The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-08
GOLF PLAYERS HERE Tournament for Championship of Connecticut Opens
 day. PARMELEE IS OUT OF IT Links in Poor Condition Owing to the Long Drought--No Records Ex-
 pected-Entries.

The annual state tournament of the League of Connecticut Golf clubs will open at the New Haven Country club this morning, when the players will start in the qualifying round. The entries are expected to reach tho 100 mark which Is the largest number that ever competed for the state champion ship With the exception of Charles II. seeley. who has already had the trophy on three successive occasions, the other well known golfers of the state will be present. They include the present champion. w K. Shepard, W. IA. Jackson of the Arawana club. Hovey of the Hartford club, Merriam of the Yale golf club
 Many of these were in the city yes- terday and several went over the Coun- try club course during the morning and afternoon. owing to the excessive drought the links are far from being in n satisfactory playing condition: the ground is dry and hard while the greens are in no condition for the ex- pert players to show their putting ability. Long driving ought to be the order, for the ball will bound and run considerably after it lands Players will find their approaches anything but sure and the keenness of the game will make good putting very uncertain Taking the conditions as whole. the indications are that no new record will be made.
 The greens committee of the Coun- try club has spared neither time nor money in order to have the links in the pink of condition, but their efforts have been frustrated by the weather.
 William Brewster Ely, champion of the New Haven Country club has earn ed this title for the second time, and this fact ought 10 make him a probable winner for the state championship. He only defeated E S. Parmelee by one up In S6 holes but then Mir. Parmeee is | q kpllti VI ill' lllHA NtANl anu " p1tiN him even one up in couple of rounds is something to be proud of.
 1 During the latter part of the week many of the professionals from over the state will be here 10 witness the competitions They will include Cor don of the Hartford club and Tender son of the Pennington Country club.
 There will be many teas, luneheons and dinner parties at the Country club during the week, most of which will be given In honor of visiting players.
 Many entries in the tournament tried themselves out on the links yesterday and several good scores were made. The players found their greatest diff culty in approaching the holes and In
 the putting, the hard, dry ground mak-
 Ing the greens almost as fast as bill Hard table On Monday Merriam of
 Waterbury returned card with the score of 75 This looks like champ.on
 ship play and yesterday he was looked
 on by some as likely winner.
 When the play in the qualifying
 round begins this morning at o'clock
 the following players will be among
 those found at the tee ready for the
 start:
 .Arawana Golf club Middletown; D
 D. Butler, D, w. Camp, N. E. Davis
 D. G. Derby, r. E. Gibbons, R. l.
 Jackson, w. A. Jackson.
 Bristol Golf club-DeWitt Page. T. Fl
 Patterson, E. M. Peck, F. D. Rockwell
 M. Treadway
 Enfield Country club, Thompsonvlllt
 -J K. Bissland C. II Wilson.
 Hartford Golf club-F R. Cooley R
 W. Cutler, J. E. Hewes. C, l.. Heath R. II. Hovey, J, s. Knight, W. W
 Pratt, II. s. Red6eld, P N Smith, N ] c. Talntor, Fl. Fl Whaptes.
 Highland Golf club, Derby-F. II
 Gates
 Maple Hill Golf club, New Britain George r, Hart
 Pennington Country club--DeWit Page. Naugatuck Golf cluib--C. T. Kaylor New Haven Country club--H H
 Benedict, jr, c. K Billings, E. M i, Bradley, F. s Bronson, w. c. Bush , nell, A. F.. Chlrm, J C. Crabb, s.
 Day, W. B. Ely W II. Ely. George M Gum, c. c. Hale, W c. Marshall, R. J , Miner, W. s. Murray, w. A. Rice, F
 o. Robbins, F. P. Root, c. l.. Sargent
 H B. Sargent, W. K Shepard, II. H D. Sterrett, J F Stevens, H Stoddard R. S. White, 2d, c. Fl Zimmerman There are three cups to play for, tn , championship, the consolation and tn J bunker the finals for which will b. z played. Saturday.
 General regret was expressed yester , day when 1t became known that Cap J tain Parmelee of the New Havel J Country club team would be unable { = play in the tournament. He recent straiped the llgament of one of hl
 legs, This will keep him out of the in divdual contests and will also weake I New Ravens chances in the tean Q match. The New Haven team will b !, chosen this morning and Captai l Parmelee will be on the ground an