New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-30
GOLF HANDICAPS OUT.
BYERS GETS ONE STROKE.
amateur Champion and Egan Rated
BelOsC TRAVIS and Trarers.


rated against over $500 last year, when these with
an allowance of eighteen strokes. were included.
The first five names the list include those of
Walter ]. Travis. Jerome D. Travers Eben NJ.
Byers the national champion; Chandler Egan and
tfndlay s. Douglas. The first two at scratch,
and must concede stroke to Byers and Egan,
who are on the list nonresident members Of st.
Andrews and Fox Hills. respectively. and two
strokes to Douglas The players handicapped at
three strokes are Archie Graham. the New Jersey
champion; George T. Brokaw and Robert Abbott
In footnote to the list the committee advises
clubs giving tournaments TO print on their pro-
gramme announcements the following conditions to
govern handicap events:
ANY player who is a member of club belong
ing to the Metropolitan Golf Association, if not
on the printed Metropolitan Golf Association
handicap list must present before starting a let
stating how many strokes he receives from some
player of MS club who is rated on the printed list
ton no IS ai t IS m ISL I'm OF II 5T With his
entry. the tournament committee reserves the right
to give any such unratcd player low handicap. or
even E, 10 place him at scratch ,,u,,.a,r,,,, IN
the new list and no club committee can altord 10
overlook the suggestion print il the announce
ments. The hnt has been taken by the Garden City
open tournaments in April that mark the opening
OF the Metropolitan Golf Association COMPETITIVE
season The committee will send out the following
letter with the list
In submitting the handicap list for 1897 the handl-
ton calls the attention of clubs in particular the
recommendation printed in the footnote II clubs
gested condition Of eligibility for the handicap
come FaniIiar With il and II eeneraiIv sdopted
short handicap list like that issued this year ought
even more because it can easily be kept up
We hope the handicap ratings will be received in
the same spirit in which they have been allotted
players viii be- ENDORSED by all The list, however
represents our best Judgment. after very careful
immedia late predecessor ought TO receive stroke
ship and from another who has not won Il FOR three
ords and relative abilities, we are convinced thar
In one case We imagined the four leading players
playing round robin each player playing -Four
one or more Of our best links.
In order to be sure we gave dhe Dehfnt fsSg
at l. and both at match play and al medal pl9y
stantally the same result and justify the ratings
II IL is claimed that. at best. jhefe is little 20
course be admitted, but then there is little 10
rated AT J. After all the handcapper's business is
10 draw the line as fine as he can and we do not
the judgment Of a small committee, and that there
are others whose judgment IS as good and no doubt
1t may be added that group contains some
had q full list been Issued. Where some doubt ex-
listed 10 whether player bGlonsed IN the hisher
We hope TO hear frequently from club handi-
cappers during the season the list is no doubt
capable OF improvement
In all probability golfers viii not agree with the
committee in the handicapping Of Egan and
| Byers. On Chandler Egan's form Of 1905 he might
easily have conceded stroke TO the two scratch
men, and last year his only defeat OF consequence
was at the twentieth hole In the amateur cham
| pionship by George S. Lyon. He had previously
| won a place in the national open championship, a
rare distinction After the amateur champion
the West. winning the onwentsla and ocono
| competed in He gained the record Of 60 at Home
wood. and at Onwentsia equalled ms own record q U
| ship, but In the Olympic Cup team match at Glen
the ehG new eve q reeor SfS OF In the west the
| placing Of Egan under Travis and Travers "hi 's
As to Byers When Travers beat him in hnaI
of the Metropolitan Golf Association tournament 1
by up and to play the latter could harqIy nIes
cO6cedsd two strokes t2 hi him In that By
led until the thirteenth green Byers beat travis
! in both the Metropolitan Golf Assoo!auon anu
IN the IaSe sa snae ,R s amateur
t9s Of a5 5be Won Western se Pennsyvania Coli Associa
The players from scratch to those allowed
sGTatshw TFaT HSe and ana T!a Esan
Three-Robert Abbott C. T. Brokaw. Archibald
FSaT-siah behr Gee, Fred Herreshon :, II i,. b
donald & A. Murdock Dwight Partridge. Ralph Peters.
Riandf ne n A A5SsS Hsif seS S T. hsr
man, c. 2. Van Week. tr.. John NJ Ward r. C. Watson
Fiyej. whitney Baker George H G Pa D nil II.
/ minghnm 8 d lowers Ralph carroll. !. G. Dettmer
j. D. Foot Z A Free;naD G. Fullerton p b FgI iel
| g.. w /. Genney g ] Graham W L. Hicks F. Oden
Stone a n KennnSav p w Kendall O. Krsby, e
Knowles w Kobbe. tr. a II LaIkin r ID: iaPhag "
oyphant IT,. p PToai n Rhett W Rhett g
savan n K s9 Matsrs W. r west H =
SEE Mortimer Barnes D. Rrandreth Clark Burn
ham. A. w Gambler. W G CARNEGIE y w, w, Co MS r
Evans n ccoo Fdya F { p Faier r. / d@nt6er
Hooper. J. A. Janin. p H. jennings r. 3 Knapp, PHI ~,
McA he5ss. l maashs H. W. Maven
MoeT u L p Myers C. w: 9Con9or = Richarssen
| A. w Rossiter, r. s9rott Walter T. stein. A.
! Swords H Swords c. West Tanter F. q Taima9Se'
rI ~ Taylor Tra1e rruesdaie a. Tyns.
II. J. Van Dyke Cd: w Waiswortn w w ;,,N Wa E
Mnder ;r: r NJ Wilson. IL r Worthington Total &c.
seven-H e Armstrong. J. d G Baker i g. ~ BeSIi
| b. s Bottome, Reginald Brooks. G b. crown Brown j. r
ryers R. p Carter D. S Gh9RHeey Dew Cochrane
| H. A. Colby W. n Collier W. E ConSiyn W M Copp.
Davis II Day ir ,6;soS p Dsy5oh n j. Dr
SrTctson. Howard CHM l. GOuray q GrlswOId L
| meyer r e Henderson Thomas Hovenden T. F. Hunt
( {. W InsIee J. p Kellogg G. A. Kimbal D. p KINGS
Lloyd. Lynch. De Forest Lyon W. l ~ NJ
tiasan IaFeeS axwe r. W. D. Mofrat p Moody.
. p s. oconnor. II r. peck. G. Place r. L Redasd.
r r REID j. C. Rennard. = c REYNOLDS n c Rieha7d'
sherman w r. simms. H. D. smith ~ 4a,, a. 9"T "a
Tap Gy s Tnppn' r. IT, Thomas G Turner, ": D.
Vanderpool. f. T. Etten. II. walssr p r. NaTfoTe'
wh MsSs01 Paul 81 W, @s'2 y & Williams viii
Jams: J. s. Woodward. Oscar Woo334sos Gyms "S''s'