New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-26
A GOLFING SURPRISE
DOUGLAS BACK TO FORM.
Beats Herreshof IN Final Round OF
Lakezcood Tournament.

After years Of reverses Findlay S. Douglas. of
the Nassau Country Club. once again doomed up
, ,ossYble national champion 10y defeating Fred
.ze--eshoff Of the Garden City Golf Club, in the
ena1 round of the open golf tournament the
country Club of Lakewood yesterday. Douglas
won by 5 up and TO play Although frequent
lakewood winner in the early COS. practically all
- the former champions successes then We're over
che old course when he and Walter ]. Travis fig
,Jred as principals in many hard fought matches.
Among the other cup winners yesterday J.
/. NcCurdy University Of Pennsylvania student,
,bo defeated ". K. Gillett, of Wykagyl, in the
ss1 round of the second sixteen. and H. L. Pratt.
~ Nassau who beat A D. S. Johnston. of St Paul.
xo~ she -hird cup. Henry w. Brown. of Phila-
de1pbia winner CT the chief cup at Lakewood last
sou felt well pleased with himself by capturing the
,-oss score prize in the eighteen hole medal play
sendicap which attracted large field. The vet
80 went round in 81. and with little luck might
we had q .. E G Frazer. of Deal. won the net
,-sze with q card Of s2-1o--2
When the golfers gathered in the morning the
.i,o-s in the first division were Herreshon and
Davis of the home club. and Douglas and
his clubrnate Frank c Jennings. Contrary to ex-
recre4ions Herreshof won with the utmost ease
aver Davis. who displayed none of the brilliancy
xh;ch carried him round the previous afternoon in
~ onIv a stroke than the course record
tse--eshoff won by up and to play. In the other
,o,f ~ the round Douglas always master OF
,,e situation and eventually won by UP and 10
play. -,
taefo-e the f7nalists teed UP Aerreshon ruled a
r-onornced favorite. principally because Of his
.r,a-io- phvsical condition. Douglas recently came
.r, NJ the hospital after five weeks illness. and
,be national title holder Of 1898 only looked a
.hs5ov of his former self II was plainly evident,
hoxever that the sympathy Of the gallery was
with Douglas.
Although always q slashing driver, Herreshon
-.,,s5 little advantage of the tee. In fact, Doug
las frequently forced him 10 play the odd and also
rstned because Of better direction With one pos
.rbje exception all CT the latters drives were wei
.,.c.s while Herresho~ topped several tee shots
-o-,e5 drive TO the road cost him the first
,,ls and an equally bungling effort on the third
-. left the younger player too much 10 do SO that
nourlas making no mistakes, won the mole IN 10
and increased his lead 10 up
H-hsn Douglas iapsed into one OF his old weak
+.,-r sr-eaks at the fifth, seventh and ninth
f-eens thereby allowing Herreshor to square the
match the gallery groaned and prepared Tor an
,.he- FJe-reshofT victory. Oddly enough. however
-,o,,r7as was never guilty OF another mistake al
she short game throughout the remainder or the
..-ch Although his cut hardly came up 10 ex-
rec1stions Douglas proceeded 10 atone for this oy
-Aelrg of four holes OF the home journey In sue
ssi,-a -brees The threes ST the twelfth and thlr-
tee,,b holes were accomplished by bringing on
eizht-foot puts
-7,a+ -laced the Garden City nan again DOWN
en5 although he won the next hole where Doug
las made his only weak drive, the latter aoFah-
face WIS once more increased at the nlteelih'
sfre- He-reshofY missed his approach Douglas
,.1< -o,re6 his second from the rough TO the six
tae-+h bur got q haIve ;. thanks TO weak put-
,frr on the part of his opponent That left Doug
las 6orr1ie . and the end came when herreshol'
,o,,a6 his drive 10 the seventeenth
--e--esho-rs star effort his long game 10 Inc
xs5za-4 eighth hoe He supplemented 275-yero
s-+9a with an iron shot TO the far side OF me
--sa, FTer-eshor also drove the edge Of the four
+ex,-b green a matter Of 30 yards. ana reacheo
ths long sixteenth with two iron shots. The card
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