New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-26
GOLF In TIE SNOW
RED BILLS RULE 1T
LIkEWOOD.
Scckcl Leads Travis. TraUers
and Hereshof IN Test
ing Round.

Red balls lent color 10 the scene in the
annual fail open golf tournament which
began on The links OF the Country Club OF
Lakewood yesterday. There was an inch
cf SNOW or the ground. and this so changed
the conditions that the committee made
special local rulings 10 nj the occasion. II
seemed Ike the irony OF fate that al such
a time as this the club should have been
favored BY the best entry list in its his
tc-y. In fact, rarely has a more classy
field been seen al an open tournament any
where in the East II addition 10 Albert
Ssckel. OF Princeton. the intercollegiate
champion. VINO won the low score prize
with 3. were many other amateurs OF
prominence.
Several names TO con;ure with included
Walter J. Travis. OF Garden City. tie Met
ropoIitan champion. Jerome 4. Traye-s. OF
Moatelsir. Fred Hergeshon. OF Garden
City, and Flndlsy s. Douglas. the Nassau
man. who has carried oh chief honors IL
the last TWO Lakewood tournaments. They
all finished close TO the leader. Travis and
Herreshoff taking p. Douglas g and Trav-
ers &c
As a further evidence OF the hold golf has
upon It's devotees Let i, be said that out
O. AZ original entry OF - no fewer than
NINETY started, srd al save ten CT these
returned cards Even a number cs tie
grsy-haired veterans who held sway the
previous day remained 10 brave the e,s-
meats again Never before in is history
had the club been confronted with such
weather on the opening day. and among
those present we're golfers who we're
strangers 20 Lakewood. When one OF these
hsif-froyen individuals finished - was
asked what he thought % the course.
Prom what could see OF Il believe
is pretty coed was his grim reply
L was quite : feather in Seckels cap
10 show the way in such company, but so
Tar a. that goes the Wssteruer has or
various occasions demonstrated his right
70 BE rated among the foremost golfers OF
t-e country. \ n the second was his
only really bsd hole go:ng ogr. and the
turn vas reached IN =. The outward tour
1ey Is more than thirty--hrse hundred
Yards and rspreser.ed hard shedding IN
cer the conditions \ drive that en- bed5e,i
ITSELF II The bunker going % the home hole
was responsible for another . thereby ROB
hing the collegisn Of = chance 20 sc,
around inside % a.
Ills card read as follows.
q .. '''-.,;,...ss .5s.sss EE.-ec
Before The decision OF the committee
making II permissible % p.sce The BAL
AFTER the drive. tRo early birds. James
Barber and Douglas Henry, started out
They PLAYED the true game. as The Scots
say, hitting Tire ball from where i lies
though IL cost both men many extra
strokes. % say nothing q regrets, ate,
thsy learned what the others had beer
dyiEg.
Oddly enough. toth Travis ana He--eshoH
had similar cards. thai =, they reached ths
turn IN g and came hack in q. The latter
early n TIE round. figured IL out that re
rib.ick would Re the hest club 70 Use under
The conditions, and r. was due % his excel
lenr approaching vith this iron that b.
scored as well as Re lid Jerome Trsvsrs
started badi,-. taking s. 70 SO CT. tu
thereafter the former national champi0l
sreadis5 down snd came back in a cred
table -
The bss- ho-eTard Journey Vas a 3 q
:. = SlEr.ey, =. OF pszL This plsve,
also began badly. taking . fc- TIE FRS
three holes. by after reaching the turn (.
q h made few mistakes. and had II 10
been tor ,hree puts or The home green b.
would have tied Ss-kel
While NCrtor, IRE Gibbs professional
never dl1 such q cushing solf cal business Il
So sEc-- d space cf tine Ers-v one wau-e,
20 play with rsd halls tct the canny $50
was equal . the occasion. Being supple,
with a brand q paint-,hs dry-while-you
wait kind. Most O. the contestants Playe,
the round us.ng the eolored globes. ~
Travis discarded his rsry cro FOR tie rsgu
IsIion vh.te after TIE trst nole
Had iE no, been for the fast thar only
small area % snow vas swept OF eacl
green Inc scores would undoubtedly kav
been much iower. As II was a good mar,
came . Erief in vain e1deavors u run -
The balls either falling short o. else gc.ni
completely over rhe charmed circle. II
golfers qualified IN four sixteens. and IN
less the weather improves a greaU deal II
chances are that many surprises will p
recorded
TIE fortune ct the draw has place
Eerrsshof Sscksl ana Douglas IN N
. upper half. ard Il - regarded az the hard
esJ kind OF luck that the drst named ~
have been 5racAetsd. On the lower sid
are Travis and Trsvers. The FIRST wt
have q PLAY STANLEY. While Trevsrs
paired with A r. Jameson. a LsvTencs
Vile professor.
The scores were as follows
Q-- +. -cIs