New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-11
NEWS FOR THE GOLFERS
oohjnson Shows Mc0ermott How
TO Win at Atlantic City.
way MOVES TO MAYFlELD
vrcI;d Club Engages Macdonald
os It's Professionalism
News Notes.

although ". u. hooihso" II no longer
.,e6 with the Country Club, of At
o0n ",. Clty in the capacity OF professional
IN ~. he has not forgotten how 10 reel of
-,,,rds IN low figures. In match
ue -, sunday Robbie" took the meas
NV - his successor. ]. J. McDermott.
us n.d two eighteen-hole contests, and
th.. won both. A short time ago Nc
h0s. .ot, defeated bis rival. and now third
JILL. is being arranged Robinson left
49, city 70 take charge Of the course
- snring Lake Country Club. Both he
,tcDernott are honorables. Last sea-
81" ,e,Der-nctt achieved fame ny getting
triple tie for FIRST place I'm the ma
- oren championship tournament az the
es,.aeInbia Cricket club. and later in the
- the former Merchantville caddie at
$50 elr,ost as much attention by finish
so.ond I'm the metropolitan open at Deal.
,u,o,e close followers OF the game Nc
,..-,ott's bump Of self-esteem is as well
-, a. his ability as a player. The Irish
.-,sr,can will tel any one who cares TO
-, that he is a fine player and II the
.-,a,A- should be skeptical the pro al
- stands ready 10 give demonstration.
% sss his own IDEAS how the shots should
- ,,sde. and he is really closer student
~ GOLF than many suppose.
vau known physician. so the story
.,,s vro is somewhat OF 2 golf enthusiast
" attending a rttls girl who had been
Il. m During her convalescerce he
s-o,,s5 IN 10 see her. and while chatting
s.,b her opened a box Of new golf balls.
-. bad removed the covering from several
- them. and was carefully examining each
.,r az he removed the wrapping. The tot
,ooted al the physician. and then at the
re halls. and remarked IN a discouraged
voice:
Nov. 7 suppose I'll have tc take all
those, too
ns.rt,e' wav. who was until recently
.onnected with the Euclid Club. Of Cleve-
,,,s Is now the professional az the new
uayteld Country Club, Of that CITY. HIS
successor at Euclid IS Robert Macdonald
- "a assistant q the brothers Donald and
Az, poss. Macdonald has had plenty
AZ .xperience. and is capable player. His
---ou, in the South was satisfactory, as he
s-ishsd fourth in the Southern open cham
.ionsaip AZ Palm Beach, and later tied
for first money In the professicnal-snlateur
competition.
Occs sionallv some one rises 20 remark
,ss- zol4 ie no longer rich mans game,
nnt even expensive. These assertions, how
ever. are hardly borne out by facts, and II
NAV be added that one Of the favorite
topics ar1ong British golfers is the lavish
expenditure Of money IN this country on
the old scotch game. The Engiishman'
when he reads Of the OUTLAWS on cluohouses
ami links in this country, compares Vt with
fhe expenditures AZ home and stands ap-
pallsd II the contrast. \ fair average sum
10 spend upon a clubhouse in England Is
r5eoo
Here II Is not uncommon to spend 100000
m clubhouse, whereas the Briton would
pant 10 provide several for that amount.
TIE inevitable result OF this extravaganza
her is that the game becomes more costly
70 each individual Furthermore, courses
Involve clubs in far greater expense than
iornerIy. Golfers visit Myopia. BrooSline'
or Garden City and Wow the
aanv wonderful creations is the way OF
tazsrds at these famous greens. Return
INK home. they impress their colleagues
with the necessity of being I'D 70 date. Re
suIt-a meeting Is called and the club votes
tc 20 ahead with improvements along new
lines.
After the work has been done comes the
lavnS for IL. In a. majority OF cases the
Improvements arc not covered by existing
income. whereupon initiation fees and dues
are rais ed I'm order 10 meet the deficit and
L sometimes happens that in year or two
ne process IS repeated. u Is little won
DER therefore. that dues OF So and $'J
have become quite common, instead Of the
- and ~ OF ten years ago. 1t has been
claimed that there is no help for all this.
that c,f I'm America is becoming more and
more d game for the rich II this Is so.
then there seems an the more Dfed for city
authorities % pay greater attention 10 the
growing need Of providing additional public
nrks