New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-28
FOREIGN GOLFERS WIN
IN FOUR-BALL MATCH
Teller and Reid Finish Only
One Up on Alec Smith
and Terry.
CONTEST AT CANOE BROOK
Big Gallery Follows Quartet
Over Thirty six Hole Route
and Sees Seventy
Beaten Twice.

! pair OF foreign professional golf
ers Louis Teller. OF La Boulie. France,
and Wilfrid Reid. OF Banstead Downs.
England. took the measure OF Alec
Smith. Of Wykagyl. and orrin Terry.
OF Canoe Brook. in fourball match
over the links o, the Canoe Brook
! Country Club yesterday. The margin
IN favor OF tie first named pair was
/ slight. as after thrty-six holes Reid and
! Teller were only UP.
| II was the last appearance Of the for
eigners IN a match IN this vicinity. 8
they intend to sail for home on Wednes-
/ day. Both are considering offers In this
country ana ii Is not unlikely that they
| Will return next year 10 remain perms-
nently.
! Ideal team work won for the little fell
lows yesterday. Despite this, however.
| they could not hold the resident pros"
in the morning. for the reason that Smith
was at his best. The metropolitan open
champion hit unusually long balls of the
tees. frequently getting from 20 10 40
yards on the others. Occasionally Terry
would lend helping hand. noticeably at
the jGO-yard third hole where, after a
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shot from off the green for a T.
To the turn Smith and the Canoe
! Brook professional had an advantage OF
/ 1 up. the best ball reading "a to 35 in
| their favor. At the tenth Smith had a
! poor drive. yet won the hole for his
side In /. a fine approach leaving him
put Of 10 feet. which he ran down in his
usually quick style that made the gal
lery murmur its approval.
on the eleventh green Reid missed a
short put for ?. Teller won the thir-
| teenth in 8. but his side lost the next
hole, when the Frenchman. after reach
ing the green on his second shot. took
three puts. Both the foreigners had 81
at the fifteenth That left them ! down.
but they were unable 70 reduce the adj
vantage OF the other pair. who ended the
morning round 10 the good. Smith
/ ana Terry had a best ball Of g.. as
| against IS for the opposition.
Favored BY one or two approximations
Smith made the round In SO. and as the
puts that he was not asked 10 hole were
practically dead he was considered 20
have duplicated George Duncans feat
| OF two years ago
| When the quartet got under way after
| luncheon they were attended by gallery
of several hundred club members and
guests A majority were roofing for
the resident professionals, though the Wis
itors because OF their pleasing styles. soon
became popular. Teller lived up 20 his
| reputation as great putter. and at the
first hole ne sank a twenty footer for 8,
good enough 10 win and square the match.
A better approach enabled Terry 10 win
the next hole in 4, while at the long
third Smith. with two fine shots. almost
reached the green. lie laid the short
approach close UP and brought of the
put for 4.
That placed Smith and Terry W
again. but Reid got one back by holing
An approach for a at the sixth. Smith
won the next in 3, and his team turned
for home up. Teller brought of good
put 10 save halve In at the tenth, and
ne won the twelfth and thirteenth in 3.
At No - he laid an approach stone dead.
In fact. the ball Tipped the cup for 2.
Reid made II l up for his side by winning
the fourteenth hole in T. Smith sliced
into trouble there and picked up. The
remaining holes were ha,ved, leaving Tel
Iier and Reid winners by l up. Con-
ceding him q couple OF short puts. Teller
had 60 and his team had best ball
for the day OF 1873.
The cards were as follows:
MORNING BEST BALL
Fs out q .. i' 55o.s
Out .1.....o .+4s $3.50 4-5,
Nf In e..4'".''5 $685. ss. 4ss-ss
In .......... IS 4s< 4-s5-s1
INDIVIDUAL CARDS.
Louis Teller. Ia Boule;
out % .. ....::s sss: So : *
wnfrid Reid. Banstead Downs;
G fS . ...::..:: ssssS 8 : e "a
~ SS' s' ::,.,s ;ss:ss ~: "a: So.
orrin Terry Canoe Brook:
G On .: rs sstS 5 5 S..
AFTERNOON BEST BALL.
Ne out. and 3 it 81 $3.50 +@
S'9 oSt. ana TITS ..oa +aa
'f in.' anu ss a4s a +-si-eS-Iss
smith Hn. ana TsH .5s 8. +s.e7-is4
INDIVIDUAL CARDS
Louis Teller. La Boulie: ..
$ Ss'..: sSs 81 ..ss3Ieo-ls'
wnfrid Reid, Bam-tead Downs:
i Sa'::. : : sss:s: SIS 7,-,a
Out Ss'.. Sss:s: 80 81 FL"
orrin Terry Canoe Brock -
| n D