New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-28
DR.. OSLER PUT TO
SHAME ON THE LINKS
Golfers Fifty-five Years of Age
and Over Play Like So
Many Boys.
ANGRY J. HODGES IN VAN
Leads Field of Nearly Two Hun
dred on the First Day of
Seniors Tourney at the
Apawamis Course.


Dssplaying the vim. vigOr and virility OF
Youth. nearly two hundred old boy" golf
ers dlsproved the Osler theory on the links
NJ the Apawamis Club yesterday For
months fathers, grandfathers and even
e-aat-rrandfathers have been in training
So- this. the seventh annual seniors tour
Darnent. open only TO players OF ffty-fve
vaars or more, and results proved its value.
In the vernacular Of one Of the jehus
who was doing a thriving business convey
Ing the golfers 20 the links. Those Old
guys we're Just as sporty as the young fell
Iors" There certainly was no question as
20 the zest OF the so-called veterans, and
n there is any one who doubts the po-
ton+lal mowers OF golf. let him HE 10 Rye
and witness the termination Of this seniors
meeting. which was set IN full blast yes
terday morning There 20 the scoffers it
viii he revealed how the sluggish liver is
reused 90 dance a Jig and stagnant blood
stirred TO tingling point.
What a gathering it was. Men OF affairs
were on hand from far and near. Brokers.
bankers. judges lawyers ministers and
generals renewed old acquaintance and
worked hard TO fog and coax the elusive
rubber core into the hole In the least num-
her Of strokes A pair or early starters
were General AdelbeTt Ames, long since
retired from the United States army and
" j. Boardmar. The last named is the
uatr.arrh OF the meeting, for he owns up
30 at least eighty seasons. The general is
o-lv q few years his junior Both play at
chevy Chase and Essex County, Mass.
d q Tn =
bv I'VE strokes, getting around in 100, yet
the old soldier got consolation from the
fact that ne had beaten his rival at match
rlav-in fact, won a golf bail Ames had
handicap Of Is strokes, while Boardman
had la-not enough 10 place them anywhere
near the prize list.
Even the upheavals in WaA street We're
not of sufficient Importance TO keep all me
4narclers away, and IL remained for the
well known banker, Amory J. Hodges OF
Garden city. TO carry of the first net prize
IN Yesterdays eighteen-hole contest lie
returned a card Of S7-9-73 In hts younger
davs Hodges played second base on Har-
wards baseball team
For a long time Il looked as II Chief JUS
tice W. S. Gummere. who IS member OF
the Baltusrol Golf Club, was going 20 win
as he made the Apawamis circuit IN 100.
The committee gave the Newark man 20
stroke allowance. which reduced his net
total 20 50. He won second prize.
Former Mayor Seth Low tried his luck,
bur aside from having an enjoyable round
he got nothing. for IFS card totalled l20
strokes lie had an allowance Of II. Play
ing with ar Low was Thomas Z. Kirby
who returned a card of 11S-17-l0l.
The babies of the tournament were
James A. Tying. Of Baltusrol, and Fred
GeIken, VINO plays from the oakland Golf
Club. because Of his reputation as
golfer Tying had the honor Of being On
scratch with James j. Foot, Of the home
club Tying knew perfectly well what he
wanted 20 do. but on this occasion the
merit OF hts intentions was discounted by
the raggedness Of his execution. At all
events. the erstwhIe Harvard baseball
pitcher took on for the round.
The committee In charge consisted Of
Horace L Hotchkss. chairman; Edmund
c. Converse Simeon Ford, James D. Foot
and Samuel w. Brown. Converse was an
absentee. being compelled 10 go TO Canada
Cr important business. There were aUX!ll-
any committees. such as entertainment, re-
cept.on and golf Henry Pool worked Ike
a major IN getting the pairs away and
posting scores. and so did F. S. Keeler
There are eight prizes in all. as follows:
Best gross score or glory prize. a gold
Job. second best gross, a pair Of ocean
tiers. hest net score. coffee set and tray;
second best net score, a pitcher best net,
first days round, inkstand and tray; second
best net. first days round, q clock; best
net. second days round. chalng dish set,
and second best net, second days round,
canllesttcEs.
Those fond Of comparisons could not help
contrasting yesterdays tournament with
The national amateur championship held
over the same links a couple Of weeks ago.
There were fewer starters in the national
than in the seniors. yet the pairs In the
latter competition were all sent away
promptly In fact. the schedule was main
tanned TO the minute, whereas IN the ma
tona. it was found absolutely impossible
o. keep anywhere near the announced
schedule
One close observer explained this differ
eGcs bv declaring that the seniors got so
m-cl less distance than the "swipers'
that more pairs were crowded between
holes One reason assigned for the high
scores was that the course was several
strokes harder than q year ago, when the
trmer condition Of the turf gave long run
% Tie ball.
Foot easily had the best gross score Of
the day, an 81. II he can do as well TO-
Gay on bis second round he VIII undoubt-
edIr win the coveted fob.