The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-17
NEWBOLD WINS CUP
Washington Golfer Victor at
PinehurSt Course.
AN EXTRA HOLE Is NECESSARY
Keates, of Newton, Is Three Up at
End of Morning Round, but Column
bia Club Player Rallies and Keeps
Big Gallery in Suspense in the Aft
ernOOn-WheatOn Man Wins.

Pinehurst. n. c.. Feb IA thirty-hOle
tie play-off between T. r. Newbold, Of
the Columbia Golf Club, Washington, and
George w. Keates, of the Braebetein
Club, Newton, Mass, for the first divi-
sion of Presidents Cup. brought the third
annual st. = Valentines golf tournament
to a close to-day. Newbold winning by
a putt on the thirty-eighth green.
Keates had bit the best Of it on the
morning round, maintaining a good lead
and finishing three up, but Newbold raj
lied In the afternoon, evening the score
on the twenty-seventh. gaining the lead
on the twenty-eighth and from that point
to the end. the big gallery was kept on
tip-toe II was stroke for stroke 10 the
thrty-fourth. Newbold gaining the lead
again on the short thirty-fifth, but Keates
evening the match OF the thirty-sixth
green.
News Of the state OF affairs spread
Quickly, and several hundred people joined
the gallery. Keates had the honor Of the
thirty-seventh. and sent a beauty straight
down the course, while Newbold made the
trap at the right and lost stroke in get
ting the ball into play Keates' midiron
approach landed him in the Dit. and New
bold followed suit Newbold made the
green from the pit Keates placing the bah
at the left Of the green. landing 1t on the
green on hts approach. Both layers had
15-foot puts. both laying the ball dead, the
hole being halved.
Keates Loses Stroke.
Still holding the honor. Keates drove on
the thirty-eighth. slicing badly the ball
landing near a couple Of oak trees, so that
a stroke was lost in getting it into play.
NeWbold sent beauty straight down
the course. but fubbed his second, carry
ing the pit and landing at the left Of the
green on his third. Both approaches
were dead 70 the hole with NewbOld one
10 the good and a six-foot putt for win,
which he made amid breathless silence.
There was applause as Newbolds little
eight-year-Old son, Charles, dashed across
the green crying gleefully: Papa wins
the big cup; papa wins the big cup
/ And a moment later was lifted aloft to
fold his arms around his fathers neck
and shower him with kisses.
The contest for the first division con-
ISOLATION was a pretty one W. =. SchOtz,
/ OF the Wheaton Gof Club, Chicago de
/ eating David Fleming, jr., Of Mount
A ry. Philadelphia. by and ? on the six
tenth green, after a contest which was
uncertain 10 the end; the winner being
l up at the end Of the morning round.
Little Defeats RObesOn.
D. T. Little. Of the WolIaston Golf Club,
/ ,l M fLr-r-.- str.,sret,-sst in, sa.1,,rrF
/ division, defeating I. 5 Robson. Of the
/ Oak Hm Club, Rochester, By 9 and in
/ to-day's finals. Z. B. Bradshaw. Of the
Jackson Park Club, Chicago, won the con-
/ ISOLATION.
/ H. s. Cummings. Of the Wee Burn Club,
Stamford took the third division trophy,
and J. II. CIapp. o. Chevy Chase. the
/ consolation. an extra hole being neces-
/ sary.
/ J. Roberts Allan. Of ottawa. won the
fourth division. and r. L. Scofeld, of Wee
Burn, the consolation, an extra hole be-
/ ing necessary.
( The hfth. OF special division. was won
/ by r. r. Cook. of Philadelphia, and the
/ consolation by y. Harrison, of the High
/ land Golf Club
/ A special feature Of the day was a medal
/ play handicap. arranged by the Stamford
/ Golfers. in the tournament, eight in num-
| Der. and including Dr.. Frederick Schavoir.
/ II. 5. Cummings. ". L. Baldwin, 1. {. b.
Dana. l. f. Raymond. z. i. Scofeld. r.
E. Rinehart. IT.. X. Dean. and c. F. Dean.
/ Or. Schavoir playing with handicap OF
L. won the first trophy. raised by sub
/ scription, with a card of IS net, and Mr..
/ Cummings. the second trophy. presented
/ by Herbert L. JillSoG. playing with a
handicap of 10 scoring n net.