New-York tribune., 1907-09-20
LOW SCORES AT GOLF.
TINDERPOOL IN THE T4N.
National Champion Has Close Cali
an Norris County Tourney.

W D. Varderpooi. Of the home club had the
distinction Of leading CLASSY field In the eigh-
teen-hole medal play qualifying round of the an
nUal invitation tournament which began YESTERDAY
on the links Of the Morris County Golf Club VAN
derPoo returned q IS. beating the tournament rec
ord by stroke.
In response 10 the invitations sent out TO ell the
former champions and runners-uD in national
metropolitan and New Jersey tournaments, accept
ances were received from many well known anna
teurs. including Jerome D. Travers, of Montci'lr
the present title holder: FindlaE 5. DouSias'
Charles 3. Macdonald and H J Whisham. trio
of scotchn;en who took turns IN winning III. 1iIs
championship in the late eos. OF the three last
named Douglas was the only one 10 qualify in the
first sixteen.
Several surprises WIRE recorded during the quail
flying round before the winning score was finally
determined. In fact. Eanderpool the last man
start, and it s safe to say he played his
home course at a faster pace Until Fanderpool
came In the "a of Dudley II. Barrows, of Plain
field, WAS low. The formers card read as follows:
Ga' fH ,-,..,,.....a ...:.......:a ss-$o-7e
Others 20 get under So Travers and Behr,
each with 79 Several got round in 50.
The course never looked in better condition. and
could find fault with the greens. As the tees
at present. the circuit covers playing length
contestants and spectators alike and had the effect
Of keeping the women close to the clubhouse.
When all the cards had been returned 1t was found
that fve men had tied at s. for the last three places
in the first sixteen. Included among these was
James A Tying. the Baltusrol veteran
The latter furnished amusement for the gallery
in the play-or. After pulling his drive 10 the
depths Of the punchbowl. Tying tried to lay his ap-
pToach the terrace green He made four at
tenpts and each time the ball failed to get up by
feet. would then tTckIe back almost 10 its
original resting place, As the bail came back 10 him
for the last time Tying made a swing at il in true
baseball fashion. recalling days of long ago He
hit the sphere then and the ball went TO the green.
The prizes the hest selected at any tourna-
nent in this vicinity in long time. and when the
golfers looked the gittering array they found
Il difficult to pick out the most attractive.
Extra hole matches furnished plenty of excite
mont. dr=rfpo first of fnRSn hpd
Travers and + Il. Urton. jr- of Baltusrol, for the
principals They all square at the turn, and
when Upton the sixteenth hole the latter stood
1 up. He missed short put on the next green,
which enabled the champion to square the match
They halved the home hole in 4 and the nineteenth
i'm similar figures, but Travers with a at the
next green.
The other twenty-hole affair resulted in victory
for A. 4. Swords Of the home club AZ the expense
of George T Brokaw. The best match from a
scoring point of the - by Robert Abbott
the Deal winner who defeated Charles Hitchcock,
ir, former intercollegiate titehoder, who made
his first tournament appearance in four years. Alb
bott by up and TO play Their cards were
follows: