New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-27
TOURNEY NEAR
GOLF PLAY THIS WEEK.
Many important Matches Scheduled
bY Various Clubs.
RESULTS OF GAMES YEsTEB


try is scheduled for this week The fifth annual
seniors tournament Apawams claims atten-
tion Wednesday and Thursday, and as this
years entry list Is larger and more representative
than the affair is bound go down Of
the red letter occasions in the history of the Apa-
wants Club
An incident decidedly out of the ordinary has
been planned by the intending competitors, COM
mttee from the invited seniors will present TO the
Apawamis Club beautiful bronze tablet, which
will be unveiled at ( o'clock Wednesday after
noon
The course has oeen open TO entrants for practice
for several days. It has also been announced that
the New York, New Haven 6. Hartford Railroad
has agreed stop the $50 a express from
Grand Central at Rye or both Wednesday and
Thursday.
Those who visited the Apawamis links during the
recent intercollegiate Golf Association champion
ship tournament need not be told that the course
is ut" It would be difficult TO ind better turf
anywhere, and while the greens are keen. they are
also true, so it Will be the players own fault If he
does not make good showing.
At Boston rather important professional match
is on for Wednesday at Brae Burn Alec Ross. the
Massachusetts open champion. who won the ma
tional title Philadelphia in 1907, will couple with
hts brother Donald against Tom Mcnamara and
NJ. J. Brady. pair OF Boston "homebreds." II will
be recalled that Mcnamara came near winning the
national open at Englewood last June; also that
Brady scored consistently well in the same event
there not few who expect 10 see the Ameri-
cans make things interesting for the brothers, who
originally came from Donoch. in Perthshre, Scot
land.
Throughout the latter end of the week Philadsl-
phia will be the centre OF attraction The tri-city
or Lesley Cup, matches the programme for
Friday and Saturday over the links OF the Hunt
ingdon Valley Country Club. There Is also
chance OF team match between the Western and
Eastern. women at the Merton Cricket Club on
Saturday. as most of the leading players Will be
there practising for the national championship
tournament scheduled for the following week
Returning to the tri-city. - may be said that
these affairs have been in order since ls5 and tlet
the metropolitan team has four straight victories
10 It's credit. Handicapped as il vas in the past
20 territorial limitations. the Quaker City team
naturally got the worst OF the annual encounters.
but it may be different now. for the reason that a
Pennsylvania state association has taken the Tiao4
OF the Philadelphia body. Furthermore the Penn
sylvsnis golfers will enjoy the advantage Of longer
practice over the difficult course az Noble.
The Huntingdon Valley course needs knowlng
Besides being long. ~ has been extensively bunk
cred during the last two years In a way tais
would seem 20 be Phiiadeiphta's golden opportunity
20 win the cup. especially ~ the PittsburS cx
perts rally 10 the standard II IL not known as-yct
what the personnel OF the teams will be- though
advance information has il that Boston and Philn-
deipha will be stronger than usual. while New
York VIII be weaker. II Is understood on good
authority that Jerome D. Travers. the former ma
tional and metropolitan champion. has not been In
vited to play on the New York team
The FIRST annual championship tournament OF
Pennsylvania. under the auspices Of the newly
organized Pennsylvania Golf Association began
over the links OF the Huntingdon Valley Country
Club on Saturday. The competition is open 20 such
clubs affiliated with the association Thirty
six holes OF medal play were in order on the first
day. and the best thirty-two qualified for match
rounds. All the rounds will consist OF eighteen
holes, save the final.
Members of the Dyker Meadow Golf club are
busily engaged their fall schedule. There will
be an eighteen-hole medal play handicap on Oc-
tober while on the following Saturday the sched-
ule calls for the seventh monthly club bandican
for first and second prizes. This competition will
mark the last opportunity qualify for the club
championship and also for the Dyker Meadow Cup.
The sixteen players TO return the lowest net scores
In the seasons monthly handlcaps will be drawn
to play off at match play handicap for the Dyker
Meadow Cup.
In regard TO the club championship competition
and other events the programme reads:
The sixteen players who have made the lowest
sixteen gross scores in the years monthly club
handcaps win be drawn 10 play of at match play
to be played before October Is; second round cgh-
H eTa hGSs: oeIore October % semi -tnal thrty-sx
be played before November 1900 -
The winner OF the club championship will receive
gold championship medal. and a prize viii be
awarded TO the runner up
: October 1-Bogie handicap
October 23-Crowell MADDEN ir Memorial COM,
petition Qualifying round eighteen holes medal
pay handicap the players returning the eight
lowest ret scores TO be drawn to play Off at match
pay handicap The winner will receive a gold medal
Memorial in the clubhouse '+4'0''
october 80 and 3l-Class A and Class B medal
desire. - '+'s" as tHey
November ELECTION Dav contest for the gov
errors cups first and second prizes. thrty-six
holes medal plav handicap. - ga
November 6LEiRhth monthly cIu, bar6tcau ,o~
frst and second prizes -aF' tO'
November 13-Poeie handicap
November 1-MedaI plav hand!cap
November 25-Th7ntaeiving Day CUP eieb+.A,
holes medal uIsv handi~ap - S'7N10S"
November 27-Rogie handfcap
Stvm'es must he PLAYED in all match plav Climb
comretitions - '''"N~" pay clup