication of diseases, William P. Hill, tournameni < )ct. [6th. Two flights a prominent Georgia lawyer, and one will be qualified and seven trophies of the oldest and for a long time one will be contested for. Oakes, the of the best players in the South. Mr. Macon "pro," recently made a 68 for Ilill was a semi-finalist in the first the eighteen boles, ^4 for each nine. Southern Championship and a run- The bogey is 76. The Macon dub ner-up in the Louisville Champion- will hold its annual meeting in Oc- ship, and a runner-up in the Louis- ti iber. ville championship. After that time he was not prominent as a player, Golf is so young a game in the though he was the winner of many Simtli, speaking comparatively, that lesser prizes. The death of "Billy" it has never, until this time, been Mill will leave a decided gap in the necessary to chronicle the deatb of a ranks of the Old Guard of the South, Southern player of prominence. In for he was one of the best known and August, however, there died in Atlan- best loved of Southern players.
WOMEN'S WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIP Home wood (111.) Country Club, Aug. 31 -Sept. 4, 1909
Miss Yida Llewellyn of the La cause of her impending marriage; Grange Country club, won the Annual Miss Grace Seniple, the St. Louis Championship of the Women's West- player who was runner-up last year ern Golf Association, defeating Miss at St. Louis to Mrs. W. France And- ('aniline Painter of the Midlothian erson, a sister of the new Amateur Country club in the final played Sep- champion, Robert A. Gardner; Airs. tember 5th at the Homewood Coun- W. L. De Wolf, of the Onwentsia try club, u and 5. club, president of the Women's West- Miss Llewellyn, who has been ern Golf Association who had just prominent in Western golf circles for started on a tour around the world, several years, gave a fine display with and Mrs. W. A. Alexander, were her wooden clubs in the final and out- among the other prominent absentees. classed Miss Painter, who failed to As usual, the Chicago players perform up to the standard she had proved too strong for the few visitors, displayed in her previous matches. and by the end of the second round The field of sixty-four starters was all of the out-of-town players had fairly representative of the best golf- been eliminated. ing talent of the West, the most Miss Isabella Smith, the young prominent absentee was Miss Sal 1 if Evanston player, who came from \iiishe, the Chicago city champion, Maine to compete, carried oil the who refrained from competing be- honors in the qualifying round with WOMEN'S WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIP 227 a finely played score of 90. She and Miss Myra Helmer of the Midlothian club were the favorites fur the final, while Mrs. France Anderson, the title-holder, was accorded a good chance. Mrs. Anderson, by virtue of a new ruling of the Women's Western Golf Association was allowed to quali- fy without taking part in the medal round. AFi>^ Smith was put out in the first round by Miss Llewellyn, 5 and 3, wiiile Mrs. Anderson was defeated by Mrs. G. S. Ilaskell of the home club, whose fine work was one of the surprises of the tournament. Miss Helmer lasted until the second round, when she lost to Miss Caroline Paint- er, 2 and 1. Miss Helmer was not at best and shortly after the tourna- ment was compelled to undergo an MISS VEDA LLEWELLYN, operation for appendicitis. Western Women's Champion ASS( UlATIdX CUP. Miss Llewellyn's hardest match Out.In T'l. came in the second round, when she Mrs. [.. N. Brochon, I.a Orange 56 ol) 106 Mrs. F. G. Tones, .Memphis 51 56 1»7 defeated Miss Inez Clark of Wauke- Mrs F S Cnlburn. Evanston 56 52 ins Miss E. Crl>ct, Homewood 53 55 108 gan, 1 up in 19 holes. Miss F. VVikoff, Calumet 51 58 109 Mrs. R. II. Donnelley, Midlothian.. 55 55 110 Mrs. F. S. Newberry, Glen Echo ~>4 57 111 Mrs. G. M. Xiedecken of the Blue Mrs. (i. M. Xiedecken, Blue Mound.. 5S 53 111 Mrs. F. M. Winkler, Beverly 55 57 112 Mound Country club of Milwaukee, Mrs W. G. Sage. Homewood 53 60 113 Miss hie? Vdams, Windsor 61 52 113 who holds tile Wisconsin title, won •Mrs. E. T. Perkins. Glen View 58 56 114 Mrs. J. A. Hall, South Shore 56 59 115 the Association trophy, defeating Miss T). Dickason, Midlothian 56 59 115 Mr-. T. D. Hibbard 59 56 115 Mrs. F. S. Colburn of Evanston, 2 Mrs. G. 1!. Grosvenor, Homewood.... 6" 56 116 up. in the final. Mis. \\ . McArthur, Homewood 57 59 116 HOMEWOOD CUP. Miss Isabella Smith won the con- Miss Florence Ellis, Calumet 61 56 117 Mrs. C. E. Raymond, Hinsdale 60 57 117 solation first flight by defeating Mrs. Mrs. J. L. PfalT, .Midlothian 63 55 US Miss M. Cameron, Homewood 54 64 llx W. F. Anderson, 5 and 4. getting a Mrs. M. T. Hughes. ILunewood 64 55 119 Mrs. C. A. Adou. Windsor 60 60 120 score of 90. The qualifying scores: •Miss Brintnall, Homewood 60 60 12n *Miss F. Sanderson, Blue Mound 53 67 120 "Mrs. C. G. Carlyle, Homewood 57 64 121 (Mil.In T'l. Mrs. St. Clair Eastman. Homewood... 61 60 121 Mrs. A. M. Heath, Horaewood 65 5li 121 Miss Isabella Smith, Evanston 47 43 '.«) Miss II. Bulkley, Windsor 61 60 121 Miss Myra Helmer, Midlothian l!i IT 96 Miss B. Hunter", Homewood 59 62 121 Mrs. IF.' L. Pound, Skokie 50 IN its Mrs. C. E. Webster. Homewood 59 62 121 Mrs. C. I). Smith, Springfield, 111.... 45 53 !« Mrs. C. K. Mitchell, Ilomewood 56 6ti 122 Miss Inez Clark, VVaukegan 47 52 99 Mrs. S. T. Chadwick, Calumet K5 57 122 Miss c. Painter, Midlothian 4s 52 KKI Miss htli'a Hunt. Midlothian 6S 57 122 Miss E. Y'.iniK'. South Shore 47 53 loo Mrs. R, Crombie, Windsor 59 63 122 Mrs. (i. S. ll.iskr HHomewood 19 51 1IIII Miss Susie lloyne, Waukegan 62 61 123 Miss V. Llewellyn, La Grange. 51 50 1(11 Mrs. E, II. Sprague, Omaha 49 53 1112 SOLACE CUP. Miss M. Edwards, Midlothian 52 5n 1(12 •Mrs. <;. Thaycr. Blue Mound 63 61 124 Mrs. C. L. Dering, Midlothian 54 50 1(11 "Mrs. I.. U'eity. Bloomington, 111.... 64 61 12". Miss Ruth Steele, Homewood 53 52 106 "Miss II. Greene. Homewood 64 61 125 Miss Ruth Layman, I.a Grange 5(1 56 106 Mrs. J. 1'. Gardner, Midlothian 60 65 125 Mrs. J. (I. Hingley, Midlothian... 50 66 In:, Miss M. I'.esley, Waiikegnii it! 6:: 126 22$ GOLF IN THEORY AND PRACTICE
( Hit.In TM. Out.In T'l. Miss 11 m>e, Homeyi I H4 63 127 Mrs. II. T. lu.l.l. Windsor S5 67 W Mrs. Gc. V. Harvey, Midlothian 66 1211 Mrs. I. C. Hoae, Homewood fi7 66 133 Mrs. E. A. Kirkland, Edgewater 60 69 12:i Mis-. II. Met iirily, llinsilale 63 71 134 Mrs. (i. Hi •andoti, Homewood til 65 li'i Mrs. I. (1. Latimer, Homewood 68 6s 136 Mrs. c. A. Hardy, Calumet 65 65 Miss N. Lenders, Waukegan 62 79 141 Mrs. w. K Fellows, Homewood 6:; Ii7 130 Mrs. J. C. Ingram, Midlothian 7.i 66 141 Mrs. II. I.. Cremer, Windsor 62 li'.l 131 •Failed to qualify on account of \V. \V.
