Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-17
VAN YLECK MAKES
NEW GOLF RECORD
MontcIair Crack Betters Old
Mark for Huntingdon Val.
ley Links.
PRUDENTIAL TOURNEY ON

c. z. Van Week, jr.. OF the Ment-
clair Golf Club, establiahed new
amateur record for the Huntingdon
Valley Country Club. near Philadel-
phis. yesterday. when he covered the
course in seventy-five strokes in the
qualifying round Of the annual tour
nament for the Lynnewood Hall cup
Although Jerome .. Travers, who
has two legs on the cup. was unable
to compete, more than a hundred
golfers including many from out Of
town. teed off in the medal play
round.
The former record for the course
was held by II. 3. Mcfarland, R.
Mott and W. L. Thompson, of the
home club. each having made the
course in seventy-six strokes. Van
Week was formerly a star on the
Yale University golf team.
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Some hot competition resulted
when members Of the Prudential IN
STRANGE Company Athletic Associa-
ton met for one-day golf tourna-
ment at the Forest Hill links yester-
day afternoon, cup and six other
prizes being at stake for the winner.
F. p. Maher, playing in his best
form, led the other players from the
start, winning the cup, which was
presented by the Athletic Associa-
ton, E. B. Duffield. general counsel
for the Prudential company. who
was the winner Of the cup last year,
was not in the best of form and lost
out. Following are the winners and
Their. scores:
+. B: Maher. $40, 50; H. W Bling
s BAN; 1e2-{V. s. T. 4 Crane, j., 1o1n12
ger 1os-1 10. 81: G. Olozaga. a. scratch /:
b. II. Woodland. 100. %; r. F. Bish-
op, 110-15. 90
The executive committee OF the
Metropolitan Golf Association will
meet today to decide upon course
FOR the open championship A cir
cular letter has been sent to all the
clubs in the association and favor
able replies having been received
from seventeen of these, there win
not be much difficulty in selecting
venue. Usually there is not a great
deal of competition for this tourna.
ment, but this year there is mors
than an outside chance of Harry
vardon and Edward Ray being in the
field.
American professionals who ars pre-
pairing to compete in the British open
golf championship beginning on
Thursday at Hoylake have made an
excellent showing on the one or two
occasions they have appeared in com.
petition since their arrival, according
to reports just received in this coun.
try, John ]. McDermott. the open
tttle-holder. is said to be in especial
ly good form.
Mrs. Myra d. Paterson. president
of the Women's Metropolitan Golf
Association, has announced that the
Deal Golf and Country Club will con,
duct a woInan's tournament lasting
two days, June % and "a, and open
TO members of all clubs in the as
ISOLATION. 1t is probable that eondi-
tons governing the contest will be
along lines similar to those held re-
Gently at Dunwoodie On that occa.
sion thirty-six holes medal play was
the rule. with prizes for the double
round as well as for each circuit.
There was also putting and ap-
preaching competitions.
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The eight Middle Western golf
stars headed by Charles Evans, jr..
western amateur champion, halved
the honors at Tacoma yesterday,
with a team of six professionals of
the Pacific Northwest, there being
four matches in all. The feature
match was a s6-hole contest between
Evans and James NJ. Barnes. open
champion of the Pacific Northwest.
Barnes won three up and two to
play.
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The Tom Morris Memorial Golf
Trophy. for the. second time was
won by the Los Angeles Country
Club, with score of Sc holes town
on par in the fifth annual conprti-
ton played at Chicago yesterday.
The Los Angeles Club won last year,
with q score of 40 down on par.