The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-19
GOLFERS BARRED DOUGLAS
NOT ALLOWED TO COMPETE IN TIE
CONNECTICUT CHAMPIONsHIP.
Declared Ineligible for Individual Honors,
but He Will Compete in the Team
Mntches-Play Begins on the Brooklawn
Country Club Limits Mt Bridgrport.

Declared Ineligible for Individual Honors,
but He viii Compete in the Team
Match-S-Play Begins ON the BrooklRwn
Country club Links Mt bridgeport.
Ideal Rolnng weather. barring little too
much OF stiff although cooling breeze
marked the opening days play in the Connect-
cut State League Golf Associations first an
nual championship tournament. which began
Mt the Brooklawn Country Clubs course at
Bridgeport Yesterday morning The tourna-
ment will last through Friday Of this week.
There will be decided not only the State ind-
vidual championship but the sx-man team
and foursomc championships as well. There
arc about twenty-five clubs in the league. from
which there were eighty-two entries The
field was as good az II was large. There are a
few green's which are not Just what they
should be. but the lies through the fair green.
are good and the hazards are sporty.
When the first pair drove Off this morning
there were "A number Of ladies as we'll as a
crowd of men at the first tee. As the morning
passed this gallery" was steadily augmented.
and at times overlooked on to the adjacent
ninth green to see the finish of a particularly
interesting match. j. NJ. Young. the Brook
lawn captain. was IN charge OF the arrange
ments. and most Of tn" officers OF the club. in
Guiding Charles Sanford. the President. were
in, attendance all dav.
Findlav s. Douglas the amateur champion Of
those who had been expected he Stuart Gill
lpsrc and j NJ Mason. all OF the Fairfield
County Golf CLUB. being declared Ineligible by
u Connecticut ASSOCIATION rule which reads
that any one who has played on 4 eof club
slrcs to enter this tournament within u year 10
inelisiblc. They will, however, all enter for
only was there nrge gallery" in the morn
ing. bur after luncheon crowds kent arriving
and there were IA number of dinner parties at
the club last evening. as well as music and a
tea tn the afternoon.
round with the msritor!ous card Of 50. An
silver medal for the best score. and the iirst
and the second sixteen for the consolation
medal. The scores in the qualifying round
were:
2i ".,....., $3.50 SS--ttS-ss
f. L. Ives. Brooklawa--
f Gn' ...:.:..' : S 80
p. Cheney, South Manchester
2fn'...:....,.5 544-s,
T. L. Cheney. South Manchester
Gn'':....,SS s 90
I'd Lesvitt. Fairfield County
i2 n.'.....:...:...S t--tt4-oa
r. ID. Sanford. Litchhell Golf
f 2nt .,..'.,.%" 5 St3-es
q. A. Phelps. Fairfield County
out .........,... 80
.,...............b Il u-5o-94
II. II. Taylor, Brooklawn-
Eat i".'....,. ....t e 5 %
A. Baldwin Ltchfcld Golf
T i"!. ........77 s 80
W. b. Cheney. South Manchester
In''',','.,,,'.,'S 5 -aS
is. woosoy, New Haven
Out..................d = q 2 30
ln.,,................5 x Il : , I-4s-97
Il. S. Hincks. Brookawn--
tut,....,s........ . b I u N-4S
In...................5 b Il 3 II 7--6o-as
+. II. Rossiter. Washington
In...................h . 3 4 3 5-is-9s
j. c. Stirling. Hartford
{" '......,..:::...ss 9 10
r. r. Cooley, Hartford
Out.................7 q 3 . q $50
...........6 IL / q 1 1 . J-IJ-99
G. II. Scclcy. Wee Burn
Out. .......... .....B 10 1 . , 3 $50
In ........... ........G = u . 6-4a-99
d. N. Barney. Hartford
In ..'.............,5 = U-4V-9v
l.. F. Eaton Stafford
Out.................6 b 3 e-45
In .............,....7 . 8 II 4 S-34-so