GOLF IN THEORY AND PRACTICE By H. S. C. Everard CHAPTER IX mere showy deceivers. Such a very PLAYING THE GAME little, too, will do all the damage. (Continued) If the wind had been from the other To "play up into the wind for side, they had perchance heen better a pull." or slightly (so very slightly) than common. to cut it with the wind from the left— The same observations apply to to do all this at will is good counsel "pulled" balls when the wind is from indeed, hut a counsel of perfection the left: they also go no distance, and not likely to be reached but by years are only a degree less unsatisfactory of practice, if then. For the beginner than the others, for the reason that it is sufficient to indicate this much. pulling is a less heinous fault than that in a cross-wind from the right slicing or heeling; a ball struck per- he will come to no good if he slice; fectly true in the center of the club the hall will go straight, indeed, the will pay the least possible regard, one wind will take care (if that, hut the might say, none whatever, to the distance will he contemptible, and the wind, from whatever direction it ball drops an inert, lifeless thing. blows; if, then, you can afford to Sometime^ the player may think lie treat it as a win illy negligable quanti- is driving well. His shuts go away ty, there will he little amiss with your quite straight, with good carries; they lung game. ]t is good policy to play are, in short, of eminently respect- up into the wind's eye from the tee, able appearance, hut somehow they for though yon lose a little distance are thirty yards short of where they in the first shot, you gain an advan ought to he; they have been "cut up tagc for the important second; be- into the wind," and are in consequence sides, vou may have a had lie, ami it GOLF IN THEORY AND PRACTICE is far better that you should have all of the practice. "( >ld Tom," for in- the advantage possible when you have stance, in his palmy days, could to play a badly cupped ball ; it is dis- "press a ball an' mak' it share" piriting work having to hammer away {Anglice, sure), and his gifted son, with cleeks and irons against the young Tommy, even to a greater ex- wind. Many little stroke-saving de- tent ; but it i^ unsafe to imitate genius vices will doubtless suggest themselves in all its methods. The Eton boy as the learner garners his experience, who would put a spondee as the fifth not much in themselves, perhaps, but foot of a hexameter because Virgil still worth turning to account if oc- has done so with effect, might fail casion arise. Thus, the sun may be to convert "mv tutor" to approval of at its lowest on the horizon, say on a that specious plea. No, though often December day, shining with brilliant tempted, we must construct for our- dazzling light exactly at the level of selves some formula of sufficient ex- a man's head; under these circum- orcising power, such, for instance, as stances it is difficult when facing it holy St. Dunstan's "vade retro strong- accurately to judge the strength and beerum discede a lay fratre Petro," direction of a long putt; recollect for only by keeping ourselves well in this, therefore, on the approach, and hand shall we hardly escape the endeavor so to play it that you may ignominious foozle. Not by any have the sun at your back when you particular effort of our own shall we are on the green. do most execution; our brother, too, is human, and may make a mistake which, if it happen to come oppor- CHAPTER X tunely, may promptly turn the match. HINTS AND CONCLUSIONS A sneaking belief in fatalism is not The sermons that have been to be reprehended; everybody lays preached from the text "Never press/' approaches dead, or holes good putts if collated and published by some ex- sometimes; and if they are destined perienced editor, would probably fill for you to-day, so much the better; several large volumes. It is advice that is not a bad frame of mind; always given, shall we say seldom better this than trying for something heeded ? Although everybody pro- which may land you in disaster; for. fesses to realize the incontrovertible as Sir Walter Simpson aptly says: truth, that not only do no good re- "Your forcing shot sends the ball sults, as a rule, follow, but incon- from bad to worse, and what might ceivably miserable bungles are di- have been won in five is lost in seven. rectly attributable to a disregard of A secret disbelief in the enemy's play the maxim, yet the temptation is is very useful for match play." To too great for average human nature persevere while there is a shadow of to withstand. It is so hard to per- hope is of course necessary, though suade ourselves that we shall not in the interests of players who may add some fifteen or twenty yards to be waiting behind it is not desirable our drive by trying to hit just a little to carry it to an extreme, as in an harder; and the worst of it is, that instance within the writer's knowl- examples might be quoted in support edge. The match was a foursome;
\ 230 GOLF IN THEORY AXD PRACTICE one Mile were well on towards the the town. There subsequently he met hole, and lying clear; the other were a friend: "Well, all over, I sup- in hopeless Wouble, in a cross ditch, pose," he remarked. 'Acs," said the against a high turf hank. After other, "but I'm afraid it's the wrong strokes numerous as blackberries in way for you." Four behind and autumn, it occurred to one partner eight to play, Allan Robertson and that the time had arrived when, as Tom stuck to their apparently hope- far as that hole was concerned, they less task, no whit discomfited: the}' might as well accept the inevitable. won the first hole, also the second; "Hadn't we better pick up," he said, then came a halved hole, anon a third "we've played nine more?" "Not a win for them; the fifth was halved, hit of it," was the unexpected an- and the sixth they won—so the match swer; "we'll make it up on the green." was all square, and two to play. Tom Golfing records teem with surprises, played off amidst intense excitement; matches pulled out of the fire in the the shot was a good one, but badly face of odds of five, ten, nay, twenty followed up by his partner; even tn one. It is very ancient history now, had the others played properly, now, hut the match for £400 between they might have retrieved, nay, must old Tom Morris and Allan Robert- have so done, but they made a fatal son against Willie and James Dunn mistake; wandered off the course will serve to point the moral, if not and came to grief, the more im- by reason of its triteness, adorn the mediate cause of which was a half tale. Matches of the sort were de- buried boulder, off which the iron cided in those days, the fifties, not kept glancing. It was proposed in as now by the aggregate number of all gravity to send for a spade and holes won over all the greens played, dig" up the rock of offence, but the but the result over each counted as umpire not unnaturally declined to a match. Tom and his partner had accede to the suggestion. Thus Tom suffered a very heavy reverse at and Allan won a hole which they Musselburgh, where the match be- ought to have lost, became dormy, gan; beaten there by thirteen holes and won this extraordinary match. and twelve to play, over their own escaping, like the patriarch, with the green, St. Andrews, the)- just man- skin of their teeth. Scarcely less re- aged to win by three holes on the markable was a match in the Amateur day. North Berwick, therefore, the Championship of 180.5, won by Mr. neutral green, was to decide the Leslie Balfour-Melville. The round ownership of the £400. And who in question was played against would not feel at ease in such ease Lawrence Auchterlonie, one of the if he were four ahead and eight to very strongest in the field, a brother play? for this was the position of the of the Open champion of 1893, to two Dunns. Their hackers were whom he was, and is scarcely, if at jubilant, and odds of twenty pounds all, inferior—many, indeed, regarded to one were laid at this stage. ( )ne him as a likely winner. The crisis of the backers, the principal one, so occurred at the third last hole; the far lost his interest in the immediate match was all square and three to play as to leave the links and go into play. Auchterlonie had two "rasp- GOLF IN THEORY AND PRACTICE 231 ing" drives, the second of which surprises. "Better is the end of a landed him well on the green, not tiling than the beginning thereof," more than six yards or so from the and a good finish is pleasing unto the hole; his adversary, meanwhile, more crowd, but it is somewhat trying to or less in difficulties all the way, had the chief actors in the scene. Some by far the worst of the long game, players are apt to begin a match a not having reached the green in two, trifle carelessly, and with insufficient and after his third shot, had to play appreciation of the fact, that the two more from rather an awkward missing of a short putt, or an indif- place; in four he was hut a yard or ferently played stroke early in the so nearer than Auchterlonie in two; round, may act as a millstone round the latter laid himself apparently the neck, necessitating a fight for dead, eighteen inches from the hole, hare existence at a later stage, when the other holed out unexpectedly, a tension of nerves may have ap- five yard putt: playing too quickly proached the breaking point. 