New-York tribune., 1909-04-25
DOUGLAS TAKES CUP
TRIUMPHS At LAKEWOOD
Greet Day for Metropolitan Golfeys
an the Pines.

Metropolitan golfers about everythine =
sight at the open tournament ended the i'm,
Of the Country Club. of Lakewood yegteras
FindIey 8. Douglas, of the Nassau Country cTrs
defeated fellow member. Frank - Jennings d.
cisively in the final round for the chief Gun bv I,
up and to play, while the second sixteen tronb
went to Albert Swords. Of Morris County. $ r
MabOn OF Ardsley. accounted for the third Gun
Early in the day the calculations Of the wise ors
were upset when Jennings defeated H. L. Cav. rss
PhiladeIphian with an international reputatfo
Gaw's direction faulty several occasion,
and while his usual deadly short game came tn r.
rescue at different times. it could not save tbs
day, Jennings finally winning by l I'D on tn
home green. In the other half Of the seri-An.,
round Douglas and Parke Wright. OF Bufa1,
were the principals. and the former beat ths
Western New York champion without difficulty
The playing of the first hole by both Douglas ana
Jennings to start the final round match resemb5ad
a comedy OF errors. Jennings topped his drive and
got bunkered his third shot while Douglas also
found the bunker with topped second He had a
stroke to the good. however. and won the hole in
to Z
For time thereafter Douglas reeIed OF ua-
figures or better, his 3 at the 375-yard fifth be-
ing especially noteworthy He was then 10
but lost a hole by missing short put the newt
green Jennings missed a short on the
seventh. The 465-yard eighth hole went 10 Douglas
in 4 the former champion bringing of hard
twenty-foOter down hill
Although he missed short one the next
green Douglas got halve in six because Jennings
overran his approach put. The former had gone
out In an even 20 and stood up at tbs
turn After that the final outcome was never in
doubt and Douglas won the thirteenth green
This makes Douglass third straight Lakewood
victory.
The eighteen-hoIe medal play handicap was 10,
by j. F. Stanley, jr.. of Deal with a card OF 7s-s-
r. This included a for a starter. but there
after Stanley settled down and finished with a
brilliant on the home green This hole is an
even 400 yards in length Walter J. Travis
of Garden City. who down especially f5-
the handicap. played round with Jasper Lyneh
the Lakewood captain Travis went out in a
but worked in four Is during the next six holes
and came home in S5, so that his - the gross
score prize by a margin Of 4 strokes His card
read follows:
Out fS ....--:.:,.:.:.:..5s ....--:.:::,...::.::....5 E2s
The summary follows:
Firs, sixteen (sem fnaD-F C. Jennings Nassau. beat
H. L. Cav. Philadelphia, 1 up.
F Douglas Nassau. beat Parke Wright. Buffalo 3 ID
Finai0BoGgIas beat Jennings. UP and 70 play
beat % A McAIpin Morris County, up and 70 play
A d Swords Morris County. beat w h Gisit,
E,insTEsTords beat Wheeer 4 up and > play.
Third sixteen (semi finals. c. Mahon. Ardsley heat
G. z. Morse Rutland, l up - ,.-- ~, rs.
W V Gaines, WykasyI. beat H MeS"eeny- o-- Ci'y'
FfnaI-Mahon beat Gaines. up and 70 play
Paul Heller. Forest I'M up ana : q pay 4i,,-
P ". Broa6head. Lakewood beat J. LocziIla1 ba-Ils-
ro up play
F'inal-BrOadhead beat L@cAInan . I'D an = ~ fai'