Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-09
ATLANTIC cITY,s TOURNEY.
Ninety-Six Golfers in Match Play
Today.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NORTHFIELD. N. j.. November o.
Ninety-six golfers this morning began
match play in the regular fall tournament
of the Atlantic City Country Club.
The weather conditions were as remark
able as the field. the temperature being that
of September. The sea breeze that is
generally present was again lacking, max
Ing the day If anything more, remarkable
than yesterday. The Rev. DIR. Simon Carr
and Geo. A. Crump. both of Philadelphia
who stood second and seventh, respective
ly In the big field Of qualifers, were call
ed home last night and three others were
Forced to withdraw, which gave everybody
remaining place in the match play. The
contestants were so numerous that play
ohs for the various divisions were out
OF question. the men drawing instead.
The pairing in the first set brought no
very strong players together so 1t seems
likely that practically all the favorites will
survive the first match round S.iH there
may be a dark horse or two among the I'M
knowns. Patterson of New York, who was
low score yesterday. is paired with F. F.
Briggs. the Wilmington clergyman.
In the first set A. W. Tillinghast Phtla-
delphia. beat T. NJ Brown, Wilmington, 2
up w. E. Shackleford. Atlantic City. beat
ROBERT Wier. Wilmington, up and to 60
h. G. Legs Lawrenceyiile beat c. III.
Reed. Philadelphia. up and to 60.
Fourth set: Chas. A. Spofrord, London
beat G. c. Hetxell, Philadelphia, up
F1fth set: j. N: Teeter. Crescent. beat w.
N. Edmunston. Philadelphia. up and 4
TO &C. H. w. Leeds. Atlantic City, beat
Winthrop Sargent. Philadelphia, 1 up. Lo-
rem Johnson, Washington. beat W. G. Hal
F ehi5s a p1hlladel pdd up NJ Reiber
delphia. up and to go.
Sixth set: w. P. Davis. Philadelphia,
beat DR.. Howard Van Buren,, Nyack, 3 up
Third set: W. W. Goldman, Toledo. Ohio
beat H. w. smedley. Atlantic City. and
= G. W. Bum. Lawrenceville beat c. F.
Tatum, Atlantic City. and 3.
The players, who carried their match
play through, or nearly through. reported
much better medal scores than yesterday
Tfllinghast was credited with 100, while
Shackleford. probably the. strongest of the,
Young George Bum of interscholastic note
had IS on the first half although he needed
. on the ninth hole.
Waiter j. Travis wired his congratula-
tons this morning to James G. Patterson
of New York. who won low score prize
yesterday One player came within an ace
this morning of getting the sixth hole 2O;
yards, In one stroke.
A. G.. Baker Atlantic CITY, beat Dr.
Emory MARVEL. Atlantic City. 1 and 2
II. w. Brown, Ekwanok. beat C. L. Tap
pin. Garden City, 5 and g.
Hugo tombstone. Myopia beat Richard
Mott, Philadelphia. and q
DR.. H. Slower. Philadelphia, beat E. L.
Tarbell. Pepperville. up
F. o. Horstmann. Washington, beat w.
B. Hambiy, Pittsburg. and g.
Harry Mackey. Philadelphia, beat A. F..
Huston. Philadelphia, and 8.
Arden Robbins. Garden City beat C. 8.
Mills. Philadelphia. and 3.
G.. c. Lafferty. Washington, beat F. s.
Sherman. Atlantic CITY, up ID holes.
Arden Robbins. Garden City. by playing
out his match made the fine card of 81.
two strokes better than the prize card
yesterday. AT that he was laid two stymies.
His card:
Out ............... 8 5 3 8 54 $40