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New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
N THE GOLF LINKS.
prERY COURSE CROWDED.
yeorlv Fire Hundred Players Drive
off at VaB COrtIandt Park.

ts outpouring Of golfers the various links
~ metropolitan district yesterday was little
. :. NJ remarkable, and the old Scotch game seems
fDVI fD GROWING more popular than ever. The courses
u = = c-owdod from early morning till the gathering
w., drove the players to the clubhouses. The
bISan is fast drawing to close, and few were
fgIjr 10 forcgo the pleasure Of full days sport
W.. w. tbe perfect weather conditions.
lA.n IN records for attendance were broken on the
~, links at Van Cortlandt Park. No fewer than
- nIavers about half Of whom were women,
-. 60 off from the first tee. The course was so
oo-seted that il took twice the usual time to
-5s a round, and It worth ones life to dodge
t fvjng balls but the players stood in line and
,ad their turn TO start if a round of golf were
,ss one thing above all else to be desired.
a. Baltusrol, EngIewood, Fox Hills, st. Andrevs
-,.tclair ApawaInis and most of the other courses
N abundance records for the season were equaued
t-oilen.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
BONHAG BADLY BEATEN.
BeIlars and DAILY Run First and
Second IN -Four Mile Race.

Fred Belars. of the New York Athletic Club. de-
feated John DAILY and George Bonhag. both OF ths
Irish-Amertcan Athletic Club In the four mile
handicap race at the outdoor games OF the Galway
Mems Association at Celtic Park yesterday.
field OF twelve started, with DAILY. Bonhag and Bel
lars scratch After three laps had been covered
DAILY took the lead, with Bonhag second and
Belars third. This order was maintained until the
third mile had been reached. when DAILY cut loose.
closely followed by Bellars and Bonhag. Bellars
caught DAILY quarter OF mile from home and
by fifty yards IN the fast time OF 20 minutes
80 2-5 seconds. DAILY finished second some hfty
yards before Bonhag
Melvin Sheppard did not start in the a-yard
race, and d Egen won. The 100-yard dash re-
suited in dead heat between d. Mulloy (nine
yards) OF the New West Side Athletic Club, and
George Han (nine and a half yards). of the irish
American Athletic Club. In the run-of Mulloy
won by a few inches Con Leahy won the high
Jump, clearing the bar at feet inches
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
PARK GOLF CLUB.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune. J

Planfeld n. j., Nov. 5-Ths active season at
the Park Golf Club closed to-day with play for the
holiday cup, by S. McCutcheon with score
OF s5-10-S5; the sem-fnal and final rounds for the
October cup and an approaching and putting con-
test Charles 3. Morse the presidents cup
with 20lz points DR.. H K Carroll finished second
with Is points and w. V. Byard third with Is
points Mr Morse also the club championship
with 20 &c points. Dr. Carroll was second. with
205 points and w. V. ByaTd third with 17la points
In the serni-finaI round for the October cup the
Rev. G. L. Goodrich beat G. B. Morse up and to
play and ]. B. Belts beat w. V. Byard up. Mr..
Goodrich won the final round, defeating Mr.. Belts
bv 3 up and TO play. The approaching and put
ting contest resulted in tie between Miss 1nez
Tolles and Walter McNaughton and Mrs. A. w
OnD and Reuben Knox, each couple scoring 9. In
the play-off Miss TOlles and Mr.. McNaughton won
with 10
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
ENcLEwooD GOLF CLUB.

Roth men and women competed on the links of
TIE Englewood Golf Club yesterday. In the final
round for the presidents cup. at thirty-six holes
handicap. n. T. Cole - beat Fred Snare % by IL
" and 10 10 play. The vice-presidents cup was
won by W C. shoup (), who beat a l. Lindley
" up ane TO play. while for the C. s. Goss cup
4 .. Childs e6J beat Roy Webb Co) up.
Tne eiRhtee.-hoie handicap bogie was won by
o. 3. Case g. who finished ali square. There was
te for first place in the two-ball foursome COM
BsuaoE. as fellows: J. j. Bolce and -. NJ. Barnes
sS-5-s2: A. f. southeriand and Ferdinand Star
buck. s3-Il-e2 The ,yomea's putting competition
~ tairty-ssx holes was won by>Airs. s. L. Lenerts
VII vita score Of 1oO Mrs 3. f. Reinund was sec
cad with 49,
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
FOREST HILL FIELD CLUB.

