New-York tribune., 1909-11-22
In DOOR GOLF SCHOOL
SAFES TRIP SOUTH.
One Professional Has Courx
LAID Ont an Hall

With the end Of the metropolitan -.
season IN sight many devorees % ths zz-,-
are preparing 70 put their clubs asia. =.
the winter a procedure that - aIrav. =.
companied with regret. for the l0ng 49,
means considerable hard work IN the surs,.
ere enc can hope % get back IN his b~,-
form. In various quarters. however. -.
enthusiasts have determined % kesp =,
their practice indoors
Word Of the latest indoor nov~,.,,
comes froEs Piainheld. where "Ma-s7~
O'LOughlin. the popular home-brsd IA.
fessiOnal OF the Country ClUb. has ar-anz-s
20 open an indoor school O'Louzniin va
be ready 20 begin operations on Decsmbs-
]. and number Of the most prominent zDz
ers n PlamheId. including several uor--a-
have already Joined the school A pracfi,.
net. which Is a patented idea. has b--n
secured This net contains several pocs-
cts OF various sizes. and by following q
key IL viii be possible 20 play Ensr vil
prove an excellent substitute Tor a reE8-
lar round or the links. There will also. q,
carpet putting greens. and monthly cenD~
titions for prizes will Be arranged.
A well known professional golfer win b.
On hand al times % help NARY I'm Evinr
instruction. and the hours from % a. n
20 %. n each day viii 30 reserved for
women. p PLAYING az the net the nau eau
be struck as hard a. when out ~ do0rA
Thanksgiving Day ls benz looked f7r-
vra-d TO bv golfers the counfry over -
with rnanv II marks the last gasp IN
competitive way until next spring. ~
East Is particularly favored 80 far IS torr-
naments are concerned a. ATTRACTIVE p-a-
Erammes have been arranged a. I-as@V-osd
and Pfnshurst Furthermore. the senio-r
rournans M % b. held AZ Lakewood n
Wednesday will serve A. an additional al
traction. and already a host ~ sIres ard
erandsires have sent IN their names
II - not unlikely that a rnaiorltv ~ n.
seniors will Hnze~ among the pires 'or n.
annual three-dav gathering which .
scheduled 70 begin on Thanksgiving Day
TIE entire holiday will be devoted r0 an
eightesn-hols Qualifying round. con-estauts
O. classify in fC-Ir siNtee1s. according %
me merit OF thsir scores. There VIII .
the usual handicap on the las day.
These Lakewood tournaments beszu =
ths faH OF 1875. and. a. one golfer Observed
il is ike rakinz the ashes 70 notice t1s
winners % the early meeting Jasu-r
Lynch. OF the home club proved 20 - ths
first winner and since then the spriug and
autumn gatherings have usually a---arted
some OF the best amateurs from the Phiis-
delphia. Boston and New York districts. In
the spring Of lsss Herberr g. Leeds ~ W
opia. won the chief trophy. and 'u the fsG
OF that year II. r Toler showed the wsI.
James A. TvnE accounted for the hrsr cup
The following spring Those we're The dsrs
when Toler and Tying were rated amouz
the leading amateurs in the metropoItsn
Findlav 5. Douglas and Walter T-avs
began % claim chief attention
The Douglas-Trsvis period Of -olf as
had abundant proof of its strength sua
lasting quality az Lakewood. In rhe fsU ~
1se7 Douglas Won the tournament. and ~
vas again successful I'm the spring ~ 80
in the fall Of lsse. the spring - rao; re
fall Of 1872. the spring and faH y laos and
the spring % the present year
Travis's first Lakewood sJ1ccess Vss -
corded when he won me fall JournamsHf -
1sss. and he supplemented this schievsmsus
by winning IN the spring ~ fsss me ssG
OF 1a0". the fall Of 1911. the spring ~ go
The sp-ng and fall of Isoe and tne fsl a.
1884
Robert g. Watson. the secrerar~ or n.
United States Golf Association. ras aIso
been bTacketed as a Lakewood wfun=-. hts
success being recorded IN the spring ~ go
Both Fl Chandler E.Ean and Walter Esar
while students Al Harvard. ran down 70
the resort among the pines ami ~arriai
away cups. Chandler won in -na su-f-x x
iSe4. and his cousin q year later " g.
FowneS. tr-. OF PittsburE. appeared Tn ths
scene IN the fall OF 1875 and won while A.
l.. White OF Boston. captured rhe Prize tss
following spring Robert Wfe~ ~ W.
mington. won IN the fan of Isos and tn On.
spring Of 1sf7 Fred FIerreshoff 81 this city.
did the trick That fau Henry w Rrovu.
the Philadelphia veteran. GOV his 0a,ns n
scribed on the tablet