The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-24
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Alex. Smith, the Chicago Professional, Gre.
ntes n stir Mt Crescent A. c.

Alex. Smith, the Chicago Professional, Cree
ntes N stir mt Crescent A. c.
Alex. Smith. professional OF the Washington
Park Golf Club. Chicago. dropped into town
yesterday and was the hero Of an incident at
the Crescent A. G. links in the afternoon.
Smith. Il will be remembered. was The run
ner-up to Fred Herd in the omen champion
ship at Myopa last June. 1t was his first APP
pearance in competition In this country,
and, after leading:the field on the first day. he
finished with 80. only seven strokes above
the winner Smith is n Canourtis player.
where his record OF 40 has never been beaten.
and he Is wonderfully long and sure driver.
In this respect. according to many OF the
Scotch players. he Is the equal OF James Braid.
These are glorious DAYS with Smith. and 10
his neat business suit and a length Of heavy
gold chain crossing the waistcoat. he looks
more like a'prosperous banker than golfer.
Low. tho Dyker Meadow professional. is also
Canoustie native. and Smith journeyed down
to Fort Hamilton for a friendly call. only to
find that Low was away for the dav. Then
Smith walked over to the Crescent links to
visit Iaing. the pro" there. and an old st.
Andrews friend. Laing was away for the
time being. and Smith. with a friend. sat on
the bench near the sixth tee to await his re-
turn. party OF amateurs we're practicing
driving from the tee. among whom James i.
Taylor was getting the longest ball. There Is
a bunker at about 12O yards. and. then. be-
ginning OF 22O yards. the high embanknent Of
Eighty second street crosses the limo to the hole.
which is 1926 yards in playing length 1t lie said
that Findlay $. Douglas. once. on q practice
round. drove onto the emhankmept. but to
the Crescent players the feat il held as an Inn
possibility.
Good drive" cried the amateurs. after one
OF Taylor's shots. which ran to tho 2OO-yard
mark,
Its ma sas bad" said Smith to his friend.
6onn m ,s sn9 on.
the bystan nd say. did YOU ever try eofS
"A wee bit. replied Smith .,-.,
Joke Take my driver and let's see what you
ea Ni 49, a ,omsrbat tipid mir vbis h. han.
died the club as though 1t had teeth. Smith
made CLUMSY attempt t. drive and failed t9
no beginner could have imtated &c.. when
could drive on the r2ad. Taylor was the only
ono to fight shy. The, wagers being made.
ease, and of the next six balls he landed: three
on the embankment.. whils the Others lodged
against the-sde and failed to run up; It was
but they paid up the r bets; well pleased at the
expecting afrend from Scotland to-day but II
time permits he will follow the Low Anderson
match.
The return match between Low and Anier-
son. at thirty six holes which will begin this
morning at Dyker Meadow. is the most
important golnnR event o-day. Anderson
begins with a lead OF two hoes gained at Bal
tusrol. but as Low ia on his homo green the
Dyker Meadow members believe that he has q
| good chance to turn the tables on the Baltus-
| rol crack. The match promises to be very
close one. Team contests to- day. aside from
those OF the North Jersey Shore League men
| toned yesterday. include Crescent against
| Oakland, at Bay Rid ge: EnRlew wood against
| North Jersey .;at Englewood. and Richmond
| Hill aganst Nutley. at Richmond Hill. Tho
| Captains Cup will be played for at st. An
| drew's. and there will be handcaps at Ardsley.
Marine and Field. Crescent A. c. and at the
Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club. the
| latter event on the Fox Hills links The pre-
| will be PLAYED at Harbor Hill. while there will
| be golang Of some sort at nearly every NJ G.
A. course.
The newly organized Glenside Golf Club OF
Murray Hill. N j.. will be REPRESENTED by the
| following team: Edward 7: Donnelly John g.
Bates, Paul O'Connor, Edward A, O'Conn?r
| and C. W: OConnor. A number OF home and
| home matches are being arranged.
| A nine. hole course was laid out Yesterday
| on the Shrewsbury River near Red Bank by
| Willie Norton. the Ssablight Clubs profess
| siona
| The first handicap for the associate mem
| bers, for a cup presented by Thomas G. En-
| never, was decided yesterday at the Glenridge.
| cards. the result being tie to be played off
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