The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-16
WOHEN'S GOLF PLAN FAVORED
CLUB Committeeman INDORSE
ONE DAY TOURNAMENT IDEA.

Travis and Macdonald Defeat the BEST
Ban" CT the Entire Royal FuSileer
ReEiment-M. G. A. COMMITTEES APP
proves Championship Dates-N0tes.
Committeeman OF the local clubs we're
prompt In lhdorslhg the suggestion yester-
day. emanating from the Womena Metro
politan Golf Association, 70 the eieOt that
number OF the clubs should give one day
| tournA ments this spring for them, 30 that
the women would have the opportunity to
get into their best playing form for the fall
! lntercub matches and the tri-oity match
Judging from the comments, whleno pledges
were made. there Is little doubt that the
| Women's Nj. G. A. committee viii be able
! to make up q schedule Of such tournaments
| for May and June,
Il would suggest, said one club captain.
that the Womens NJ. q. A. send an applica-
ton TO each club selected to hold a tourna-
| ment. naming the date desired and the con-
! ditions OF the event. The Meter may then
| be taken up In a businesslike way by the
| clubs concerned and In most cases believe
the tournaments will be at onoe announced,
As the situation ls now, the clubs have moth
On the other hand, the Women6 NJ. G. A.
committee are confident that the clubs will
! request that the clubs take III cir plan under
! consideration. The women players through
be relied on to attend 70 the business details
May 20 has already been bogoksd, BY ne
meeting OF the executive committee the
women hope to have 90 many offers AZ hand
that they may arrange full circuit OF com
petitions.
In one match at the Garrison Golf Club.
during their stay at Bermuda, w. J. IIaVis
and {. b Macdonald challenged The best
ball" OF all the Officers OF the Royal Fusileers.
Tss 10 do S sA FOR q The sf
and the entire population turned out 20 see
the contest. i was at eighteen holes, match
teams, Travis opposing one set and Macdon-
aid the other. The end OF the first nine holes
found : faGh 81 he SySpg lam UP bsen t5 sets
Macdonald had played and beating them
: up on the next round, while Macdonald
and the band played Yankee Doodle!"
LAKEWOOD. March iS.--John D. Rookie
effectively in the Whining Of fogrsome which
played r With MsFshSil Fieidp J. and Dr. franz
s. Bngs Of SsSaEo on MI H9 g6Cf
and his partner wen By up and ? to play.
and the Standard Oh president was as enthu-
sisstic over the victory as, schoolPoy who
PSsoh He tossed Rs SSt IL he air nd
Just dubbed over with delight. and said:
Nuhlll Nuest MehleTu lOlhb nave botue,
thing TO learn about this enme-quite a good
bit to learn. Don't you think So"
PISEHUEsT, y. c., March iS.-The annua
club championship" tournament OF the loo
golf club, begun on Saturday. ended to-day
Allan Lard Of the Columbia Golf Club OF
Nashin gton. defeating l.. D. Pierce OF Bos-
ton. 5 w and to play In the thirty-siK
hole final round. The consolation went TO
Lindsay. Philadelphia, up and 10 play.
in an eighteen hole final round. The feature
ofthe week was the twenty-five hole match
between Mr.. Lard and G J.. Becker OF Boston.
In the sem-hn round Mr.. Becker had Mr..
Lard doTmie on the fifteenth hole, but
the Washington player took the last three
holes 10 order, evening the match on the
The medal play scores for the eighteen holes
were 80 for Becker and 81 for Lard. and 81
each for the full twenty-five. The match
between Mr.. Becker and MIR, Foot in 'he
first round was a hot one, Mr., Foot was
dormie at the eleventh hole. but he halved
the twelfth hole In 4 and won the thir-
teenth. fourteenth. fifteenth and sixteenth
IN succession, losing the match, and ?, on
A. an executive committee meeting OF the
Metropolitan Golf Association yesterday
afternoon Il was decided 70 accept the offer
OF the Fox Hills Golf Club for an open cham.
pionship Of the VI. G.. A., 20 be open to all
amateurs and professionals Of the clubs in
membership. 70 be held on SEPT "a. Is and 10.
AtKEN. s. C.. March BIN to-day's play
az the Palmetto links. Col, Ford beat Bohlen,
by aud 3 Hinkle beat Sands, by and I;
Tappin beat Smith by default. 1appin and
Hinkle play In the semi-anal to- morrow.