New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-04

Flaugh Disqualified for Taking a
Practice S1cing.

The local golf tournament in progress on the
Van Cortlandt Park public links got INTO ~
less tangle for time yesterday, ana ho me-
how the affair out there is oouho 10 " -
feeling Trouble began during the IhorI.i'is 49,
between ". b Wallace. unattached pialei, Gnu
= X F1augh of the Scottish American tioi1 LUZ
After the closest kind of match the pam ma
ished all square on the home green
They halved the first extra hole, also the next,
While playing this hole. however, tiaush pu'ieN
his drive to the rough. and before plsHiHe nc
second shot made practice swing Al inat l','''
Wallace lodged protest, the ground li'a' t7
had made the practice swing too close 10 the H"l'
or in other words. less than CLUBS iehs'l &C
The hole was finished under protest diiu 0'N 49,
but on the next Flaugh won.
When the protest first carried 10 'He IN
roittee II was decided that there was not suliee'
evidence TO disquaiify F1augh. but on fnr'heF u.
liberation a reverse ruling was MADE. Ia t''e 'ie
time W. @ Hunt. jr.. of Columbia, VINO hao o0eii
waiting patiently for decision as ne iiau ~
nlay the winner understood that a verdict hao
been rendered In F1augh-s favor. He told Flaush'
whereupon they started play their fhird rounn
match.
After proceeding for two holes they received WORD
that Flaugh had been disqualified. CONSEQUENTLY
Hunt had nothing left to do but return shu s.a ,
over again. with Wallace for an oppoie
latter defeated Hunt by up and TO pray
The presence of Frank Hunt, fourteen-Eealou
caddie in the tournament is also the cause VI az
end of confusion. The fact that he Is Cauu'e 0ai
him from connecting as amateur. ana IL "ouu
seem as il the committee Numbered IN allowing the
hoy u start in first place No one Apparently
thought he had a chance 10 figure prominently hu'
the youngster won both his matches Yesterday.
Should he be disqualified now it would ~"fh an III
justice the he defeated
The DAYS golf productive OF otner important
features noticeabIy the elimination OF Channing
F1ovd the New York Golf Club man. who has won
this tournament the last two years Floyd lost
TO A G. Lockwood, the former Massachusetts
obanlrion. in the third round The latter went out
in SIS turned for home l up, and wen by up and
1 10 play. Floyd off his drive and had no luck
the greens.
The summary follows:
heat Gillian unattached. l up tls hoies) @lilanl
Haney. unattached, beat Donald can scottish @
W unattached. 8 up and 10 play, ChsHnins
Floyd New York beat Charles SUMTER unat'aenee Ip
ciIusrtin Sew; York, up and l TO play " B. wallace
unattached won from F Z fiaush seotHsh -, ~
L. Barnett, up ano 10 play bT ~. tleNes'u' Ia
York NJ s. Brown, unattached. up ano 10 pieE.
Third round-Aars beat nancy ny any NJ ~
lockwood beat Floyd, > up and 20 pay alLs.e
". c. Hunt II. up and : TO I'ay' FRANK mum yea
Consolation Cup first round,-J. F Kelley: New York
beat E. orr. Scottish American. up and 10 play; h
c. Barrett New York won from +, >. s hsst "
B Yard unattached. up and 9 20 PLAY Rooert Doug
las standardization, from DR.. y E aendeI Ne"
York b. dsan' $ 3 Barnes n s gni'saf to paE G D.
WOODWORK. New York. won from r. NJ Boles u I
tached by default; a n Conn. unattached won from
craig Scottfsh-Anlerican by default: DR. II Car
New York, won from Rob Gillian unattached oS
Secons round-Barrett beat Kelley up Douglas beat
Japnus I'd and play: woOdWorth beat Barnes )
and TO play; Carpenter won from conn % eeiau'