New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-28
NEWS FOR THE GOLFERS
Atlantic City Club Makes Plans
for Many Visitors.
NOVEL SOUTHERN TOURNEY
Memphis Country Club Arranges
for Amateurs and Professionals
in Best Ball Foursomes.

n antcipa ton of an unusually heavy
entry for its annual fan golf tournament
-ev+ week. the Country Club Of Atlantic
CIV has provided additional locker ac-
,,nrlodations and IN other ways arranged
f,r the comfort OF visitors. The officials
,so wish 10 understood that this tourna-
--srt which viii be held on Thursday, Fri
sav and saturday will be open 10 all
,,ersbers Of clubs belonging to the United
states Golf Association; also that they
SHOULD get their entries 10 Walter E. Edge,
,se secretary, rot later than Wednesday
erenins.
The Memphis Country Club has arranged
Tor an open golf tournament on November
g. and December I and . along lines that
are likely 10 attract devotees OF the game
rcm various parts Of tho country. Al
though amateurs viii he welcome. the affair
vii appeal more particularly 20 the pro-
fsssionals for the reason that members OF
The entertaining club have subscribed no
les than sl000 In prize money. This is
more than golfers have been accustomed TO
receive M an open championship tourne-
Teat.
on the FIRST day amateurs will team with
]
f,lrsome medal play competition. in which
rrizes will be given for the first three
couples. Amateurs viii receive suitable
Awards as well as the pros On the two
following days an hands will compete in a
scveuty-two-holo medal play competition,
IN which the winner will receive $500 and a
soId medal. the gift Of the Southern Golf
Association. There VIII be nine other
moneys. Entries should be sent 10 ". c.
Sherwood. 20 the Memphis Country Club
Turtyr. Tenn.
An executive committee meeting OF the
Metropolitan Golf Association was held re-
Gently. when the Havorth Golf Club. OF
Iraworth, y. T., and the South Shore Field
Club Of Bay shore Long Island, were
fIecte4 20 membership hl the association. A
rorfrat,ng committee was also appointed
IN choose officers and an executive COM
rIttee for the year 1879. The new nominal
trc body consists OF H. i. Whitney, chair
man. a. r. Fish and Arthur II. Lockett
Under the caption Annual Wappinschaw
Concluded. Duncan Machines, the secre-
tsry. writes 20 the voluntary members OF
The Scottish Golf club as follows.
The annua. wsppinschaw Of 1911 has
passed into history The trophy Of this
year-a handsome shield of an appropriate
cosigu-was won after a hard struggle by
John o.. ForEie. The conditions under which
Tie deciding match was played were any
thing but encouraging and that probably
accounted for the fact that there were so
few OF the members on hand 70 accompany
or encourage the players. The contest was
only determined by the last put on the
eighteenth green.
.It has been arranged 70 hold the an
rrsl contest between the ArgIo-Cets and
the Gae's tomorrow Al Pelham links. The
trains for Pelham Manor leave 1S3d street
and Third avenue AZ u. Il and p o'clock.
end from tho West Farms Railway station
fourteen minutes later. The Third avenue
elevated road 70 1S3d street and the subvav
20 West Farms station are the respective
vsvs bye which Pelham can be reached.
Vo should all take at tho latest the u
cfock train, so that We can be ready 70
fsF1 the competition az about u.Se or l:b
O'clock
"Whra tho contest win 10 q match play
ta same hardicaps which obtained TN
medal play viii stu prevail ". Kilgour
tho professional iu charge at Pelham. has
arranged a schedule which will show the
respective greens upon which strokes will
le received rv the players who are entitled
10 handica7s. The clubs donated by Isaac
3iacEe. George Low. W. Byrne and Her
bert Barker VIII be on hand for distribution
80 their respective winners"
There is talk Of getting up a team match
among women golfers iu the metropolitan
district Mrs. w. j. Faith. OF WykdgyL
las su .Ica that she could get together
team from clubs in Westchester County
capable Of giving the New Jersey women
= hard match on the other hand. there
IS "a feeling that tho only way a contest
OF this nature could be made interesting
would be for New Jersey 20 array IT'S
strength against that part Of New York
that comes within tho territorial limits OF
t.e Metropolitan Golf Association. Fro
rded Miss Georgiarra N. Bishop OF
bridgeport Conn. who is also member
or tho E7eravood Country club, PLAYED No.
e. sor Sew Jersey against Miss Lillian B.
Hyae Tor View York. II would be possible
n mako the teams more nearly equa! in
strength r. IS rather late now 70 talk or
getting up a. affair Of this kind. but the
chances aro that something viii he done IN
The spring