The sun., 1900-08-12
GOLFER TAYLOR Is HERE.
ryr OPEN CHAMPION or THE
woRfD ARRIVES ON THE ETRURIA.
nj, Plan, Not Decided On-H. J. whigham on
same snIp-rsiraeid wins the Match with
A,,wsmis Mrs. NJ. G. work Lowers the
u.,,,d for women at Atlantic city.

col,.rs who were on the Cunard line pier
,,., evcning when the Euturia arrived
wsrs keen TO pick out John Henry Taylor
h,ldsr for the third time Of the open cham
,,,o,abir of the world. from the individuals
i,n,rg the first cabin rail. Tho task was simpli-
fed by Taylor's American partner, George H.
cam who had come on from Pittsburg TO
,,a., the fngshman. Cam and Taylor eA-
changed greetings, which enabled the waiting
,Ioxsr. and a small army Of reporters to pick
~, rho celebrated golfer They saw sturdy.
.ouar-chinned man about feet 10 inches tail.
,,od II, hlus serge and wearing a golf cap OF
gray while on his blue striped shirt front was "a
fopr.iu-hand tie set Off by a gold horseshoe pin.
MS trousers were rolled high over tan shoes
and all In ALL the impression was OF an active,
.talvart Young fellow. with very determined
usy about him. Over Taylor's shoulder. TO
m. surprlse OF ALL there bobbed up the face OF
charles s. Cox, who is vardon's manager In
mi, country. 1t had been thought that he
uss nj, Portland, Ne, with Vardon. but tho
fact that he had gone down 70 Quarantine 10
,nset TAYLOR was taken as an indication that he
Wished 70 induce Taylor TO join forces with
y.rdon. Cox said afterward that he had been
,rh,ated by friendliness more than anything
s,.e IN meeting TAYLOR After the first greetings.
when Taylor had walked down the gangpank.
Cam said 10 him:
well. how about all these rumors Of Why you
haGeordie." said Taylor with emphasis. IT
have come here at your request ana YOU are
INV partner Until We have talked things over
Jwll make no plans wha!ever.,
Later Taylor said that he had received oners
by cable from several American firms 70 JON
force, with them and al 20 from different goll
clubs, here 70 play matches WIN ' ;,,r ard1h Bat
that he would play In the United States Golf
on Oct. ana g. On general topics Taylor
lad enjoyed every day OF the "trip across,
30 you believe In in,erlocking the hands
in the grip" he was asked
Yes" replied Taylor. Il never remember
holding my clubs in any other way even in
nv fr,t attempts at the game; ! must say
,ha, this grip seems to be- the best. II am
wrong err IN good company.f99r Harry na.don
does practically the same. l fancy that II
gives one a better and irmer control over
Club, seeing that both hands are SO interloeked
as TO practically be one, and the idea that both
wrists work in unison with each other imbues
one with confidence, Certainly. this inter-
lock grin works very well in short approacheS.
j need not say that am an uphold"r Il the
ciroumstances alter al cases, for at 81, An
drsvs where ] won the open championship
In jun, The running, up approaches wore the
ones that had to BE- played.
In response to query from his partner,
Taylor said that he had met Vardon four times
last year. winning twice tying one match and
oncs being beaten. Although neither would
commit himself to a direct staternentit could
be Inferred that both TAYLOR and Cam were
anxious 10 get on matches with Nardon aside
from what might happen In the open cham
plonshin.
Another gollnR notabilitv on the Etrura
was +, +. Macmahon. manager OF the company
that has brought out in England a golf ball
made of substitute for gutta percha. He
said he was not at liberty 20 say whether Tal-
lor would use the new ball here or not. The
prominence that the game has now attained
said very frankly. had caused him to come here
70 put the new ball on the market
~. whishan looking as brown as berry
and In perfect health. was also passenger on
gcf champion OF 1896 apd 1897. Whigham
has been acting us a war correspondent In
South Africa and is on his way to China us the
il due to sail from vancouver a week from m
tomorrow.
things up with Errlevood to-day by gaining a
decisive victory o -r the visitors. The exces-
sive heat while handicap TO comfort. was n
Mas ssms so bs pre as
were IS holes to the sood when the last pair
came In, The score;
uEaslswood7FE + v; Wilson. 2; Z, A. Well, BF.
skH, Jewt,I o; IL W Banks .; Ga Keil' O.
