The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-28

THE KzLE TEAM BEATEN Ar lRDs1EY
AFTER A TIE

Freahmen Prominent In the s~cofing-HnL-
bard Hal the I8est Card Among the Capi-
bridge Men-Iseid and Smith Play steadi.
ty-Tournsment at Richmond County.
Harvard won lie first match In the ~intercol-
legiate team championship yesterday at the
Ardsley Club, the FIRST victory Of the Gam.
bridge men, after three attempts. Yale WINS
beaten by 10 holes to 4, but only after a tie In
the morning round. The tie necessltated fur
Their action to settle the issue. II the Yale
team had won the valuable cup presented by
the Ardsley Club, It would have passed into
the possession OF Yale University under
the conditions OF tho deed of gift. As
it 10 now. Harvard las won n point
In the series, and the event Ia still kept open.
After those competitions. however. the collie
Glans are free TO choose any links on which to
settle the championship. 1t ia. therefore, by no
means certain that the next competition VIII
he held Mt Ardsley. In fact. there are already
rumors In the air thai the next meeting OF the
l. @. A. win be held on the links Of the Chicago
Golf Club. at Wheaton. Aside from the excel.
lence OF the course, It Is thought by going
Westward the collogians will stimulate the
progress OF the Game at the colleges OF the
Middle and Western States.
Tho scene after the Harvard and Yale teams
had tied yesterday was an unusual one. There
is no exact rule to cover the case. and tho boys
had q fine chance to argue on tho aspects OF
the matter. and. as enthusiasm for the game
and their colleges added spice to the speeches.
the debate was lively and protracted. The
ruling Of the U. 8. ia. on this point IL that
when two competitors have halved their
match they shall continue playing. hole
by hole. until one or the other shall have
won a hole. which shall determine the winner
Of the MATCH The Yale men. through their
captain, John Reid. Jr.. were anxious only to
let this rule govern the case. but, with the
backing OF his team and such old Harvardites
as were on the links, James F. Curtis. the cap
tain of the Cambridge team. demurred against
such a summary disposal OF the tie. The rules.
as he pointed out. said nothing about team
matches. but only concerned the halving Of
a match between individuals. Therefore,
in view OF the importance OF the event, In which
the Yale team had only to win to forever bar
out Harvard from again competing for the tro-
ply. and in Difference to the Ardsley club.
which had 80 generously presented the prizes.
the Harvard Captain insisted that each pair
Yale men finally receded from their. posi-
pTasee Ih 1s o 5ssSl With Ta tbs that medal Il T1 pio ds raSSd e s9
legiate. championship. the Yale men to play
each, event. This upset the pairing arrange
committeeman. Terry. stiles. Kelley, and
compromise.
showing made By Barnes Yale freSs6asE.
stood out conspicuou9ly, He was opposed BY
Of the amateur championship AZ Norris
town: Playing a careful: steady game.
bSE ss lTcs ss the + Up tRRei IL The he . Ssleren Solo e opsf
the rond, which Choate won In a par 3.
Barnes i,n Sls9 uiSS lost TIE tn f6lr re p ho'sei IN
Easy put, -Thereafter barnes showed a good
fifteenth tee to the home green the play was
dead against q furious WHICH
should d be recalled ecId ond in me nSSti GTE, the nns, scores res Ihs
heavy sweaters. which did not help the free
dom Of motion, any,
Clark. Jr, He was almost uSsurpsssed in his;
long lon s gene s, SgSin Rsi TIE ,SSI Hlsaj pTom p,s sh sr fifteenth nth
again ga 1S on an iron shot nesessltated By the poor
CAPE Horn gale tossing q tee ship. but, q
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SSi VIZ = Pr.t5s The III eshs = Ya aS' men sssr s$ SsfR
sSipsl p e0' Il RSS aeSSl'f had T run t down V = Wo.
fSSot put Sp on Snd se ys home Te5 SFes Sa he TSS SS lib have feo MON
There were sighS to SSpere over tSis
for Of all goltinR uncertainties two-foot puts
are the worst. The ,honors for the Harvard
sprang into fame by capturing the open tour
lament at Newport last August. and to, Ayerlll.
The morning cards show the play was Of the
highest order. In HQbhard's case the card
have been, much lower but that. as a
the green was reached. and that he was there
fore taking It, easy In putting. The. cards fol-
Inw In fha 0rdar In which fhav Anfahp6.