New-York tribune., 1910-07-14
KEEN FIGHT FOR TITLE
Freight Traffic Golfers Reach
Semi-FinaI Round.
LOCAL PLAYERS SURVIVE
Devotees Put in Full Time on
Links of Essex County
Country Club.

'ShoeSeS ol orjNef and iron affllia ted with
the National Freight Traffic Golf Asso-
ciauon put in full time on the links Of
The Essex County Country Club yesterday.
with the result that match play in the
championship and SECOND sixteen reached
'ne Semi-hnai stage. Ii the struggle for
the title three New Workers and one PhiIa-
delphian survive. The stranger is c. B.
Buxton, while J. S Marvin, the champion:
Nat Duke and G. T. Seeger are all from
this vicinity.
II addition TO match play in the chief di-
vision provision was also made for tho
beaten eight in the championship. Then
there was one-day tournament for those
who were not engaged at match play. This
proved something of a novelty as the en-
trints were drawn and then allowed 10
make round of the links. Contestants
then matched cards and the winner proved
to be Joseph Hodgman, jr., of New York
D. ". Cook, also of New York, was run
ner-up and got second prize.
in the second round of the championship
Marvin, the title holder. won an extra hole
match from r. c. Smith. The first named
was down with 10 play, but he won
the remaining holes, thereby sQuaring the
match At the extra hole Marvin won
with a T.
The summary follows:
Championship first roundD-I. c. BIhIer. Pitts
burg, beat .. II. Cobb. New York. ! up and - TO
play; {. Z. Buxton. Philadelphia. beat l. Dan
C!ellan, New York beat A Z. Mack. New York
l up: Nat Duke New York beat " II Ward
Chicago, up and 70 play: Douglas Dalian,
up and ) 10 play; C. r Seeger, New York. beat
York. beat J :. Raymond. New York up and
= TO play; Z. c. Smith. New York, beat y. Cam
g
second round-BuSton beat Bihler. UP and 8
to play. Duke beat Mcclellan. / up; Seeger beat
Dellam- ! UP % holcs)i Marvin beat Smith 1
up 90 hoiss1
championship beaten eight Chrst round}-Dan-
Ward. up and 10 play; Booth beat Bingham;
up and to play; Raymond beat Cameron, 4
second sixteen Cdrst roundp)-Joha H. Craw-
ford. New York. beat J. Barber. New York by
Morton, Chicago. beat T J.. AherD, New York,
beat c. N Charcy New YORK by default: II.
I. Graham. Pittsturg. beat II. z. Maynard.
York beat p. y H. &C coorn3y D-i New York up and
to play; &. L Smith. New York. heat ". 7
New York beat + J Flynn Kew York up
srd to plav; Morton beat Bostuic1. . up and
IL play; Hurd beat Graham, up and 10
play; Smith beat De Witt, 3 Up and to play.
Although open TO All players who be
long TO Long Island clubs, the starters in
the qualifying round this morning Of the
first open amateur tournament Of the
Brooklyn Forest Park Golf Club viii in
most cases be residents Of Brooklyn and
members Of the home organization. The
prizes are valuable and artistic and had
been prepared for as many Us six sixteens
and beaten cights, but it is not expected
that more than three sets viii fill The
FIRST sixteen viii be eligible for the Long
Island championship trophy presented by
The Eagle" The handicap Oh Saturday
is expected TO attract number Of play
ers from Long Island outside Of Brook
Iyf. The qualifying round is to be at
eighteen holes, md play VIII begin at 9
o'clock
George Nichols IS president OF the
Brooklyn n-Forest Park Club and {. T.
Sweeny IS chairman of the special tourna-
ment committee. The eighteen-hole course
has a playing length Of 4,S12 yards, and
while the turf IS baked somewhat from
tile heat and dry weather the contestants
are expected TO make low scores. Among
the Brooklynitcs 10 enter arc \. Carr. New
York Golf Club; J. B. EddIenan, Fox Hills
Golf Club; \. 1. Broe, Columbia Unfver-
sity: {. 7. SWeeny, @. Q. Baxter, J II
Willis. Il. J. Donnelly, J. T. CatIin, /, II.
u ailace, Carroll c. Baxter and two clergy
men, the Rev. J. Lewis Clarke and the
Rev. + Todd Steele.