1 letter, and nervously, Auchterlonie missed, therefore, to avoid this by extra care and the hole was halved, At the at the beginning, hefore the burden of the day has galled the withers next, Mr. Balfour-Melville in his turn missed a very short putt, and overmuch. "Whatsoever thou takest again the match appeared practically in hand, remember the end. and thou over, for he lost the hole, and was shalt never d< > amiss." \ putt missed one down; but once more the pendu- at the last hole to save or win the lum swung the other way, for he match provides infinitely more hitter laid a magnificent drive absolutely reflections than one of the same dead at the eighteenth, holing out in length missed at the second hole or the unusual figure of three. The the third ; less charitable remarks will match had now to proceed until one be passed upon it by spectators, yet or other won a hole: the result was the net result is identical. Men soon declared, for Auchterlonie solace (themselves by repeating the visited the Swilcan Burn, as many of saw, "A bad beginning makes a good his predecessors had done hefore ending," but it is at least as logical him in that deciding hole, when play- to hold that a good start is equally ing against Mr. Balfour-Melville; or more likely to produce the same that gentleman, therefore, won this result. "Well begun is half done." heat, the semi-final, and later, in the or, as expressed in the "Lay of St. final, disposed of Mr. John Ball, Odi'lle:" Jr., after a tie, the Hoylake player also being caught in the same hazard. "Now ] think I've been told, for Never, perhaps, was a tournament I'm no sporting man. played in which the winner had so That the knowing ones call this by many halved matches, all ultimately far the best plan : decided in his favor in exactly the Take the lead and then keep it—that same way. Reams of paper might is, if you can." he covered with analogous cases of which these two matches are typical; golf is indeed a game of frequent It is a great mistake to sacrifice all dash at the altar of caution ; discre- 232 GOLF IN THEORY AND PRACTICE tic in should be tempered with some cording as the varying fortunes of proportion of valor; how often do one of his big matches happen to de- we see that nadir of ignominy mand discretion or its usual antith- reached, a ball hunkered at one off esis. I Seat your man if you can two, simply because for safety's sake, and never mind your score is the forsooth, a putter was taken instead only true system; all else is vanity, of the proper club, the iron. Every- if not vexation of spirit. body makes excellent strokes in There are many chances in a man's practice, holes a large percentage of favor when he lias the worst of the difficult putts and the like, for the game; or, as it was once whimsically reason probably that he cares not expressed, by a defeated one, in his whether he succeed or fail; he plays subsequent narrative; "One great with an ease and abandon charac- advantage the brute had, he was al- teristic of the schoolboy or profes- ways playing two more on the green."' sional, which is of the true essence It had been neck or nothing; the putts of golf. Thus, a man with a con- at two more had gone in; the others, siderable number of holes at his less boldly played, had just missed— debit, if he he a man at all, is like to voila tmtt! The beginner will natur- prove dangerous, for he will "go for ally desire to improve his game as everything," and it is astonishing how speedily as possible; he should there- often he will sueeeed. On the other fore avoid playing with those whom hand, nothing is more apt to de- lie can easily defeat. But on the other moralize the leader than the gradual hand it is unwise to select those who loss of his advantage; it may be due are immensely stronger, for notwith- to a series of flukes, or to a run of standing any reasonable odds con- exceptionally brilliant play on the part ceded, the better player will still be of the other; hut when the holes be- likely to have the advantage. In the gin to drop away, "like snow aft a one case there is the danger of play- dyke," as Tom Morris expresses it ing down to the level of the weaker in natural allegory, then is the time vessel, which most assuredly will to take courage in both hands, and happen ; in the other, there is the risk meet the opponent with his own of being crushed and disheartened: a weapons. despairing feeling that it is useless Apart from his excellent golf, to struggle against force majeure. there has been and is no better ex- Choice should accordingly be made ponent of the match game and how of adversaries as nearly equal with to pla_\- it than Andrew Kirkaldy, oneself as possible, any advantage, whose methods are well worth study- say to the extent of two strokes or ing, for many a little point may be so, inclining to the other side. Yofl learnt and treasured up by simply will then have to play your hardest noting how, in the language of the to win; nor will the match be spoiled whist-table, he invariably plays to the by the introduction of odds. One score. Remarks such as, "I had to great beauty of golf is, that no matter go for it," or, "there was nae use o' how good or bad you may be, you risking it," and so on, may frequently can always find another at your <>\\ n be heard to fall from his lips, ac- level. Mr. Gilbert Mitchell-Innes GOLF IN THEORY AND PRACTICE 233
proved most conclusively how in his holes; for Tommy and Mr. [nnes in own case his play was improved by one match of thirty-six holes won by habitual practice with better players. eleven, one of their rounds having None could be found in the ranks of been a record, namely, seventy-nine. the amateurs, when he was at his So long as the amateur continued to best, for he was quite at the top play with this brilliant trio, just so of the golfing tree; but those were long did his game remain at a stan- the days when young Tommy, Jamie dard about one-third better than Anderson, and Davie Strath were in usual ; when be returned to Musscl- their prime; so Mr. Junes threw in burgh, playing there the ordinary run his lot with them, and, partnered by of matches, in which professionals the unrivalled Tommy, played the took no part, he deteriorated again to other two professionals, one is afraid about the same extent—of all which, to say how many matches, but the therefore, the moral is according to holes numbered about 600, or, say, be- tlie wise man's saying. "Iron sharp- tween thirty and forty rounds. Un- eneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the