The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-12
EAST VS.. WEST AT GOLF
MAY RIVAL LESLEY CUP
Suggestion Made Meets With Approval and Plans Are
Under Way-Junior Golf Has Not At
tanned Proper Niche.

4, pense which many must consider may
suffice for the latter event. Perhaps
the entry of those who were supposed
TO outclass the less we'll known players
may also have tended to decrease the
list. In any case another year could
see a great Improvement II the two
tournaments were combined into n
and the links chosen were comparatively
easy to score over and easy OF access.
These may seem to be trifing reasons
In a way when one considers golf. but
they rave been very vital factors In the
reestablishment OF a Junior tournament
In Massachusetts. which for the past
two years has fiourished under the name
OF the Massachusetts Junior champion
ship.
The conditions under which the tour
nament is held there are well known.
Suffice to say that two years ago the
interschoiastic league was combined
with the new Junior championship and
the event thrown open to any high or
private school member. including those
who graduated in June and had not
professionalism themselves In any way.
Last year there were ffty-nine entries
and this year the number went up to
ninety-seven. I prophesy that within
two more years there will he almost
twice as many playing for the Junior
title as there will be for the ANA
teur championship OF Massachusetts.
for sven now the number who play for
the Junior is In excess of those who
strive for the bigger title. SO 1t would
be. ! think. in New York II there was
this combination OF events and a good
course was chosen.
The links makes a great difference. In
Boston the Athena rle Golf Club gave its
course to the boys for the four days. II
is only a nine hole curse measuring
$500 yards with a par Of 80 for the
nine. Yet IL Is fairly difficult and only
once has par been equalled in any OF
the open tournaments attended by over
100 each during the past ten years. But
II In a course where the length does not
seem too provoking for the boy or man
who cannot drive far and the greens are
small enough to make the two puts not
In other words. such a one should he
selected for every tournament in which
boys take part.
The scores which the youngsters made
might well be framed. In the qualify
ing round a boy from Brookline High
School scored n 15. In the first round
a fourteen-year-old youth had a - and
in the final round the winner, Fred
Wright Of watertown. made n 20, de-
ata'iHS Oin NUN WIN u out ~ years
Of age. and who scored a IS. Such golf
deserves the very best Of credit from
players and help from the State organ-
~ization. II no other purpose is accom-
plished h a to keep In the amateur
ranks a goodly number Of these boys
who will later 20 into business and be a
golfing credit to the different associa-
tons, then the event II well worth all
the trouble. And. finally. II ought to
serve az a good lesson to the clubs which
In the New York section especially did
not care TO have the tournament held
over their links. particularly those which
were not Of championship calibre. As
a matter Of fact the tourney ought to be
held. as ] have remarked before. over a
course where par does not exceed q
fairly easy n. .