The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-10
GOLF.
Committeeman I'm Boston Awaiting Arrival
OF Oxrordi-C Mmbridge Players.

Bosrov, Aug Or. Bage Kerr. the for
mer secretary OF the United States Golf As
| ISOLATION, arrived to-day TO Join the colony or
| golhnR committeeman who have been mere
for two days awaiting the arrival OF the OK
! ford and Cambridge Golfing societies team
, Mr.. Kerr came over from New York In an
automobile with his wife. G. Herbert Winde-
! Ter. president of the u. s. q. A. also Joined
Messrs Ballou and Ksebner to-day. and N.
Stewart Campbell of Yale put In an appear
ance. No news has been heard OF the May
| flower. but the steamer is expected to get in
| tomorrow morning
| The Yale golfer. Campbell. said he had en-
pected to find Alsop to beat Travis on
| Saturday, and all of the intercollegiate team,
except l.. Fl. Conklin, awaiting him here
He had hopes that Conklin would bring H.
Chandler Egan. the intercollesia cham
champion. on with him from Chicago should
| this be the case, the delay will have enabled
the intercollegiate team 70 have mateLLia ny
Britoaas s"'"'' ''' '
The weather was showery to-day. and.
P his ia he opinion Of President Windelcr
will be an aid to the oxford and Canbridge
players, for it has freshened and thickeened
! the turf Mt Myopa and Essex county. so that
the conditions Will not be 80 radically differ
ent from the links abroad. Hard lies, coy
cred with thin turf. for the shots through the
| green, which would prevent the visitors playing
| tho brassey and iron shots with supple
wrist and putting greens as FAST as glare ice
but ,withal bunny. are the conditions tnat
| would have been against the visitors In the
| customary August weather OF the dog days;
| Instead. the long sequence OF moist. cool
days has brought the turf as near as yoSslpe
Until the, arrival Of the Mayiewer Presi-
and Thursday would not be changed. on
the arrival OF the Mayfiower the team will
proceed at once to the Myopia Hunt club.
on their sea legs by some practice rounds,
so that they would be ready to meet the
intercollegiate team on Tuesday.
CLEVELAND. Aug, o-,Walter Egan Of Ex-
terday defeated his cousin. y. Chandler Egan,
in the final for the Western amateur cham.
for excitement and brilliant playing from
start to finish has had no equal az Western
tournaments. Chandler Egan. the former as
fayorlte and Walter Egan had hard time,
defeating him. At the end Of the first round
Of eighteen holes Chandler San o Vas 2o up
beat him. But defeat him he did, in an extra
The critical points of the afternoon round
were the sixteenth and eighteenth greens and
the finish on the first green. Az the sixteenth
Chandler Egan was up and he had only one
short yard TO make to halye the hqle: wafer Ter
a 4, while Chandler Just trimmed the cup and
lost his advantage OF up. The seventeenth
hole was halved. and on the eighteenth green
Chandler was again yard away. while Wal
ter to halve the hole had to hole a lO-yard put.
deliberately he hOled the ball amid great
applause from the large gallery following,
and another hole was necessary
Both drives from the first tee were splendid.
On the second shot both over approached.
flne approach pits, pitching three feet
from the hole. II looked like a halyed hole,
Walter holing his ball easily, but Chandler
ship. Walter Fgan excelled on the short
play. while Chandler was better on drives
and approaches
LONG BRANCH. Aug. "a mixed four
noon on the Hollywood links. The results
at match play follow:
l. Rrigclsburgcr and Mrs, E. T, Bayer beat b.
Phillips and Miss AlIce Price; up and to play;
J. J. oDonohuc and Miss NJ. ~ O'Donohuc beat
A. Lehman and Mrs \. = Rossn beat Mt and Mrs.
v N Lehman. up; j. Campbell Phillips and Mr. MTs
Price, UP.
In the finals Of a mixed foursome.. Mrs;
Mrs Hecht and J. Campbell Phillips this after
noon by 8 up.
ro R sahdoap s K N 4a y Club again sssfy
suited in tie yesterday J. peKoyCn Bowen Bowen
tied with net score OF ~.
cHAMpIAIN. N. Y. Aug. a--spirited play
ing took place yesterday for the golfers"
trophy. There was tie between W. Runkle
with his handicap, refused to play it out
W; Runkle, 80, g; II. caIlvcrs SO, easst R. W,
s. oss " s Monet &c. 81 Dr. Adams ' i "H
$50 T.. p. SleVn, lOi. u 3d. W. Tonnelle i0i,
i2-s9 T. +. Conway. o. , 50.
10 nd inn
test for Miss Rogers's prize brought out six
teen golfers, Scores
Miss Roach. "a; Mrs W. S. Mofet. a. Miss Halo
Lorrimcr il: MISS HeaslIp, IA; Miss Barnes. IA
Miss Daiand, Il; Mrs. Treadwsy, II; Miss A. Lor'
inner, -; Miss HenIy' 49, Mrs. Lorlns' TO- Miss
Fir Final Mrs. Treadway g; Miss Barnes, 8; Miss
3. Lorrmcr. Y.
Golf Club Yesterday the event was an eighteen
hole medal play handicap, first and second
two lowest selected nine-hole scores The
cards returned are as follows:
Gregory. s.. ls-ss; G Joos,, Jr. g. $50: schIl,
no no L. Harrison. %, 35-4i n, Harrison, S. Il
As p. X. Meynen, 81. 4,-5s; Larsner. SGT as,
POLAND SPRING. Ne. Aug a-The handi-
cap tournament began ON Thursday for the
Van Voorhees, cup was finished yesterday.
4, A. Hobart wns the winner with 90, ga
GREENWICH. Conn, Aug. e.-Fairf1eld
county golfers finished play yesterday for the
Charles T. Wills cups IN two classes, match
play. In class A. W. b. Topping was 3 up
and 2 to play on b. H. Warford. and A, l..
Fowle was up and to play on F. G. Hill
lard. Mr. Fowle was up 8 to play on W B,
Topping. In Class Is, f.; G. Converse was
up s to play on l., p Sheldon and W; 7, Bon-
chelle, . up to play on l. p Sheldon Mr..
Bouchelle was up in eighteen holes on Mr..
Converse.
PITIsFIRLD, Mass, Aug a.--The Stock
bridge golf team defeated the Lenox team
at LenoX yesterday, 10 to s.
for the Presidents cups were played AT the
Glenoa Golf Club yesterday. The contest
for, the mems cup was very close, win liam
on the last hole. Mrs. r. W. Levy won from
PUP and TO play.
A sweepstakes handicap was played on Sat
urday at the Marine and Field Club In which
there were fifteen starters and eight cards
returned The winner was X. McClave.
r. McClavc, IL. 80 IN; c. L. Schenck li3. "a
10: II. II. TOtte. 134, 80 49, ID. Smith ia 10 o.:
c. A. Blood, M, l7--B2; ID. A. Bullock 100 ~ ~
r. s. Morrison. 1926. 1870: j. S Scilng, i07 1880.
Standing Of the Cricket Teams.
The championship series of games of the
Metropolitan League is making slow progress.
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