New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-06
TEE UP At GARDEN CITY
Two Invitation Tournaments on
Card This Week.
M'DERM0TT TO PLAY ABROAD
Field of Prominent Competitors
Will Meet Over the Bal
timore Links.

Two invitation tournaments which always
attract the leading amateur golfers are on
the competitive schedule for this week
Nearest home is the annual spring meeting
Of the Garden City Golf Club and scarcely
3 wear has gone by when this tournament
has not been productive OF unusual con-
tests. Last spring Gardiner W. White de-
feated Walter j. Travis in the decisive
round the match being prolonged to forty
one holes White is expected to play at
Garden City this week but as he has only
had club in his hand few times he
NAV not be able TO strike his last years
form.
Coincident with Garden City IS the Bal
tinore tournament, which seems to be at
tracing number Of the leading metroroli-
tan amateurs, including Travis, Oswald
Kirkby and w Fellowes Morgan. jr. The
lest named won the chief cup at the Balti-
mere Country Club a year ago. The reason
that Travis is forsaking his home tourna-
ment is that he promised TO play at Bal
timore long before Garden City had Sc
lected Its week Furthermore, Travis hao
no idea that his club would select d con-
dieting date. 1t is said that the Baltimore
prizes are most slluring, and this, combined
with the characteristic hospitality Of the
Southerners. is making the tournament In
the Monumental city more and more attrac-
tive.
Jack McDermott, the national open cham
pion, who will visit Muirfield 10 compete In
the open championship OF Great Britain on
Tune Fl, 90, "a and 90, is due 10 arrive hero
to-day from Atlantic City, preparatory 10
sailing in the Victoria Duise Tomorrow.
Brimful of confidence and at present at the
TOP Of his game, McDermott becomes a like
Iy aspirant for the British title. Two years
ago, in the national open championship at
philadelphia, McDermott was just as conf
dent that he could finish at the top of the
tist, and 1t is a matter Of golf history how
hi5 tied Alex and Mcdonald Smith. brothers,
for rirst place, only TO lose on the play off.
last year, too, McDermott was confident OF
the ultimate result. and for the second time
IN succession he finished in triple tie for
the title. He then defeated NJ. ]. Brady and
r O. simpson in the play-off He has as
serted openly--in fact. wagered-that he
will finish among the first four at Muirfeld.
The appearance OF the Atlantic City pro-
fessional on British links presents a situa'
ton entirely new in golf annals. Previous
TO this time the Brtons have competed
against Americans who had learned the
game in Scotland, and who were Americans
by choice In the case of McDermott, how
ever, native-born American presents him.
self in the competition for European honors
He has never been on the other side, and
his coming appearance already has caused
considerable comment among the British
golfers.
A week before the British championship
begins. tournament will be held at the
Cooden Beach Golf Club. June H. to cele-
brate the opening of the course. Most OF
the prominent professionals of Great Brit
ain have entered and McDermott will get
there in time to have a little practice.