New-York tribune., 1909-07-04
MORGAN BEATS SEELY
WINS HIS GOLF SPURS.
National Champion Defeated in
Apa5rdmis Handicap.

w. Fellowes Morgan, jr.. the promising Baltusrol
golfer, his spurs by defeating Charles II.
Seely, OF Wee Burn. up and to play IN the final
round for the chief cup at the Apawamis Club
tournament yesterday. Incidentally Morgan got
revenge for his defeat at the hands Of the former
metropolitan champion in this tournament year
ago. c. ". Inslee. Of wykagyl, won the second
sixteen trophy.
strong wind against the ball made the first
and second holes hard to get in par figures. The
going to the fourth and eighth holes also in
the teeth OF the blow. In addition the match
rounds in the various cup divisions, 3s-hole
medal play handicap attracted good sized field.
Among those who appeared for this fixture
jerome D. Travers, the national champion He
had H V Gaines, OF the Wykagyl Country Club.
for a partner. Travers, playing from scratch re-
turned 167, which not good enough TO win the
gross prize F. r. Upton, jr., OF Baltusrol, did
81 and 70 for l60 His ten-stroke allowance gave
him 15O. that he low for the net prize as
well He took the gross score prize. leaving the
for the rejuvenated Maturfn Ballou. whose card
read I70-ls-152.
defeated W. G. Pfeil, the Philadelphia champion,
and Morgan disposed Of 2. 5. Wheeler. president
OF the home club. The Seely-Pfeil contest proved
interesting from the start. After halvng the first
hole in an Indifferent s. Pfeil the next in s. as
seely's short game again went wrong. Before the
wind Seeiy practically drove the third green. and
getting squared accounts
In this way first one and then the other would
VIII Hoe, FIelIs at the 6o-yardS ninth beng
especially creditable. This enabled him turn
for home all square the card showing % strokes
for each After being up at the eleventh
Seely lost his advantage when abe PhiIadelphian
brought on a good put for at the twelfth. PfeiI
then made a hash Of the next two holes both of
which were won by the former METROPOLITAN cham
pion This gave Seely an advantage that was
never entirely wiped out. that he finally won
on the seventeenth green by 2 up and l to play
AlWays getting long ball, Seely fairly oUtdid
rba hor--a rr-f~
thsh tnree hundred yards. with a bunker some
forty yards in front OF the hole
morgan mad difhculty In shaking of Wheeler who
at one tme stood UP. but by winning the fifth
siHth and ninth holes IN good figures the BaltusroI
"iaiI succeeded IN turning for home I up. Morgan
got into difficulties going TO the tenth so that the
Apa"aTnis president managed to win it in a poor s
Thereafter. Morgan played steadily. and his at
Ihe eeventh and at the twelfth holes placed him
up an advantage he increased little later so
'aat the match was his by I up and to play
In the final match between Morgan and SeeIv the
principals did well to halve the first two holes
against the wind N s. but a sliced drive to the
'hird cost seely the hole. Another sliced drive at
'he fourth caused the bali 10 lodge in lot OF loose
hay near the fifth tee. and the question arose
whether II permissible or not to lift The com
mittee finally ruled that he had the right TO drop
back without penalty It made no difference. how
ever as his approach went wild. thereby permitting
Morgan to win the hole in 10 3
-f'4'' EAts 'pSi Morgan Inc nrfh hole. but he
regained his lead ~ by LAYING his approach shot
dead stymle cost Seely the seventh hole after
both men had been guilty OF wild second shots
Now down. Seely proceeded 10 make UP lost
ground by winning the eighth when The BaltusroI
player missed HIS drive and the ninth when Nor
gan failed 70 get home in ;. This Iert Seely down
AZ the turn the cards reading - for Doth
An approach with the rnashie which fell green
shy. caused Morgan TO lose the tenth hole so that
'he men were all even going to the eleventh. This
proved 10 oe n comedy OF errors SeeIy purposely
pulled over the brook. as he likes the approach
better from that angle but on this occasion he
miscalculated his second shot the hall going
the green 70 bs7 lie After getting cut SeeIy
took three more. strokes altogether Morgan
topped his drive and fell short Of the brook in ?.
"h''e his third few over the green. From there
ne recovered we'll and won the hole In
That made the Batusrol man I'D a1af1 and
theTeafter Seey never had chance He sliced his
drive badly At the twelfth while Morgan drove the
green and won with a 2. a long put enabled Nor
gan 10 win the thirteenth In another g. making him
up. The match ended when Morgan drove the
sixteenth green. and won in to Seey's drive
here was unfortunate as the ball overran the
green-
Morgan won because OF better direction and
generally steadier short game. Both drove un-
usually long balls and in actual length there was
little 10 choose. 1t has been claimed that II Morgan
would stick 10 golf ard not try to play baseball
and lawn tennis he would probably rank among the
best amateurs in the East
The summary follows:
sa'asro 5s1 Sup 6eat l'sPa wSsgs gPs F9sss 0Tss9
ptay. II Seely. Wee Burn. beat ". G. Pfei Philade-
phIa, Up and l play. " @@S
Final round Norsan beat sesly. up ana to play
seaten eight cup lseni-nral round)-G. W White
Flushng beat J. = Gwyer, Siwanoy up and 70 pa,-:
). T. McMurtrie ApawaInis. beat G A sporord Ara.
wants. NJ and play --l
Final rouud-Whte beat McMu-trfe IN and . rl,y-
Second tseml-hnaI rcundl-C W Insiee vvksEvl
beat z T Miller, puuwoodle. ] up: Q c. Waldo tr
BrookaVn. beat C. Fuller. Apawamis 4 up and 8 10
play - - -
Final round-Insiee beat Waldo ) Up and to play
Ih,Ed cup sent -nnal r0und)E r Hartshorne. Apa-
wants, beat J. Matlass Taconic. rla--
D Foot Apawamis. beat Kellogg. Engevrood q up
and 10 play -
Final round-Foot beat Hsrtshorue. I up
Fourth tsem-hnal roundt--B Tilt Kaolluood hear
r LArendon. Englewood Up and play Bronson
HoWfs. Philadelphia beat r. l. Scohed r. Wee Burn
up and 70 play '
Final round-Howis beat Tit ? up and l 20 play
HANDICAP.