New-York tribune., 1900-04-09
GOLF.
STRIKE OF APAwAMIS CADDIES FOR
HIGHER PAY.
RYE GOLFERS NOW CARRYING THEIR OWN
sLuBs-vARDoN's OPINION OF LOCAL
RULEs-THE LAkEwooD TOUR
NAMENT.

RULEs-THE LAKEWOOD TOUR
NAMENT.
Golfers up al Rye who have been upholstering the
dales ana commons into brand new course for the
Apawamis Golf Club again in trouble On
Saturday seventy archins constituting the clubs
csooie force struck for higher pay. demanding 10
for rounds of eighteen holes. instead or 80
cents. and 10 cents for cleaning clubs instead OF
five cents They still out The boys chose the
most opportune time for striking. as Saturday Is
the busiest day the Rye links. The members
are determined not TO grant their demand how
ever. and the strike Ike similar previous ones al
s. Andrews and Harbor HILL will undoubtedly
prove failure.
This is only one of d series of unpleasant happen
ings that have befellen the Apawamis players
since their organization A year the trolley
people got through grab and succeeded in lay
ing tracks directly across the links 1t became
necessary TO find ground for the course. and
after some delay enough money was subscribed TO
secure and improve about one hundred and eighteen
acres of in another portion Of the town ana 10
erect rev clubhouse. This year the members are
anticipating a successful season, and pro-
yaded ;he caddles De brought into line, an
open tournament will probably be given. Willie
Davis formerly the professional AT Newport. has
been engaged professional and recent changes
and improvements under hiS direction will make
the total playing distance about six thousand two
hundred yards The club includes in its member
ship some Of the best Known residents OF Rye.
George r.. Read. J. Lawrence Pool and Arthur {.
Gwynne among it's directors.
To the ma jority o clubs this section the cad
Gle question is looked upon as the one great draw
hack 20 the enjoyment OF the game: Every season
there are one of these strikes, and II, as
the Harbor Hill last year. the boys go
up greens and stealing the fagsticks 1t Is
months before the club RECEIVERS from the damage
In this particular case matters became serious
that otto Hockmeyer. captain OF the CLUB: had
several Of the ringleaders arrested and punished,
after which no further trouble experienced:
The Apawamis strike. coming AT the very outset OF
the season, indicates that other clubs ma! mo
themselves in a similar predicament before long. %
boys who have been accustomed to make nothing
in their idle hours dissatisfied with 80 or 90
ways demand. and at this time Of the year,
when the days are long Il is nothing unusual Tor
8 boy make rounds of the course in that
time. which. with his fee for cleaning the CLUBS
@ AZ i Bait1sro S. Hsekensack and one or two other
places new system of payment has been devised
payment by round method There member pays
for his caddie aesordng TO the , elapsed time tim & be
when he gets back the clubhouse One great
ways been that they receive nothing for the time a
member spends in resting between rounds Then
shorter period than the poor one, In both these
ance, and is proving success.
UnqaestionabIy the most satisfactory incident of
the last week the winning of the Atlantic City
Challenge Cup by Walter J. Travis. Travis is
golfer of distinctly home training. He learned his
game on American links. and has played
To have him win contest I'm which both
Hartman. the amateur champion, and Douglas, the
ex-champion, entered is consequently i'm
pressive triumph of homebred skill. Hartman to
be sure. at his best, but Douglas had been
showing exceptionally steady golf all the week,
and, what is more. had smashed the amateur rec
ord of the links. A victory by up and to play,
such Travis scored over the Fairfield man, is no
fuke and its effect cannot be other than TO bring
6 of
candidates for the American Cup. The champion
ship of the metropolitan district is TO be decided in
8 few weeks the Nassau Country Club. and Har
riman will then be called upon TO defend the title
DO successfully or not is probematical He has
erratic golfer on the links. playing like a whirl-
wind day and schoolbOy the next, while
Travis whom he will undoubtedly have to face.
has the steadiness OF a machine. One character
ise Of Trayss game is the wonderful faculty he
End 80 81 making up any ground which by mistake nj take
stead many occasions when the fate of a match
hung in the balance While much of his strength
was well armed at all points, for his approach
deadly. Accordingly when seen at his best against
Douglas on Saturday the spectators enjoyed
splendid exposition of golf
There is old adage which says. When in
doubt. tell the truth" Harry Vardon's recent
comments American local rules show that he
believes IN truth telling in spite of his purpose of
remaining friendly with his American
hosts. In explaining his first defeat at the hands
Of Nichols in Florida he laid much Of the blame
the intricacy Of the local rules Of the course
the other day at New-Hayen when he suffered a
second defeat at the hands of the Yale golfers he
lost his temper completely what lie considered
the unfair advantage taken by his opponents in
this same regard. 1t be admitted that too
much latitude is allowed the matter of local
rules, but at the time it is usual for a man
acquaint himself with these special provisions
before playing a strange course, Vardon's
excuse therefore. is hardly proper. Before the
Introduction of the ST. Andrews code clubs abroad
were almost universally governed by their own
local rules. Consequently il odd that vardon
should imagine American links 10 be all under the
standard. The Englishman is admitted TO be
the most finished exponent Of the game that has
Yet appeared, and his defeat by a couple Of Yale
undergraduates scarcely detract from that
reputation. but long he demands $50 for a n
exhibition he Will hardly add his popularity oy
threa fening discontinue because he
local rules Of d course are not In accord with his
ideas.
There has been much wild talk about the
enormous profits VardoH is making on this Amer
ioan trip that IL may be well tell just what his
contract is At first IL announced that he
receive salary OF 81 900 for the year. and In
6ition large for every match he pla yed
whether lest On the authority of Vardon
himself and the firm Of Spaldings, who engaged
him 10 come over. il can be said that this is in
correct Nardon merely receives $3.50 for every
match he plays, and pays all his expenses.
The Spaldines, In return for their services in
ranging matches for him. have the privilege OF
putting clubs with Vardon's name on them He
viii doubtless make a good thing OF the trip. but
then II be remembered that he is a special
and like others of his kind. comes high. He
has followed up his victories az no other before