fortunately, no detailed record of countenance of his friend." The these matches has been preserved, virtues of the "statutory half-crown" . so particulars are lost. must in no wise be overlooked, at least, in our everyday matches "Urgentur ignotique longa amongst friends—for just as six- Nocte, carent quia vate sacro." penny, nay, even penny points, make all the difference at whist, where few This is disappointing, for without would think it worth while to sit doubt they would even now have down and play for nothing, so does proved interesting reading. The play the consciousness of this silver medal, usually was of the very finest; the depending upon the result, act as a unrivalled genius of young Tommy sort of fillip, when attention, per- was almost exactly matched by that chance, begins to flag. It may be of Davie Strath, while of Jamie And- said that golf is sufficient to delight erson it is sufficient to say that sub- by itself, nor stands in need of fac- sequently be carried off three open titious charms of the nature indi- championships in succession. It will cated—granted: when we do battle be admitted, then, that the company with a stranger, or enter for a tourna- in which the amateur found himself ment, or something of the sort not was of the best: no mistake was pos- of our usual custom. But there are sible in those matches; and play went matches and matches; custom and < in tlie Metropolitan Championship, GOLF three of the semi-finalists were vet- EVERY MONTH erans and one, the youngest of the quartette, was runner-up in the Entered at Post-office at New York as Second Class Matter. Amateur Championship of 1904. ONE YEAR, $2.00. SINGLE COPIES, 25 CENTS This state of tilings does not seem to Postage frit United States, Canada and Mexico To niher foreign countries, 36 cents per year Remit by Express obtain in Great Britain. With the Money Order, Post-office Order, Registered Letter, or Check payable to ARTHUR POTTOW exception of the somewhat surprising victory of Air. A. G. Barry in 1905, Edited by Van TasselSutphen no young player has been successful. 11 'estern Representative Indeed, so great is the supremacy of Joseph G. Davis, Chicago Tribune, the veteran, that year after year the Dearborn and Madison Streets, Chicago papers in picking the winner esti- Publisher: ARTHUR POTTOW mate most highly the chances of such 48 West 27th Street New York men as Air. John Ball, who won as far back as 1888, Air. John Graham, The Editor -will be glad to recei-ve for considera- Air. H. H. Hilton. Air. Robert Alax- tion Photographs and Contributions on the genera! sub- well and other veterans. Where are ject of the game. Stamps should be enclosed Jor re'urn the young golfers of Great Britain? postage if found unavailable. Contributors are re- quested to write their Names and addresses on the Probably the reason for their appar- bad of all MSS. and Photographs. Photographs ant obscurity is that they are not should be carefully packed and accompanied by descrip- encouraged at the chilis and that at tions of their subjects. Club Secretaries ivill confer a favor by notifying the Editor of the dates and par- the preparatory schools the}' do nut ticulars of coming club events, especially open and teach the young idea how to golf. in-vitation tournaments. Then, too, it seems as if good golf comes to our players with less effort YOUNG AMERICA IN GOLF and m less time. The success of our A remarkable feature of American young golfers has a tendency to make golf, and more especially of Western one doubt whether the difficulties of golf, is the absolute predominance of the game are so great as they have the young men. In this country at generally been assumed to be. ( Hir Amateur champion, Air. Robert least youth will be served and, again Gardner, a very young man, was speaking the West, the veteran actually not playing golf last year, seems to be a diminishing factor. Of yet on taking it up again this year the last eight left in for the Amateur he demonstrates his master}- of the Championship, seven of them were game. It would be interesting to see young men, some in their teens, and a meeting between the young golfers of the semi-finalists all were young of Great Britain and the United men. Youth in the East is making States, and age for age, it does not itself Jelt 111 tournament play, hui not seem as if this country should tear to the same extent. For instance the result. Through ttic Green The Amateur Championship ended is that the Eastern crack who has an as most people expected. GOLF, in easy pathway to victory in his own its issue for September, said: "In territory, has in the West to battle recent tournaments, the young men each round against a player as good who constitute the strength of the as himself and generally the result West, have been going very fast and is failure. one of them should win." The vic- tory of Robert A. Gardner confirmed Gilbert Nichols, Wilmington Coun- this prediction. try club, won the seventh annual 4> open championship of Philadelphia at The West has probably now a the Philadelphia Country club course larger number of crack players on Thursday with 74, 72-141). T. R. amongst its young men than it ever Thomson of Merion and Jack had. The conditions affecting the Hutchinson of Pittsburg tied for sec- game are very different to those in ond and third at 148. Twenty re- the East. Here, as a rule, we have turned cards, including the amateurs one man in a tournament and his Dr. Simon Carr, H. W. Perrin and opponents meet him in the various W. T. West, who had totals respec- rounds with the agreeable if some- tively of [62, 160, and 1S7. what craven feeling that they are beaten before they start. There is no There were fifty-two starters in lone star in Western golf. They can the Herald Cup tournament at Van put a dozen young men in the field, Cortlandt Park, September 2—4. any one of whom is capable of Those who qualified were: Quali- achieving success. The consequence fying Round—J. I). Ahearn, 38, 43- 2 36 THROUGH THE GREEN 51-98; II. A. Steiner, 51, 48-0:;; F. II. Stack, 40, 54-100; Dr. C. C. Kim- hall. 41), 51-100: T. E. Stcinway, 41), 55-104; E. c. Hood, 48, 57-105; c. Capian, 40, 56-105; L. Rosenfield, 50, 56-106. The most remarkable feature of the match phi}- was the twenty-six hole match between Marshall and Lord, won by the latter. In the semi-final. Lord put out Herbert F. Jones, who was runner-up to Chand- ler Egan in the Western Amateur Championship two years ago. The final was between Lord and Theo- dore Cassebeer, Wykagyl, and the T. CASSAP.EER former won by 3 and 1. C. L. Mar- shall beat W. Maurer by 3 and 2 in 8i : Frank Hunt, 39, 42-81 ; W. Han- the final for the Consolation Cup, ley, 40, 42-82; T. Cassebeer, 41. 41- presented by John P. O'Connell. 82; J. Sylvester, 41, 42-83: C. G. s Rowe, 7,~, 46-83; J. C. Cassidy, 41, 4 42-83; G. W. White. 2(1. 41. 42-83; During the tournament this peti- H. F. Jones, 44, 40-84; J. I). Lord, tion was circulated and signed: "To 40. 45-85; J. McMalion, 41, 44-85; the Honorable George P.. McClellan, William Wallace, 41, 44-85; W. "Mayor of Greater Xew York: Gressick, 42, 44-86; M. C. Kammer, "Sir: In view of the long and con- 3')- 47-86; E. S. Costigan, 41. 45-80; tinued neglect of the public golf Donald Carr. 42. 44-80; A. L. Broe, course at Van Cortlandt Park, the 41. 40-87; William Maurer, 44, 43- undersigned respectively request your Xj : J. Morris, ,n. 43, 44-87; C. Sunt- honor to appoint a time for a public er, 42. 45-87: C. L. Marshall, 42. 