New-York tribune., 1910-07-18
ON THE GOLF LINKS
WoodmeFe Country Club D..
ming to Lay Out Course.
TO BE READY BY SEPTEapFs
Walter j. Travis Plays in Int.
esting Match at the Balsus.ol
Golf Club.

The latest organization 70 catch tr.
fever - the WooGmsre Countrv ~.
Work on the first nine holes wiz d. -
cd At once. the plan being 70 bezin ~
earIv as September l. Ths line a. -.
viii extend from a point near t1s -
Of the town through the PARK -.r.,-'
dovrrF 20 the shore OF WOodmers B.v Il.
return. Anderson and Fox. pr8fss.s~.-..
At the nearby Iuwood and Ocean Co...
c1,lbs respectively. have beer srzazss
the woodmere committee 70 lend a -
in Iaving OUT the new course. So fs-m
location goes few Long Island eluss :,
so attractiveIy situated
There was an interesting fsur..,-
match Of thirtE-siz holes AZ TIE Bsstv,---
Calf Club, in which Walter J. Trzzis a.
r. e. Upton. 5r-, defeated joan wo0a-,.s
and George Low. professional o. 81
course. by up and 20 plsy A zsnsr
which included many women fOlIowss =.
entire match Travis had not Played a.
the course for some time. and h ~,
much impressed by the many imvrsu.
merits and by the BEAUTY OF the rev elss.
house. The winners had q best bsH 81 <
and - and were Up on the morning pis-
Low did the second eighteen holes II Z
With the annual championship torn.
ueut os the Eastern professional Golfer
Association only q week OF. sDecuiatis- n
rife as 70 the probable winner Ths zs.s
from medal 10 match plav is causing
end Of discussion. and it IS generally =.
cre5ted that some Of the hest players W
he conspicuous by their absence Acc1-s.
ing 10 report. Alec Smith. the ustioas
metropoutan and Eastern ticIs holder VI
not take part Gil Nichols. o. WiInsss.
ton. is another favOrits likely 70 stav
swaz On the other hand. not 2 fen
the leading pros" from the Boston s-s
PbiladeIDhia districts are expected 70 y
their luck over the difficult Salissa--
course on July IS and O.
Concerning the suggestion recently -aa.
a broad that Il would be q good thing n
the game = golfers would return 70 "a
solid guilty. ball. It may be said that zz
a few professionals in this country a7p.sr
20 be Of the same opinion H H Barks- tts
busy Garden City professional IS enc va
would gladly return 10 the hard ban A.
cordinS 10 his Way Of thinking the sas-
game is rendered far TOO uncertain Uaag
present conditions
As some one has suggested the best VIZ
to attempt TO effect 4 return 70 fs-nr
conditions would hs 70 make ruls ta1
only hard balls De allowed n tEs ehzz.
pionships Take. for instance. tas thsss
national events IN this country L ts
United States Coli Association should g
cree that the lively ball could net Be IS.
in the amateur. open and wemen's tourna-
ments the chances are that good mz57
Of the golfers would keep - me hard azl
in other events, as II would hs tst-tns--A
TO attempt 20 play both kinds
After all has been said and done. ths y
srage golfer, be ne amateur or p-ofsssicnz-
likes 70 get as far of the tee IS poss.els
He weuId rather htt z -uoae- cors :
Yards than q solid guilty. - Yards FE-
tharmore. the assertion that rhe lively bali
not kept under such perfect control o1 "a
mashie as its predecessor is likewise Is
pured. for many golfers declare they ~
proach and put fully as vel now as n tas
old DAYS
Word has again been received f-on t.s
Waumbsk GoIf Club This popular rstrszt
IN the White Mountains viii &c re scsrs
OF competitive activity on august 3. Is a-a
?. There viii u = qualifying round g
the first DAY, followed By the usual r-zr-.
rounds, a. thrty-six hole -asdzl play
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