The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-20
EDITORIAL GOLFERS
PRY OFF LOCAL LID
Omen Tournament Season With
Round on Public Links at
Van COrtlandt Park.
PUTS TRAVERS ON CANVAS

r. r. Fisher and J. w. Munro tied for
the net prize In the first 1915 tourna-
mcnt Of the New York Newspaper COLI
club, played yesterday Mt Van Cortlandt
Park Fishers score was e2-2h. 81, and
Munro's e5-2s. 81. r, X. Flaugh made
the lowest gross score. an So. Enough
members OF the club were on hand to
all two s!xteens and the competition was
qualifying round for the subsequent
match play as we'll as an eighteen hole
handicap.
Park Commissioner whittle opened
the season in formal style by driving of
the first ball at 10 O'clock The assem-
blde caddies raced after II and the boy
who retrieved the bail was rewarded
with gold piece. The newspaper golfers
will make their headquarters this year
at the hotel In the park near the eigh-
teenth green. II has been completely
overhauled and is now called the Trem-
per House.
The scores
r. e. Fisher oI.,s. a.. J. W Munro
aiFc' ovens Ss s5, T. :? f! IL 4, '' MasSsih
~ =, l. .S Hpwi r. so,s sS57 p ~
FeF iro ,s 1s + foi F. Ra l.s o.
il. IS: + Benzinger. 1918. IS. r. T.
rope; 's- ba,n ~ paTel'k i ri,ofS
90. Is 4. c. Murray. so-lI. 10; + N
Gould. S5mS. ~ "a Gifoys ssI r,;,T 81,
IL ia A H. lsoS. iobIsi. sti i II y Mardaa,
ice-25. - c, =, Lamx. iot,ii. - G.
| cornell. lisa. 90
Tho Draw. First si1teen--Hnwthorne VS.
Rsston ". Martin. could vs.. Murray;
| tiron vs.. Fiaugh; Emory vs. owens. Laus
second sisteen-rish.r VS. Barclay;
| Davis vs. DALEY: Beachler We. Cornell
! Campbell Munro. Renz!nger vs. igoe
Bulger VS. Foster. Haywood VS. Msrdhn
! Jerome n. Travers. four times ma
tional amateur golf champion OF tht
! United States. has been immortalisei On
canvas Golf Illustrated and outdoor
America, the magazine OF whi,h MAJ
Behr IL the editor. has had paintoi s
full length portrait OF the former chain
| pion. a reproduction In color Of ih'
portrait. which is the work OF Il!liar
| Ffske Armstrcnc. is used as the fronts
! piece Of the April issue OF the maya
zine.
T-avers Is depicted standing erect with
an iron-the club with when he hal
earned n large share OF MS fan.e-'rest
ing on the ground and held loosely II
his right hand. The first hole at Apa
wants constitutes the BACKGROUND.
The picture will be hung IN the club
house Of the Upper MoutclaIr Country
club. or which Trayers has been mem
her for the last four or i've yeas
and which is the posseSsor % the 'hlIn
cey trophy. won outright by his ski
IN three successful metropolitan cham
p!onshlps COT Illustrated expects q
have similar pa!n'iNS OF Frinci
Cuimet by the same aiust in late
issue.
The newly formed Huntington Coli and
Marine club has elected its officers III
the current year. They are 'ieor-" Il
Bangs, president; George f. Lovot'
ylCe-prcsidcnt James r. keser. treas
urer. ana George Taylor, secretary, Tn,
club will be opened for the seascl OF
May 90
| The Iuwood Country club ~ lnDo1d
l.. T. - considering a plan for an o0H
tournament this season Whether nr -
IT will be held VIII depend upon tine ,o-
s.bilItv Of arranging 4 date which vii
| no convenient ~ Harry Nardor. III
! ward Ray and any Other British Dro
fessionals who may cross the Atiant'
az the clubs idea in planning the tour
ney il TO provide chance for the Wis
itors from foreign shores as well as 70