New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-30
COMING MATCHES AT GOLF.
PARK AND DUNN WILL DECIDE WHO Is The Fn~>
FEssIONAL CHAMPION-THEIR FIRST
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FEssIONAL CHAMPION-THEIR FIRST
MEETING ON JULY A.
Among the most important gosfng contests OF
July will be the series OF matches which mas oeen
arranged between the professionals, willie PARK,
OF Scotland and Willie Dunn. Instructor ana
,,nkskeeper at Shinnecock Hills. Long Island. the
first match will be played over the course OF the
shnnecock Hills Golf Club at Southampton Long
Island on July 4: the second on July at the
Morris County Golf Club Morrstown. ~ j.; the
third and last at the Meadowbrook Hunt CLUB.
Westbury Long Island, July l3. purse OF
$500 the whole to go to the winner, has oeen OF
fered by each club for the match held on iss
grounds The contests will be all-day anairs' TOT
each Is TO consist OF thirty-six holes. eighteen 70
he nlayed in the morning and the rest in the after.
noon. -
Park and Dunn have never met before 20 tnss
their comparative standing can only De Judseo
from the victories which each has placed TO MS
credit when opposed to other players Dunn claims
the title OF champion OF the United States, AL
though there is considerable doubt as TO whether
Campbell OF the Brookiine Country Club. has not
about as good a right to H. Inc uncertainty
arises from the that last year the open tour
naments held in August at Newport and In septsm.
Der a. St. Andrews were each declared to repre-
sent the championship contest OF the country.
Campbell beat Dunn In the Newport match, ana
Dunn turned the tables upon his opponent at st.
Andrews hence the dispute as 10 precedence On
another OCCASION at Shnnecock Hills. CampoeI
again suffered defeat Dunns hands. but tho
contest was close and the two men are prooaoy
nearly equal in ability Experienced golfers say
that Dunn's form is excellent. and that he IS re-
markedly steady and consistent player
Willie" Park jr.. comes OF family which for
the last thirty-hve years has been distinguished
for the fine payers It has furnished to the gofing
world In 1857 and 1889 he himself won the worlds
championship and he has not yet been beaten by
any PLAYER in this country since his arrival last
March. Norton, OF the Lakewood COLI Cluo ana
Tucker of ST. Andrews. were easy marks Tor the
visiting Scotchman. and even In the match wild
LLOYD OF the Essex County Club. who has nns
record. Park proved himself clearly the better
PLAYER The match between Park and Campbell. at
ST Andrews on May 95 the most interesting
professional ever held on this SIDE OF 'he
water Campbell had beaten most OF the meh mere
and even had a previous victory over farK IN
Scotland scored to his credit. He was really not
in frst-ciass condition however. his right mana
being swollen from an injury ana IN oahdage ayes
While the play good on both sides PARK won
and doing made new , Re for the t S
d ss his %e Of Geas
half OF the game the longest ever maze on an
In conversation last week Park said that he had
played on the Shnnecock course and liked II better
'"a Th es matches with Dunn will be the las, that
shall play here for The se scotland NJ add where
there is good deal Of business which compels my
return. Next year, however l expect TO be back
again " tiNc po'' ." $780, ''~~~ =
mcnts 90 100000. .,,A -,,,,
be in much perturbation OF spirit on July I
10 know whether the day can be pest celeorate1
by attending their own special club handicap ana
trying for the $50 in prizes presented by the OF
ficers and Governing Committee. or by going down
to Southampton and assisting as spectators at the
Park Dunn trial OF skill. On July H. the day OF
the last professional match. the same conn,ics
occurs for that Is also the date OF the regular
monthly handicap at st. Andrews. 1t is probable
that the entries will be rather lighter than usual
al the Yonkers games on account OF the attraction
elsewhere ,,. ..,.
The Influence OF the United states Golf Assoc.a-
ton has been exertei to arrange the more I'M.
portant open tournament dates at the dinerent
clubs hencetorth so that no two shall occur on me
PLAYER from entering them all II he desires. Inter.
club contests will be encouraged everywhere Atter
the middle of August, the season promises 70 Dc
lively. and Will not decline much until the snow
bsglns 10 fy Indeed, at Lakewood and severaI
Of the Southern clubs there will be no cessation
during the winter There are also devised lew
among the members OF clubs in this latitude wnem
storms and cold are Powerless 20 cneSx a. ,hH:
L. Iivermore and or three others were oftsn
on the links when the was SO deep as 70 pc
waded through with difficulty but the nlgn. OF JnS
little red bail was nevertheless toho"eo WIN
summertime fervor.