46- hearing, when a committee represent- 88; J. S. Anderson, 45, 44-89; John ing a large proportion of those who Pepper, 41. 48-89; Taft Fairchild, 42. use the course can present for your 48-00: A. ( iillan, 44. 40-00; Dr. E. consideration facts bearing on the M. Mendel, 44, 46-90; D. P. Heady, matter." 4,v 47"9°; E. R. Maguire, 43, 47-1)0; If. 1 ). Parsons, 46, 45-1)1 ; Robert It is about time that something was Douglas, Jr., 45, 47-92; L. M. Totten, done. GOLF has repeatedly called at- 5°. 43-93; G. I'. Lawson, 46, 47-03; tention to the condition of the public T. A. Eager, 45, 40-04: F. II. Mc- golf courses and in August this maga- conn, 50, 46-96; Frank Butler, 47, zine had an editorial on the subject. 49-96; I'. J. McKeon, 48, 40-07: Dr. 1 It seems to have done some good. It C. II. llolman, 47, 50-97; I . F. Gil- the Mayor grants the golfers a hear- martin, 51, 46-97; A. J. Rasquin, 47, ing they should go to him with some THROUGH THE GREEN well worked-out plan of reformation Burn, 83, 2-81, and J. W. Frederick, and not favor him with mere com- 99, 18-81, tied in the handicap. plaints and objections. 4. September 4U1, Charles Tin mi, the The Equinox Cup tournament was Shinnecock Hills professional, beat held at Ekwanok Country club, .Man- John Shippen, the Maidstone profes- chester, Yt., September 2—4, with sional, in an [8-hole match at his sixty-eight starters. These qualified: home club by 2 and 1. Shippen beat Qualifying Round, 18 Holes, Thorn at Maidstone at the twenty- Medal Play, Equinox Cup, Division third hole and the deciding match will of 32—}• L. Taylor, Garden City, be played at Oakland this month. S2; A. M. Reed, Albany, 83; J. 1). Foot, Apawamis, 83; W. R. Thurs- Fifty started in the Stockbridge ton, Apawamis, 84; R. R. Gordon, (Mass.) golf club tournament, Au- Brae Burn, 85; F. FI. Hoyt, Allston, gust 31st to September 2d, and IF W. 86: Seney Plummer, Apawamis, 86; Allen, St. Louis, had low score, yS. J. P. Knapp, Apawamis, 86; A. J. Allen was runner-up for last year's Wellington, Woodland, 86; C. A. Western Amateur Championship. Spofford, Apawamis, 86; Clark Burn- Those who qualified were: II. \Y. ham, Dyker Meadow, 88; W. G. Mc- Allen, St. Louis. 78; Wolcott Tucker- Knight, Baltusrol, 88; W. FI. Pool, man, Stockbridge. 80; IF W. Kerr, Apawamis. 89; F. S. Sherman, At- Wyantenuck, 81 ; W. T. Storms, St. lantic City, 89; F. T. Clark, Ekwanok, Andrews, 81 ; T. R. Plunkett, Adams, 89; \Y. T. Stern, St. Andrew's, 90; F. A. Martin. Ekwanok, 91 ; F. G. Allen, Brae Burn, 91 ; F. C. Robert- son, Dyker Meadow, 91 ; C. M. Clark, -, . • Philadelphia, 91; C. S. Sykes, Cin- cinnati, 92; R. P. Worrall, Nassau, • •••:, • 92; F. H. Cant)-, Baltusrol, 92; C. FI. -•'<, .• - • Kirk, Baltusrol, 92; C. S. Miller, . ,".' •• • -.r,| Baltusrol, 92; A. J. McClure, Albany. 92; Paul Waterman, Ekwanok, 93; J. IF Williams, Dyker Meadow, o^; - '-it: '1 F. W. Lawrence, Brae Burn. 94; \\\ h S. Carleton, Brae Burn, 94; Alfred 1 ' k\ - J V| Howard, Woodland, 06; C. M. De f < /•••<• ' i Mott, Wykagyl, 97. 118 w i ^. Taylor was beaten in the first 1 round by F. A. Martin, the Vermont "lift* champion. In the final A. M. Reed v - f . ••';- • beat Martin by 1. Paul Waterman beat W. T. Stern in the Consolation by 7 and 6, K. K. Gordon. Brae C. \V. WHITE, One scini-iin iists iii th HeraldCup THROUGH THE GREEN So: Malcolm McBurney, Stockbridge, dence, 40; Gifford A. Cochran, 82; Joseph Turner, Deal, 82; S. D. Philadelphia, 41 ; John L. Ketter- Bowers, Brboklawn, 83; I>. M. Cole, linus, Philadelphia, 42; Dr. J. Austin Tekoa, 83; (i. Stanley, Wyantenuck, Furfey, Boston, 43: Arden M. Rob- 83; E. 1. Noble, North Adams, 84; bins, Xew York, 44; Archibald Harri- 1. T. Lynch, I [olyoke, 84; II. Shaw, son, Philadelphia, 45; Dr. Robert Lenox, 85; < i. T. Brown, Wyanten- Amory, Jloston 48 uck, 85; If. Wilson, Cincinnati, 85; Devereux Emmet, Garden City, 85. T. C. Ennever, of Baltusrol, and McBurney won the finals beating George Low, the club professional, Bowers by 5 and 2 visited Deal links August 28th, and + played T. 1-'. Shanley, Jr., and Willie At the Newport golf club, Miss Norton, of the home club, in a four- .Maude K. Wetmore won William ball match at thirty-six holes. The Payne Thompson's Cup for a Wo- quartet finished all square, George men's tournament. Her card was: Low going round in the morning in 93, 15-78. Granville Kane won the 74- President's Cup offered by Lispenard v Stewart. He also won the play-off August 28th, Dwight Partridge, for the Hemingway Cup. Bedford, won the chief cup at + Watch Hill, R. I., tournament. lie beat G. R. Baleh, in the 36-hole final At I lot Springs, Ya., September by () and 7. 3d, 11. II. Lurton, Nashville, won the Kicker's handicap golf tournament, 4* having 81 for his second eighteen The Maine Championship at the holes. The first eighteen holes re- Portland Country club was won by sulted in a tie between Mr. Lurton, Karl Mooser, Boston, who beat II. George R. Sheldon, of New York, M. Forrest, Kennebunkport, by 9 and S. P. Davidge, of Short Hills, and 7. N. J., their net scores being 75. Others who handed in their cards Binghamton Country club has won were Nicholas Longworth, Melville the team championship of the South- E. Ingalls, Albert Ingalls, Charles ern Tier Golf League, beating El- Steele, lames Larkin and E. T. mira in the final. llickey. " 4 General George S. McGrew, of the The annual match for the Presi- Glen Echo Country club, when he was dent's Cup at the Kebo Valley club, in England, had a match with J. II. 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The winner will take $150, runner-up, Sioo, and semi-finalists, $50 each. < )n the first day there will be prizes of $25 for the best score in each of the two [8-hole rounds. The second four players in the qualifying round will also play off at match play. The winner will take $60, the runner-up, $40, the semi- finalists, $20 each. For those who do not qualify there will he an ama- teur and professional four-hall com- MR. ALBERT G. SI'ALDING petition, 18 holes, medal play. Prizes —winner, $30, second, $20, third $10, in San Diego, the candidacy of Air. amateurs taking all prizes in plate. Spalding has been discussed, and it Entries should lie made to G. Herbert is expected that he will shortly be Windeler, Secretary of the Golf asked by the people of San Diego to Committee of the Country club, on let them bring him out as a candidate 1 >r hefi>re ( )cti'her <)th. for the Senate. If this fixture should bring out a Robert A. Gardner, the Amateur good representative entry both of chain]lion, comes of a golfing family. amateurs and professionals, as it ought He is a brother of Airs. \Y. France to do, it should prove to be one of the Anderson, the former Western cham- most interesting events of the year. pion, and has two married sisters In addition to the opportunity afford- who also play. His brother, II. A. ed to compare the play of our ama- Gardner, won the Suburban Cham- teurs and professionals, golfers will pionship at Chicago about four years he able to witness professionals at ago, and his uncle, T. P. Gardner, match play, something rarely seen in plays quite a lot at Pinehurst and this country. Belleair. h In California, they are talking of The White Streak Golf Ball, A. 11. Spalding, of the firm of A. (i. manufactured by the B. F. Goodrich Spalding & Bros., as United States Co., has been achieving results. Not Senator for that State. The present long ago Charles Evans won the senator is Frank P. 