New-York tribune., 1909-09-19
SECKEL WINS A TITLE
CONES INTO HIS OWN
1T LAST.
intercollegiate Golf Cham pionShip
Goes to Princeton When
Legg Fails.

After knocking the door in several important
tournaments. Albert Seckel, Of Princeton came
into his by winning the individual champion
ship OF the intercollegiate Golf Association the
Sinks Of the ApaWamis Club yesterday. The Chi
rsgo youth defeated Harry c. Legg, OF Yale. by 6
and 70 play in the thirty hole hnal round.
While this is his first title Seckel hasimissed five
others by the narroUest Of margins. In fact, he
has been twice runner-up in the Western junior
Championship. He also reached the final stage in
she Western interscholsstc tournament while only
few weeks ago he was runner-up 10 Chick
Evans in the Western Golf Association tourna-
slsnt
In yesterdays match Seckel took no chances. Sc
curing an early advantage and finishing the morn
tns session UP. Thereafter the Riversids PLAYER
practically had the match st his mercy. and 81 IS
not unlikely that he might have gone faster in the
afternoon had occasion demanded Although Il
nould not be said that Legg played poorly. il was
also fact that the trans-afississippi champion
tailed 20 show his midsummer form, or FOR that
matter, the same psce developed IN some Of his
earlier matches 81 Apavanis. particularly the one
when he reached the turn in IS. and followed with
Bat the next making total OF 50 for ten holes.
Always driving the longer ball seekel secured an
advantage of the tee that must have had its effect
Furthermore, the Frinnetonian generally had the
better direction, OF his shots down the course
being as straight as the flies His approaches
were accurate whether made with iron or nsshie
Snd when it came to putting, he gave his rival few
With regard 10 the short game 1t may be said
that both were laboring under > disadvantage
throughout the week, accustomed as they are to
heavy, rough greens in the West. over the s-b-
pery putting surfaces at ApsWams the most gentle
kind of stroke proves effective Neither man had
any luck 10 speak OF the greens only one really
long put being brought OF during the entire day
and that by Seckel. Before starting out Legs
brought of all sorts Of long puts in practice, but
when the real test came they refused 10 drop
Starting in the morning neither man showed his
best form the first hole. Legg topping his drive
and seckel taking three puts, that a halve IN
resulted Failure u get his approach cost
Iegg the second hole. hut he squared accounts at
the third, thanks to his opponent again taking
three puts.
The one long put 81 the match referred 10 came
~ the next green. where Seckel dropped thirty
footer for a from the most difficult kind OF a
doTnhill angle. Indifferent second shots cost LegE
the sixth and seventh holes, he thereby becoming
down.
whereas Legs had trouble in getting g. The
Yale man then the sl2-yard ninth in a beauti-
ful s. his third shot with a mashie stopping within
clubs length OF the pin. That left Seckel only
up at tho turn. the cards reading IS 10 50 in his
1svcr
Legs. who had been showing tendency to heel
ms drives. lost the eleventh hy slicng cut OF
bounds. He also clearly outplayed the next
where Secbel drove the green against the wind. 2
matter OF 225 yards. This gained stroke enabled
che Prncetonisn u win the hole I'm 20 I, 5 that
he became Up once more.
Another screaming drive Of 90 Yards TO the thir-
feenth green gave Seckel a chance 10 increase hts
lead, but he fell several feet shy on his approach
put and. missing the next, gave theother chance
20 hslve in {. Neither got home his third
the long fourteenth bur Seckel aid his approach
dead out OF the rough and
Now down. Legg proceeded get more hope
1essly in the rnre by making hash of the NJ
tsenth. all the more EeXatous because his opro
nent began by topping his drive The green is the
i've the
g. proved too much for LeEg. although the best
Eeckel could get 2 !. This made the Prince
ton PLAYER up. and that the way the match
ecood az the end OF the morning, the last three
holes being halved IN the matter OF strokes sect.1
had q 20 Legs s.
When they set for the afternoon round Leg
n-cded 10 take desperate chances it being "a se
of neck or nothing In his anxiety TO win the
sirst hole N he badly and missing the
put coming back lost the hole. Seckel got q good
y considering that his approach left him short %
the green wild drive and TONED second nm,
becksa out OF Il az the third hole which rent ~
Iegg in 10 s In getting HIS LerE had 10
Bring OF his best put Of the match ten -footer
town hill
9ls should have won the next when SeokeI nulIeS
Sis tee shot among 'hs trees. and then bir tbs
Tre netting At the next tee in trying TO play out
seekeis next attempt was more successful IN,
ssu rolling 10 within yard of the Gun ,berebv
~nsbling him 10 get a halve in 4
a peculiar combination of good luck and good
b41y Ae-l'od cechel win the seventh
asft his ball behind hin which rose str,,r,l,, a.,
front of him. Seokel however. played the BAH IN
q manner that would have done credit 70 an Omen
champion. The BAN new toward the green. a triae
70 ne rlsht missed pot bunker by a few inches
bfoke Sharply 70 the left. and ran 70 yr,,b,n q
clubs length OF the hole. Legg, after gst,t,-
xooo second had the in luck have his han LtcIy
20 the right, just of the green Prom 1h.,s -
1sla eeckel stymie. The Princeton man rrt.5 -
9unp II with a mashie, but failed bv 2 bstr,s
bresotn- He won the hole anyway as Teee
promptly missed HIS put for
Anst made Seokel seven up with only eleve, ho,As
70 pay eno Il locked IL the contest ,rouI5 not
last nluon longer On the contrary seclceI o,.s
sfsan ounsieo the eighth hole. which went 10 r.gr,
N 70 ;. while at the long ninth the YsIa nan
elnlost repeated his brilliant four of the yoor1,
dhat reduced Seehels lead 10 5 up both men rescb
sns the turn In 90. Iegg also won the eIeI.n,L =.
70 O. his opponent topping of the tee After that
however the FE7noeton golfer settled down and Won
'ne nstcn by capturing the thirteenth and four
seerta holes IN 3 and respectively
Seckel succeeds II. II. Wilder OF Harvard che
fite holder the last named being no longer IN o
trft Ihe card OF yesterdays match soIIo-r.-