The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-25
METROPOLITAN GOLF BEGINS.
BIERS WINS TIE SCORE MEDAL
IN RECORD STYLE.
Travis. Not Helped by His Long Clubs,
Ties with Archie Grahani--Har0ld
Wilcox and Long Drivers Carry Eighth
Green-Thir,\.twoI eft i'm for Title.

Eben NJ Byors. mailing from st. Andrews
won the score medal in the thrty-six hole
Qualifying round Yesterday OF the Metro
politan Golf Associations championship
with l5e Archie Graham Of North Jersey
and Walter j. Travis were tied at ISL. Ihere
were twelve more under TO- Arden NJ Nop-
bins heading the bunch with 1902. while Sixty
seven finished This was eight more than
finished last year. but the liberal program.
splendid course and the enterprise OF the
Fox Hills Golf Club deserved q still better
entry.
Travis and his long clubs were the topics
on every tongue. for after losing with them
at the Lakewood and winning at the Garden
CITY tournament. it was thought that the
hillS Fox Hills course. which Is All easy one
70 score on II one gels distance and dlrec-
ton on the drives and second shots. w2nia
be the crucial test. The mistakes that hurt
Long shafts give distance, but, with pad
direction. q truism since the kindergartsn
Tavs has sdyed a as yet
to this charge against his fad.
As proof Of the ease of the course TO a
safe driver, Byerss score is ten strokes lower
tina the best on record for the medal. Doug
lass score at Nassau III 1900 1t was thirteen
strokes better than Douglass score that won
Harold Wilcox. the present NJ. G. A, cham
plon. played very steadily, and 80 DID NOD.
sns W sSs ssey ss sna Byshn the
4, selected score from the best on all the
Sears: !. 5, made by Gee. 3 and 8. or 80 to 60
the T5eys sss on the ,bih
ION the fifteenth. Morrow . on the sixteenth,
Travis and Bsrs soa4 3s sses The
tota for an individual f5 s. T H"s ,
Thirty TGE NJ nysrs ,,: st. Az e
% ISL u, J. Travis, U Garden CITY, Is Ssi5s
Arden Nj Robbins, Garden CITY. 81; so-ie2; !. y.
COUNTY. o.. ,isr Harold Wilcox, Montcia!!.
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!s,cS 4ssssiE sls q eI bganlas Massey:
J: N. ward. Mon,sslr. %. S. lss ~. Pyns. 3D.
Norris County, 80, IS les; T.. Y. Bermlngham.
y ssssssy! Watson r. j. N @es'Broos g. g.
s j. Rh H eesssn e. RIox j. M e.
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THIRD SIXTEEN.
ron, Ardslcy, 90. $40: Charles T. Stout, Rich
G n91d &C. ros Se 81 ' Moro o.
l7a y T. Rhett, Crescent, 81, 0t-iso: Il. r Murray
'ass % 'asl I'll T. A5%'}iS9s sot i
Sidney Maddox, Crescent 81. el-is2 H. Walss1,
Fp. a T. g. Hamilton s C. w i ssf soI h e.
Fox B. H Gsrk u.s. s Sss g. sSi en FOX Hs
a7-is4; w ". Harris. New York Golf. a2, R-la,
FOURTH sIxrKRS.
EnnsyeI la;,sIol g ez!s, j. p Foot, ApSswa,s
es' iaR HospS FS Fax y o. James
r. Turner New Yors Colt 81 sIs w. g. b b9,nsn
ION. as. e7Nlso; i. +. Gedney North Jersey, 81.
.p H,n AFp psHs acid SS ~ s ii '9s
Nesmith. Flushing 100 so-le9; A. +. Switzerland,
i,s1 Hills IS, % o. J. 4. Powell BelsusIo!s g
South Orange, le. o. sos: j. x. McAieenan. Fol-
Withdrawals on Second ROUND. A. Janln. Fox
Hills. 81 Franz Sears. Fox His, 81.
The draw for the first championship round
this morning:
ryns " kendall br1ssw ys p t 0oonnor W,Ieo.
Gss s. nosasy. j. p Rhsn vs., G, 9'cqnn0r.
Robbins VS.. 4. Graham. Whtla,ch vs.. Watson.
Par,rldgs rs l.. II. Graham. PATTERSON vs. Brown.
The draw for the third sixteen was
VS.. J. +. pyers, Kellogg vs. winner OF lie: Maddox
VS.. T.. l.. Rhe',. KIRK VS.. winner OF tie Chauncey
vs.. Stout. Murray vs.. Armstrong.
The fourth sixteen will also begin match
play for a gold medal.
The Sound Beach Golf and Country Club
course l. open for the season. with Fred W.
Pye in charge as professional. The first COM
petition will be a "kickers" handicap on Deco
rat ion Day. Four new lawn tennis courts will
be put into commission. and there will be music
and reception al the clubhouse in the after
noon
Henry Mor won the opening handicap on
Saturday Of the Upper Montclair Golf Club,
with the card Of 81. 30. The club has added
lawn tennis events this season and has a
prosperous outlook. The principal contest
W. Ayres in which there will be eight quail
flying rounds as in former years, the eight
W keep m atsh
throughout the entire season and carry the
final round to election day.