New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-15
GOLFING.
Interscholastic Championship at the
Garden City Links.

der the auspices OF ST. PauPs School Is to take
place on Thursday. Friday and Saturday at tho
links of the Garden City Golf Club having been
put forward week 10 avoid conflict with the
metropolitan championship. An effort has been
made to attract entry from many schools
possible outside OF Metropolitan Golf Association
territory. Since the start OF interschoastic golng
organizations in Boston and Chicago there has been
a tendency TO refer to the New-York contest
Metropolitan association fixture. This Is not cor
rect. The tournament Is not held under the au-
spices of that organization and has connection
with II. It was originally started by the Gutter
School and is now run by St. PauPs 1t has al
ways been open to all boys attending preparatory
or high schools, wherever situated st. Paurs
School Of Concord and Lawrenceyiue School have
furnished winners in three Of the contests The pres
emit tournament Ia open to the tnterscholssto as
sociatons OF various cities and the outlook Is for
an entry about double that Of last season. ST.
Paurs of Garden City, will be well represented,
and the big Lawrenceville School is again TO be az
the fore in the hope OF regainng lost honors- The
HIN School OF Pottstown. Penn, will also send a
strong delegation Fred Herreshofr, runnsr-up In
the last national amateur championship. Is still
student at Hill. and may compete. Harold WIZ
cox metropolitan champion not having entered
college yet is a likely starter and Jerome u.
Trayers the present champion. will also take part
desnite reports as TO his inegibility TO the con-
trarv n G. Hartweu captain OF St Paurs team
last year. is not able TO play having entered ous
The play on Thursday Is TO begin with an eighteen
hole round at medal play, the scores counting IN
the championship TO be played est"een teanS
OF four eaGa aet 6 or hs s cup and the
second sixteen for a consolation cup. silver cups
ti6n Classes gold medal for the best score in the
qualifying round and gold medals TO ehg e MsSS
piay viii start Thursday afternoon and continue on
Pdiday on , safirday Entries must be- certified by
the head master OF the school from which the
player seeks to enter
RESULTS OF METROPOLITAN HAND1CAPs.
the Metropolitan Golf Association have been an I'm
nortant topic at the week end gatherings on local
links Referring 10 the report issued by the COM
uittee Leighton Calkins, the chairman. said on
Saturday that the impression in some quarters that
all players whose names do not appear on the off,
cial list are handicapped at eighteen holes is erro
neous.
only those players whose names were sent IN 10
the committee" explained Mr.. Calldns. land who
are not rated at II or better are Handicapped at Is
handicap. viii be asked to furnish the COMMITTEES
handicap to him intelligenty. 1t would be mani
to have some one come along and demand a handi-
cap of IS on the ground that his name does not
No handicap list issued in this country or any
other quite equals the PLACE taken BY this annual
for pure love OF the game and in order to strength
recognized authority that copies are sought by
golhng organizations throughout the world, The
Texas Maine California and Ohio. and II a stranger
appears from the Metropolitan association he IS
accepted absolutely on the basis Of his handicap at
home. revised II necessary, IN accprdance with the
man on the Metropolitan list. and the scratch man
Of the foreign association.
The metropolitan organization has brought out
an annual handicap list since 1899. but only since
80 mas tne nsI osen OaSeo on Is par scpIe; ne
Graham. Of the BaltusroI Golf Club. Ar. Graham's
to even up the uncertain holes, HIS par table is;
Distance up to 200 yards, strokes; 2ol to go
yards SO; 81 35 yards I; SIC to +25 yards y;
4S to SO yards. .; oil TO 600 yards. 515; 6 to $50
The method used in 1903 and 1904 was to take the
exact difference between the average OF PLAYERS
2 nj sr@fh N The Tribune It's WORKING out
required an enormous amount OF detailed pains on
the part OF the committee cross card index Of
each member in the sfty-faur clubs belonging 10
the association was necessary and ey comparing;
players the commtttce SELECTED lIt9 70 receive a
handicap OF Il or better. The only handicap list
State Golf Aes3cation. which appeared late last
month. with 1865. and the Western Golf Associa-
30 adequate test of the work performed by Mr..
Calkins and h!s :ssC see I az 7 Ce EI an
next week. Then it VIII be seen whether the new
scheme viii have proved an advance In the methods
of practical handicappir@-
BALTUsROI,s ACTIVE GOLF SEASON.
TIE raItusrol COLI Cub IS out with short crisp
programme Of matches for the season. in which
team play will form an important feature. On Sat
ur,lly the BaItJsrol team is 10 meet EnElewood
on tho Short Hills links, and he other fixtures are;
Decoration pay-yedaI play handicap. eighteen holes:
four bah f0ursone handicap,
1une -Ssctearys Cup, qualifying round eighteen holes
handicap medal play; hrst eight 10 continue at hand
1uv i1Team match at Batusrol Montclair
July 4|Four hall handicap first and second
prizes
August 5-Handicap medal play for Green Committee
Gun. one card be returned each Saturday during
the month.
sentsTnber 1.-TWO ball foursomess qualifying round.
eighteen holes, medal play first eight teams con
tlnue al handicap match play.
September 2sTeam match, BaltusrO North Jersey.
al HIS
October Il-Ssuai-annual championship for
dents Cup, thrty-six holes medal play: the cup
become the property OF the OF THREE
october l4ChalIenge cup married single
match. Baltusrol Norris County ~ short