Golfers began early and finished in the dark at
The Forest Hill Field Club yesterday. The Class A
handicap at eighteen holes had large field, and
Lntott, T. W. Krerner +. Fallows and Dr. Wash
agton tied for second prize with net scores of 7s
IN Class ,, :. Dickson won first prize, his card
reading s5-31-65 and a. Stillweu came in second
with s2-zj-67. The afternoon cup contest resulted
n a tie between Frank Allsopp, 93-22-7i and Rob
CT Kneber, 93-22-7l
The postponed final round match for tho club
Championship between Fred ". Egner and Harry
AlsoDp win be played off later in the month.
possibly Thanksgiving Day.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
ASSOCIATTON FOOTBALL.
Brooklyn Defeats CIarendons in
Exciting Match.

Followers of soccer took advantage of the splen-
did football weather yesterday, ard games were
played on all the local fields one of the most ex-
citing matches ever seen in this city was at Mar
0uette Oval Second avenue and 10th street. Brook
Iyn where the Brooklyn football Club defeated
the ClarendoEs of New Jersey, by a score of three
goals to one. After about three minutes OF play
Watts at inside right. kicked the opening goal OF
the game for Brooklyn, and, although the play con-
tnued fast no further scoring was done during-ehe
FIRST half Shortly after the restart Watts again
shot splendidly and Hampson quickly Tailed the
Brookyns third goal Davis showed good form
for the Clarendons, and shortly before time was
called Tailed for his team. The winners goal
keeper Tyers, played a fine defensive game
tbrOu ghout The lineup:
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
YouNrAKAH COUNTRY CLUB.

Both match and medal play was in order at the
gountakah Country Club yesterday. In the eigh-
teen-hole medal play handicap for cup presented
ey the club G. z. Martin won with 7S-S-IL George
Ryal presented a medal, the conditions calling
tor qualifying round. the best four to qualify.
The. successful quartet were; Martin, 70; Ryal. go
?. A. Marsellus, 50, and H. G. Giles eS
The draw brought Martin against hyal at match
play, and the former won by up and to play.
Aasseus beat Giles by the same margin There
were nearly hundred players on the course
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
nuNwoopIE COUNTRY CLUB.

The biggest field OF golfers that ever played al
.ha Drnwoodie Country Club turned out yester-
49, rben more than IT'S starters were sent away
IN an eighteen-hole handicap for two prizes Ut
A R Gardner won the best not score prize with
= oars of 1OO-al--75 while the best gross went ID
~ y Conklin with an S0-0-S0 It was impossible
for the other leading scores TO be catalogued on
ocount OF the great number OF players. The con-
g., Cor the yice-presdent's cup for which six
teen nualifled and competed at match play was
decIded w A. Hall and r. s. Carman came
tbrouph 70 tho final round, and w. A. Hall won
by uD
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
LARcHMoNT GOLF CLUB.

w. F. Hart won the championship cup at the
Larchmont Golf Club yesterday. defeating A D.
Fem in the thirty-siX-hole final round by up and
to play. A large field competed in the eighteen
hole medal play handicap for three cups presented
by Charles H Dale. The trophies were for the
best gross and net scores, and also for lobster
total. The latter. blind number. proved to be
102, so that H T. Shriver with 1O4 won The Rev
r. Golden won the net prize and Victor Dodwin
the gross The latter's 70 was low both ways but
under the conditions he could not take both prizes
The leading scores Weret
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
ApAwAMls GOLF CLUB.

Finday Douglas and w. X. ThuTston were tne
,nners of the thirty-six hole medal play handicap
nlaved at the Apawamis Golf Club yesterday.
Douglas made rs in the morning round over the
aJgbfeen hole course and followed 1t uD with an
81 IN the afternoon, getting total of 159 He
nlaved at plus and with net score OF lo2
IT, heet gross aside from his total was that OF
~ rburston who from scratch returned 80
and So total of IT'S. Most Of the players, when
thew found they had chance TO win, railed 10
t 49, a. nards lanes D. Foote had e2-92-1SA.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06

One of the fastest games OF soccer football played
this season at Livingston. Staten Island. resulted
from the meeting of the Staten Island Football
Club and the Favorite Athletic Club. The Favor
ties played up we'll In the first half, which ended
in favor of Staten Island by three goals two but
the pace too hot for them in the second half,
which was played almost entirely in Staten Island
territory. and the naI score showed Staten Island
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06

holiday cup at twenty targets. which won
by c. Billings. who. with handicap OF two, re-
turned perfect string Tho second leg Of the
November Cup at fifty targets was also decided
and the winner was Captain ]. Borland.
Legs also shot for the Hunter. Walsrode
and SGuer trophies. The events all at twen
ty-fve targets and DR.. Held high gun IN both
the Hunter and the WalsTode competitions. In the
shoot for the Souer Cup c. ]. ODOnOhue and Cap
tain j. Borland tied with fun card of twenty-five
targets each. The shoot-off by the for
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
NATIONS CHAMPION WINS.
j. d. Trayers Earns Gross Score
Prise on MontcIair Course.

