The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-21
INTERSTATE GOLF NEXT.
ALLEGHENY COUNTRY CUE PLAN
MING FOR n TEAM MATCH.

Coupty CIuhs-Tynr,s Far Score for the New
s1erristswn BinEs-Two Promising Sunier
Piaysrs-seue Psints Abouf Teaua scorinE.
An International golf match is assured by the
U. s. g. AS acceptance Of the team challenge
from the Royal Canadian Golf Association, and
now an interstate contest has doomed up that
will attract nearly as much attention. It 10 the
plan Of the Allegheny Country Club of Pitts
burg to offer q $3.50 cup for q match between
teams Of six men, to DO held on its links on June
10. IL, and 1s, for which special Invitations are
TO DO sent to the Cincinnati, Cleveland, Chicago.
Onwentsin, Detroit, and Washington clubs. and
general invitations Of the Same tonor TO tho
NJ. @. A, and tho Central New York and tho
Philadelphia golf leagues. The cup will 20
outright to tho club making the lowest aggre-
gate score at medal play of thirty-six holes.
There will also DO q prize for the best individual
score. Tho Allegheny course is three years old
and 10 said to be in excellent order. The contest
should bring out ino golf and result In an ex-
citing finish. In the matter of team matches,
by tho way. golfers contend that tho NJ. q. A.
should arrange q tournament at match play,
for teams OF four, on some central links, for
q trophy to represent the team champion
ship Of tho NJ. G. A. Tho two open con-
tests for teams held last season at the Morris
County and tho wostchcstorC Country clubs wero
at medal play. tho only sort Of competition that
could have been run Off in one day. Tho first,
for teams of six, was won by Richmond County,
and the second, for fours, was won by Baltusrol.
A team contest at match play would require
three or four days for its completion, but the
results, 1t is claimed, would justify the trouble.
1t is thought the M. g. A. may suggest that
some Of the clubs asking for open tournament
dates should substitute the team contest for the
usual programme.
The report of tho existence of i'll feeling be-
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clubs over the vote of tho U. 8. G. A. delegates
10 give the amateur championship to the latter
club appears TO be simply idle talk. The vote
to make the action unanimous. suggested by q
st. Andrews delegate after the announcement
of the regular ballot, was no perfunctory cour-
tesy, but showed clearly the feeling q every
THE Sun noted yesterday in its account OF the
new Morris County links the par profes.
club champion, believes that par for an anna,
cuts the professional figures a stroke on the out
holes. Tyng's estimate is:
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To mako this score an amateur would have to
play In the nndaunted style Of Col; BoEie. for
TSns Believes HsRes than not It t WiEI be %n a io nin %hil eib Scf Ras
he will mako in play, the score he has figured
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yeaterday and all agreed that the arrangement
q a bsvii's T pnhe the n natural and di ths raif4u sgch am as
bankment, has put the course in the foremost
place among inland links.
The most important of the events scheduled
for tomorrow will be the men'o foursome at the
Lakewood Golf Club. open to pairs from any
club in the y. s: G. A.. at eighteen holes. medal
Jasper Lynch. at Lakewood. and from the quail.
ity Of the advance entries il Is evident that tho
competition will bring out fine play. Among
n nAlFR hn0kRn q
Douglas and Edward Leayit,,, Fairneld: Louis ?.
lima and II. B. HoIins. Jr. West9rook; George ..
sSw,s n9neS M an "a. T. af 4. W y rhil hass@ood Go J. sGr:
den Hartman and Alexander Morten, HOLLYWOOD: F.
verse and {. +. Kerr. ocean County; ". Il. Davis and
Howard Colby. Essex County; p. F. Murphy and
J. Mccl"re. Lafewood; A.. Graham and H.. {. Knox.
North Jersey Country.
The progress of two of the younger set at golf
Is worth noting. One is W.. II. Coles, who took
up the pastimc about q year and a half ago, and !
l. now one Of the best Of tho Lakewood golfers.
and shortly after went to Bermuda for the win.
ter. and with the desire to excel at golf. There |
to use the links Of the Royal Naval Golf Club
Golf q Club: and. VIII Il; p M bif sSss Of M NFaiiisIy
ford. Pa, he started, the Bermuda Golf Club. It
at once a success. On his return Coles played
at the Oyster Bay Golf Club until the opening Of
among the leaders In the open tournaments Of
the coming season. The other young player is II.
coin Day open handicap at Baitusrppl. He IL SUI a
brother Of Edward Leavitt of the Fairfield Coun.
BaitHsroi. both we'll known in golf; but II. 6.
Lea 1.-THE. has played ISd. the he game 1iuSe only 2 few months;
the organizations Of The links. He is = devoted
ny Fisherman and won the amateur fy.casting
lieves that fly casting is the cause of his rapid
progress at golf and draws an original compari.
the .I 1oS sass s ! ! SlSS S a an es sssy b ssG hc W T spS etc to
forward east.S Pc Lca Sdt sac says su'e "T 9aa s aeSSio 5ses,
the slight pause at the top Of the swing and the
f SSssM IN daiy iimssS On w fhe i fiTifan seem To iof me- Serg
similar to tho fy-casting principle. What / do
at golf Is due to my, experiences ut the kindred
motions in casting"
Although the Intercollegiate Golf Association
has appointed a committee to revise the system
Of scoring in team matches, there is little chance,
y is believed, that any change will be made. In
Great Britain the matter has been under discus.
sion for years: but the final DECISION has ever
fair that tho "dpnEing'" of one memser
holes. should more than Rn''a offset sstnt the OF hs ssd
work of his winning team mates, who may each
s saSs Ess g sS SSsaS P %csss b is s t i,aF Mhs sSl ! mS SsS
is won by three holes or less. IL shall count one
point for the team; II won by six to three holes
mot inclusives to count two points, and 80 on.
This, the ,colleRians advocating the measure
say. would give a better equalization OF tho
according to the Yale men who uphold il, is
that It compeis a captain to pick out
and. should one man fall DOWN" 1t is the luck
of the green and one OF the charms OF the con-
tests. To make losing match count only one
point against q team, or any such mild punish
ment. would lessen the interest in matches, for
IL would have q tendency to induce n captain to
put his chums on the team. instead OF the play
ers entitled to the privilege on their scores.
The following quotation from a Belfast paper
indicates that q joke familiar to New Workers.
has reached Ireland In its travels, although
laden with extra luggage In tho way OF verbiage:
In q case recently heard In Dublin the game OF golf
was accurately 90 defined by one OF the counsel. Mr.
Campbell. Q. c.. In stating the case remarked that he
had been Informed that the game OF golf was
played in irregular fields or waste ground, with a
small ball. which the player tried 10 nit with n aficL, |