The sun., 1909-05-23
4 SHBAF or GOLFING TITLES
NO LESS THAN SIN CHAMPION
", SHIPS THIS WEEK.
The British Contest Most Important and
an American Asplres--Other Tour.
ne,s at Memphis, Washington Phila.
deIphia-TwO Are Near New York.


Travers of the Montciair Golf Club and
twice American titleholder should he a
prominent figure this week at Muirfield
Scotland. The British amateur goli
championship is to begin there tomorrow
not with a Qualifying stroke round,as In
this country, for the competition is at
match play throughout. This year an
elimination plan is to be tried for the first
time. only scratch players Of clubs having
beep allowed to enter. Golf is a very un-
certain game to guess on in such expert
company and Travers may 20 out early
or last to receive the crown The latter
result would give pleasure toall our play
ers for the only time nonresident has
ever won it was an American.
There is more continuity in the British
devotion to the links. for the entries in
cude all the surviving winners. except
C. Hutchngs. This cannot be said OF our
amateur championship. although it is a
Younger competition by nine years. FOR
Americans are more fickle in their sport
;nr inclinations and change from golf TO
motoring, lawn tennis to air ships yacht
ing to shooting and back again as swiftly
as water runs from ducks back A
ff1Dute 10 llc stdy ing Io"e'S VI N'"o' ~
Golf is that many hold Laidlay and Ball 10
have good chances 10 win again. while
Maxwell is a hot favorite The record:
1sse-winner. II. Hutchinson; runner up. Henry
iss7rWinner II, Hutchinson; runner up. John
Bal; !r A. MGy'1ses a. Ball Jr; runner up. j. F..
LaIdIay: at prestwick.
IsssDWinner. J. +. Laldlay; runner up. l., NJ.
ispo"J. Ball Jr-. runner up, j. f, Laldlay: at
issi-winner, J. +. LaidIay; runner up. II. H.
IsSl-Winner. j. Ball. Jr.; runner up H. H Hi.
Eos Winner. Peter Anderson; runner up, j. F.
ltslayw winneT A. presT''sss y Ball. Jr runner up. s F.
f:sass1%i .lssasS%nner an ny L. t. Melville; runner up j Ball
iissewlnner. +, G. Tal,; runner up. II. H
issi- Winner, u T. Allan; runner up. j. Robb
1ss1winner r. G T.lr runner up. 3. M. Fer
'"is,eIwinner. j. BAH Jr.: runner up, F, G. Tnl,
400 winner. H. H Hilton; runner up ], Robb;
tso-winner, H. H. HI'on runner up J, L.
Lcs; % at iLns S, AndreTi; Hn,cbinvs runner IN s H.
ifDos WISnsr, i; Maxwell; runnerup' IL Hutch
iSa-W1nner ". !. Travis runner up. E,
o. Scott: as Prestwick
isos-Winner. James Robb runner up, c. c.
fTosn ei|lnnef. " 1s !. Bali, Jr; runner up C A.
Palmer At st. Andrews !, :,
Taylor; at Sandwich.
Extra hole match Thirty six hole hnal
There never was such a week for golf
championships! A sheaf of titles is to
= l<l n nf
the plavers on courses many miles apart.
Highest in rank and consequence is the
polfinp blue ribbon of Great Britain. but
each competition has special interest
for it's own TERRITORY. When this is con-
sidered the word champion is not
overworked for there is no other TO de-
fine so accurately the position gained
among his peers by the best golfer
in such a tournament One cannot gild
perior to champion. Muirfield will
have it's things; its great golfers; It's
keen reporters to fash the results
to every part OF the world. but there will
be others as enthusiastic The cham
pionshipe to be played here are Of the
Metropolitan Coli Association, women's
Metropolitan Golf Association. Southern
Golf Association. Middle Atlantic Golf
Association and Women's Golf Associa
tion OF Philadelphia. variety OF inter-
eets, surely.
To give precedence TO the feminine
golfers. the Philadelphia competition will
he at the 'Springhaven Country Club. 1t
has been held for ten years and the win
ners have been prominent also III nationa!
golf proof of the class in the contest,
Mrs Caleb +. Fox. Huntingdon Valley
Country Club. is now champion, and Miss
Frances c. Griscom. Merton Cricket Club.
had the title the year before. Mrs. Roland
II. Barlow, Merton. held the honor in both
1908 and 1905. while Miss Almira p. Nc
Eeely, Merton, won in 1905.
The Womens Metropolitan Golf Asso-
citation tournament has been held since
1900. but only three have gained the title,
Miss G. Bishop. the holder; Mrs. f. A,
Manice and Mrs. c. r. Stout, who also
won twice when Miss Genevieve Hecker.
Two of the three have been national
Ruth Underhil has held the national
title. Mrs. T. H. Polhemus, medalist in
1904 was the runner up last fall to Miss
Kate Harley in the national at Chevy
Chase. The competition will begin on
Tuesday at the Nassau Country Club
over a course in apple pie order and suit
abls for low scoring. Here are the data,
arranged in tabloid form:
lsoo-hedsllis,. Miss Wetmore Io2: winner.
M g. HsIIs, Hss Gp ssss a s w1nn.r
Mis- HsSEs. %ss @9 Miss r.
"
iao5-No medalst: winner. Mrs. Manlce: run
ner up Miss Nanderhof.
100 -Medais,. Mrs Polhemus. 100: winner
Mr. Maaioe rHnneI n1 up Mrs; u SD d. pa,srsop
Mrs Stout runner up, Miss q. TraverS.
lpos-Medallst. Miss G. Bishop. 95: winner
Mrs, Stout runner up, Miss g. Bishop.
1907; Medalist. Miss ! MiI; 81: winner. Miss
1905 ~Ifedalst, Miss Nix. ~: winner. Miss G
Bishop: runner up. Mrs. l.. W Callan,
1900 Norris County; 1901. Nassau; 1902. FsseI
County: 1905. Richmond County: 1904, Apawsmis:
nnIt r1t Fn0 knn nod
1905. Essex County.
Il will be the second time the A pa
wants Golf Clubs long and we'll kept
course has been chosen for the tourna-
ment of the Metropolitan Golf Associa-
ton Douglas beating Seely there in 1901
1t is of 8,i8a yards. the amateur record
being - by Douglas and the professional
20 by Herbert Strong. PLAY begins on
Wednesday. Besides the Championship
the annual club four ball match and
handicap will he decided. In the first
contest there was triple tie between
p Douglas, Hartman and Tying for the
score medal at l,3 for the thirty-siy holes,
the play being at Garden City. Harri-
man won and the same season he gained
the distinction of the first American
trained player TO win the national cham
pionship Travis won the NJ. G. A. for
the year following at Nassau and also re-
peated for the double event" Seely,
the preeer title holder. put out both
Travis anu Travers on his route to the
victor's seat at Baltusrol last spring.
II in always played early. usually the
third week in May. This is the history of