New-York tribune., 1912-04-29
TEAM RIVALRY IN CQF
New Jersey Hopes to Beat Mpt,o
polItan in First Match.
CHANGES AT SPRING LAKE
Three Tournaments Now soi.,
uled to Take Place the Sec.
ond Week in May. -

ond Week in May. I"
In less than month the crea,,
amateur golfers in this part Of n. us
try will be arrayed against one anotbs. 1a. :.
Baltusrol. On May IS teams repr.,., u
the Metropolitan Golf Association lung
New Jersey State Golf Associs,'e-' ~s
scheduled to measure strength 4,
may become an annual affair A, '
glance the impression prevails th., '
Metropolitan Golf Association foroI ne
have rather easy time of It. bu, ~ y"
Jersey crowd, led by Oswald Kirkbv -" 81.
Of different mind. A's
Kirkby has not as yet selected ~.
but when he does the chances arn esn.
will take the full Metropolitan
to hold It's own In looking over N. w'
Jersey possibilities for such q mo-, "s"
names OF the following come IN n,,s'
Jerome D. Trayers, Oswald Kirkbv .,a %'
Behr. c. j. Sullivan, E. " Wild Pa Coy a'
ton, w. Eellowes Morgan, jr.. r n Nv
ton, John Naething. Charles W o,corr"D
c. f. Van Week. jr., Frank Shanlev. pa...
Pyne, I'd, and w. Z. Shackelford
Among those who would be avau..,
the metropolitan team are Walter IT,
Wis, Findlay s Douglas, Arden NJ D.
bins, Robert c. Watson, c. 3. Macdo.s,, ,
". r. Thurston, Gardiner " ws..
Archie Reid. Donald Mcclellan r1,-.,
Dunning, Marshall Whitlatch Sam ~.
ham, A. F. Hammer and George Brok,u
In tho singles there will be ONLY -,
side, but the chances are that n,or. ,-.', a.,
be given an opportunity 70 play IN ~.
four-ball part in the afternoon. wb., ,s'
final selections are made specuIa,,o-
to the probable outcome will b. s,,r,.,
earnest
AS soon as sle alterations to ths pnb. "A
the Spring Lake Country Club hsvs 49,.
completed golfers there will be sb,a ;.
boast Of an cigh.een-hole circuit cover,r.
playing length OF more than s9o v.rs.
The old course was only about 500 yard,
but the extra length has been made po.,,'
BILE through the addition OF thirty no,.
acres Of land. making a total OF 40
The course is piped from brook run,,,,
through the property. and so rand hs,
been the progress there this spring th,,
those in charge hope to place the lopr
course In commission by July L There /,
also talk of holding an open tournament Ia
the fan. William Robinson Is the pro,es.
sional at this club
The dates, May 3. 10 and II, seem TO b.
popular with tournament committees this
spring. Word has been received Concerning
three-day meeting arranged BY the Can,
Fear Country Club, Of Wilmington, n. C..
for the dates mentioned. Already the Gar.
den City Golf Club and the Batimovs
Country Club have picked May 9, 70 and Il
for their spring tournaments. There is no
need for worry over the Wilmington affair,
as only members belonging TO the Associa.
ton OF the Carolinas are eligible. The
tournament will be for the Carolina cham.
pionship. Clubs in the association are tho
Charleston Country Club, Of Charleston,
s. c.; the Sans Souci Country Club. OF
Greenville, S. c.; the Rldgewocd Country
Club, OF Columbia, S. c.. the Georgetown
Golf Club. OF Georgetown. 5. c.; the Meek
lenberg Country Club. Of Charlotte, y. C.;
the Ksnauga Lake Golf Club. OF Kanaugs
Lake. N. c.; the Ashevile Country CluA
of Asheville, N. c.; the Esscola Golf CluS
OF Lnville, n. c., and the Cape Fsu
Country Club, OF Wilmington. n. c.
The acquisition OF more land has enab&
the golf committee OF the South orans
Field Club to lengthen the nine-hole courss
and. in fact, rearrange the entire circuit
Dave Davidson, the professional, has been
engaged for another year. and he is hard
at work getting the links In condition for
the competitive opening next Saturday
start will be made with a qualifying roana
for the May cups in two classes. Four-oAa
are also to be encouraged
while a novelty will consist OF team
match for a dinner at the clubhouse. ms
affair will take place on June Is.
A complete muster Of members o, ihe
New York Newspaper Golf Club Is desH.4
for next Monday. May S, when the guar
tying round for the May handicap touria'
ment will be held at Van Cortlanat E@'~
The first match round must be piayeu oe
fore or on Monday, May l3, the secouu 70
fore or on May %, the seml-hnai on OF 70
fore May q and the inal on or oeloTo ''''
3. Any member desiring to guam! on
date preceding the date set for the Qusi''
ing round may do 50, PROVIDED d 'n's
her of the tournament committee be nov
aed AZ least twenty-four hours before v.
round Is played; also that the rouhu Wv. "a
be made in company with clOo nieH'''"
From now until we'll into the autumn
season at the Crahio'o
c,ub will be In full swing. On Ausu's
the qualifying round OF the CLUB chanhp',. .,
shin will be held, conditions caiihe
eighteen holes medal play. NJ. II "a'
ia the present title holder
Park Commissioner Walter e. hH'. ..,,
Queens will send out notices to-u
the nubllc golf links in Forest
Queens. Will be open for use on 'a'I saw ,bs
Ths links have been greatly imp'o,es, p,.s,or,,
snrlng under the direction OF Cofnhns ,.,r
E,,ot New hazards and bunkers ha'e
erected and the ground has been ro'''I Id
sodded They are now amone york
srortv links I'm the vicinity oil NC" 4,
The links will be open to all VINO ~" 80 ne
NAV under regulations establlsheo " cN
part Department. The Forest ran o,,5
Club, which uses these hhAs'
begin to play on the links