New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-17
NEWS FOR THE GOLFERS
National Handicap List Being
Prepared by the u. S. G. A.
SCOTS AT VAN C0RTLANDT
Forpie and Chisholm in a Tie
Arranging Pater- Filius Tour
ney in Philadelphia.

Through the cooperation Of the Leading
subsidiary bodies the United states Con
Association plans 10 make rapid progress
I'm the formation Of q national handicap
LIST The aids will be the Metropolitan
the Massachusetts. the PENNSYLVANIA ana
the Western associations. which comprise
the gohng strength NJ the country. 1T II
the intention of the executive committee OF
the parent organization, which has charge
of the work to confine its labors to rauns
only tine best players. In other words onIy
those from scratch TO six. inclusive VIII
appear on the list.
I'm cases where there should happen 10
be players of merit outside the limits Oh
the four associations mentioned IL Wou'o
he possible for them to secure recoghl'io'
through credentials from their nome c'u''
or associations. There is little ooup' t"a'
the national handicap list, when conpie'eu'
will soon come to be regarded as Hlain
of eligibility for those desiring 10 co'HpeN
I'm the amateur championship tournaneht
and with that generally understood there
would no longer be any cause Tor rear VI
oyercrowded fields. such as at Brookhhe
year ago.
rho Scottish Golf club. which boasts
Harry Lauder as its honorary cduu,0
master. has not as yet been able 10 se'''s
IFS annual championship tournament.
tio resulted in the eighteen-hoie compe'i'io"
o,.or tho Van Cortlandt Park INKS on
sunday. consequently the "Wappinscha"
% etiu on. Those TO finish In the lates'
deadlock were d. Scott Chisholm ana Joi'i'
:, Eoroie both of whom got round III Of
nm raner Chisholm looked Ike wllhel'
for IN the handicaps he is rated az D.
,.bereas the self-constituted commute
allows Forgle lS Possibly 'he i'''
NJ n set of handsome CLUBS the e''
Harry Vardop was responsive lot 'ne
marked improvement In Forgies gam
Another eighteen-hole round VIII nave
he played in the near future
After the championship rounu was ou. "
.,a INV Duncan Machines the clup : hu-
,,,orict Chisholm and Lauder played roui'u
,oootber A gallery of three hundred peo-
80; .,ood about the first tee 10 have look
.,.o COMEDIAN From the tee Lauder hit
ono Of his best drives. almost TO the green
and in response to the applause i'auue'
turned and with a perfectly serious cum
,anance remarked, II had bad lie thei'
,s IN tho score at the end, Lauder an
,,,i,ted n have taken at least eighty-nVe
strokes.
There is a movement over Philadelphla
vav 10 get up a pater-hlius tourhahieA''
some che has offered a cup Tor such
corneti,ion. the only condition being thaC
tho affair must be held before the close VI
tho nresent golf season. In looking over
Tho list Of available material Philadelphia
scribe finds that his city could produce
tvertv-one fathers and as many sons VINO
arc ardent golfers and would In all prop
ability he willing TO take part. This calls
N mind the fact that the metropolitan
dist,,ct has vet to get into the pater-hlius
game. Ii Is a regular thing IN Chicaso'
the Midlothian Club recently holding us
eleventh annual.
The annual fall meeting OF the country
c,,uh NJ Atlantic CITY will be an invitation
instead of an open tournament as hereto
fore Walter f. Edge. the secretary. has
not issued the programmes as yet' put the
dates-November 2, 3 and 4-were uecided
upon some time ago.
The tournament for the championship on
the Pennsylvania State Golf Association
will be resumed over the links OF the
Whltemarsh Valley Country Club on Thurs
day of this week. Only the qualifying
round was run off on August 80, the orig
inal date, because a deluge completely
flooded the links and rendered further play
out Of the question. Among those 10
qualify were W. G. Fownes, jr., f. NJ. Byers
and w. G. Carnegie OF Pittsburgh