New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-24
Golfers Tie for
L0sy Score Medal
in Title Play
Purcell and Mcmillan Return
Equal Cards in Greater New
York Championship.

Walter Purcell, Of the New York
Golf Club. and f. b. Mcmillan. Of the
Scottish-American G. C.. tied with
scores Of rs each for the low
score medal Of the qualifying round
for the golf championship Of Greater
New York at the Van Cortlandt PARK
links yesterday morning. The tie Will
be played Oft Saturday.
The championship for the Greater
City attracted field OF sixty-four
players, thirty-two OF whom only quail
flied. The majority Of those that COM
peted were members of clubs that use
the public links as their home course
Wherefore the field was thoroughly
familiar with conditions. and as the
weather was perfect until WIND
storm arrived late in the afternoon,
unusually fine scores were turned N
for the qualifying round.
II. B. Martin, of the Newspaper Golf
Club. who with three others just man
aged to squeeze into the select thirty
two with score of SO. beat j. r.
Mcdonald in the only extra hole match
OF the first round Of the afternoon.
Martin came from behind for a tie
at the eighteenth and won the odd.
Both Win Handily.
Purcell and Mcmillan. who tied for
the medal score. both won their first
rounds handily. Mcmillan showed won
derful golf. coming in in the morning
in 80. bit Of hard luck on the fif-
teenth cost Purcell dearly. A well laid
approach struck a stone near the green
and kicked away off into the rough.
This cost Purcell two strokes.
Purcell's qualifying card:
o. Out 3 : 3 3 GGsss-75
Mcmillan:
Out 5 4 "a =,
In. 5 3 3 3 8 4 3-33-75
None of the previous winners Of the
Herald Cup, emblematic of the cham
pionship, came out to try for the sec
ond leg necessary for permanent pos
session Of the trophy. The beaten six
teen of the first round will compete in
a consolation this morning.
The pairings for the second cham
pionship round to be played this morn
ing follow: Purcell vs. Mcconnell,
Kennedy VS.. Brieger, Brooke VS.. Lin
ton, Dunn VS.. Regain, Mcmillan VS.. Rid
dell, Gould vs.. Roberts. Rohdenberg VS..
Ivory and Walters VS.. Martin.
The summaries follow:
QUALIFYING RDOUND.
Walter Purcell y. Y G. c.. 3S-31-55. f.
g. Mcmillan. Scottish-Amercan O.. c.. 81
S3-75: J. r. Herman. New York Newspaper
O. &. $3.50, j. B. Carpenter, unst-
tached. $3.50, j. p. Bruycre. unattached.
iO-ss-76; F. NJ. Could ie-3,-ll; Or. \. NJ
Carpenter ~ Y. O.. c.. h-G-S; II. J.
Walters. jr.. y. Y. q. g, 3s-39-lS. D. @.
Mcconnell y. Y @. c., iS-3J-ls; !. r.
Riddel. Crescent 4. g.. 59-Ss-'s; II. A.
Linton. y =. a. c., 3e-33-7s. g. NJ. ivory
unattached 3s4i-79 NJ. G. Hammer. unat,
tached. 3S-N-1g. c. A. Ro1erts unattached
3s-il-79; g. C.. Harrison, y. Y. G. c. 40
+. Mcdonald. y. Y. G. c.. $3.50
Martin Schneider. unattached. $50. a
n Kfght Scottish American, N-4O-eO; X.
H. Brooke. y. Y q. g.. t0-N-sOi Edward
Rohdeuberg. unattached. n-+o-sl' JACK
Kennedy. unattached. 39-i2-A; Fred
Waugh. New York Newspaper @, c., -
81: H. 3. Lunn. scottish american .. -
! 4g-3S-l: W h.. Tracy. y. y. o.. O., 45-SN-
81. / O. Fraser, Scottsh-American q. ..
4s-ss-si: r. c. simpson, unattached y
a. W. Webster. unattached. 4o-i2-S2: w.
NJ Gavlor. y y. g. g.. 43-39-s2; clarence
I,rieeer. unattached. 42-il->S A.. ; hlcn'
r,ond unattached. 43-iO-s3; T. 7. Eee9n'
ir unattached a 39-s3; r. y. Marun
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