New-York tribune., 1907-07-29
ON THE GOLF LINKS.
Champions to Play in Fan Cortlandt
Tournament This Week.

After brief period OF inactivity the golfers VIII
stir themselves again this week. The main attrac-
ton Is tho four-day tournament, open 70 amateurs
and professionals, to be held over the Van Cort-
landt Park public links beginning tomorrow. The
fact that the conditions provide for both classes
VIII mako this gathering rather out OF the ordI-
nary.
Jerome D. Travers, Of Montclair. tho national
amateur champion, said last night that he was
going to take part Prominent among the other
amateurs who have entered are Archie Graham. OF
North Jersey, runner-up In the recent national
tournament at Cleveland; F4ndlay s. Douglas OF
Nassaui Gilman =. Tiffany. the Hudson River
champion; John NJ. Ward OF Fox Hills; Robert
Abbott OF Plainfeld; d. Borup, OF Yale and Os-
wald Kirkby. OF Englewood- Up 20 date seventy
Ave entries have been received
According to tho conditions, the amateurs viii
compete at thlrty-six holes medal play Tomorrow
and tho prediction has already been made that
something unusually low IS likely TO DO accom-
plished Entries VIII DO received late .
O'Clock at the Arst tee tomorrow morning.
beginning with Wednesday the professionals viii
appear on the scene TO team up with the amateurs
In best ball handcap-that IS. tho handicap OF
tho amateur VIII be deducted to ascertain the net
total. Travers has arranged TO play with Tom
Anderson. the MOntclair professional Other pairs
have not been announced yet, although many OF
the prominent prog have sIgnifed their intention
OF being present
They include Alec Ross. the national open cham
pion; Alec Smith. the former title holder; George
Low, the Metropolitan open champion; George
Turnbul, VIII Gaudin, Isaac Mackie. Gilbert Mich
oils, Herbert Strong. Dave Honeyman. Jack Mackis
and Dave Hunter.
concerns the professionals is the sevenytwo holes
OF medal play scheduled for Thursday and Friday.
In the opel tournament there year ago Alec
Smith won arst money During the last week work
the course has been redoubled. that the turf
through the pairway and on the putting greens is
IN much better condition than usual
Although he fears he IS overgoIfed. Travers has
notion Of remaining idle. IN fact, the national
metropolitan and New Jersey title holder has
mapped out the busiest kind OF n programme from
now until we'll into tho fall He has arranged to
take part In a tournament 20 be held the Maple
wood Inn links In Massachusetts, on August G
and g. This affair is open to both amateurs and
professionals and Alec Smith Will be among the
pros hand
From Maplewood Travers intends TO run over TO
Manchester. VT. and compete in an open tourna-
ment at the EkwanOk Country Club He won there
a year ago Travers does not know whether he
Will be able to make the Deal tournament not.
The dates for this are August II to 20. Gilman
Tiffany won there last yeCr.
Archie Graham IS another Of the leading metro
politan amateurs who does not intend 10 get out
OF practice. He plans TO spend little time at
Spring Lake and then go UP to Lake Champlain,
where he has been successful in former years
Graham. however. hopes to get back this way for
the Deal fixture. Neither he nor Travers viii go
TO Canada
The Montclair Golf Club has about decided TO
give invitation tournament In the fall Since
the course changed about two weeks ago the
officials believe II affords better test OF golf
the outward Journey being especially trying. The
New Jersey State championship was held there in