New-York tribune., 1908-03-30
GOLFERS BECOME BUSY.
PROS HOMEWARD BOUND.
Preparations for Nezc Season
Harru Pardon Wins abroad.


golfers displaying renewed activity. Ihosc VINO
went abroad are coming back almost every
steamer, while the stay y-at-homes are nara at
work rolling and seeding greens and putting III
additional hazards George Low, OF the Batusrol
Golf Club, who went away his annual visit to
Bonnie Scotland last December, has been winter
Ing at Traysde.
With Low we're q number of other pros. ana
all played good deal of golf. On one occasion
several experts competed for prize presented py
Low The latter is expected to reach these sno.e'
April 9, and lie will at once resume ms ouues
g, Baltusro where the Metropolitan Golf Asso-
citation championship tournament is to be helo tho
latter part OF May.
Alec Smith, the former national open CHAMPION
who neither went abroad invaded the South
during the past winter. has been content 10 speho
his leisure hours In the vicinity OF the Nassau
Country Club his home green. brier trlp 10
Edinburgh the part of Tom Anderson, OF MONT
clair enabled the veteran professional TO spehn
few weeks with his family Anderson, VINO re-
turned to Montcair several weeks ago. Is busy su-
perintendins work on the course, which Is closed
for the present.
Isaac Mackie will shortly be back to resume
charge OF Fox Hills links, and his brother JACK
will continue to add many needed improvements 10
the Dunwoodie Country Clubs course. JACK no
bens has remained the Englewood COLI CiuD
throughout the winter, while Willie Norton mas
been doing we'll at Lakewood. Herbert strong
continues for another season at the Apawamis Cinn
and Willie Tucker will again have charge of ST.
Andrews.
In accepting the Morris County Golf Club offer
Dave Ogilvie seems to have done we'll ogliVie
is ranked among the good players ana 'he
chances are he will be in the open tourna-
ments in the metropolitan district this season
Willie Weir. the former Morris County pro-
had the position for nearly twelve years
Dave Hunter, who enjoys an all-year arrange
ment with the Essex County Country Ciup' Is
busy again He recently closed the regular
forf he members
PEELED to play temporary course Hunter
keeps in physical condition during the winter
by playing squash. Dave Honeyman mas oeeh
engaged for another season by the Arsdale Coli
Club while Tom Gourley continues on for an
other year at the Forest Hill Golf Club. George
Pearson has wntered at the Yountakah Country
Club, where he will continue another season
Martin O'Loughlin, the popular homebred, is
shortly to his duties at the Planheld
Country Club, after remarkably successful en-
eagement of the Southern Pines courses in
North Carolina An incident is told in connection
with the memorable match between Ol-oughlln
and Gilbert Nichols. 1t seems that OLoughiin
who is scarcely more than a boy became great
favorfte with the Ptney Woods colony and during
the match interest O'Loughn's success caused
some Of enthusiasts to forget the etiquette OF
the game. -
The women, il appears, were the worse onenders
When Nichols about to make a short put for
the hole Of the greens the customary sllehce
was suddenly broken by couple of excited women
jumping up and down a few yards away exclam-
ing at the same time: Hope you don't hole IT.
Hope you don't hole it," Nichols promptly told
the women to keep quiet. and also reminded them
that they not in a dancing hall
Alec Ross the nasional open champion, Will
shortly leave Pinehurst and return to his regular
green at Brae Burn where the intercollegiate tour
nament is to be held In the fall. Nichols goes
back to the Woodland Golf Club while Donald
Ross will continue at the Oakley Country Club.
Jack Pearson is still identified with the Richmond
County Country Club, and George Thomson re-
mains at Wee Burn. H. H Barker. the former
English amateur is at the Garden City Golf Club.
where the national amateur championship tour
nament is to be held in September
Harry Simpson remains at Hackensack as does
Joe Doebel Fairfield. John Inglis is also at
Larchmont, Tom Chisholm at Canoe Brook, A. @.
Grifflths Westbrook. Alec Cunningham at Glen
Ridge, Seymour Dunn at Wykagyl Alec Pirie at
Siwanoy. Jack Venters at Shinnecock, George Bouse
at Marine and Field and William Collins at Oak
land.
Report has it that important changes to
be made among the Western professionals. Willie
Anderson. the former open champion has signed a
contract to return to Onwentsa. and he will come
up from Beliaire, Fla, about the middle of April
Stewart Gardner the tall sycamore formerly at
Garden City, will continue at Exmoor, while Fred
Mcleod, the Western champion, is again at Midlo
THAN. Dave FOULS is to continue at the Chicago
Golf Club. while Robert White. formerly school
teacher in Scotland has been engaged to once
again instruct the Rayfsloe Country Club members
in the art of driving and putting Dave Mcintosh,
who has been with the Westward Ho Golf Club
since its organization, will continue there another
Harry yardon displayed all OF his oldtiIne skill in
the first important professional golf tournament
this year abroad when he won first money in a
thirty-six hole medal play competition near Nice
France. The four times champion Of Great Britain
returned OF 72 and II for a total Of 14S,
four strokes better than Arnaud Massy, present
open title holder who his opponent
Massy's rounds were 13-74-147 while James Braid
with 72-15-l48 and Jean Cassiat, with 7T--7-1H
tied for third and fourth moneys Vardons prize
amounted to 1,0N francs. The winners card
follows:
S-3I
In 4-35
Ont 2-3
In ................... 4-37-i43
A new golf ball has recently been placed on the