Low totals were returned IN the selected score
handicap at the Manhattan Golf Club yesterday
conditions called for thrty-six holes, medal play
the best eighteen holes to count and when ali the
cards had been worked out Jerome D. Travers the
national champion, found have won the
gross prize with It'll. Paul Harrison won the
net prize with Go The scores were as follows:
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
sIwANoY COUNTRY CLUB.

The Election Day handicap contested at the
siTanoy Country Club yesterday resulted IN tie
for the best medal score between B. W. R. Fallon
and c. a Speal1rnan, each OF whom secured 81
Tie best gross total was that made by H. L. Phil
Iips, who turned in card OF 81 The tie for the
net score prize Will be played or next Saturday.
EThs leading scores were:
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
PLAINFIELp COUNTRY CLUB.
fBY Telegraph 10 The TrIbune

tBy Telegraph TO The Trbune.l
Plsinfeld " J.. Nov. 6-A big crowd played over
he links Of the Planheld Country Club to-day. In
he semi-inal round for the golf committee cup @.
T. Cathcart QW beat A G. Henderson QS) up and
70 play and W. L. &. Glenney CD beat H L.
FOX CO. up and TO play. In the Election Day
handicap T. r. Shoemaker won in Class with
0-S-7, and w. /. c. Glenney IN Class with
ll2-l2-ra
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06

ahead by goals TO two. Van Lar surpassed
himself for Staten Island. and made brilliant shots
time after time, and eventually had i've goals 70
his credit. Whitelaw also played good fast garns
at outside right while j. W. Smith. at centre half,
and Jenkins at fullback allowed nothing TO escape
them. A. Alenn. ]. simmons and W. Simmons All
played up we'll for the FavOrites. and Seinsk1 In
goal saved many hard shots. The Lineup:
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
BALTUsRoL GOLF CLUB.

~ actual count 173 players drove off the first
80 at the Baltrsrol Golf Club yesterday. The
11sction Day handicap at eighteen holes, medal
Isv was the morning attraction, and it resulted
= = c Watkins and William II. Yawger tieing
~ arst prize with net scores OF a. In the after
Nv there were four-ball contests VS. bogie each
,over taking thTee-Quarters his regular handicap
- the best ball counting. This also resulted IN
.a g E Watson and c. F. Watson, r., finished
n souare, with bogie, did W. l. Carey and r.
criHn The scores follow:
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
GLEN RIDGE GOLF CLUB.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


Glen Ridge n. J., Nov. 5.-Robert Mitchell won
the gross score prize in the handicap at the Glen
Ridge Golf Club to-day with 16S E s. Skillen won
the silver flask, offered by Fritz Lndenmeyer. for
the best net score at eighteen holes, while w. G.
Thomas the special prize offered by Z. L.
Cadmus, for married Tnen-a ton Of coal. The
Leading scoras IN the handicap Follow:
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
RosEvILLE GOLF CLUB.

rro6 Adams won the handicap at the Roseville
C;alf Clnb Yesterday with 95-l6-1s. those nearest
70 him being c. S. Dodd, 9S-l4-s4: Elmer Wood
az 10 eE and IL L. Follett. 1Oe-lS-sS. w. Diappie
.eo,red a leg on the Class trophy with
loa~zo-sS and he must play of with t. r. cow-
sen and w. N. Watep
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
FINE SCORES AT N. Y. A. C. SHOOT.

Six interesting events made up the holiday shoot
Yesterday at the Travers Island traps of the New
Work. Athletic Club Sixteen guns reported, being
the largest field that has far competed this sea-
son The feature OF the afternoon was a special
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06

Referee-F. Taber Boys Club. Linesmsn-A Abrams
for Favorites s =. c. Cook Staten Island Goals
Van CO. Sparks C9. Staten Island; w. Simmons
Co. Fayorites Time-Ealves OF 35 minutes
In the interschoIastic series for the Maxwell
trophy the Of the Morris High School defeated
the Commercial High School team at Commercial
Field by a score of goals TO l. Stuart. at inside
left shot the goal for the Commercials. while for
Morris High Anderson at outside right. and Lo-
quardia. inside right, each kicked goal in tho
first half
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
kHoLLwooD COUNTRY CLUB.

