New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-28
ON THE GOLF LINKS
Surprises for Competitors for
Open Title.

Those who visit the links Of the Philadsi-
phia Cricket Club for the national open
championship golf tournament this season
will find various changes on the links as
compared with conditions as they existed
when the open was held there In 1905 Tho
secoad hoie has been heightened about ffty
wards. sc that ID now covers playing
length OF three hundred yards. Ghe green
is guarded by traps. The third hole Will
he stretched out fifty yards more by placing
the tee back. while at the seventh similar
increase Is contemplated, only in this in
stance there will be new green
The eighth tee will be moved back from
twenty-five to fifty yards, and the eigh-
teenth green will be made more difficult OK
approach by the addition Of several pits
When the open was lest held at the Cricket
Club Alec Ross won the title Willie An
derson the four times national open chari-
pion. vino has been engaged by ;his CLUB.
ia now at ST. Augustine, Fla. but he In
tends to take up his new duties on April L
A formal application for the New Jersey
State Golf Association championship tour
nament has been received by Waiter z.
Shoup. tie secretary, from the Essex County
Country Club. This Jersey annual will os
held ron June q and 4, but as yet no
course has been selected. At the annual
meeting I'm this city some time ago a re-
quest for the tournament was received from
the Country Club OF Atlantic City, hut IL -
understood that the officials OF the associa-
ton are of the opinion that the course by
the sea is trife out OF the beaten track
and consequently would not be likely to at
trac: a large entry An early decision has
been promised by the committee.
Apropos of the tardy selection Of dates
on links a Boston scribe makes the follow
ing pertinent observations:
From this distance it looks like very
comfortable and satisfactory way Of doing
things TO be able to tell as the golfers can
in Great Britain and Ireland, year be-
forehand where the open and amateur
championships will be played and TO figure
Just about the dates when the meetings VIII
be held.
organization will have shifted TO Chicago
and then the contest to hold the meetings.
pionship by clubs in the Middle West Is
quite likely to become acute, and the award
may not be to a course which can CAIN
to have any rank as Championship links:
The vote OF the United States amateur
meeting in 1907 TO Cleveland OBVIOUSLY was
the amateur golfers who gather at the
meetings, and the course was q sreat Us
appointment to the . visitors Inc courses
Now. Chicago golfers know course when
they play one, Just as wei as the East
not always considered. and it is doubtful Il
the Middle West and West whole have
of a championship links as well as the East.
through the heads OF those who do not
clubs. but admit that they are Desirable for
the national meetings This is a distinct
m. United States Golf Association is a,
far away as ever from making rota OF
courses over which the Championships snan
choice could be established. local pride and
local demand and local ignorance having to
those who are qualified to play. for the
CHAMPIONSHIPS. And the rota which has
has become more popular and the number
of championship courses has increased, by
no means gives universal satisfaction
It has been pointed out, and rightly
that the nomenclature of golf is totally
different from that Of any other sport
Where will one find such terms bras
Sic cIeek, mashie, midiron. niblick. rub
Of the green. bafry. boyle. bulger, dormie,
foozle. putter. sclafT. scruff. spoon. stance.
stynie within, furze. gorse, caddie, putt.
Tiger, dreadnought? To the hon-player
each of these words is so much Greek.
but TO the player each represents some-
thing tangible
The names Of some of the courses are
rather weird-for example. Apawamis,
Braeburn, Ekwanok, Myopia. Onwentsias
shinnecock, wyzagyl, Agawam. Aroni-
mink Cohasset, Crow Point, Dunwoodfe,
Hoosie- whisiek, Ponkapoag, Hyannis. Ma
honing, Mahopac, Manhanset, Metacom-
met. Ninikahda. Misouamicut PepperelL
Ravistae, Sadaquada. Saegin. Segresan-
A.
comic. Tatnuck, Tedesco, Tekoa. Tuscum-
bia Wannamoissett, Waumbek. Wee Burn,
Yountakah. Yahnundasis, Iwasco, Misha-
waki.
The annual powwow of the Onwentsfa
Golf Club takes the first prize for queer
names Here are some OF the cups played
for: Chuffa Tuklo, Tuchina, Ushta, Tath-
Iapi, Hanali, Untuklo. Untuchina, Potta-
watomie, Pappah. Bfgdebechihawse, o.
Skin-Ne- Ge-Tah-Ga-Win, O-You-Papoose.
Gyastecutus. Schurwah.