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City VARDON'S IRONS WILSON'S IRONS GIBSON'S IRONS Special Ribbed Facts O. K. Special Five-pointed Star $2.00 each $2.00 each $2.00 each •M' THROUGH THE GREEN medal with il at the same tourna- The Calendar is published by ment. Now it seems that Willie I loughton. Miffiin, Co., Boston, Anderson played with il in winning Mass., at 90 cents net, with 10 cents the Western < )pen Championship postage. with the wonderful score- of 288, and • it was also used by Stewart Gardner, Tack Croke, the professional of the whe 1 finished second. Kent Country club of Grand Rapids, who finished third in the Western Seymour G. Dunn was unable t<> Open tournament, last month, set write an article fur GOLF fur this new records for eighteen, thirty-six month's issue. lie has been kept and seventy-two holes. His best busy from morning to night teaching single round was 35, 35-70, five the game to players who had come to strokes better than the amateur rec- him from all parts of the country, ord held by H. C. Egan, Mason and has had no time to put pen to I'helps, and T. B. Schlotman. Croke paper. The articles will he resumed bad scores of 75, 74, 75 and 70 in a in next month's issue. match against \Y. A. Smith, Jr., Phil }, Stanton, and Raymond Russell. The} have just had a big tourna- te ment at Del Monte, and by all ac- Mason E. Phelps of Midlothian counts golf is booming in California. won the annual invitation tournament There were fourscore starters for of the Lake Geneva Country club, de- the championship, which was won by feating R. A. Gardner of Hinsdale, Frank Newton of Claremont, with 6 and 5, in the 36-hole final, and Mr. Frazier, of Santa Barbara and Gardner won the low medal score Chicago, as runner-up. with ~6. In the semi-final round ], Gardner defeated Walter E. Egan, 5 and 5, and Phelps defeated Howland, The Xew Golfers' Calendar for T, and 2. the year 1910 is made up by W. L. Stoddard and illustrated by A. W. Bartlett. The hook, which is quite Elaine Young, a junior of the unique, aims to do for the golfer ( >maha Country club, won the cham- what the Old Farmers' Almanac does pionship of Nebraska, defeating W. for the agriculturalist. The calendar J. Foye, who was runner-up last year, contains much that is of interest to 5 and 4, at the ( )maha Field club, players. Jt is compiled with care, and Sprague Abbott bad low score in and the choicest field of golfing litera- the qualifying round. Si, 83-1(14. In ture seems to have been covered by the semi-final round, Foye beat ]. \X- Mr. Stoddard. There is something Hughes, 3 and 2, and Young won in the book to arouse and interest from J, B. Lindsay, 2 and 1. every goiter and we have no hesita- # tion in recommending it to our read- A. A. Adams, Hamilton, won the ers. Mr. Bartlett has furnished very Open tournament at the Niagara ingenious and original drawings for golf club, defeating F. R. Cocbrane, the months. 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Stout made a ail( 4 l 3- woman's record vfor the Richmond • Country course recently, 79. September i8th, at the Hartford golf club, Connecticut golfers beat a Miss Dorothy Campbell, the Brit- Rhode Island team by 27 to 13, scor- ish Ladies' champion, will play in ing being under inter-collegiate rules. the Women's Championship at the Merion (Pa.) Cricket club, October 4—9. Miss Campbell, who learned September 18th, Edward Satter- her golf at North Berwick, came into thwaite, Riverton, won the Philadel- prominence in TO04, when she won phia Golf Cup, played for annually, the bronze medal. The two follow- by defeating H. H. Francine in the ing years she occupied the same posi- final by 2 up. The tournament was tion, and last year she was beaten in held at the Philadelphia Cricket club. the final at St. Andrews at the nine- teenth hole. She drives a long ball The Meriden (Conn.) golf dub and usually putts well. will lose its course, the property be- ing required for building purposes. 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The Now this was only what might he lies are rather heavy and some of the expected of the Sassenach, hut what putting greens were a bit bumpy, and shall we say of the talk amongst the this had an effect on the scores, which crowd at an important tournament were rather high. at St. Andrews, the headquarters of the game: Mr. Blackwell had At the tournament some one hailed topped his tee shot into a hunker and Alex Campbell, who was playing with i me elderly lady asked her friend Jack Hutchinson. "How are you "What did he do there?" "I don't ex- getting on, Alex?" "Fine,"' was the actly know, hut it must have been answer, "but he outdrives me at the something wrong; the hall just rolled short holes.'' along the ground into yon wee sand hole." The other is even quainter. A I* player had holed a long putt, when a The Western Golf Association has lady thus expressed her pity for him : gone back to the old rule as to con- "Poor man! However will he get ceding putts, and players will no it out of that hole?' A Scotsman longer be penalized because they do would say these were English tourists. not compel their opponents to hole out. Such action seemed to be in- evitable after the criticism to which The Western Open in point of they had been subjected, and the As- numbers was a vastly more important sociation is to be congratulated upon event than the Metropolitan Open, having the courage to reverse itself the entry being double. The fact is so promptly. The episode furnishes dubs in the East do not encourage another instance of how easy it is their professionals to play, and in to criticise the Rules of Golf and how some cases they even go so far as to difficult it is to amend them without forbid them doing so. The profes- becoming entangled in unforeseen sional of a certain New York club troubles. having entered, and paid his five dol- # lars—by the way has it been returned September -21st, the staff of the to him?—was told by his club that New York Herald bad a tournament they would not give him leave of ab- at Van Cortlandt Park, when there sence to play, and so he stayed away. were twenty-six starters in an lS- The competition takes place once a hole handicap competition. In the IN THE MORNING ON ARISING TAKE }£ GLASS OF THE BEST NATURAL LAXATIVE WATER A bottle of HUNYADI JANOS should be in every bathroom, ready for use when needed. It is the most perfect Natural Laxative known—biliousness, torpid liver, sick headache and similar disorders are strangers to those who use it. ALEX SMITH GEORGE LOW United States Open Champion, 1906 GOLF CLUB MAKER Western Open Champion, 1906 Eastern Professional Champion and Florida Open Champion Has always on hand a large stock of Clubs of every Has a large and well-selected stock of description. Drivers and HAND-MADE CLUBS always in brasseys made from the best seasoned wood obtainable. stock, made from the very best material, Stewart's Hand Forged Iron Heads carefully finished and well seasoned PRICES ON APPLICATION Mail Orders Receive Prompt At- tention NO MACHINE MADE CLUBS Every Iron Head warranted hand forged Why struggle with a cleek any WRITE FOR PRICES longer? Get a " Baffy Spoon" Mail orders promptly attended to ALEX SMITH GEORGE LOW WYKAGYL COUNTRY CLUB BALTUSROL GOLF CLUB NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK Springfield, N. J. MAKERS of GOLF CLUBS We have a large force of experienced club makers, and use the best materials obtainable in all chilis turned out. We make a specialty of making clubs to order of any desired model or brand for dealers in golf supplies. We make clubs for some of the largest retail dealers, also wholesale, in the country. It will save you money to let us quote you prices, before you order your golf supplies for this year. 15he P. G. Manufacturing Company, HOMEWOOD, ILL. (Consisting of some of the best known club makers In America) -M7 248 THROUGH THE GREEN first division, |. \Y. Ferguson won with 99, 22-jj. \\. \Y. Harris, play- ing from scratch, had best gross, Si. The second division was for those who had never swung a club prior td September W, and the winner was Roger Wheeler, with 120. September 10th, Alex Smith, play- ing at the Waumbek golf club, Jef- ferson, X. II., had a 70 in a four- ball match. At Bretton Woods he had two 74's. Later he did a great performance at Bretton Woods, go- ing round in (>-. beating the hest previous record of 69 made by Alex Wilson, last year's Canadian Ama- teur champion. Smith's card and dis- tances in yards: 215 -1\'< 340 460 14.". 