The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-15
AMONG THE GOLFERS.
RECENT BRILLIANT WORK BY
 THE YALE TEAM.

l Individual Championship Won By Captain Httchcock-Games Played
 During the Pnst Week-An Experts
 other Interesting Notes on the Game
 Yale completely vanquished her op- ponents al Garden City last week in the intercollegiate golf competitions and of being league champions for the year, Not only that but her popular captain, Charles Hitchcock jr,, carried off the honor of being individual champion, thus securing for Yale the unidisputed golf championship.
 Hitchcock played a wonderful game against Mcfarland of Pennsylvania in the final round, his score of 40 out and 80 home, 79 In all, has only been equalled amongst amatuers by w. J. Travis. His average of seven, more than four per hole, tells all golfers the kind of game put up by the Yale cham pion and requires no further comment. The other players of the Yale team are also to be congratulated on their splen- did play for the team championship.
 
 A remarkable record has been made for single hole at North Berwick by an Edinburgh golfer, His tee shot for the Quarry-in Hole did not get over the dyke, but the ball lay in the rough ground to the left between the dyke and the sea. With his second he got into the bunker which Is in the way of the approach to the green. His third stroke took the ball out of the bunker into the quarry beyond the hole, and with his holed out in i.
 The ladies team of the New Haven Golf club are daily to be seen on the beautiful links at Lake Whitney. all kinds of plays and are de- termined if hard and concientious prac- tice will help them. to win the majority of these competitions during the com- ing season. Last week they scored a decisive victory over the ladiss team of the Springfield club
 
 Western professional golfers held reunion on the 18th ult at De Jonghe's Chicago, and 1t was evident from the bagplpes, kits and songs that they were mostly Scotch. Tom Bende- low, who acted as master of ceremonies, led off with Robin Tamsons Smiddy," and among others who helped the har- mony of the occasion were Joe Davis. j. Herd, Fred Herd, Willie Bell, D. Bell, D. Mcintosh, J. Foulis, & Baxter, q. Turpie, John Gatherum and E. Martin.
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 The New Haven Country club team travelled to Hartford on Saturday and were defeated by the close score of 9 to ,. The game was practically won by Cutler of Hartford who was up on Green of New Haven at the finish, only -wo of the Hartford players scored, as against three of the New Haven team.
  How many people know that s. R. the novelist, is a keen and en- nuSldSt1c gOlIef! u IS Sa1Q that 0lO I Tom Morris watched his play one day with glistening eyes, and when the par y had finished the round he went up 0 MT. Crockett, whom he regarded as "a beginner" and rfmarked what pity t was that he had not commenced to ,lay the game earlier in life, adding 'Eh, MT Crockett, what an awfu' heap ] yer life ha'e ye no wasut over tale vritin' instead O golf.''
  Considerable interest was taken in the competition among the men- ,ers of the Country club on Saturday. | )nly ten cards however were turned in | 1t the finish of the game. w. H. Marlin 1 vas first with net score of S2 for the ! ound. The highest card turned in was ,y A. H. Day w1h a net score of 103. 1 'even players failed to make their re- urns.
  A budding laureate has written the | lines in the suggestion book | f the Golf club
 You place ball on little pile,
 Then hit it away about half mile The further it goes the more you smile, Then follow after in single file cJIrp n uoi1 cyiuoe t,oa J,;Io