The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-15
GOLF.
BSi., roI for Metropolitan Championship
SCORES IN Competitions.

the Metropolitan Golf Association have de-
clared for the Baltusrol links as their choice
for this years event and the contest for the
title now held by Harold Wilcox OF the Mont
clair Golf Club. Those who ask for Baltusrol
point out that II IL much better course In the
spring than In the fall. and. as the VI. G. A.
tournament IA q fixture for May annually.
this fact should have weight az the annual
meeting on Feb. 7. when tho choice will be
made.
At BaltuErol. after the irst nush OF the new
growth in the spring. the wormcasts begin 10
appear and the soil hardens as the summer
progresses. 30 that tho playing conditions In
May are better than they arc later. or rather.
morn near to perfection. for the course affords
good golf at all times. The field In the New
Jersey State championship OF 1909 had better
turf than the amateur championship field
OF last September. In fact the character OF
the SOL and tho lies made necessary a quite
different style OF play In the latter event.
The tournament Is tbs only one OF importa n %
in the VI. c. A. district that has not been held
at Baltusrol. which has records Of the sue
cessful management OF the three national
championships, a women's NJ. @. A.. New
Jersey State. and two lntercity team matches.
which Is q guarantee that the May meeting
would DO well conducted.
The VI. G. A. championship. counting back,
has been held at Garden City. Deal Tuxedo.
pawamis. Nassau and Garden City. where
the start was made In 1899 New Jersey
course would seem TO be next entitled TO the
event or one In Connecticut. unless the tourna-
ment Is TO be regarded as q strictly New
York State tournament. say those who want
Baltusrol this time. and. while both Engle-
wood and Montclair have some supporters.
they assert that the short Hills links Is In th'
lead II the event is 10 80 this time TO New
Jersey.
Shinnecook Hills. which has not Rad
championship OF any sort since the womens
national tournament OF 1900. would be more
than willing 10 have the VI. @. A. event, accord
ing to one OF the prominent members. To
make this selection the Tournament would
have to be changed from an early spring to
a summer fixture. The original reason for
an early date was to test the general handicap.
but under the new system of par ratings ny
the standing committee tho new handicaps
really receive their irst trial at Lakewood.
On this account IL is no longer absolutely
imperative that the 81. @. A. tournament
should be the first OF the season and the dele
gates may feel free 70 vote for Shinnecock
Hills. or any other summer course. As
matters stand. however. Baltusrol is the only
links to have an active support for the tourna-
ment and this support comes from outside
The club.
A touch of frost in the air did not initiate
against the good gol1ne conditions yesterday
on the links about New York. for there. was
aPoana aor Dde es enc rom vhigS the the 6a
could be hit clean ara far. There was a
t,hronS out on every .'uTse with especially
the Crescent A. c, and Garden City.
There was good Eolhng and also surfing
at 81. Andre Wa. the members out for the
two sports in~tudinR F. B Allen. nr. Cots
chalk, Joseph Thomas. Waller Macdougal.
fNh naE -
commission during the week. and the mem,
bers are already developing considerable skill
at the traps. some inteferb nlAtche. are
under arrangement.
day at the Dyker Meadow Coli Club In the
swet takes handicap, aud while there
was II generally good condition Ten re-
turned cards ont OF fifteen entries In this
o.: r J. Phillips, 100. ST clsrles adams. lO4.
LES Daniel chauseeS, 100. 10: James L; Taylor,
bee. ios, 40 James II. Merni. io7. loo Thomas
A. Eddy. lis. io-los.
PINIHuRsr, n. c., Jan. 1.-THE second
to-day with thirty-aiS hole final round and
a contest between Walter ]. Travis and W
seen for many day. Travers winning By
up The Pittsburg player had the cham
DiOn down Al thf tnu pl Tue morning TouUus
but Travis eyened matters up on the twenty
fourth hole and at no time after that did the
Pittsburger have the lead. The medal play
scores were $50 for Travis and 1853 for
Fownes and Fowness morning card OF rs
is the beat score OF the season.
The closing feature OF the tournament Was
an eiehtee hole medal rlay handicap par,
Elephants in the final round turning 10 medal
MAY score for the morning round W G.
Fowncs IT., OF Pittsburg won the gold media
offered for the best gross score, with a card
of IS. Parke Wright Of Buffalo, playing with
a handicap OF eight strokes. took the Sterling
trophy for the hest net score. and W. &: Free
man Of Nontcnr ,s) and W. Smedley OF
phfladclphia ,t6l tied for the silver medal
offered for the second best net. With u each.
Freeman winning on tho play-on sum
mary Of tn-day's thirty-siy hole play in the
final rounds in all divisions ollows'
First nvslou-WalteI J. Travis, Garden City.
beat ". c. Fownes. il, Piushurs, up.
ConSOlAtiOn-W. c. Fowues. PittSourg, beat ID
wendell. Wayne. Pa, sand s,
Second Divisional. c. Aborn, Moniolah. beat
Paul Harrison. hontclair, | up 81 holes
Consolation D. Dorchester. Pftttbure. bthi
A wellington. Woodland Mass, and /
Third DiVlson-N W. snrdlrv. Anumure, Pa,
beat 4 r Roberts Philadelphia, and /.
Consolation-C. Murdoch. Garden CITY. beat
l. Dreamer. North Conway. , and !.
Fourth Divson-W. Snedlry. PhiAdciphla,
brat " y Hotohkln. New YORK. and q.
ConEolat lnn--W. Mallory. New YORK, beat \.
~ piitrnore y c