The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-09
LOCAL GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
PROGRAMME FOR THE ANNUAL
METROPOLITAN TOURNAMENT.


METROPOLITAN TOURNAMENT.
Changed Conditions That VIII Attract
More Entries Than usuai-Every One
May start VINO Is on the Handicap
Lst-special Features for To-day.
Many chan ges are to be noted in the pro-
gramme OF the Nth annual tournament OF the
Metropolitan Golf Association. to be held at
the Deal Golf Club. on May 81, 2s, 20 ana 80
Pract caily all restrictions have been re-
moved except that OF membership In an
NJ G. A. club for the indiv idual championship.
80 that the field should be the greatest on
record, for instead OF only those at twelve
or under being eligible. any player may enter
who Ia mentioned on the general handicap
list. That is, the rating OF seventeen or
under will permit an entry, and makes eligible
1908 players, more than double the number
eligible last year. To make the tournament
even more attract We than usual. Horace
Russell, president Of the NJ. &, A.. has put
up cup for the second set to qualify. the
first time such a trophy has been played
for at the meeting
The individual championship will begin at
o'clock on the morning of Wednesday,
May 81. with a ,thiIty-six hole medal play
qualifying round. The .thrty-two players
play play the the next morning. ali match play to
be at eighteen holes except the final on the
Saturday, which will be at thlrty-six holes.
gan. Arch s, Brooklyn Bridge, The. cham
pionship plate goes to the winner and also a
gold medal he plate goes 10 the Cup tha
Is the present champion and the Garden
City Golf Club holds the trophy. Should
one Of its members win again. the club viii
become the permanent owner. A bronze
medal will be awarded to the maker Of the
low score IL the aa'nfynG ro41 3D. b pre ,bs
''f Friday Afternoon. May 20. there will be an
eishteen-hoe. medal play. four-ball match,
the same club, The prizes will be two bronze
medals Post entries will be received. Satur-
day, May SO. there win be thirty Ak. hole o.,
a silver cup for the best net and bronze
medal for the best gross score, The handi-
cap entries close at the links on May 20. The
Deal course comes to hand early and will be
in fine condition by the dates arranged. The
amateur record is 70, held Jointly by George
4. Brokaw and Archibald Ora ham, and the
par score. as Endorsed by the NJ, G. A. handi-
cap committee. Is:
G n'::.. ~ b p S.-ss ss
Good work Is reported by the professionals
Will Anderson the same at wants. the
latter tying the course record esta blished by
links the close clipping having been deferred
TO give the young shoots a chance AT Bal
tusrol George Low has made on successive
days ~ 70 and 70. The latter is stroke
under the professional record. held BY David
a se hole the has
two strokes easier. the record is still mark
for Low 70 shoot at On Monday at BaltusrIol
there will be a four-ball ma tch between old
antagonists. Mr.. Travis and Stewart Gard
ner, playing Low and Aleck Smith.
Apono tho snac;aI foaturaa to-day IN tho
NJ. G. A. links will be the match between
Yale and Garden City Baltusrol plays at
EsseH COUNT and hnsew9 9 at
team. which will consist, in the order named
tv oDls y F. a Me0ra i X ke M,ls snd
". il, Peckham. The e" first st round in a mem;
bers' picked team tournament will be decided
at Nassau. The winners will meet IN the
sets to be on May 20. To-day teams one and
The makeup of the teams will be:
Team Grub Ii ray Il
B4ses: VI Reafd; " y: Hss,sr i. 6. bry a., ~
4. Fuller. H. C. Folgcr. Jr.. J. ". Gamlnack. w
Team rouI-g l. H Wst, NJ High oI L. LornT'
Team fIyeIH LII F. Wh,n qoaa p a torns Jr'
A. Weekes j. W johnson, ". b. Coles, E. r. ken
Team sssen.w Rshard; j j. 3 x; G Tsppfn'
Team Eish'vHoxa5a Ma, Maxwell / / P P;v EdeT s.
Maxwell,
The Fox Hills team win play a, st. An nd! sns
aTne and fa links snd roand
for two cups at Dyker Meadow.
PRINCETON, May s.-The Princeton golf
team defeated the Lawrenceville team this
playing done by the Princeton team was by
Pyne, Conklin and Sloane. who covered the
nine-hole course in 3s. The scores follow;
Dhsn' oy GS4s f sSaHf oy
Lswrsncey!lle Bachelor; 0; peratsme,. o: True,,
Total G,
rounds of the Chevy Chase open golf tourna-
ment to-day developed some very high-cass
golf and hey several in CO
The t4uFnsmsnt a n R Mns+ AEeshsnSs.
s Mnn VI both his matehss IN the cub
series by easy margins. beating two leading
local PLAYERS up and to pay. ana 2 up and
a hard earned victory over +. o. Tyler. Yale.
r. j. Baldwin, BranCywlne. Is Ihe Iouftn
player who will compete IN the Club cup semi
finals tomorrow. He won an easy victory
in the second round II ON Pat Grant, Boston,
through sensational putting, J B. Coles
Tnppan, Nassau. won his way easily to the
semi final for the Consolation cup from the
second round after n hard struggle in the
first round. The summarizes.
Club Cup. FRS, Konnd,Dr, l. l. Harlan Co.
lumhia beat +. O. Tyler. Yale, up and 10 play;
l. ". Weaver, Columbia. beat f. 7: Brooke. Co
lumbla. up and TO play; Il. J, baldwin. brandy
wine beat j. q, Peter, Chevy Chase. by default;
p Grant, Boston, beat j T.. Taylor, DykeT Meadow,
up and s 10 play: F. q. HorSimann. Chevy Chase,
beat E. NJ, Byers. Allegheny, 4 up and to play;
Columbia. up; W. II Gray. Chevy Chase; beat
o. McCammon. Chevy Chase. up In ID holes; j,
Moler .Jr,, Lakewood. beat &. G. Lat'erty. Chevy
Chase, 3 up and to play.
Second Round DIR; l. l. Harlan beat "a Weaver Weaver;
8 UP and 2 to play: X. j. baldwin beat T. Grant,
nm and to play. +. O. Horstmann beat w. c. Car
nege up: j. Moller, Jr.. beat W. NJ. Gray, up
and 10 play
MISS ADAIRS SECOND WIN.
Championship Of the Ladies' Golf Union
Of Great Brit tain.
Special Gable Despatch 10 THE Sun.
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