The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-03-08
PREPARATORY GOLF SEASON
National Games. Tournaments Nor
rIs County Boys Win in Florida

Tis County Boys Win In Florida
The selection of links for the ma
tional championships has made local
players all the more impatient over
the choice of the metropolitan.
Though it is generally understood
that Apawamis will get the award, no
definite action has been taken by the
executive committee, and players in
New York and immediate vicinity
have been obliged to content them
selves with the news that the commit
tee is waiting until the weather per-
mits a personal inspection of the
grounds.
John Du Fails, secretary of the COM
mittee, said recently that meeting
had been called for March 18th, when
the matter would be gone over and a
decision probably reached. From what
can be learned from players in clos Q
touch with the committee, there seems
no reason for doubling that Apawamis
will prevail.
Arrangements have been completed
for an open tournament ON April LIST,
I'd, Sd and 4th, at the Pinehurst Golf
Club, Pinehurst, NO. the chief event
to be called the Omitted South and
North Championship The prize,
richly chased silver urn will be won
outright and there will be seven other
prizes. 1t is expected that the tour
nament will attract many players on
their way from the Journeys at Aiken
and St. Augustine daring the proceed
| ing week.
The annual meeting of the New
Jersey State Golf Association will be
held at the office of Paul Wilcox, St.
Paul building, No. 800 Broadway, New
York city, on March 18th, at 4. sc p.
m. Each club of the association is
entitled to send one delegate. The
election of officers for the ensuing
year and the place and time of holding
| the state tournament will be among
the important questions to be settled.
Delegates should be instructed on the
question of offering their links for the
coming tournament.
| To settle the rumors regarding the
future plans of Harry Vardon, @. S.
COX who was Vardon's manager dur
ing the latter's visit to this country,
stated that Vardon would sail fol
America the latter part OF his month,
and would Immediately take out
papers with view to becoming ar
American citizen. Vardon, according
to Cox, will represent the same in
terests as in his previous visit, but
will refrain from exhibition tours
He has no intention of going south
for the championships in Florida.
The selection of Baltusrol for the
women's national championship will
not deter the club from holding its
usual open tournament in June. Ao.
cording to members of the club the
tournament will be run off as usual
under the aupice of the Metropolitan
Golf Association. and will continue
three or four days. Other competi'
tions in the way of team matches are
being planned for the early spring.
w. O. Cushman has the team work in
charge, and it is his intention to make
it a more prominent feature than ever
before.
Some very important golf matches
took place at Tampa, Friday last. In
the morning, Walter B. Travis and
W. G.. Van Tassel Sutphen played an
eighteen hole four ball match against
Colonel J. Hamilton Gillespie and
J. Frank Turner. The amateur
champion was in great form, making
the round of the course in IA, equaline
the professional record. He and hii
partner won, by II up. In the after
noon the same men took part in an
other eigheen hole match, the amateur
champion and Mr.. Sutphen winning
by A mp and to play. Fl. J. Tweedlt
and Edward P. Martin of Chicago
played an eighteen hole foursome
against W. H. Crawford, of Dayton,
Ohio, and James FOULS, the profes
sional at Tampa. The former pail
won by up and to play. Oolone
Dick and DIR. Barnett, of New York
who is with Mr.. Armour's party,
halved an eighteen hole match.