XoIh Je,y1,w; D, K!rter o; W: Scot. o; o.
oE Russell, o; j. Mccoy. q r. Goodbody. 8. Total.
NEWARK. Aug. 1.-Two STYLES Of competi
tens enRrossed the members Of the Yountakah
eSS p S Sosss Ss aeTn9Ga g. F. oSf Ss ssnS add
oftventy strokes allowance, finished S up on
the bogey, winning rather easily. His medal
score also counted In the point scoring compe,
hn Hlf fnhA hn anrd d
S. 90 rs, good enough TO give him points. G.
Van keuren had the same handicap. but re-
CURED two strokes more. getting points. s.whie
X Z pu!ver received point with an even 80.
,S.,i p c Palver. eS, $50; " s S sSsp, ,Si,, i,
g. kty kt. 49,. o. :-:s 5 5 bsda ssasG a. r.. Ia
81 hiA " j. Berg. ios, $50; Percy Jackson.
,IAweek ago Pulver won points with rs net,
LIBBY was second. with 81, and Marselus and
r Arnold had 10 points each. with So This
leaves TIE total number of points scored up TO
date as follows:
Pulyrr 4; Ho.lIs'er. 8: Van Ksuren. 2; Libby. 2:
MaftiluS l. Arnold. ].
:, The summary in the bogey competition fol-
Sc T. Hollister sup; g. Van Kem,n,, s. upi W. S.
Ssn,lp. down; p. g. Pqlyer. ! down: W, 5 Benson,
'doSn; p S. Dodd down; A. =. Rice. down
GLxS COVE, Aug. il.,-Some very good scores
were made to-day in the Il, J.. Pratt cup com
petition, especially by Mr.. q. r. Maxwell Jr.,
who made the low score OF s3 Scores as
follows:
% j. b, r Matr,! HSl y, 50: ic71 A. C. Humphrey,
W,ll.sl; c: o. Gates, SO, 7-62; Howard Whitney,
X sss T. HiRsS pSdS ,ss 81: is b,S., Tss. ns,m,
q. $50 s. A J'nninss ss, $50: W l. Hicks,
A driving, approach and putting contest
IN a win for j r. Maxwell. 5r,. with an aver
age OF lse Yards for three drives. The ap-
toachlng and putting contest toos place on
we ilkteenih green, six balls. two from each
rrrst honors with score Of 20 each c. o. Gates,
n + Whitney, s, p. Hopkins, II. N. Adams
sshd c; F. Robertson; The other scores were;
BeiaeS BA. 3snninTS MN a. Hoyard Maxwell. az G.. NJ
% Irving Cox, %; j. r. Maxwell Jr., "a.
nnving Results-J. r. Maxwell, Jr., l7s, i7s, ass
~" average, l9o. s. A. Jennings i69, iS8. 3O2-
SIS ss sysr.s. sy'r.s tx E. ober'son is: "a, iss
~ 7S 4 N. Adams. $50, iS0. 23o-5lO: average.
D. f.i., vi Mahweli 10 is4. let ass; average g.
+ hicss, 100. i4S. i,s"ies: average. eS i5s. s p.
HiVpsihha Wy l5s. l72-459: average 1873. A. Z.
bpAiiiy' braMp III H h ios l7s4+, avsrag, Lts
HALEY Hndi,Hn.y i,1; 10, !io.s4s; avefsse lis. Il S.
"soaen' ioS 100. 1888; average, 100.
,R ShpR NAY, Aug. 1.-THE scores made In the
AFTERNOON were: ~
o. SO, az u A ssTtOri, ss 4-s2; DR.. II. H. Clark;
WE,s ~ o-ss; Y. 3. Lockwoods el, O-9i: r.
ThsyS' IS Sss' ss' o-oi; b. Lucas. ios. s-s4 r.
IS sSf" ii.R, 9,JPhP Calvert, %, so-7s; IL D Hepburn,
o.. ISL D. Dallas o. i7.55; y y Williams.