New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-22
KNoLLwOOD GOLF SURPRISES.
w H. SANDS DEFEATED ~ THE sEMI-FINAlS
RY HENRY Z TOILET

by HENRY =. TOlER
The Kno;lwood golfers were unfortunate in hav
ing bad weather for the second day OF their spring
tournament at Elmsford yesterday. gentle rain
fell steadily throughout the games. soitenins inc
greens making them slow. ana calling Tor stronger
putting than usual. In spite OF the wet ground low
scores were the rule The greatest surprise 81 mo
dav was the defeat IN the semi-nnals o. W. H.
Sands the 81. Andrews expert. by Henry T. Toler
Mr. Tolcr is from the Baltusrol Golf club, OF short
HIls y J. He has been known as a good player,
and holds this years record on the ne" Morris
County eighteen. hole course. but that he would
defeat so weil-known a golfer "a MI. SANDS was
not anticipated 10y any one.
The second round IN the morning. The results Of
which will be seen in The summaries. brough, ort
an excellent contest between \. II. Fem. u Aiken
: c.. and \ l.. Livcrmore. OF St Andrews. At
the thirteenth hole Livcrmore lei by t"o up. lie
had apparontly good chance OF winning tho
match but from thar point Oh his PLAY declined
He was also unfortunate In having bad lines for hf
bail! Fem won every subscqucn, hoe. finishing AZ
the seventeenth up and one 10 20. As F"ar
is considered by mauy 70 be the best golfer in tn"
United States. barring c B. Macdonald The
amateur champion. the closcntss OF tho game - a
credit TO Iiy"rmorc's skill. Jasper Lynch Won his
match in this round from L. h. Van Elton by de-
fault and the other two games wherein To.cr dc
feated = 6. Thcbaud. OF Knoiwood, and Sands
beat Knapp. were too onc-sided to be OF great
Interest Toler's score in this match was ~. equal
ling A. l.. Iivcrmorc's record yesterday. lie made
the las, nine holes IL a.
In the Tocr Sands game in tho afternoon. the
most remarkable OF the day. the Baiusrol player
had the advantage throughout one Of his most
notable shots was made With the brassey I'm playing
for tho fourth hole lie drove from a long dis
lance. clearing the roads. and landing 10" bail
right on the green At the tenth hole he WIS or
the green in three. and hy winning II raised MS
score sX mp Sands could only nalv" To-" n"Nf
three holes. losing the match ~ SIX up AMI nv" 10
play IL 81 only fair his abilities Co say that hc
was not Playing IN anything Ike his usual form
Jasper Lynch. The crack Lakewood plu}"r. wont
down. did LlvcrmOre. before \. II F"un. The
latter made new record of III Tor the cIHff'. l.
viii not stand officially. however. ~ one y Ia"
holes was Appropriated instead ~ played out.
Lynch giving IL up after Fenns thiil stroke Fcuns
score by holes was:
out .......................3 -
The summaries OF Yesterdays play.
Second nd-A. II. Penn. Palmetto cold club Aiken
$. g. beat 4 T.. Liyerinlf~. ~ AnlI"eH. up ana o.
wood. up AMI 90 play Jasper Lynch. Lakewood Gof
Cluh beat T.. T.. Van Eftcn knDlvo. by default. ~ II
Sands. - Andrews. bat T. NJ KNAPP. 81 Anir"~s 2
Third round semi nnals II. T. Tolcr boat " II
Sands. up ana 90 play. H. Fem beat Jasp"r Lynch
up and n, fiif.
The final round between Tolcr and Fem VIII be-
played this afternoon The winner Will receive a.
first prize the Giloni"r silver cup. the second man
a gold medal. and the third a silver one. The OPP
poncnt Of the winner IN the semi finals to-day viii
be entitled 10 third prize