The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-23
Entitled to Only One Apiece
This BaltuSrOl Pair Has
Choice of Several.
EACH GOES AROUND IN 86

RYE. y. V. Sept 22.-Only the rule
which forb!ds a competitor to take home
more thar one prize stood in the way OF
James A Tyng's greatest chance to pick
up n group of trinkets when the frst
detachment of senior golfers finished
their two days of play at the Apawamis
Cub to-day. The quondam Harvard
catcher. who now allots the handicaps to
the golfers OF the metropolitan district.
made sure of one cup to-day and tied for
a couple of others. And hat Is not all.
for the cup which he made sure Of was
that for the best gross score for thirty
six holes. and II no golfer In the d.
vision which plays tomorrow and Fri
day should better his score of 30, Sc
l76, he WI be endowed with the title Of
winner of the tournament. and the ac-
ceptance of the prize which goes with
that high honor will mean the relin-
enlistment of all other tangible rewards.
All Jim Tying knew when he packed
up his clubs and departed late this
afternoon was that he surely had won
something, just no one could tell
Of course If ne becomes the winner OF
TIA. tournament he will take the biggest
prize of all and II some one beats ms
score during the next two lays ne can
fan back upon the cup for the best gross
score for thirty-six holes yesterday ana
to-day. for which he has no rivals,
Rut if he wishes to be caprictous lie
can play off ties for any one Of three
other trophies. He tied with Judge w.
q. Henderson and Charles GlloeFt
Waldo for yesterdays gross prize by
making a 80 and he also has a claim on
to-day's gross prize, for he ana lol!o
Ogden each made an SO, Then he m
terjected himself into IA hNe corher'u
tie in the kickeis' handicap to-day anu
I was only his own generosity that
made him do so. Don't give me any
hondicap." he said Nhen he started out
ami ,hen when he came in discovered
that the conditions for the i+ickers event
nroyided that the lowest gross score
made during the day should be the WIN
ming score. As his Sc was low ana ne
mad declined any allowance OF STROKES
MS Eickers' score was s6-o' 90 anu MS
Even though he complicated the prob
Ian, Of distributing the prizes jim
ring had 10 share the gross score glory
of tbe day with his fellow member OF
paltusrol, Rollo Ogden, who Ike ms
ELIMINATE did not contine himself 10 a
chance for a single prize but Is IN uhe
Ugh for no less than four lie heads
The list of Glass a golfersIthose whose
age Is from 55 to 80 years-with his
senra Of 17T-2i. 1873, is tied for to-
a Tvs low gross prize with his &c. MADE
~ lowest net score for the second
round SG-l2, "a, and tied for a similar
prize yesterday. ~
lance OF the seniors tournament In the
minds of all golfers over % years OF
age more than the fact that President
Wilson and former President lait ieit
II necessary to send written excuses Tor
their absence from the competition.
frank Presbrey, the busiest man at
/ Ana wants, for he Is chairman or the
committee in charge of the tournament,
( had the letters OF the two Presidentiai
golfers in his pocket ready to snow 10
any one who desired to know h they
were not on hand. The letter from the
present occupant or the White House
explained that the President would Ike
10 attend the tourney but was too busy,
and the formed occupant OF the Execu-
five Mansion offered the excellent excuse
mat he would he returning from CaH
fornia his week by way OF the Panama
canal and as he couldn't be In two
nIacns at once, would have to forego
the tourney.
Even II there were no Presidents or
former Presidents present there were
] enough men VI lHlDol ~ ~ ''
spheres on the links TO satisfy the most
exacting seeker of celebrities, Gen,
Il. NJ. Weaver represented he army to-
day, but the navy was unrepresented
for Admiral r. +, Jewell, who played
in the rain yesterday, evidently thought
that to-day's lack of moisture would
make ma vigation too dinicult and so did
not compete In the second round.
The bench was so well represented
tliat even the withdrawal OF former
Justices Morgan j.. O'Brien and Henry
A. Gildersleeye left several Judges still
in the running. among them w. O.
Henderson of Arlington, Ohio, Henry
Stoddard Of New Haven and T, J.
Lintott Of Newark, Judges O'Brien and
Gildersleeve played to-day. but did not
hand IN their scores, the inference being
that they were not quite as good as
their judicial makers would have liked
them to be. SO their only official par
licipation In the days dOings was Ia
pose for a picture beside the home greer
with Justice Mahlon Pitnoy Of the
United States supreme court, who was
putting IN "A little practice IN prepare
ton for Tomorrow and Friday. Gen
Weaver and Mr., Presbrey. That ordeal
over they hurried past the scoreboard