New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06
IRAVERS RATED BEST
ON LOCAL GOLF LIST
Inner MOntCIair Man Alone at
Scratch Among the Many
Men Handicapped.
CHECK UNRATED PLAYERS
Must Present Credentials from
Home Club Showing Ability
Before Starting in
Any Tourney.

A. forecast i'm The Tribune several
re,ks ago. Jerome ID. Travers. OF I'pper
uontclair. the national and metropolitan
champion. has been placed alone in his
glory at scratch on the new METROPOLITAN
Golf Association handicap list. This
serees with the recent action of the
United States Golf Association. which
also shifted from its policy of last year
nv placing Travers before all others.
Receiving the scant odds OF a stroke
from Travers are Fred Herreshoff. repre-
senting the National Golf Links OF
America; oswald Kirkby. of Englewood.
the New Jersey title holder. and Walter
] Travis. OF Garden City. They shared
handicap honorS with Travers a year ago.
Although the VI. q. 4. list. containing.
as it does. names from scratch to .. in
elusive. is generally understood as indi-
eating eligibility for the associations an
nual championship tournament. there are
exceptions TO the rule. For instance. such
well known non-reSidents as Eben NJ
Byers. Hugo Il. tombstone. r. l.. Girls
com. x. /. Ames and the Tuckermsns-
". T. and Walcott-will not be entitled
10 compete at Fox Hills, where the tour
ney will occur Only those residing i'm
the district who arc members of clubs in
the association are eligible to enter for
the championship. The handicap COM
mittee. consisting Of A. II. Pogson Chair
mani. w w. Taylor. George II. Barnes.
Oswald Kirkby and Archie Reid, makes
the following statement:
invitation tournaments during the season
are rated above strokes on par. In
order. therefore. that the above list may
be made serviceable, all clubs giving
tournaments are requested to print in
their circulars announcing such tourna-
ments the following conditions to govern
the handicap event:
Any player who IS a member OF
club belonging to the Metropolitan Golf
Associa alton. if not rated on the printed
Metropolitan Golf Association handicap
list must present. before starting. a let
ter from his club secretary or club handi-
cspper, stating how many strokes he re-
ceiyed from some player from his club
who is rated on the printed Metropolitan
Golf Association handicap list II no such
letter is presented or if said Information
is not sent in by his club secretary with
his entry. the tournament committee re-
serves the right to give any such unrated
player a very low handicap, or even place
him at scratch
we believe that If clubs in this asso-
citation will adopt this suggestion they
will ind that unrated players Will soon
become familiar with the above condition
and will provide themselves with the nee
essary credentials. These credentials will
give the local tournament committee val
liable data for rating unknown players
who enter the handicap events.
- We also recommend to all clubs
giving open or invitation tournaments
that The handicars Of their own play
ers should arbitrarily be reduced one
or two strokes below their Metropolitan
Golf Association ratings TO allow for the
advantage which they derive from com
petng over their home course. 1t should
be the aim of the local handicap COM
mttee in such tournaments 10 safeguard
the chances Of all visiting players
The present list contains 536 names. or
y
lows: Scratch, /: handicap l, 3; handicap
? 0: handicap 3. 8: handicap 4. 10; handi-
cap 3. 81: handicap s. 81: handicap I, 100
handicap s. 131. handicap 2, 10
The official list follows:
SCRATCH.
Jerome u. Trsvers.
HANDICAP J.
Frederick Herreshoff Oswald k'fkby. Wal
HANDICAP g.
HANDICAP 4
y. " Barnes. Max II. Behr. T. Y. Berming-
ham, Spotswood u. Bowers, A +. Hammer.
Titan, II. j. Topping. w r. Tuckerman'
John VI. Ward Robert G. Watson. Roy D.
Webb. Gardiner ". White. Z. NJ. Wild.
HANDICAP o.
Robert Abbott p. T. Alien. X. l.. Anes H.
2: Armstrong. Chisholm Beach, Il. > Bouome'
W. B. Bremner, George r. Brokaw. Clifford A.
Dunning. D. Il. Fuller. jr.. Archibald Graham,
5. J. Graham. ". l.. Hicks. II. u. Hollins. jr..
IeKim Hollins' J. r. Hyde. r. w; k keno,
Msrs,on Donald Mcclellan. William Fellowes
Morgan. jr., John Matching. ". ID. Patterson
John REID. jr.. J. VI. Rhett G. H. seeley, II.
tsir, J. Harold Slater. J. y. Steerns. 30, 6. j.
Sullivan. W W TAYLOR. C. r. Van Week. jr.,
c. Gilbert Waldo. jr. Marshall Whtlatch.
HANDICAP 9.
George Abbott J. +. Adams, g. II. Barnes
r. / Barr. d. ii. Barrows. L. 7. Bayard. jr.'
2 c BesiI &. w. Broker {. II. Brown. I,
W. callsn. Andrew Carnegie. %. r. {; carroll
Philip V. G. Carter; A. 81. Coats. l.. ~. Conk-
Thornton Conover. w. V. Conover. II. NJ. COKE.
" l.. Downey. +. ". Dyer. DeyereuK f EInms,'
Morton l.. Fearey, J. ID. Foot. IL NJ forres,'
Hogard J. Gee. w r. Cheney, F. NJ Gould
HORSES AND CARRIAGES.