New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
GOLF.
Douglas Wins metropolitan Cham
pionship at Deal.

The metropolitan golf championship, for which
so many able players have been struggling in the
last few days. was won yesterday by Findlay s.
Douglas. of the Nassau Country Club, of Glen
Cove. Douglas defeated John Moler jr., of the
Apawamis Club of Rye in the final thirty-six hole
round at the Deal links, by score of 10 up and
8 to play.
For the Presidents Cup new trophy offered
this year by Horace Russell. president of the rs
ISOLATION. Joseph Chadwick. jr.. of the Powelton
Golf Club. of Newburg, defeated John NJ. Byers
of Dyker Meadow. by up and to play
Douglass victory not unexpected. In spite
of Mollers splendid showing in earlier tourna-
ments long training which Douglas has en-
joyed both in Scotland and this country made 1T
evident that he would win Travis was
longer a competitor. Douglas has always had
wholesome for Travis. and his game showed
an increased confidence from the moment the
Garden City man put out of the competition
Practically the same thing happened two years
ago Apawamis when Douglas captured the
championship of 1901 after Seeley had defeated
Travis in the semi-finals. the only meeting be-
tween Travis and Douglas this year, at the open
tournament of the Lakewood Golf Club, Travis
defeated Douglas in the finals by up and l to
play.
VALUE OF QUALIFYING ROUND.
The result yesterday indicates the value of A
qualifying round and puts in possession of the ad-
herents of that feature a strong argument against
its abolition This round retained by the Met
ropolitan Golf Association in spite of the fact that
the United States Golf Association. the Philadel-
phia Golf Association. the Western Golf Associa-
ton and several other leagues have decided to
abolish it this year Douglass position in the
qualifying round at Deal on Wednesday was any
thing but prophetic of his final victory His score
was 49, fifteen strokes below that of the winner
and only sufficient to give him fourteenth place.
Had there been round of this kind Douglas on
the form of that day would very likely have been
defeated and such a defeat would have left him no
chance later to appear for the cup
Another probable result of yesterdays victory
will be revision of the official handicap list.
which Travis Is now rated the only scratch mar
and Douglas is given two strokes The second list
is to appear August. and it is not unlikely that
the Nassau viii! receive the same rating as
Travis.
A holiday gathering added to the attractiveness
of Yesterday finals. The weather threatening
in the forenoon. but this did prevent an early
crowd the links. The teams from New-York
brought a throng of interested onlookers and the
gallery was reinforced by many from the surround
from the outset. and his opening play justified all
effective style1easy. confident and ceanNand his
work on course is not only graceful but 1t is
conviction OF reserve power, and at no time is he
apparently pushed to win.
DOUGLAS WINS FIRST HOLE
Starting out, he took the first hole in a sizzling
g. a stroke under par The next hole is long
-46s yards. Both men covered it without mistake.
and it haved in s. the par figure. Facing the
third Moller able to get down in a stroke less
than par winning by 5. Douglas evened mat
teFS on me , De stili mn He made
this up the seventh and from there until the
turn Moller was given no chance to score;
lost the tenth at 5 to 1. MoIler going down in the
par figure. The next three were halved and then
each man won hole. Douglas got the sixteenth
hole was divided in ;. the first half ended with the
point We're: