The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-27
TRT-cJfY cOLfTNe TEANs.
Boston Defeats PhnadelphiA On merton
Course.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 7e.-Boston golfers de-
feated the PhIlAdelphlans to-day az the
Merton Cricket Club course In the nrst match
ever played between them since the coming OF
golf from Scotland. IL was good golf on q
links in good turf. In the slngles Boston
won seven and Philadelphia three matches.
At four ball matches Boston won two. Phla-
delphia one. and two were halved. Ihls
made the complete tally nine points Tor Boston
and four for Philadelphia.
The Boston victory counted for more than
any rivalry between the Quaker City and the
Hub. To be exact. II was the trial heat OF
the years contest for the l~ntercity cup. pre-
sented as the perpetual trophy in such q team
contest BY Robert W. Lesley Of Haverford'
20 the Massachusetts, Golf Association. the
Metropolitan Golf Association and the Coli
Association OF Philadelphia. Under the deco
Of gift the team holding the cup will play
each year, the winner Of the match between
the two aspirants. To set rolling the inter
city games the New Workers at Garden City
last year beat Philadelphia and then Boston
Tomorrow the Boston and New York teams
play. The New EnRIanders won six Of the
ten single matches last year but lost all nye
OF the. four ball matches. 80 hat they viii
tee up with cheerful hopes.
IL was in the singles that the Bostontans
did the best to-day yet IL was q u ght squeeze
Crocker and tombstone only won on extra
holes, while Stevenson gaineu nb mhtcu On
the home green. Chick. Gilbert. Briggs ana
Wilder we're not so hard pressed, the latter
doing the best scoring OF the day. 50. on MS
out holes. The trio Of Philadelphisns to win
we're W. p. Smith. by ? and /: Tnlinghssts oy
and 3, and Or. Carr. by l up. .
No better day could have been had. and
the picturesque course. backed by trees In
gorgeous autumnal foliage. was q delight TO
even the losers. A band OF cross-country
runners added even more color as they dashed
by. They we're piloted by golfers and skill
fully skirted the lines OF play. The holes
have been changes about since the women 9
championship that Miss Georgianna Bishop
won, the O Id home green now being the four
teenth. The twelfth hole has been enlightened
from $40 to 400 yards. so that two good snoCs
are needed to get past the two bunkers 70 tine
green. and the thirteenth Is 200 Yards lns.eaa
DOGGY of 80, 4l--So.. The singles stood an
and the Phladelphians were then radiant.
but the Bostonlans put them IN gloom ny
Chick and Perrin ended their match on
the sixteenth green while tombstone and
q riscom were playing an extra hole. Chick
from the Philadelphia champion. and, going
out in 20 to 81, he stood up at the turn; Chlck
won BY Z and p. tombstone and Griacom
scored about ~. the BostOnisn winning on
hilbert, who went out in 10, had won from
Hansen by ! and O.. II seemed now q land
slide toward Boston. with nothing TO do but
lot I'm a pOint a. each pair finished.
Now the Philadelphians took 9 turn, at
matters squares with W. p. Smith at the
turn. The latter won the tenth n o. a thlrty
4, and a ? on the 40 yard hole made MIN y:
The BOstOnian could only get back one OF
them. Smith winning by ? and l. The card