The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-23
INTERCITY TEAM GOLF.
Philadelphia Plays at Garden City on
Saturday-A National Plan.

A team from the Golf Association of
Philadelphia will come to Garden City next
Saturday to play the second half of the
fifth annual home and home match with
the Metropolitan Golf Association. In the
first half. played in May on the links Of the
Philadelphia Country Club, the Metropoli-
tan Golf Association met defeat. The
score against them in the morning four ba Il
foursomes was to 4, and in the singles
1s to Is, in all ~ to II. To gain the honors
of the year the Metropolitan Golf Associa-
ten holes now held against them BY the
Philadelphians.
This Is the record OF the four recedine
home and home contests:
s New NeY York. fo g. ~
iaol,. wissahi exon New YORK 81 Philadelphia
NsM nSIa y 1asy PRnaeph.
New York. ls; at Batusrol. New York. IS. Pha
At Morris County Phadelphia, 81. New York. Il. 49,
Taking the count by years. New York
has won twice, Philadelphia once and one
year New York's score in the two matches
was 81 to Philadelphia 81. Including
the match Of last May the score by holes
is New York 800 and Philadelphia 1874.
The gist Of the matter is that IN the last
three years the Philadelphians have de-
Workers and keep matters Interesting for
them even at Garden City, which is the conrse
the NJ G.. A. players know best. A fact
to strengthen the hand Of the New Workers
Saturday for not only has he never lost
his match in the series, but also he has
never played on a losing team. The oc-
oasions when the NJ. q. A. team has lost
Travis was not on>its staff. He is the only
sfnIF p "a sho OF Hs rSs III the
Douglas will not be able to play for New
York, but otherwise all who have been asked
have al pted. C. F. Watson, ST., vino
won his Itch on the losing day at aala
custom Of the last two years, the younger
Get will be brought forward and r. c; Wat
son. Jr., who has the muster in char ge,
will name the team in day or two.
The Philadelphia team will consist Of
Il. B. Mcfarland. 3. W. Perrin, A. w: Til
Calvert and w. p. Smith. All played at
Bsla in May except W.. T. West the school
boy semi-fnalist in the national champion
and converted cricketer. The two take
the places OF G. A. Crump and F. NJ Mackie,
who we're beaten in the spring. PERI in,
Carr, Calvert, Mcfarland and Griscom
won at Bala.. Saturday morning will be
given up to four ball fou -sones and the
afternoon to singles
Now that the women have taken up golf
with Canada, and in such a victorious way,
our men may shortly resume their interna-
tonal match. The only reason that it
lapsed, after contests in 1890 and 1900,
was that the Canadians could not make
{. stand against the picked players of the
United States Golf Association.
match has been played annually for a
long time between teams from the Country
Club, Brookline, and the Royal, Montreal
NlzaA 80
Is the Olympic champion, perhaps the
greater match may be revived The Phila-
delphians play annual matches with WASH
mngton and Pittsburg as well as with New
10TH; Baltimore and Washington have
also an annual duel on the links, and, beside
matches, an annual happening on these
lines ia match between the Western Golf |
association and the Trans-M:ss:ssippi Golf
association
committee Of the United States Golf Asso-
ttlatlon Is to have series OF annual in
merclty or interleague matches on the
INKS to hold the amateur championship
curing na the week before that event. The
,aea is that the players selected for such
matches will be the picked men Of their
&c and that they will stay over for |
", w. amateur championship and 30 make
o NV hcld In that event a most representative
Consultations with the view OF holding
s suen series Of matches next year have
o o|n held by the officials OF the Metro
poh'an, Philadelphia assachusetts, West !
Urn snd rnensylvania. Connecticut. New Jersey |
S Sna hhode Island golf leagues. 1t 30 far |
o nas only been considered as an Eastern
tod ~ project, but the gates may be open
W western teams. Practically, Il Ia the |
L,iHt Of team championship with the
INDIVIDUAL one. As this is the case the
Hutrv naturally arises, "Why not decide
u ", VI me qualifying round'r The real inter-
sin match however, may never be a medal
g, event without spelling all the fun