New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-10
BOXER PAR EXCELLENCE NEWS Fur HI GU[FtRS
Scratch Rating Of Travers Pre-
diCted in The Tribune.
OTHERS NAMED IN ORDER
Plainfield Country Club Elects
Officers and Plans for
Big Journeys.

The selection OF Jerome Dunstan Trav-
ers. the Upper Montclair wizard, who won
both the national and metropolitan anna
teur championships last season. the
only man IN America entitled TO a
scratch rating in the handicap list Of the
United States Golf Association. thus
placing him in a class by himself, bears
out the estimate OF the champion made
by the writer last fall.
Furthermore. the placing of Charles w.
Evans. jr., OF Edgevater. the Western
champion and runner-up TO Trayers In
the national, at second position on the
list of the sixteen best American golfers
is verified by his lone occupancy of the
Handicap | division in the national list.
AS was shown in the handicap roster
published in Yesterdays Tribune. the ex
ecutiye committee OF the United States
Golf Association then ranks the follow
ing players. who were named In this
order here several months ago. at handi-
cap . Walter J. Travis. Garden city;
Kirkby. Englewood Fred Herreshoff. Ma
tional Links. and Paul Hunter. Mid
lothian. The single deviation was I'm the
placing of Mason Phelps. OF Chicago. and
Albert Seckel OF Riverside. The Tribune
rated The former ahead OF the latter.
" bile IN the national list Secke r. placed
AZ and Phelps at :.
To continue with this comparison, The
Tribune ranked the other sixteen players
Eben " Byers. Allegheny. Parker W.
Whttcmore the Country club. Brook
line. J. q. Anderson. Brae Burn. Heinrich
Schmidt Worcester: Hamilton * Kerr.
/ Ekwanok. ana Harry o. Leg Mimi
kahda. All of these men are handi-
capped at Q in the T.. s G. \. selections
Following the Teincorporation OF the
Plaiuheld Country Club. so as to provide
FOR the enlargement Of the board OF
trustees from nine To twelve. thus per
hitting more equitable distribution OF
the work of managing the clubs affairs. a
meeting OF the members will be held I'm
liartridse Hall. Plainheld. next Friday
night
Since the annual meeting on February
| T. when the action was authorized. the in
corporators have completed the necessary
legal requirements and have chosen the
following trustees: Leighton Calkins
John l.. Stevens. :. ID. I.ounsbcrry. f. t..
Dubois. X. II. Cox. II 8 Rowland. j.
r.. Erickson. 4 NJ. Colleus. = W. Mer-
rihew. George T.. Mcllck. ". T.. kauf-
man and \ \. Tlney. The last three
are new members. ana have been elected
FOR one. two and three year terms. re-
spectively
Leighton Calkus was again chosen
! president Of the club. with John =.
stevens AZ vce-pr,s dent DR.. Dubois
il secrctary. and :. -. Lounsberry treas
urer. The charmen of the various COM
mittees are as follows: r. n. Cox. house
committee. r. :. Rowland. golf commit
tee. :. W. Merrihew. tennis committee:
j. r. Erickson. green committee. and A
II. collens. buildings committee.
The Plainfield Country club received the
privilege Of holding the second junior
metropolitan championship late In June
and the Women's Metropolitan Golf Asso-
citation has also been invited to hold a
Z one-day tournament there. 1t is planned
to open the clubhouse early next month.
while retaining wall for the driveway
will be built and the road improved
| There will be formal opening OF the
club late in April. while. in the expecta-
| ton Of an active season, a schedule OF
! competitions is being arranged
According to report from the Houston
Country Club, cnder teeing grounds have
been established through the course there
and have proved quite successful II is
claimed that in damp weather the tees
are always dry. but 1t Is difficult To mag