The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-08-19

THE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
Coming National Tournament on
the Morris County Links.

Arrangements for the Big Amateur
Event Plan of Play and the
Prlzes-Winners in the Three For
mer Tournaments Speculation as to
the Successful Competitor
Interest in local as well national golf
ing circles is now centering upon the
approaching international amateur
championship matches to be played on
the Morris county links September IL to
II, inclusive. Arrangements for the
event are about completed, and the home
course is being placed in trim with
scrupulous care, the Greens Committee
of the County Club asserting that the
links will be the finest in the county. It
promises also to be great social event
for Morristown; all available rooms in
local hotels and boarding houses are
being engaged daily, and it is told that
the week will see many fashionable
luncheons, private dinner parties and
dances.
The championship will be open to all
amateurs Of clubs belonging to the asso-
citation and the winner will retain for
the year the $1,000 cup that represents
the championship title, and he will also
have gold medal, while the second
man will receive silver medal and the
third and fourth bronze medals.
There have been number of changes
in rules since the last championship at
Chicago and the play is now a severe
test. The qualifying round on opening
day will be SO holes, medal play; the
first thirty-two players then to be Sc
lected to compete for the cup, doubling
the number eligible under last years
conditions. On the next day these thirty
two will be drawn for match play
rounds, which will continue each day
until the winner is determined. All en-
tries are made through the secretaries of
their respective clubs, with entrance fee
of $5 accompanying, through the ma
tional secretary, Robert B. Kerr (26
Broad street, New York;, not later than
6 p. M, September 5.
This is the fourth international tourna-
ment. The first was at Newport in
1895, c. B. Macdonald of Chicago win
ming, and being defeated in turn the
next year at Shinnecock Hills by H. {.
Whigham of Chicago, who also won last
year at the Wheaton links. 1t has been
announced that the club house and
grounds, including the championship
course, will be open to visitors for prac-
tice-play for one week previous TO the
competition.
AS this tournament is sure to bring to-
gether the best amateur performers in
the country and one or two may come
from Great Britain, there is of course
much speculation as to the probable win
ner. Many say that Americans stand
but poor show, and one of the lists of
probable winners thus far made up is
headed with men who learned the game
on the other side of the water. But
about every one interested expects the
honor to go to some one of the following.
Findlay S. Douglas, Fl. ]. Whigham, G..
B. Macdonald, Herbert Leeds, j. F. Cur
tis, J. M. Robertson, James A. Tying,
Walter j. Travis, Henry P. Toler, H.
M. Herman, H. B. Hollins. Jr., w. H.
Choates, J. Reid, Jr., and w. Rosseter
Belts. Tying, the Morris county man, is
looked upon with much favor the coun-
try over. But, after all, many think it
is the links that count, for if all golfers
were SO sure of doing as well in the COM
ing tournament as they do on their own
links, some truly wonderful playing
would be recorded.