New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-07
ON THE GOLF LINKS.
Dissatisfaction Orer Ne5c Conditions
for T'ri-Ciy Match.

Golfers hereabouts are far from pleased over the
decision of the Metropolitan Golf Associations
executive committee in asserting 70 the request of
tho Massachusetts Golf Association to substitute
foursomes for four ball matches in the Lesley Cup
competition. Before the recent decision was
reached Walter Travis heard to remark that
lie would not play If the change was made. Travis.
II win he remembered, captained the last two
winning Metropolitan teams.
In speaking OF the matter last night Jerome d.
Travers the metropolitan champion. expressed his
regret that the four-ball affair to be aban-
doned He said in part as follows;
certainly should not he keen to play with the
Justice In an event OF this kind. AMI unless
has perfectly congenial partner he might as We.
right when he said that an entire day ought to be
esting phase OF tho game than the four-hall
match.
Archie Graham. the New Jersey State Golf As
ISOLATION champion who recently returned from
three weeks trip to Atlantic City. is of the same
opinion.
Another local amateur said last night that It
looked to him though the Boston golfers real
lied that they could not win at the four-ban and
% changing their luck. II Is a matter OF record
that in the last two Lesley cup contests the Met
the afternoon after being down Boston singles
In the morning
The two principal committees OF the East Jersey
Golf League have beer appointed for the ensuing
season. " r. Thomas. OF the Glen Ridge Golf
club who is the president. believes in an early
selection OF dates. that the various clubs in the
league need not be delayed in their arrangement OF
schedules The committees are as follows
Touraament-M D. W Thurston. Roseville chair
man. Howard Gifln South Orange Field Club and
Paul L Heller. Forest Hill Field Club.
Ifandicap-J Campbell Cory Forest Hill Field
Club. Harry D. Smith Glen Ridge Golf club, and
O. Fl. Chedlster. Roseville Golf Club.
II viii be the duty OF the handicap committee TO
draft the schedule OF interclub championship
matches Forest Hill the team trophy last
year. The tournament committee viii secure links
for the annual handicap and individual champion
ship tournaments. Last year the former was de-
cided over the links OF the Canoe Brook Country
Club, while the championship was played at Deal
The reason why the name OF II. Chandler Egan,
Of Chicago. the former national amateur champion.
is to appear the Metropolitan Golf Associa ton
handicap list lies in the fact that he has been
made honorary member of the Fox Hills Golf
club. The latter has extended similar compli-
meat Walter J. Travis and Eben NJ Byers.
though both are regular members OF other clubs
Travis is honorary life member OF the Garden
City Golf Club while Byers has for years been tdeE
tilted with St Andrews.
One Of the lowest eighteen-hoIe scores ever
turned in this country credited recently
Alec Smith. at Palm Beach, when the natioral
open champion made 6S. He did this in four
ball match, going out in % and back in 81, as fol-
lows:
out Observation-Disclosures. go
The Women's Western Golf Association has ar