4:::. :!."." 4::n 210 4 :: :; :. -i :, 4 4 :: —33 530 17fi 385 160 160 .iTn 2ln 41.1" 225 J1ESSRS. OR.MISTON—BUTTS 63424435 3 —34—67 Western Pennsylvania players Alex Smith heat Gilbert N'ichols informs us, evidently anticipated Mr. in a 36-hole match at the Wykagyl Tatt. and remarked: " 'Mumbletypeg' Country club, September 19th, by 2 is evidently American for •Humble 1 up and 1 to play. The respective puppy. " cards were: ". 82-1 =;<) and So, 83-163. A Scotch professional who was visiting a metropolitan golf course of Five years ago a letter appeared in which the members are very proud, the Xew York Sun criticising certain was, after playing a round, ap- local rules which were in force at a proached by one of these members. tournament at a local club, which "What do you think tins course were utterly at variance with the needs?" asked the member. "An spirit of the game, using there words; earthquake," was the curt reply, and "As for the curious notion that a it put an end to the conversation. player who is in danger of reaching trouble by overdriving may shut his • 1, eyes to the danger, and having so George Low, who has been for come to grief, may then he permitted many years professional to the Bal- to finish out. the hole under the rules tusrol golf dub, was married just be- of mumblctvpeg, or other games of fore the Metropolitan Open Cham- less vigor than the game of golf?" pionship, and being away for his An English golf paper, in comment- honeymoon was an absentee for that ing on this letter, so a contributor event. The Baltusrol club showed its AUTO WATCHUNC GOLF The NEW RUN MOUNTAINS DRIVES "i Minutes from Broadway ami 'JO Minutes from GOLFER'S Philadelphia. Truell ALMANAC (Formerly Hotel Netherworld.) Au Ideal Summer Home. Open All Year. for the Year 191O Erected at a Cost of One Half Million Dollars. S P r i n. g W S v wv m. e r \ mm i J%A ^ W i n t e r 1 3 Minutes from Station, \*?*/<9> 'Made vp by TEN ACRES OF BEAUTIFUL SHADE WILLIAM LEAVITT STODDARD HIGH AND DRY HOT TOO HOT, HOT TOO COLD, JUST RIGHT with svndry drawings by \f>\*?/ AMIDST JERSEY'S PICTURE LAUDS ARTHVR WINGATE BARTLETT Healthful Climate. Excellent Views PvbJisbed at "Boston in Massa- Also Truell Inn and Truell Court. Smdfur fimt/tl antt fi.i/,!. chvsetts by Hovghton Miffiin Co HOTEL Big Dividends EARLINGTON Capitalization Small 55 WEST 27th STREET ($20,000.00) Near Broadway, NEW YORK PHIS well known, absolutely fireproof Profits Large hotel, after being entirely reno- Earnings come from staple vated, redecorated and fitted up com- products used by everyone. plete with new plumbing, has now re- opened. Not a case of possible suc- Rates from $1.00 and up cess, but of "how big a With Bath, $2.00 and up success ? " Special rates by the season ur year for perma- WRITE AND SEE nent guests. A special feature will be the cuisine, both in the dining room and in the new cafe for ladies and gentlemen. A la Carte and Table d'Hote. LARCHMONT FARM, Inc. Hotel under the management of GUERNSEY E. WEBB Box P. WEST CAMP, N. Y. Formerly of the Ansonia 249 BUNKERS appreciation of George Low's ser- a visit. During the season very fre- vices by making him a present of a quent tournaments are held and the purse, running toward four figures, very handsome prizes given are worth subscribed for by members of the winning. The length of the course i^ club. Everyone will wish this popu- 3,000 yards. The professional is Alex lar professional a very prosperous and Taylor, a capital instructor and good happy career. player. The Coronado Country club of Besides golf the list of sports in- Coronado Beach, California, has a cludes tennis, polo and automobile rac- very good nine-hole golf course which ing, and billiards and bowling for in- is exceedingly well patronized during door amusement. Since last season the season. Golf is practicable at a third polo field has been added, Coronado all the year round, and it making three in all. There are other is particularly enjoyable in the au- recreations such as bathing, deep sea tumn and winter months. Eastern and bay fishing, and the hunter will golfers will do well to pay Coronado find abundance of quail and wild duck. FIXTURES October 1— 2—White Marsh Val- October n—12.—The Country ley Country Club, Philadelphia. Les- club, Brookline, Mass., Invitation ley Cup matches. Tournament for Amateurs and pro- October 2.—Myopia Hunt Club. fessionals. Open tournament. October 14—16—Country Club, October 4 —.9. — Merion Cricket L'.rookline. Open tournament. Club, Haverford, Pa. United States October 14—16.—Montclair (N. J.) Golf Association Women's Cham- Golf Club. Invitation tournament. pionship. October 16—19—Oakley Country October 5—8.—Hot Springs (Va.) Club. Open tournament. Golf Clnb Annual Fall Tournament. October 18—19.—St. David's Golf October 6—7—Wollaston Golf Club, Philadelphia. Seventh Annual Club. Open tournament. contest for the Mary Thayer Farnum October 7—9—Philadelphia Crick- Memorial Cup. et Club. Invitation tournament. October 26—28.—Charleston (S. October 8—9—Chestnut Hill Golf C.) Country Club Invitation Tourna- Club. Open tournament. ment. %\)t fttXO FIVEFOOT-TEN-INCH jHtmatttre (Trade Marked) S proving a constant and increasing source of wonderment and delight to all musicians and music-lovers. Scientific experiments and acoustical I researches have determined the exact size, namely, jive feet ten inches, necessary to reproduce the remarkable attributes and qualities of our larger Grand Pianos. Any Grand under this size crosses the danger line, as it cannot yield a tonal result superior to that of the discarded Square or the present Upright Piano. The full, rich and sweet tone of the Steinway Miniature Grand and its dainty appearance are already giving the utmost satisfaction to thousands of purchasers, and we recommend a thorough examination and trial of this unique instrument to anybody desirous of possessing a Grand Piano, but who does not wish to exceed the investment of $800 in a Piano purchase. STEINWAY & SONS Steinway Hall, 107 and 109 East Fourteenth Street, New York Subway Express Station at the Door 251 We offer you the most delightful Hotel accommodation at moderate cost-in the centre of ^everything worth while HOTEL EMPIRE BROADWAY NEW YORK and 63d St. CITY Rooms (use of bath) Restaurant noted for its Rooms (with bath) excellent cooking, effi- Suites (with bath) cient service and mod- FIVE MINUTES WALK TO SHOPPING erate prices AND AMUSEMENT CENTRES Send for Guide of New York—Free ALL STREET CARS One Minute to "L" and Subway W. JOHNSON QUINN, Prop. 