New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-29
Busy Week on Links, with Many
Memorial Day Fixtures.

This Will be another busy week LOT EoH-
ers, especially those on the other side OF
the Hudson River, as the annual cham
pionship tournament of the New Jersey
State Golf Association will claim attention
on Thursday. Friday and Saturday at
EngIewood. Entries for this meeting close
to-day with Morgan x. Smith, the secre-
tary, at No 10 Clinton street. Newark.
There is certain to be a strong field on
hand. and II is just possible that Jerome
D. Travers, the new metropolitan cham
pion. will be found at the first tee on
Thursday morning. Immediately after win
ming at Garden City on SATURDAY Travers
was asked II he intended TO take part In
the New Jersey tournament. and he said
he did not know for sure but he thought
he might Englewood is the home course
of Oswald kirkby. who thinks nothing OF
Keeling off rounds there between 20 and ~.
Max Behr. of Norris County. is the pres
ent state champion, having held the title
for two years He will be opposed 70
hundred or more golfers from various parts
of New Jersey and as the conditions call
for an eighteen-hole qualifying round the
stroke competition on the morning OF the
first day Is bound 70 resolve itself into the
/
four sixteens, those making the irst flight
earning the right TO continue on at match
play for the title
metropolitan delegation Of golfers will
visit the Allegheny Country Club for the
annual tournament Of that organization, 70
be held on June s. and - The Garden
CITY Golf Club received an invitation 10
send team there 70 compete with others.
This club competition will be coincdent
with a qualification round, and It is ex-
pected that Garden City will he represented
by several Of SIS most prominent amateurs,
including Robert g Watson and John "
Ward
An incident happened during the Travers-
Kirkby match, az Garden City last sstur-
dey. showing the need for thorough famili-
sritv with the rules. Going 20 the firth
hole in the afternoon. Travers made his
second shot into ground recently made bare
through the removal Of several rows Of sod.
The ball rolled against the wall OF the de
preston To en- almost unplayable lie. II
was Of course ground under repair, and
the moment Travers got up 10 his ball he
turned 10 the officials and asked II r were
not such One thought y was and another
thought ~ was not, so Travers. without
further dallying PLAYED the shot. He did
not get far, and. Of course lost the hole.
After the match was over one OF the com
ritteemen looked II UP in the rule book,
and found that Travers would have had
perfect right to drop back AS he won,
anyway It really did not matter but had
the match been little closer Il might have
! ND he
Golf Association would have been guilty Of
a great blunder
Ever since Jack Downing, the former
head caddie at the Nassau Country Club,
became the professional at scarsdale he
has been burning up the course Only
the other day Downing reeled off 70
"a out and IS home. This is a record for the
links. three strokes better than the best
score made there during the Eastern Pro
fessional Golfers Association champion
ship tournament two years ago Downing's
card was as follows:
Out. 4 I 2-3t 90
Practically every club Of prominence in
the district will get busy tomorrow. Me
mortal Day is one Of the liveliest ~ the
year for the golfers who begin early and
finish late. medal play handicaps, boyle
competitions and mixed foursomes general
! " claiming chief attention. With several
clubs the real competitive season starts
on this holiday.
Vice-Presiden, James s Sherman was
the guest of honor on Saturday afternoon
at the opening Of the Greenwich Country
game on the new golf links made the
home hole in two strokes. Colonel William
l.. Ward, Edward G. Converse and William
Nelson Cromwell played golf with the
! Vice President Mr.. Sherman left Green