New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-04
GOLF.
1.NrN WINS A cHAMPIoNsHIP-vIcToRY
MAY BE PROTESTED.

tn snI,e of a storm of protest from those WHO
obiact 10 Sunday golf, the Staten lsland Clicne'
C,Iub nermitted the Of It's links yesterday LOT
the final match for the Branch medal THIS trophy,
which was offered In response to what was Dene'eu
"a no general desire on the part OF staten lsianu
,,ars tor a tournament which should decide the
cbonnionship of the island has been the means
NJ stirring up a good deal Of bitter feeling among
the players there. The Harbor Hill con Ciup nus
srowned upon the tournament from the outset ana
had even threatened to protest It's representatives.
should any Of them succeed In winning
CAPTAIN Otto Hockmeyer made strenuous pro
test against having the competition played on sun
dav hut owing TO the lateness Of the season ana
the uncertainty as 10 whether the contestants
would be able to meet should the affair be further
postponed the committee Of the cricket ciuo de-
cided to allow 1t to take place yesterday
The competitors were Louis Livingston. jr.' al
one time a prominent member of the WestDrooh
Golf club and like most of the other WestorooA
youngsters. player Of unusual promise ana >, a,
Janin tr who represented the Harbor Hlh Con
Clue Livingston since leaving Columbia mas aiiiou
himself with the Staten Island cricket Cluo pu'
for various has not had the opportunity
for practice enjoyed by Janin, and the latter peat
him after a close match, by up. Thus tar HOOK
meyer has refrained from making the threatened
protest and Il is not likely that Janins medal VIII
now be taken from him. 1t represents the chaih-
ponship of the island for the year which In other
words means that Jann holds first place among
the members Of the three prominent clubs there
the Richmond County. Harbor Hill and Staten ISL
and Cricket clubs-all of which entered players IN
the preliminary round.
Now that the disposition OF the medal is settled
there is likely to be no further agitation Of the
Sunday golf question for the present season, at
least. II Is generally known that all the staten
Island links are open on Sunday and that there
are a number of informal matches every week
but even those who have conscientious scruples
against an occasional round on Sunday are OPP
posed to the idea of permitting regularly scheduled
tournaments for the reason that IL obliges a man
to appear whether he wants to or not, while the
fact that a prize is TO be won adds an element
which Is peculiarly disasteful to many.
The tournament was originally scheduled for Sat
urday, November 25 but on account of the number
of other games announced for the same day was
postponed until the following Sunday. This step
met with loud opposition from the Harbor Hill
members, and a special meeting of the Board or
Directors called to take official action on the
matter. The Board, by vote of TO l. denounced
the tournament Janin and W. A. Hamilton dis
obeyed the desire of the Board. however, and APP
defeated, but Janin fought his way successfully TO
the finals, that yesterdays victory places on
his club the responsibility OF ratfyng bis action actor,
else repudiating the whole thing No official
action has been taken but the general opinion
seems to be that the club will see fit to overlook
the matter and allow the medal TO be retained.