New-York tribune., 1898-11-11
GOLF.
PROFESSIONALS AND AMATEURS MEET
AT BALTUSROL.
TOURNAMENT HELD IN SPITE OF THE RAIN
ANDERSON AND GILLANE TIE FOR FIRST
MoNEY-H p. ToLER WINS THE

MoNEY-H. p ToLER WINS THE
AMATEUR CONTEST.
Sixteen misguided individuals suffering under
the influence OF golf. took part in tournament on
the Baltusro links yesterday Among most people
golf Is regarded recreation. but under such
conditions as those OF yesterday IL should be pro-
nounced a public menace and prohibited by the
Board OF Health. The weather was frightful. The
rain poured down in sheets. turning the links into
acres Of oozing mud. and covering the putting
green's and hoows with lakes OF water. 1t stormed
hard that the rain washed away the tees al
before the balls could be hit. and the players
had empty the holes of water before they could
put out Nobody could call this golf; IT was simply
whackng a little ball as hard as you could, and II
you found It the same day you won.
But the contestants seemed oblivious to all dis
comforts. and many OF them kept right on with
out waiting for luncheon in order to finish their
rounds before dark. Golfers have played in all
sorts Of weather this season. but Yesterdays tour
nament was the grandest exhibition Of human
heroism and disregard for the laws OF health that
has yet been seen. Some people say golf is
craze and everybody who journeyed up Baltusrol
way yesterday will readily concedc II. The players
pitiabe sight. drenched TO the skin. with
their teeth chattering like stanets. and the rain
dripping from them like water from wooy dog.
The scorecards they brought in better than
so much paper pulp and in most were almost
undecipherabe. But nobody complained, and II
that means success the tournament successful.
1t was a Joint professional and amateur contest
Of thirty-six holes. medal play with money prizes
for the professionals and cup for the winning
amateur 1t the first tournament Of the kind
that has taken place since the open championship
at the Myopia Hunt Club, in June. and the only
one IN the vicinity of this city since the profess
sional meeting at the Ocean County Hunt and
Country Club OF Lakewood last New Years Day.
The Baltusrol Club arranged it with view OF
ing their skill by the professional yardstick and
with fair wea her hundreds of people were expected
TO visit the grounds the play Under favor
able conditions ii would have been rare treat, for
the professionals included some Of the most able
exponents Of the game this side of the water
With one exception all Of them were men who
learned their style in Scotland. from where AN good
PLAYERS are supposed to come, and many OF them
immigra. led to this country with wide reputa tions
as players John Shippen was the only native-born
player in the contest, and the only one VINO mas
learned his game exclusively in this country. Ship
pen is the son Of the colored minister at the Shin
necock Indian Reservation. and used to caddie on
the Shinnecock Hills links. where he later became
the professional. Like most negroes he possesses
a wonderful talent for imitation. and this has en-
abIed him to become capital golfer. Yesterday ne
made the first nine hoes in 3s. phenomenal score
in the circumstances and his total sS for the hrst
eighteen holes was the lowest OF any OF the con-
however. and the second eighteen holes were done
in es This gave him a total OF l79, and put him In
third place.
Willie Anderson, Of the home club, and harry
Gulane OF the Philadelphia Cricket Club were
,ied for first place at l6S each. a purse of SOD
was offered by the club as first prize and so as
second Anderson ard Gullane divided these
each taking 500. Anderson though sc'ticcly thute
than eighteen mas show himself to be one oi h ,he
best professionals In the United states III .nc
open championship he led all the otheI PIoI
fessionas on the first day. and ultimately nnlsil'u
in third place Gullane has been IN thls county,
only since spring having here from North
berwick in Scotland. where he was Well known
as "A golfer He returns to his home TOMORROW ior
a brief visit, and Tor this reason refused 10 pist!
of the tie to-day the club wished to haSe MIN
Sbippens purse for third place was Sl5 FOR
fourth place s. was offered. and this was diViueu
by Willie Tucker, the pr0feSsiona al 81 & nnufem ~
and Mungo Park. tr.. OF Dyke: Meauow' VINO WI ,
lied at lsO Willie Davis. the prCfesslohal Oh III"
Sevnort Golf Club just missed getting a pace
his dnal scor. being l3. Willie Norton OF Lake
between David Hunter, the son OF the ,,h iahons t
preetvvjck professional who Is AT present WIN the
Oakland Golf Club; Jack Tucker. of the Plttsneid
Golf Club and Daniel Leitch. OF the century ~, no,i
Of Lakewood concluded the list each WIN a score
of 1S9 Harry Rawlins had the dlstihcloE OF pei'iS
Tho oolv nlayer who made a hole III Z ne hoieu
out on the ninth green with his mashie' distance
OF sixty feet. n u 1,,lor u
ONLY four amateurs took part; n r I,,.eI> l.. 4.
Rayard ir James a. Tying an clinton Mchehzle,
ali Of the Baltusrol Club. OF these ioer won
rather easily, at lSi, and was AWARDED tie cuP
iouIs p Rayard jr a son Of the president OF dne
club and the intercollegiate goit cnarnpon, III t's
ls5 and Mckenzie at 226. The cards OIL the P'o-
fessonals follow: