New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-04
GOLF.
ALL AMERICA TEAM CHOSEN FOR THE
MATCH WITH CANADA

The names Of the ten men who are 20 represent
this country In The international team match with
the Royal Canadian Golf Association at the Morris
County Club links ou Saturday We're announced yes
t"rday by Robert D. Kerr. secretary Of the United
States Golf Association. The team viii be headed by
Herbert " Hartman. ~ the Meadow Brook Hunt.
who is the present amateur champion ~ the United
states. flnu.ay Douglas. the eX-champion. IS
placed next and then come Walter J Travis
Quincy A. shaw. Charles Macdonald. Frederick
W. Menzes H. y Ho,lne IT,. Henry T. Toler J.
O.. Thorpe and Gardiner .. Hubbard
With such an array Of going talent the Canadians
will have TO play exceptionally brilliant golf 20 win.
for with a much weaker team a year ago the
United States was victorious by a score OF g holes
10 T. Certainly no cause for complaint can be-
found with the associations choice for although
the metropolitan district has secured SIX ont Of the
ten places Boston Is represented by three u her
best men-Shaw. Thorpe ana HuhbarI-while the
Western clubs VIII have Macdonald as their rep
resentatiye. Hartman. by reason % his IN
the National championship tournament at on
wentsa. naturally received the captaincy % the
team. Douglas though hardly prominent this
season as last Is stin acknowledged 70 he one Of
the best golfers IN the country. Travis the
champion OF the Oakland Golf club and one q the
four 10 reach the s-mi-auals at OnWentsia viii
also prove 20 be "a Formidable opponent while
Quincy shaw has the distinction OF having won
the most important contest OF the year-the annual
NV port tournament
40 better choice could be made from the West
than that OF Macdonald. Macdonald held the Ma
tonal championship IN 1870 Menzles has played
IN none u the open tournaments this year. but AT
Statright, Wher@ he spent the summer, be dis
played exceptionally brilliant form. Young
Harry" H0il.us was one Of the ten selected f9r
last years team. though owing 10 his duties az
school he WAS unable to appear and this second
Invitation is "a fine tribute o. the high esteem IN
which BE- Is held hy older golfers Holhns IS me
record holder and champion ~ HIS home ciuo at
Isllp. TT, ranks one ~ o." best ~ the younger
set Il players Ia the country Toier j. member
u the BaltusrOl and Morris County clubs and one
OF the best known players IN the metropolitan dis
trict.
J. q. Thorpe is a member # The oakley Country
club. near Boston. OF which Hubbard IS also
member. and has taken "a prominent part IN most
II the important tournaments Of the season. Hun
bard. the last on the Est played IN the mat y
az Toronto a year ago. and wiki the exception or
Hartman and Macdonald is the only one OF the
present team who appeared az tnat time.
The names OF those who Will represent the RoNal
Canadian Golf Association hav" not been an
nounced but Mr.. Kerr eXpecfs to receive thein
within the next days. The match Is TO D." ~
thrty-sx holes medal play. eighteen n the , Nm
Ing and eighteen I'm tn afternoon Inc Morris
county Club hopes TO effect an arrangement ~lts
the Delaware. Lackawanna and Western kaliIoad
whereby the morning express trains from THIS city
on Saturday will stop at Convent station. whlch
is only a stones throw from the links