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DETROIT & CLEVELAND NAVIGATION CO. 252 \ WHEN YOU COME TO NEW YORK YOU MUST LIVE SOMEWHERE 17 CENTS A DAY WHY NOT BUYS AN OLIVER A FIREPROOF HOTEL OF THE HIGHEST CLASS HOTEL FREDERICK Broadway, at 210 West 56th Street (Near Central Park) Save Your Pennies and Own NEW YORK CITY All rooms large and airy, American and European Plan, at moderate prices, with special rates by the month, season or year. OLIVET* Situated in the best residential part of the city and convenient to Subway, Elevated and Five Surface Car lines. The Standard Visible Writer Can you spend 17 Cents a day to better advantage Special Rates for the Summer Months. than in the purchase of this wonderful machine ? Write for Special Easy Payment Proposition or see J. HOFFER, Proprietor the nearest Oliver Agent. Late of Hotel Cecil, London Ghezireh Palace, Cairo The Oliver Typewriter Company Galle Face Hotel, Ceylon, Etc. 310 Broadway, New York City, New York Hotel Cumberland NEW YORK S. W. COR. BROADWAY AT 54th STREET Near 50th Street Subway Station and 53d Street Elevated "Broadway" Cars from Grand Central Depot pass the door Only N. Y. Hotel with Window Screens throughout NEW, MODERN, AND ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF Most Attractive Hotel in New York. All Outside Rooms Transient Rates, $2.50 with bath and up Special Rates for Permanent Guests 10 Minutes' Walk to 20 Theatres SEND FOR BOOKLET HARRY P. STIMSON R. J. BINGHAM Formerly with Hotel Imperial Formerly with Hotel Woodward 253 Write for Handsome ^Descriptive 'Booklet if Going to WASHINGTON, DX.and cMap. Jt j» HOTEL RICHMOND 17th and H Streets, N. W. LOCATION AND SIZE: Club Breakfast, 20 to 75 Around the corner from the cents; Table d'Hote Break- White House. Direct street fast, $1.00; Luncheon, 50 car route to palatial Union cents; Dinner, $1.00. Station. 100 Rooms. 50 Baths. Restaurant a la Carte. Reasonable prices. Music. PLANS, RATES AND FEATURES: European — $1.50 per day cA §Model Hotel Con- upward; with Bath, $2.50 upward; each additional per- ducted for Your Comfort. son, 50 cents. American—$3.00 per day upward; with Bath, $4.00 Seeing Washington Auto- upward. mobiles Leave Hotel Daily. CLIFFORD M. LEWIS, Prop. SUMMER SEASON—The American Luierne in the Adirondack foothills. Wayside Inn and Cottages on the beautiful Lake Luzerne, Warren Co., N. Y. Open June 26th to October 1st. Booklet. MRS. WINSLOW'S S%OYTRHU'PNG H. F. Highton, manager and professional - FOR CHILDREN TEETHINC For sale by all I>ruscl<*t«. 25 Cents a bottle. of the Thousand Islands Yacht Club Golf Club, wishes for a similar position for the winter months. Will manage hotel or club A RECORD OF OVER SIXTY- with or without golf course. Highest references. FIVE YEARS For over sixty-five years MRS. WINS- The Thousand Islands Golf House LOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP has been used by mothers for their children while teething. WELLESLEY ISLAND Are you disturbed at night and broken of your H. F. HIGHTON, Manager rest by a sick child suffering and crying with Post Office, Alexandria Bay. N. Y. pain of Cutting Teeth? If so, send at once and get a bottle of "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" for Children Teething. The value is incalculable. It will relieve the poor little sut- ferer immediately. Depend upon it, mothers, there is no mistake about it. It cures diar- rhoea, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, cures 'Wind Colic, softens the Gums, reduces Inflammation and gives tone and energy to Wanted the whole system. "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" for children teething is pleasant to the A Lawn Mower, Steam or Gas- taste and is the prescription of one of the old- est and best female physicians and nurses in oline ; must be in good order. the United States, and is for sale by all drug- gists throughout the world. Price, twenty-five cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for "MRS. Address WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP." Guar- anteed under the Food and Drugs Act, June GOLF 30, 1906. Serial Number 1008. I GOLFERS' HOTEL DIRECTORY City Hotel Greens Asheville. N. C The Manor All year Clay Augusta, Ga Bon Air 18 Dec.-May Sand Belleair, Fla Belleview 18 Jan.-Apr. Turf ants; Camden, S. C Kirkwood 9 Sand Coronado, Cal del Coronado .. 9 All year Sand Hot Springs, Va Old Homestead. 18 All year Lake Placid, N. Y... Stevens House.. 9 June-Nov. Turf Niagara-on-the-Lake, Queen's Royal, j June-Oct. Turf Ontario, Canada.. l8 Carolina 18 Nov.-May Sand ;•; Pinehurst, N. C.*.... Pinehurst, N.C.*.... Holly Inn..... 18 Nov.-May Sand Pinehurst, N. C.*..,. Berkshire 9 Dec.-May Sand Summerville, S. C... Pine For't Inn.. 18 Dec.-May Sand Vittel, Vosges, France 9 May-Sept. Turf mobiks Ltive Houl Dii;. •Guests at Pinehurst hotels can play on all of the three courses. f K 3tth to Ottcbir id Hnnouncement hror, nit;. .• Our regular Semi-Annual Sale 25c. will be paid for each copy GOLF, 48 W. 27th Street, New York The Next Issue of Golf will Contain: A Round of Golf with Seymour Dunn (Continued). The Lesley Cup Matches. The Women's Championship. Special Article, by Harold H. Hilton. Notes from the South. i Mower, Western Letter, etc. After July J5th to 001 beiii? Removal 534 FIFTH AVE. NEW YORK CITY GOLF, 48 West 27lh Slreel, New York AdcJre coif 255 LESSONS IN EVERY GOLFER BY SHOULD READ GOLF ALEX SMITH OPEN CHAMPION AND WESTERN OPEN CHAMPION, 1906 |HE latest and best book on the Hoy al and Ancient game. Every part of the game is discussed in these " Lessons," and the instruction is furnished in simple, clear and direct language. The directions given are tree from complication, concise, and abso- lutely to the point. Every golfer who wants to improve his game should give the book his most care- ful study. ^[ In addition to what has appeared in GOLF the book contains a large number of new illustrations and much added text of a very valuable nature. ALEX SMITH " Whatever he may have to say upon the game is "The new book covers the subject in a compre- certain tn find readers who will benefit by his hensive manner." — Chicago Jiccord-Jlevald. instructions."—A'. Y. Evening Pud. "Tbe book is highly interesting and instructive." " Beginners and even experts can derive any —A*. )'. Tribune. amount of help from the book. The text is remark- able for its clearness and simplicity. It is an author- " His instructions to golf players are plain and to itative and complete guide that all golfers and the point. The pictures are particularly tine ex- intending golfers will want."—N. V-Snv. amples of half-tone printing."—Philadelphia Press. Cloth, 90 Illustrations; 48 West 27th Street postpaid, $2.00 New York City Slazenger SOCKET Golf Clubs Patented Special Department Longest and Straighest Drivers for duplicating and Brassies made old Clubs Ask ihe Internalional champions Shaft is screwed and glued into head of Club V" part of the gamei and cannot become u loose in Socket. Shaft these "Lesons, d is in direct line with ball. ion b turm-hca i FRANK L. SLAZENGER The Oldest Established Golf Goods House in the United Stales ms given trefefci 8 WEST 28th STREET NEW YORK l, concise, and k Between Broadway and Fifth Avenue - point. b'\' '.':/ MI | ht hi kii nt I M » * Our latest improvement, the "Charging Motor," has made possible the building of Electric Launches which are independent of all qutside electrical supply, making them serviceable for use on mountain lakes, rivers and the remote sections of the country. "The Ideal Launch." All the com- 01 a summer cottage piazza while afloat; can be operated by a lady. 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