Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-04
DON'T WANT GOLF
AT OLYMPIC GAMES
English Club Disapproves Idea
of Competition at Berlin
Championships.

prominence at the Olympic games to
be held in Berlin in 1916 was made
apparent recently when the Royal
| and Ancient Golf Club, of st. An
drews, passed a resolution dlsapprov-
Ing of the inclusion of golf in those
games. st. Andrews also decided that
in case golf was included in the
Olympic contests the Royal and
| Ancient Club would not share In the
ara ngements. 1t Is. therefore. prac-
tically certain that no representative
golfers of Great Britain win compete
at Berlin should golf be on the pro
gram.
Indoor golf seems destined to in
crease In popular favor with New
York players during the coming win
ter Dan Mackie, the Century pro-
fessionaL has, at the request of many
we'll known players. almost decided
to open school There are also a
number of Deal golfers who would
like to practise indoors during the
winter. Dan Maekie is now consider
ing the matter with his brother Jack,
the Dunwoodie pro"
Edward Ray and Harry Yardon.
British golfers, defeated Duthie and
Blinke Vancouver professionals. in
36-hole match yesterday by 10 up and
to play at Vancouver, B. G.
r. Heinrich Schmidt, the Worcester
schoolboy who carried Harold II. Hill
ton to the nineteenth green during
the last British amateur champion
ship tournament at st. Andrews, has
announced his intention of crossing
the Atlantic next May to take part
in the 1nfnnof1tIo,1 he
Sandwich links, where Walter ].
Travis won the title in 1904.
Gilman p. Tiffany, of Powelton. who
won the first invitation tournament
over the links of the Sleepy Hollow
Country Club last June, will be an en-
trant in the fixture, which will be
held over this course the last three
days of this week. II is a little, early
as yet to Indicate the probable COM
petitors, but provision has been made
for three sixteens. with beaten Fights
for each.
David Davidson. the South Orange
Field Club golf professional, will be
among the first of the golf instructors
| to transfer his activities to the South
Davie starts next week for the Coun-
| try Club of Orlando, where he will be
| busy throughout the winter.
| All rumors that John j. McDermott.
former open golf champion. WAS in a
private hospital in New York city suf-
fering from nervous breakdown We're
put to rest yesterday when IL was
discovered that he was at the home of
his parents i'll Of a slight attack of the
grip He was much improved yester-
day and said iiiat he would return to
I the Atlantic City Country Club either
tomorrow a. Thursday.
\ dinner Will soon be given in Phila-
delpiia L. john ]. McDermott. of At
/ laniSa CHS. former open golf cham
/ Hicr =st' friends as soon as he
recost;f the severe illness that
/ IeGtnti' of.rl him to secure leave
of absence from his post as profess
sional 81 iho Atlantic city Country
! Club.
! Tom Bendelow, who has been iden-
titled With the golf trade for the last
| twenty years, came to New York re-
| Gently from Chicago. 1t has been
claimed that Bendelow has laid out
more golf courses in America than
any other person. He doesn't know
/ exactly just how many. but admits
that the total runs into the hundreds.
The chief reason for his recent East
e1n Trip WIS 10 ldy out Il HcW CouiSo
at Baltimore.
Alec Smith the professional at the
Wykagyl Country Club, will go to
Florida on December l. He has been
engaged for another winter at Bel
leair and while in the South will be
assisted by his brother Macdonald
The last-named, however. will not
leave here much before the holidays.
Al Williams. who has the reputa-
ton of being an expert greenkeeper.
has been engaged by the Century
Country Club. Williams will look
after the course and in no way con-
hict with Dan Mackie, the clubs pro-
fessional.
In the final round for the green
committee cup at the Haworth Coun-
try Club II. NJ. Applegate twenty
hve) defeated Irving Brown four-
teen) up. The cup has to be won
twice by the same player to be per-
manently decided.