The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-18
DEATH OF GOLFER DAVID BELL
ACCIDENT TO NEW ORLEANS PRO-
FESSIONAL ENDS FATALLY.
Ions Island League Circuit VIII he the
Same ~ Last Year-Goed Turf for
New Lakewood Hnks-Fox Hills Teur.
nament scheduled for Oct D, and 10.


Same ~ Last Year-Goed Turf for
New Lakewood LAnks-Fox Hills Teur.
nament scheduled for Oct. D, o and TO-
New ORLEANS. March I7.--Davld Bell, one
OF the best known professional golfers In
this country. died last night In the hospital
from the effects OF fall He slipped on the
spiral stairway in the old French house where
he resided two weeks ago and fell some dis
tance. injuring his skull and spine. The body
was shipped to Scotland to-day.
David Bell learned his game at Carncust!e,
Scotland. and came TO this country In 1899.
to join Will Smith on the professional staff
at the Midlothian Country Club. He was
% years old. an athlete and very good golfer.
In the open championship Of 1900. at wheaton
Bell led the resident professionals. the scores
Of the leaders being Harry vardon. SIS: J. n.
Taylor, 3i5; David Bell. S23 and Laurence
Auchterlonie. s27. He was second In the
open championship Of the Western Golf Asso-
citation in 1901 to Laurence Auchterlonis. the
scores being 100 and 1872. but he did not play
In the open championship OF that year at
Myopia. won by VIII Anderson after q tie
with Aleck Smith. He was In southern
California last winter and was hurt by fall
from a bicycle. which put him out Of the lists
as player last season. although he was an
onlooker at the open championship and the
tournament that followed 1t at Fox Hills.
This winter he became the professional at the
newly organized New Orleans Golf Club.
The annual meeting Of the Long Island
League will be held In this city on March ~.
Secretary Richmond said yesterday that the
team circuit would remain the same this
season as last, to include only the Highlands
Golf Club Of Jamaica, Midland Golf Club Of
Garden City, Tackapousha Golf Club Of Rock
to play home and home matches with q larger
number OF clubs would be too much like work;
but should an individual tournament be held.
join in would undoubtedly be asked to make
entries.
The 100 acres to Be used for the links ct the
Country Club Of Lakewood is already IN
good turf from the, seed sown last fall. and
care for the course until the time, for play
next fall. and 70 make the artificial ha.ards
ment viii be held on the new course neIt
November. The present links will be used
for the April open tourna ment and for in
held on the Country Club grounds and not
on the old links. as at first announced
Fox Hills Golf Club on Oct. 3. Q and 10. John
members being r. T. Redneld, b. y Iyes
End Fcharf Hsavb,on ,'n!H s,n Dsyd sl
and monthly hsndicsps and cups Rsys been
hue. Jr. j. q. Patterson. David Warden.
Anthony Clough and oliver Wren.
The competitive seseon at the Hsrbo1
Hill Golf Club win begin on April Is with
the first monthly handicap. This season
played during June at the Richmond County
Country Club. The committee in charge
consist Of c. 7 Stout and Otis J.. williams
Richmond County Country Club: j. Eber-
hard Faber. HsIbor Hill Golf Club, and M.
NJ. Singer. Fox Hills Golf Club.
The officers elected at the annual meeting
Of the Agawam Hunt Club were Stephen
vice president. Harold Conedon, secretary,
and r. X. Wheelwrght. treasurer