New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-08
.FAVOR|TES SURVIVE IN
TWO ROUNDS ON LINKS
Much Lively Match Play in Sec.
ond Day of Sleepy HoI.
low Tournament.
BROWN TWICE A VICTOR
Allen, Comstock and Johnson
Others to Reach Semi.
Finals in Annual
Fall Fixture.
BROWN TWICE A VICTOR

Favorites survived the first and second
rounds Of match play in the golf tourna-
ment over the links of the Sleepy Hollow
Country Club yesterday, bringing the COM
petition down to the semi-final stage. The
matches in the chief division to-day, there
fore, will bring together b. T. Allen, OF
Fox Hills, and C. G. Comstock. Of Column
bia University, on one side Of the bracket.
while on the other Charles III. Brown, OF
St Andrews, the medal winner, has to
deal with A. II. Johnson, Of the home
club.
Extra hole matches were frequent In
the early round. quite In contrast TO the
second circuit. James A. Stillman, or the
home club, was carried to the twentieth
green before he could eliminate George T..
Francis, a fellow member. Francis lost
the first two holes through taking puts
on each green, but by the time the turn
was reached they were even. II was a
neck -and-neck race to the finish, poor put
ting costing Frauds the match.
Allen had close call against George A.
Dixon, jr., Of the National links. The FOX
Hills man was up on the fifteenth green
and lost the next two holes. He settled
the match. however, by giving himself
chance to run down six-foot putt Tor
on the eighteenth. He was content 20
get down in a par 4.
Dr. George A. Taylor won on the nine
tenth from Harry Hobrook, Of st. An
drews. by running down a long putt from
the edge Of the green. Holbrook Is son
Of the man who was one OF the hair
dozen to first Introduce golf in America
twenty-five years ago near Yonkers' r.
z. Duryea, of Englewood, forced Brown 10
go twenty holes, principally because inc
former Hudson River title holder hao
difficulty with his putting.
Allen had no trouble with Stillman IN
the afternoon. nor did Comstock find Dr.
TAYLOR a formidable opponent. Brown
eliminated c. A. Corliss. Of Englewood'
The only close match was between J. NJ
Rhett and Johnson, the latter winning on
the nineteenth.
II so happened that the only two golf
ers left to compete in the third sixteen
are 4. l.. Linn. Jr.. OF Sleepy Hollow ana
T. Uickox Of Bedford. so 1t has been de-
third cup. the loser to take the beaten
eight prize for that division. There were
beaten Fights started for each OF the two
other sixteens.
4 peculiar experience befell $. a. cum
nIngham. OF ST. Andrews and Engiewood'
on four holes. the second. sixth. tenth
and seventeenth. he made the green on MS
tee shot and followed with no fewer than
4 putts. Cunningham Is chairman or inc
greens committees at both the hns'e-
wood and 81. Andrews clubs.
The summary follows:
FRS, sixteen FIRST roundl-James A. sur
man sleepy Hollow, beat George J.. francs
sie"nv Hollow. ! up go holes). H. ]. AHen;
Fox Hills. beat George A. Dixon: jr, Naupna,
Links up: C. G. Comstock. Columbia, pea,
Eugene Van schaick Sleepy Hollow. up ana
80 NAV. DR. George A. Taylor, Sleepy hol-
low beat Harry HobroOk. ST. Andrews, ny
Gg holes); C. A Corlss. Engewood: pea. N r.
w Brand. 80. Andrews by deiaIlt; on"' Fryie.
wood i mo 100 holesl: ]. VI. Rhett, sleepy Hoi-
,o,y heat p Roth Fox Hills. up and 10
play; A. II. Johnson sleepy Hollow; eeat ,, Jan
hery Brandreth sleepy Hollow. by detaut.
second round--Allen beat Stillman. up ana !
n play: Comstock beat Taylor, w and : 70
play: Brown beat Corliss. up ana W p'a'
Johnson beat Rhett up , ,,s n0'e tgst rOund-
Francis beat Dixon by default; van sSha' IN
beat Holbrook. up; Duryea peat b,a l ~
default: Brandreth beat Roth, up ana "
play. - .,, =, IA Fores,
second sixteen (hrst round)-E; I've ~
simmons sleepy Hollow, beat o. . Ma
sleepy Hollow, up and to play; s. Peterson a; n@n
ninghsm. 81. Andrews beat \. M Guiett
w ytIgs beat A W. Lawrence, IH W1.,nr
park. up and to play Alexander Sor's st
Yewnort beat Charles y. Fowler, r, ~
N N1SIews up and to play: X. p, Walker
OAKLAND beat II. p. Collins, sleepy h4I, o,yn,y
mn and 10 play; a. u. Choate. Sleepy HoiIo"
beat Louis 4 Ripley St andrews ;,d, up ab bea,
10 play: Harry T. HAYES, SLEEPY f 30. S..t,uIt
IN AddIcks Sleepy Hollow, by uei iuL
Frank p sweeney. sleepy Hollow. beat 1ohD
Pratt. sleepy Hollow, up ana '" stpmHon.
second round--Cunnngham beat summon
up and to PLAY Gilet, @ beat Morton en- and "
and to play; Choste eeat ms'S IN and I tc
play. , tx,oo, fnrst roundl-
Nscv beat Peterson by default: Lawrence B pea'
Fowler 2 up and to play: Collins peat MP
Law. 2 up; Pratt beat Add!cks by deiaun'