New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-10
NOTES OF THE LINKS.

The appointment Of c. u Fowle and r. H. Thomas
as n committee to revise the method 81 acoring In
team matches VIII probably not resul: ia any rad-
cal innovations this season II at all. The prcscn,
system may have its defects. but the general opn-
ION seems TO be that Is the best that be DO
visod In Great Britain attempts have been made
10 improve upon Il, but players there have finally
become convinced OF the superiority OF the old
meth Cd. nd that IS the one tn use. Not long
ago the Tuxedo golf team endoavorcd 20 Introduce
a system by which each individual victory counted
only one point. no matter how many holes were
won, but IL proved unpopular and has been aean-
doned The fault with the present system IL that
the poor work Of ono member Of Il team Will neu-
tralze III. good play OF hall Il dozen Of his com
raufons Thus who loses 10y ten hp"s coNn-
teracts tho effect Of rs many individual Victories
gained by ono hole each The close inatche' are
usually productive OF the bes gof yet hcir results
are OF llttc value against the "io~nfali Of The
weak member Of tho team The Philadelphia
League attempted an innovation al the beginning
Of the season. but the somewhat complicated neN.
other links Mr. Fowle Is the treasurer 81 the United
States Golf Association. and MI Thomas Is rs
fed with the sport and IN sympathy with any move
ment that will be OF bcncht 10 u Their report 10
awaited with considerable Interest
Another new record must lie chroniced. At the
waurnbck links in the White Mountains lns, week
A NJ Reed OF the Albany Golf club. established "A
new record Of ~ for the eighteen holes Horace
Rawlins formerly at Lakewood. is the Waumbek
professional this summer and unde- his care me
course has been heightened to 2oli yards. The
handicap winners Of tho week were Miss CoggswcI.
Of Albany, who got first pr1- ana MISS fl2,en &C.
mems contest first pla was won by 4 T. FISK OF
the Hillside Golf Club. Of FlainhoId.
The newly organized Country Club OF baltimore
has now its limit OF membership 100. and is thor
oughly equipped for the game. The clubhouse.
which was erected at q cost ~ 5000. IS spacious
building containing every requisite FOR golhng
needs The club has both nine and an eighteen
hole course. each extremely Interesting IN us char-
acteristics.
The present standing FOR the Doctors Cup.
handsome silver wine pitcher played for monthly at
the Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club IL "A
follows f.. l.. Richards. 2: w. s. callander 3.
DR. Burdet,e OConnor. 81 Charles T. Stout. 2: Nor
gan Davis. 2: John y Chgdwck ~; T. Tosclatn,l'
Lowrey J. Crydcr Lea and l.. J.. De Bost each one
third point on Friday there VIII lie mixed four
some handicap on the staten Island INKS
The reference IN The Tribune 81 yesterday regard
Ing the material for the Princeton golf team this
fall led n we'll known player 10 remark that II would
be a good thing n all tie college teams were in
creased from six to ten men. In my opinion said
he. six Is too small a number TO represent uni
versity OF fifteen hundred students good many
more would be encouraged TO play " tho chances Of
making the team were greater. As the thing stands
now only one or two places left vacant each
year through graduation. and these offer compare
lively little incentive to p'acuce ION Is being
layed more and moro aincnE the Younger boys. and
the best way develop their game II 10 stimulate
them to work for their college team.
A match that attracted n good deal of attention
among Boston golfers took place on Thursday ut the
Clifton Golf Club between Alexander Fndlay and
WiTie Crawford both wcll-known Boston profess
sjonals II was intended 20 play thirty-six holes
but as the time limited the match short
encd to twenty seven Findlay won by up. with
margin Of thirteen strokes. in the medal play HIS
three rounds were made in i2 a. and 40 fespec-
lively Crawford's rounds were a.. a and 49,
Whatever doubt may have been felt as TO Whg
hams purpose to appear In the amateur champion
ship this season set at rest on Monday when
Mr. Whgham reached this city on his way home
from the West Indies. In speaking OF the cham
pionship he expressed the intention Of defending his
cup and will devote the remaining weeks before
the tournament to practice at his home links in
Chicago.