The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30
A HARD STRUGGLE.
Cronin-Nichols Golf
Match Next
Monday.
Mr.. NICHOLS GREAT WORK.
Mr.. Cronin Was Instructor
at Grafton Country
Club.
Mr.. NICHOLS GREAT WORK.

When c. D. Cronin of this city and
Gilbert Nichols of Boston meet a week
from today at the Franklin Park golf
links in Boston in golf match, it will
be one of the struggles of the year.
Mr.. Nichols was in this city Tuesday
and was the guest of the Tatnuck
Country club, where he gave an eXhi-
bition of golf playing whieh was the
best ever seen in Worcester. He made
several star plays with the driver, one
OF the featS being to drive q ball 240
yards from the crystal of a watch. A
more difficult ono was in driving the
ball off the neck of bottle, that be-
ing harder on account of the height of
the tee. Mr.. Nichols is also credited
with being able to drive a ball over
200 yards blindfolded. He is credited
with being the longest driver in the
world. 1t is said he can drive a golf
ball over 800 yards, and as the world s
record is 269 yards 2 feet, Mr.. Nichols
ability to drive is beyond all question
While in this city he issued a chal
lenge for money match to anybody
in Worcester county The challenge
has been accepted in behalf of Mr.
Cronin professional golfer, who was
instructor at the Grafton Country club
for several months. The men have not
met to make arrangements of terms,
but the match will probably be for $50
a side. They will play
So HOLES MEDAL PLAY.
Although Mr.. Nichols can perform
great feats in driving, he will have d
foeman worthy of him in Mr.. Cronin.
1t will be a match Of champions be-
side whom the amateurs of the various
country clubs in this section would
qnraa a. tVpOa Mr. Nichols iG an Eng
lish golfer and was one of the best
golfers in that country Mr.. Cronin
has been champion of the south of Ire
land before coming to this country. he
is in America about a year and has
spent all his time in Worcester de
has been instructor of goling at the
Grafton Country club since his arrival
until about a month ago, when he re-
signed.
This fall he played two matches with
expert golfers of the Wollaston Coun-
try club, both matches being at the
Grafton links The first match was
with Mr.. Anterior, and was for 40 holes,
match play MIR. Cronin won by two
holes. Mr.. Atherton's associate at the
Wollaston Country club, Mr.. Courtney,
then challenged Mr.. Cronin for match
of 40 holes. the style being match play.
Mr.. Cronin won the first 10 holes in
quick succession, which SO convinced
Mr. Courtney that he was not in Mr..
Cronins class that he asked to have
the style of play changed to medal play.
Mr.. Cronin consented and in the next
seven holes secured a lead of Is strikes,
which showed how easily he outclassed
his opponent. During the match a lit
tie unpleasantness arose with a member
of the club, the result of which was
that Mr.. Cronin
SEVERED HIS CONNECTION WITH
THE CLUB.
He has never played on Franklin park
while Mr. Nichols has, but Mr. Cronin
will go to the park three or -Four days
before the match to familiarize himself
with the links. There is a nine-hole
course which is said to be a fine one.
A warm struggle is expected. While
Mr.. Nichols may be able to drive far
Their than the Worcester man, the latter
is exceptionally good on approach play
and putting and in all matches he has
played, has gained strokes near and on
the green. He is no SLOUGH of a driver,
being fully as good as the average
professional golfer, but if Mr. Nichols
is as good as reports credit him with
being, Mr.. Cronin is hardly his equal
in that respect.