The sun., 1905-09-04
HANDICAPS FOR GOLF PROS.
CALKINs EXPLAINS
ABOUT THE.M..G. A. PROPOSITION.
Tournaments This week At Ea<wansk'
stockbridEe. Springfield and Great
Island-Opeu Championship Addends
at tho Country Club. BfOSkline'

CLYDE Park, Brookline, sMaas.. has decided to
hold a tournament on Saturday. Sept. 23.
the day after the conclusion OF the open goR
championship OF the u. 8. q. A.. which TINS
year will bs held Sept. 2i and 22,'at the Myopia
Hunt Club, Hamilton. Mas.
The conditions are that each professional
shall have an amateur for partner and play
q four ball foursome in the morning. the best
ball to count, and foursome In the afternoon.
each pair playing one bail. The winning score
shall be the total medal play OF the oesf osu
In the morning. at IS holes. added 10 tbe'iour-
some medal play total insthe afternoon also
at is holes. medal play.
Charles B. Cory sendsiword that the fall
tournament OF the Great Island Golf CUB. at
Hyannis. Mass. win be held on Sept. o. and
8. There will be a Scotch foursome on the
last day. for professionals and amateurs:
The dates conflict somewhat with the annual
tat"p tRat besIns on On Sept, 5. but as this appeals
to the Berkshre Hills visitors rather than TO
those down Cape Cod way the juxtaposition
Of dates will notbe suchr serious matter
Next year. II the tourna lament e not again
IL sonG with Of tR the N Sw e. fCrk sss a b.
sss Sssusmsa; to fnsF aSf hi
the the chief Of the players. The outward jour
ssp ,s sTss ID es + oses TSs ya4a: on sna s
msss0T' neSs OF ALL there t are no local rules.
Messrs. FlIess and vandewates were the
cup winners in the tournament for the Rsx; Z
mere players last week FL the ,sss mosa
l.nEs very N pncky fas play in the ansl with ysnde
water for the choice Of the cups On tho
sS ys hole Doprss e. e. dr9gs the The
water. Nothing daunted, Fless took on his
shoes and stockings, waded into the lake
winning the hole.
Two new notions were noticed at the Deal
o1asl H9h Il the se1 sTGR
Tsd With sTf IN st Rs op hs md soSs
Joker e drop in bah out 81 e turn Sr,, and and
then ers G1 n.rs s1e o Te novelty
was O. Rooseneck putter OF beech brought
over from London and seemingly useful
reproduction In wood OF the iaminar shape
In iron putters.
foursome competition for prcfessiIoIRpSis ref oIpi.
some think should be substituted for the medal
play handicap scheduled bythe Metiopolitsn, To- ns!,
sepe seee iaA%pDda. ft IS pa1d is at Fox s four bali
for pairs II nn% ads sed q o2 sSs ans
Of Sept. 10, and the eighteen hole handicap
in the afternoon. The change would still
the clamor among the professionals against
u The committee. TO quote Leishton calkns.
has not In view any detailed rating 9f the
that mark its sirniliar work among the ana
teurs The handicap has been announced 10
II ee s
jeetionabIe to them, II has been M. Calsins's
sn Or to esht gsfh best pro. 70
and all the others at plus with Walter ].
Travis. the other amateurs to be rated ae-
jet to any sort q a dIstinetion being made
be.Teen them even Of single, Ing mt ssrane ths ia.
Committees SS1inhi % viii probaSiy amend the program;
10 ar % would ta' ). s's
The professionals. I Judge from the published
criticisms on the 90 5ot ao
cause resen t means additionai light on any sub
he naTs te y Tnox own whas oshe1s aad
we 'r are all trying to do. professionals and
Il: = ss ss.a $ ao ,ss1 ssnt ss :ss
b ns Hn nss { hss nat s stns
ps . p 1'sss nos s
asasr thTss .trotes sSia ps apsr al of Of A' only
"Now. 1t really is not good sense to assert
that such e. s:ps % .e b. Be-. as.
n 2s' skiil2 Does Sat teschins sbiiIty. skiiI Il
s1%aP%sadanis sna eadaiss aPs "n eoSnts no
preeisssionais areiS%sies Is .Sroaa or
sei sofeTs sevefsl 10 the s.me.
and the professionals there, were 30 con:
the that 1sbSer e scyx THSs sSss
a. NO No one ls forced to enter the hssnd!c.pi" nd
think think they would ali Welcome q rating, but
let us have q fair exchange OF views. any
way"
In the final round for the New York Golf
Clubs August handicap cup. class A, at Van
gois: Ss.k am1es .ns s.
An open invitation tou. s hsls G m,sed . four four;
eonsty conn seasa9 csnnty Gub H.
er q tricity team matches for the Grscom
III o fsT cr on and 9S CT oos s it III Sd4. s4
ssip s!ll Se the attraction for The fair wieiders
All competitions in defiance Of Dr.. osler.
theories are eclipsed by that under arrange
ment at the Apawamis Cub two day
tournament open only to golfers OF Is years
and upward.
Rain forced a postponement OF the driving
and approaching competitions on Satu rday
at the Freeport Golf Club. but some OF the
gymkana sports we're carried out and there
was a dance In the evening. Arthur j. Nor
gan was the chairman OF the committee on
sports.
Labor Day will have Its usual good fun
for the local club members. Although many
are still in The country and VIII bid farewell
has four open events on in which New foEkers
man. mar Malcolm McBufney. j.. b Fool, John
Moller, Jr.. s. D. Bowers. and Samuel ftoth-
ineham. with others Of the metropolitan
players who were at Ienox, will be at the
annual tournament OF the Stockhridge Golf
Club, which begins tomorrow and closes on
Friday: The final rounds Of the Country
Club Of Springfield tournament will be played
to-day Last and most important OF the
Ekwanok Country Club tournaments will
be that for the Equinox and Or~is cups. to
begin on Thursday and last out the week. I.
with A l.. White and Fred Herreshon among
! the players, and on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday there win be . great gathering
Of .potabie players for the the fsu tournament
W. c. Chick. the Harvard amateur who
| put out W: j. Travis in the spring. tourna-
dine championship. one Of the most interest
| ing events OF the Continental season, over