New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-09

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PLAYING over the Deal links on sunday,
George A. Burd had the distinction OF
making the 5S5-yard seventh hole in B. the
result u a drive. a brassie and l@-yard
srrroach with a driving mashie. The Deal
course is in excellent condition now. Il.
a. NcGarvev is the clubs new steward
--bo il conducting the restaurant Under the
MANAGEMENT Of the house committee.
There was fou--ball match al Van
Garland Park Yesterday afternoon IN
which Tom Anderson. jr- the lnwood
.7ro. and Harry Haines, a local amateur
finished an square with Nick Demene. An
6srson's assistant. and George Lawson.
Aggregate scores counted. The profession
ais had 50 and the amateurs 90.
Fsrlv entries for the invitation tourna-
rnent 70 begin on Thursday over the links
~ the Fox Hills Golf club at Clifton
staten Island include the names Of Gard
iner ". White. Il Oakland. s d Bowers
of 8rooklawn and ". W. Taylor. OF Ards
lev. In the tournament a year ago White
Won the medal in the qualifying round,
but ne, defeat AZ match play. Bowers
also distinguished himself by defeating
Jerome D. Travers. Of Montclair in the
frst round That threw Travers into the
beaten eight division which he won.
Charming FLOYD. the local golfer. who
prior 10 his becoming a professional
worked up his game a. Van Cortandt
,essful winter season. While in the South
Floyd played better golf than ever and IN
a three-bau match a. Atlanta that .ncud-
81 Chick Evans. Floyd broke even with
the Western open champion. on June /
lloyd VIII go 10 Lake Placid 10 take charge
Of the course there for the summer.
In the opinion Of Herbert Strong. thu
Anawanis pro" the growing tendency
toward placing hazards along the sides Of
she courses instead Of In front Of the hole
selves 30 open mp the green. so 10 speak,
with the result that the approach shot be-
comes too easy Where the green is inn
redlstslv guarded by trouble. high
rr.snie shot. one Of the most attractive
strokes In the game. is compulsory. II was
uef such Il stroke a. this that Walter
Travis. with oil his skill. failed 10 bring
oN M the decisive hole against White at
Garden CITY on Saturday. Had there been
fuore back spin on the ball Travis would
not have been compelled 10 descend TO
depth of five feet IN one II ms own Srafe s.
After the sensational victory Of Gardner
V. White over Travis In the final round Of
tie invitation golf tournament at Garden
City last SATURDAY. the question was asked
Il there was any likelihood Of the young
Oakland golfer ever developing into sec
ond Jerome Travers. A. the finish Of the
memorable contest Travis gave White
cred. for his triumph, and when it was
suggested that certain element OF luck
attended the succession Of long puts
brought of by White on practically all the
extra Greens Travis declared that the puts
were true and deserved 10 60 down.
When asked II he considered White as
promising a golfer now as IraVers was
five Years ago Travis without the slight
t-r hesitation declared that ne regarded
White as a better PLAYER than Travers was
shortly before he won his first nauOna.
r.-Ie IN 1907 Tu the opinion Of Travis and
James T.. TAYLOR. White IS longer of the
zoe ana also with hts fun irons than the
1ortcair golfer Resides" added Travis
"Whte gets his shots away with much less
effort
I'm the Judgment Of Charles B.. Macdonald
md Jew other close students Of the game
honave~ there is ar least one important
shot that White has not got in his bag This
ST. tie short mashie approach with pro-
r0ruced back roll" On some courses
where the turf is heavy this weakness
would be less noticeable than on The Keen