4 ?. Cobb led the field Of golfers at Knollwocd
yesterday afternoon in the 36-hole medal play han
o.cap. The best gross score returned that Of
d. ". Hadden, whose card showed III. The cards
returned { follows:
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
HAcKENsAcK GOLF CLUB.

W. IT. Watt won the cup presented by e. d.
Shotwell at the HackensacS Golf Club yesterday.
He defeated Walter Terhune I'm tho final round by
4 up and 3 to play. The eighteen-hole medal play
handicap was won by F. T. Washburn. with
ss-22-7e, while the gross prize went to L. W.
Pomares. The best scores were:
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
pykeR MEADOW GOLF CLUB.

In the thirty-six hole handicap for the governors
Gun Yesterday at the Dyker Meadow Golf Club
IT Ashley Dent won with 198-44-l54; w. r. Simons
was second with t65-lO-155 and r. II. Webster
third with 192-36-156 The gross score prize was
won bv Marshall WhitIatch, with 159.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
ARspALE GOLF CLUB.

One of the largest turn-outs OF members ever
seen at the ArsdaIe Golf Club hand yes
terday The competitive event eighteen
hole bali sweepstakes, which resulted in tie at II
net between J. b. c. Baker and A II. Gussman.
Tho scores of the leaders were:
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
FOX HILLS GOLF CLUB.

In the four-ball competition at the Fox Hnis
Golf Club yesterday the winners were r. Heikel
and c. [. Smith, with S6-13-73. c. A. Edgerton
won the Pogson cup and sixteen qualified for the
captains cup. The scores Were
p POGCONr
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
UPPER MoNTcLAIR GOLF CLUB.
[By Telegraph to Tho Trl

IBy ItItbIdIH 10 thu IIIUuIp'J
RIoomheld N J., Nov. 5-Arthur Wright beat ].
] Power s up and to play in the final round for
the presidents cup at the Upper Montclair Golf
Club to-day. The leading scores In the handicap
were.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
ELECTION DAY HANDICAP.
TNT-R-BAIL CONTEST

c F Watson and g r Watson Watson jF..-.-...--..A Al even
T T Reid ana W q. Mcknight. down
prank Barker and F. II. down
= Walker and R ". Candler. . down
a d Donuer and H P. Murhead. 3 down
New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
Clarendon Ql

(ioals-For Brooklyn, Waits Co Hampson;
DON Davis. Referee-Nfr. Johnson. Brooklyn Footoau
club. Time OF halves. 40 minutes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
LADY ABDUCTED
FROM THE ASYLUM
Miss Willis, Of Richmond, Kept
at Grove AllNight by Captor.
Bailey Arrested.

Z WILLIAMSBURG, VA. March lB.--
Miss Willis. a beautiful young lady
from Richmond and an inmate OF tho
Eastern State Hospital, was missing
last Tuesday night after the SEMI
weekly dance, and 1t was thought at
the time that sho had escaped. A
vigorous search was immediately made,
No clue could be found. however, until
Thursday, when II was found that she
had returned to Richmond. She was
illl'"dNtclN lrW Sit back to the In.
stlsutlon, nnl On htl return II was
'4 Vas first thousht, l%' but 'ssanpaa saa beea as
abducted by some unknown person,
IT Is Thought that Miss Willis was
taken either to Grave or some nearby
station and kept secratcd there by her
abductnr, The next day she was nut
ON the train at Lee Hall for Williams.
burg. but managed to get through to
Richmond. 1t has not yet been deter
mined, however,, whether she was kept
at Grove during the night and carried
4 to Lee Hall afterwards, or spent tho
night at Lee Hall, ], ~, Bailey, the
night operator ait Grove, was arrested
here to-day, charged with the abduction
9of the Girl. The evidence against the
young man is. however, Of the slightest
character lie maintains his Innocence
stoutlyi and 4 Indignantly denies having
had anything to do with the crime,
claiming that he can prove hd was on
duty tho night OF the erine until ~
O'clock, I lie VIII be given y prsliMiaary
sllsRvlNG osVn0hx &Ss n III s' q 5s ss ssS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
ELEVEN DEAD IN
Mine EXPLOSION 4: I
Scenes 81 Horror at Wise County
Shaft, Owned by Robert
P.. Bruce,
Especial to The Times. .plspatch.l j

