New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-01
ROBBINS WINS THE FINA' =.
HE DEFEATS NEWHALL on THE kEBO
GOLF LINKS AND CAPTURES THE
GnL.EN TROPHY

Ear Harbor. Nj. Aug 81 (SpeciaD Arden Rob
blns 81 Ncw-York. defeated George 7. Newhall. o;
Philadelphia. on The Kebo links to-day In th'
tl..'y-six hole final match Of the scratch golt
g., rIamcnt for the Green cup by NJ and to
.l.r The tournament began last Wednesday With
,ne following mon entered: George T. Newhall and
VI H. Wright. 81 Philadelphia, Herbert Leeds, OF
rt,ofiino Mass. Arden Robbins ana {. l.. Tappin
u E,w-York. The conditions were that edch man
sn.l.d play every other an eightcen-hole
match The finals were 20 be FOR thirty-sx holes.
\, ~, close OF last week Ncwhlll had won and
lost Robbins had won ana lost ., but had not
vet played NcwhalL Monday. therefore the two
men PLAYED an ciehtoen-hole match. Newhall win
ming by 1 MP. This left the scor" for both men,
won /. lost T.
The finals today were interesting. although ROD
hin. had The. best Of the match from first 10 last
H.. plived a wonderfully steady game. N"whalI. a.
usual made some brilliant drives ana grandStand
shots bu, his play on the whole was much IN
fcrlor TO that Of Robbins
Tho duoI match was started at $3.50 O'Clock this
morning under perfect conditions Robbins had
the honor and Grove we'll into the field NewhaIl
followed well Robbins was down In two ana holed
out IN four Newhall was short In his approach
and took i've - the hole. ON IN" second h"i''
Robbins followed his drive with good br'SSy that
landed him on the green In two lie hoI'd OUT III
,o,r \.vhlU again took live. ON the thlrd hole
Robbins uscl ms c hI 'Xcwhal drove well was
49, ,b. Green on his approach. but had the mole IN
@ Sor "' A. me end u Inc arst time round or six
holes Robbins led win Wy III. p.,,t,. ,,ki,,
The second round started WIN h9nhnS nak slnE
,h scv.rth and the eighth holes Ncwhal took
tTc ninth The eleventh. hole was n9lnrd IN i n
h,ns won me next two. tn" next was hhIEtu hi.u
ui,'S WI ,on went again 20 Robbins. who was play.
inc Intentionally Newhall continued tnrVusnou.
The morning play with star shotS. bT' H."
rn,Ir",biy OF hts form At me end OF 'lsii Uh
mi. uhcn thr players stopped for luncheon. hop-
bins Ny. -, ,,or,oop \cvh,l
,oItoI ~ show any better form ana Ko1pihs WaN
',,rcr from the start. ON the nrst noe NV 'l.'
iir.J bis approach. but made mp tor u ny an ~, ~;
,orl.y, rnoshi. shot. Robbins tust sld peiw'h W.
T,,ntr on his third shot and h" was oHt IN SIX
VnIbins M Ncwhall won IN" next non III in
i'In mrxt hole was 4 repetition or NliIi"' p.n;
T." I,s, years match between the sam il'u
VI III y,llod his drive and landed IN thr W.
IL Inslnp the hole. ON tn" tw'ntN-lilu ~
P Irovr over two hundred YARDS Hpp'o %, In t'uu
u ond was down and ont In four honpl'S 1877
- rb. home hol" was halN"d III NJ ~ y" W H.
nN,,,c o in a star put. Robbins TOOK nv ,,b his
ncmi ho driving well and appro4in'nE, wan, om, In in
49," on:o the green In two ~" M'S 90 racom
a., Ncwhail again played into tnc IT'S A. the
M ,..u I'm, lost the hole on a poor p"t, - M
Eli = no ~. nty-"ghth hole HonHnS wa -, o,i
,ii'tLins won the next and the match u! W. '''''
to play =, ,r,or Robbins to-day was
., W. ~! William Lawrence Green. or HlpdI!' 80:
H,''. ai,cG ~ 5000 Robbins won the i'l''N'c "P
Tournament here last s'hso"