New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-23
NEWS FOR THE GOLFERS
Seniors to Gather at Apawami,
for Annual Tourney,
ENTRIES RUN TO HUNDREDS
Competition for Lesley Cup T.
Be Held on Huntingdon
Valley Course.

Gray hairs will predomina.s wb.
and srandslres gather for tho a,yt.,
nual seniors golf Tournament, oy.. :.
inks OF the Apawamis club. a, Ry.
Wednesday and Thursday OF thls w..
Almost since its inception this ,ou,..
ment, eligibility conditions 70 which
that contestants must have passes e.
fifty-fifth milestone, has attracted g..
uy-wide attention. From a small bsrd :.
fret the ranks have steadily sr.,,.s
until now the gracious committee IN to-
TO the limit OF its resourcefuIne,, % ~
commodate all.
To be more exact, between 30 and ~
entries have been received, md - !,
were not for the fact that only e,rh,..-
holes VII! be attempted each day Il voui
be impossible 20 handle the field. In an
nine prizes have been provided so, .,
follows; Best gross score. thirty.stx ho,.,
two days play; second best sross .oo,.
thirty-six holes, two days play; ben IA,
score, thirty-siI holes, two days NAV.
second best net score, thirty-stx ho,s.
two days play; best net score, nrst day,
round, eighteen holes; second hes, n,
score, hrst days round. eighteen hclss.
best net score, second days round, en-.
teen holes; second best net score. second
days round, eighteen holes; best srsss
score. eighteen holes, either day.
The tournament committee consists n
James .. Foot, Edmund c. CouyrM
Simeon Ford, X ". Ssckstt and Or. Ar.
thur Pell. The early birds" vii! To- q,
at $50. and no cards will bs res!ste.l
after o:45 in che afternoon.
Word has been passed along the uas
among tho voluntary members" Of tAs
Scottish COLI Club 70 the effect that Is.
annual Wsppinschsw will be held st Var
Cortlsndt Park on Sunday, October &
Rgmor has Il that the Wappiuscha-
trophy OF 1917 is unique and the most char.
acteristic Of any heretofore presented.
Dean" Forgie. By the way, is tn. dono,
Duncan Machines, one OF the leader, O.
the voluntary members" adds the TO-
lowing words Of cheer:
Al eLAAANAOA ~ AilI NibEh-s 1 may d45f
add that have obtained from several Of
our friends Ia the professional goians
heid hrsssles. battles, spunes mo tor
suppiu' Raid, msshie-, irons, etc, vhcl
Will all be supplemental prizes to tie
trophy. Full particulars regarding the
donors and the specific kind OF club vii
be given later or. Pending the great con-
test the selr-constituted handicap commit.
tee Is busy wi cauk an kee. deylsing an
algebraic formula under and by rhici h.,
handicaps for 1912 will b determined
Meantime 4 chiefs aInsry ye tssine
notes, OF which the committee Till b.
duly advised, sac TAX tent. The rules arc
etiquette Of golf as promulgated by IT,
Royal and Ancient Golf Club. and IS
edited and amended by our green commit
tee, will govern the contest on SUNDAY
first. and as they may be further ediied
Will also govern the Wappinschaw."
IL addition 20 the seniors tournamen,
this week will see the annual competitor
Tor the Lesley cup between teams repre-
sen,ing the Massachusetts. Pennsylvsrls
and METROPOLITAN COLI associations. They
will gather or the links OF the Hunting
don VALLEY Country Club. near Phllsdeb
ph!e. on Friday and Saturday. and condi'
tons stipulate that on the first day The
PennsyIvania and Massachusetts, forces
Will clash 20 see which will have the riSh'
20 take Oh Metropolitan in the decisive
contest. The Metropolitan Golf AssociS
ton team won the trophy At the NASSAU
Country Cub year ago.
Tho Women's Metropolitan Golf AstS
citation &. also on the eve % an acus'
fall season, starting to-day With toasS
rnent on the links OF the WykssY Coue
try Club. There Will be an eighteen nos
medal play handicap foE gross ana ~
prizes. followed b. approaching ana p0'
ting. on Thursday the women VII cav
another ore-day meeting at the sealS's'
Coli and Country Club.
This is the day when memnss % w
New York Newspaper Coli Club VIII
.erneis on the Van Cortlandt Inks
compete tor the coveted George a |o'S.
cup. Thirty-slx golfers are ellsi0is "
have a try Tor the trophy, and tnose .O'
sl,g,ble Will have a chance 10 pay iof
usual monthly prize. This will be 'h' iA''
handicap OF the year
Well known golfers identified wi'h "
New York Life Insurance Wv" Wv
recently competed in their son - -.
ment On the links at Lake @hxA
and in the handicap against pn
kingsley. of ST. Andrews ana -
Browne, Of Brooslln., led the neid, ms ~
ley returned a card OF & -
Browne s0-S-sL The tie VIII GO Is
OF some time IN the near fu'os'' ,,l,
OH g. course In Massachusetts o. ~ che
lection twenty players took part In 'h'