New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
ON THE GOLF LINKS.
TRAVIS TO LEAD TEAM.
Named as Captain for Tri-City
Match-Vari0us Notes.

Walter J. Travis was named by the executive
committee of the Metropolitan Golf Association at
a meeting yesterday to act captain Of the New
York team to defend the Lesley Cup in the tri-
city match with Boston and Philadelphia at Brook
line, Mass, October 26. Leighton Calkns, sec
retary OF the Metropolitan Golf Association, said
yesterday:
This association has won every leg on the cup.
and 1t is felt that unusual effort should be
made 10 retain it this year. since il is well known
that local players do not favor the change of
conditions requiring foursomes instead of four-ball
matches for the afternoon play. The Metropolitan
Golf Association acquiesced in the change, how
ever. out of Difference to the wishes of the Massa
chusetts and Philadelphia associations. The
ecutive committee. in appointing Mr.. Travis cap
tain feels that he is the man -eminenty
fitted to pick and captain capable of
tanning the cup under any conditions
The executive committee also appointed the fol-
lowing nominating committee: Findlay S. Douglas.
Apawamis. chairman; w. d. Vanderpool. Norris
County, and Howard +. Whitney, Nassau Country
Club.
Pairings for the women's national championship
golf tournament. which will begin Monday at
the Midlothian Country Club near Chicago. were
announced yesterday. The first couple Mrs. " F.
Mashels. Midlothian. and Mrs. L. L. De Wolf.
Onwentsia Club will drive off at 10 o'clock. Miss
Harriet Curtis. of Boston, the title holder and
Miss Louisa A. Wells. of the Country Club of
Broolline will tee I'D at 11:1O o'clock. while Miss
Frances c. Grscom, of Philadelphia a former
champion and Miss Maude X. Wetmore, of New
port will start at 1885 O'clock
The far-driving Margaret Curtis OF Essex Coun-
ty and Mrs. A. T. II. Brewer of Evanston. presi-
dent of the Womens Western Golf Association,
VIII iSdNS tne llrSt tee NJ l. noon Mrs. w. Eel
loves Morgan of the Batusrol Golf Club. and the
only entrant from the metropolitan district, is
paired with Mrs. Caleb f Fox of the Huntington
Valley Country Club Philadelphia. They will start
1926 o'clock.
The official entry calls for eighty-three players
one less than the total announced on Tuesday
This is because one of the entries had been made
from club not holding membership in the United
States Golf Association AS it IS the 1907 total Is
Brae Burn
The Baltusrol Golf Club has issued the pro-
gramme for its two-day open tournament on
decided to limit the tournament to amateurs whose
handicap rating does not exceed nine strokes There
VIII be eighteen hole medal play preliminary
round contestants to qualify in four eghts for
the presidents, governors. house committee and
secretarys cups Entries will close with Louis Kel-
Ter. the secretary, at p. m. Wednesday, October
16 at No % Broadway.
Mrs. c. +. Uebelacher won the woman's cham
pionship of the Hackensack Golf Club Yesterday
She defeated Mrs. J. c. Barclay I'm the final round
Mrs. r. > Hauett won the captains prize and
Mrs j. 6. Sage the putting competition.
T. T. Reid and Oscar Woodward will meet To-
morrow for the championship Of the Montciair
Golf Club.
The first round at match play for the presidents
cup at the Morris County Golf Club will be plaved
Tomorrow. Those who qualified during the wear
ana the pairings follow: +. w. Van Week and
John T. Gillespie. James a. Edwards and Albert
h Nernam jr, David II. McAlpin and Wvnant d
Vanderpool Alfred Macy and Morgan X smith
Enos Wilder and w G. Van Tassel Sutphin
Stephen II. Plum and Frederick H Thomas Frnd.
erick W. Stevens and John Camp Williams and
George J. Little and w. Z. Letchford.