BRISTOL, VA, March 16.-lilcven
men killed, four badly injured. ani
three missing is the result Of fire.
damp explosion In the coal mine
owned and operated by Bond q Bruce
at Tacoma five miles east Of Norton,
In Wise county, Va. at oclock this
morning. The dead are:
Cad. and Alonzo Ritchie, white, both
married.
James and Robert Snow, brothers.
Boliver and Cleveland Noonchester,
white and brothers.
Adolphus Gibbs. colorcd.
-Four mon whose bodies are buried
under heap of slate which the EeN-
ploslon brought down.
Those badly injured are Will. Kearnc,
bank boss James Patterson, Robert
Ryan and Will Coleman, the last mem
toned being .colored. Three others
are missing and cannot be accounted
for Tho work of rescue cannot be
completed before Tomorrow. The ex-
plosion occurred fifteen hundred feet
below the surface. and Is said to have
been due to- tho inefficient work Of the
mine fan, which allowed gas to accu-
mulate.
1T is thought greater number than
can now be accounted for may be en-
tombed, at3, ~rr't
Robert p. Bruce, one OF the owners
Of this mine, is well-known In Vlr-
ginia, having been the Democratic
4 nominee for Congress In the Ninth Yir-
ginia District last fall.
Another Account.
TAzEyyELI., VA, March l6.--Elcvei
were killed and four injured In an eS
plosion early this morning in the Goa
mines of Bond & Bruce. about one mile
| from Tacoma, in Wlsc county. The
disaster is said TO have heen# caused
! by the explosion OF gas, The dcad art
I C. N. Chester, b, M. Chester, hrothcrs
G. ID. Glib, William Harm, Bank Boss
Tom Ryan, James Patterson, Rober
! Snow and aim. snow brothers. an,
/ Wlllipm Ritchie, and one colored man
1 whose nane could not be learned
Tho father of the two Snow boys wa
killed In the mines last Judy; Tho cS
4 ploslon was one of the worst that la
occurred In the Clnch Valley coal fle''
/; for years,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
- (COntInuedl OH 'THITU FuEc'J n n
DIR. TRUMAN PARKER
GETS PROMOTION
Is Made Regimental Surgeon,
With the Rank Of
Major.

Tho appointment Of pr Truman a,
Parker as surgeon OF tho seventieth
Virginia Regiment, with the rank Of
major, was announced at hcadquarters
last night, and Is being received with
widespread approval, 326
Or. Parker was promoted from sur
geon OF tho First Battalion, where
his rank was that of hrst lieutenant.
His successor In the latter position
will be named ina few days
pr. Parker is n wellrknown young
physician. With offices In the western
portion of tho city, and he has been
connected With the military for u nun.-
her OF years. He Ia also an instructor
In physiology ut the Medical College
OF Virginia The position TO which
he has hcen promoted Is a most re-
sponslble one, The appointment Is cc,
lfectlye at enes,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
MYSTERY in DEATH
OF YOUNG BUSH
Remains Of Young Man Killed at
Disputanta Taken Home.
Parents Crushed.
Ispccial to ,rhe ,rirc..1 1,,v,a, !,

lSpccial to The Times. Dispatch.
BEDFORD CITY. March 18.-The
remains OF w. =. Bush, who was found
dend Friday morning beside the rail-
road near Disputanta. arrived at home
here this afternoon in charge Of his
brother-in-law. IL. 3. Bibb, a prominent
merchant OF this place. The exact cir.
cumstanccs of his death viii perhaps
never be known. but 1t is supposed
his funds running short, he was max
ing his way on freight train and
falling Oft rolled down the embank-
ment and struck his head against a
large piece of Stag found beside him.
The injury caused by this was the
only bruise or injury Of any kind
found unon his bodv,
His parents, Cantain and Mrs. w. r.
Bush, arc crushed by the cruel shock
OF his death. He Is survived by u
little son. and a sister Mrs Il. b.
Bibb. The funeral will take place
from the home OF Captain Bush sun
day morning ut 10 O'Clock.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
THE GIRLS SCHOOL \
BURNS TO GROUND
springdale Academy, Middlesex
County. Owned by Mr.,
Shackelford, Destroyed.

sToRMoNT, VA. March l6-7The
pretty home of Mr.. W. X. shackclford,
known as sprIngdale Academy. and To-
eated @ On large farm near this place
was destroyed by fire this afternoon AT
& q clock. The building WAS used az q
home school for girls and was under
Mrs. Bhackelford's a care. The fire orig
mated from a detective hue In the second
story, There were no men, In the house
al tho time, yet most Of the househola
goods on the first noor We're sayd, In
ciudlng two pianos The buildtng was
partially insured,
"A This Ia the second heavy loss MI. Shack
elford has had In tlle past year. hayinS
lost hIs large undertaking and wheel
SNr1ht establishment last wtnteg.