The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-25
GOLFER ANDERSON GOING WEST
HONE FROM SCOTLAND AND OFF
TO ONWENTSIA WEDNESDAY.
Leighton Calkins to Transform Plainleld
Into a Thinking COurse-NOL Longer the
Secretary, but TO Have Free Hand as
Greens Committee Chairman-Gossip

Secretary, Dut 10 free manu- aS
Greens Committee Chairman-GosSip
Will Anderson. open golf champion Of the
United States. returned from q visit 10 North
Berwick on the Cedric last Friday, He was
at the ~Apawarnis Club. his old course. yes
terday and found II too deep with snow to
make a round. Anderson said that he had
not tried to do any solang since the
Mexican championship. when he finished
second to Will Smith and was in the money
another time, the s~ojourn at Edinburgh and
North Berwick having been purely a vacation.
Herbert Strong, the English professional
from Cambridge, who had been assisting
Stewart Gardner at Garden City, is at the
Apawamis Club in Anderson's old berth.
Anderson has been en- eaged by the On
wentsia Club. near Chicago, as it's profes-
sional for two years at a high salary. He will
leave for the West on Wedn esday and report
for work on Monday. He succeeds Fred
NcKenzi e at onwentsia. a former st. Andrews
amateur. who has returned to Scotland after
two wears in this country Anderson hae been
doing considerable travelling since the New
Year first TO Mexico. thence to Scotland and
return. and when he gets to onwentsis he
purposes to settle down and train for the open
champion ship on that links in June.
Anderson has four wins 10 his credit, the
last three in successive years. and TO win
" TAX u lilly NSNlH Ot II WI ~ > AO~SENa
in one event. Harry vardon has won four
British open championships and one Ameri;
can. open. each at, seventy-two holes, and
Willie Park, ,sr, and the Tom Morrises senior
classic at thlrty.siX holes Anderson won
the Western open championship in 1902 and
bis BIS credit raHit and Mien the Ss 1865 s65ii in G Meneo. his sp grand
total is seven open cham pionship medals,
6, run Of successes. under varied conditions
that it is NOT probable will again be dupli-
Gated by one man.
! While in number Anderson leads Harry
yardon IN championship trophies, fey viii
in class. especially as Anderson was I'M
placed when vqrdon won his American title
last H year S VIII aS 'f! success 5s5 inc At WheattSn
Anderson killed his chances by trying to do
too MUCH en- T. was nIs The ths only IN y,b time en IN me iSst nl ne
was not in the money.
Leighton calkins, after holding the office
for several years, has resigned as secretary
Of the Plain1eld coSnt1y Club, He remains mai ns
{eSi Gfe 81 The soR fhiaEing g SfEAt theo r IN links
d fn ,sa 4lIs t Shi0 ! hard Is e g BBofs shat s9 a baS sIs
SS o5iite. a and the { > ne sS 0 6eTth. Ss vii give a1sn him In sase op.
portunity With a free hand There is now
yards and 70 keep the links at that length.
Calkins's idea is that a course, OF moderate
lrl4L J. liz NC q iVlAA 2 20. pANy
by penalizing bad direction at all times.
He will aim 70 trap the course IN such a way
that a badly pulled or sliced shot will be as
'0 a the Ss same : Raol nesting sHRPsd l. u' 5. warins retired
from the board OF trustees after many years
OF active service. j P. Murray take his
place and also becomes club. secretary. and
E T Barrows retired from the greens COM
FPk5t e pla aftsg f0q GoG Xears q d!G dsvS Sceap sesvi ifc
acres of land and has a yearly income of
over $4,000 for running, expenses There
are nearly 400 active members and 500 mem
beers of all classes.
George Thompson. last season at the Water
bury Golf Club has been engaged by the
Roseville Golf Club,
val Flood is. hack at the Ocean Country
Club, Far .Rockaway, which has become a
member NIB Of The M Non e s sr y g., g. 4; r eesIdes
in athletics and reliable in each sport that
he has been iden :ifed with Origin ally trainer
fer the Essendon Foo.ba4 CLUB ana she Hei;
similar positions. with the Palo Alto A. G. Of
San Fran cisco, University A. c. OF New York
and Crescent A. G., Brooklyn, quitting IN four
weight boxer. general athlete. racquet PLAYER
and golfer, putting in his summers at golf:
Flood is, also a motorist. for ne has worEed
durlnR the closed season OF golf az o Bridge
end Of q chaufeur's duties
PLyEHgEs5; = E. March 2!aTh 1T
S So19iesb p1 mfEa9 fSu4 IS 1S.ea {of meal ne se pley
tarvs cups, W. G. Fownes OF Pittebutg and
Mrs. Donald J. Ross Of Boston. whose handi-
cap was fourteen. and L. D. Pierce OF Boston
whose handicap was four. tying for hrst
Ross Winning the play off.