New-York tribune., 1916-07-18
,Jl;er and Taft Lead Big
Golf Field in Prelim-
mary Round.
~ FRED HAWTHORNE.

rreliminary to the great pro-
A solf tournament that will
tss'a.v Van Cortlandt Park this morn
hss,Ser the auspices of the New YORK
,s.'.rsper y srsr Golf Club and the Protes-
Me1 Golfers' Association OF America,
ssns, .steurs and professionals paired
y y Yesterday in f0ur-ball eompeti-
p.a, Teller. the little French pro
Io'pvs pvs-ookline. and Roger h. Taft, the
iIo1 isrsev amateur. with best ball
N~ss lsS The field by three strokes,
o =, ~, rsir being Elmer W. Loving.
r' nr.ker Ridge pro. and {. h. Hsr-
* smateur from the same club,
p, IS FOR their card.
"a Loving. the slender youngster
-. l,srned his game at Van Cortlandt,
w ~, chief individual honors of the
w. ~ Tor he made the circuit Of the
sas, /, 66. new record. going out
s'V,.' ,,f.'.nd coming home in 80. Several
y ~ .ro Loving. then an amateur,
y',. score Of 66. but then one or
ns''h ho,ss have been altered, so his
-. ~ of Yesterday stand as a new
.st Ioving's card read:
" Ier-g Quake R,dFs
81 - - e : 5 Ess-se
Prove Fine Combination.
80, and Teller proved a fine work
;,s comsination,. as the amateur was
.s.vs there 70 help Teller out when
y, nro made even the slightest of
T,, az These were not many, as the
S.,. ~ rr,rshmsn had an individual card
~ !. = himssn. and Taft rs.
IA, best hsll Of the winning pair
follows:
,,r, NJ NoHA Jersey. ard Louis Teller.
8 -. :iSS.i EssI-ss
v.- Cortlandt never saw so much
rooj ruf in all the years Of its pre-
IAN, existence. Jim Barnes, the tall
grl,on from Whitemarsh Valley,
,r-red in S s., the first time he had
.v,r seen the course. He and Frank
Hcyt. the Siwanoy amateur, had 6
vi ball Of SIS. for third place. Wal
., Hagen. paired with John G.. Ander-
s,. was followed by a large gallery
n the way. the spectators being
,-rious 20 get a look at the new
Metropolitan open champion. Hagen,
70; striving unduly, had an individual
ard Of So.
Overs Playing a Feature.
Ors Of the features Of the day was
ne score Of Frank W. Dyer, the
you1g Montclair amateur and Penn
gyvsnia champion. Dyer, paired with
William Scott, the Montclair pro, had
T. individual score of II, 10 Scots
3, the amateur helping the paid
.slfsr out on two holes. Other low
so!ss returned by the professionals
Tsre: Carl Anderson, 60; A. J. Sand
rson, Sleepy Hollow, GO; Bert Battell,
Flushing, IS; Jock Hutchinson, Ale
f.tny. 70; Bob Macdonald, Buffalo,
rd Jack Hobens, Englewood, II, and
"a Loos. Charlotte, y. c., 20. H.
Grantand Rice, paired with Hobens,
TAD 7S for his card. The big field,
ii,sr little delay at the first tee.
vtsn the jam was greatest. was sent
sway quickly, with c. W. Frankel,
4. ;. Martin, Fred Ber-inger and c.
A. Daley, Of the Newspaper Golf
Qsb, handling the arrangements.
The course. which had been groomed
.,r more than a week by Park Com
-issioner Whittle and his men, was
: excellent condition, the green's be-
z particularly true. II would be no
-rprise if new records were set up
,.esv or tomorrow, when the profes-
enals get down 20 real work.
The scores follow:
logsr b Taft. North Jersey. and Louis Teller
-cklire 81. , vs.. Loving. Quaker Ridge. sn'
p Harris. Quaker Ridge, s.. Frank n. Hoyt
.,rcv and jane Barcs. Whifemarsh. IS, A. T
81 New York Golf. and Edward Loos. Mecken
= 81 Grsnrand Rice. Lnglewcod. and Jsc
MS Englewoot. g.. A. J. Sanderson. sleep
blow. and J. r Starring. unattached. 81 Jac
-rf inson. Allegheny. and J.. ID. Healy unat
l.fd f7 q Davidson. y. y. G. C.. and Ber
grsl Flushing SIS II p Martin. New York Colt
q Roher, MELON aid. Buffalo 6S. J. G. Anderson
suoy. ana Walter Hagen. Rochester &C Waite
'-..e Scottish American. and Carl Anderon
a York s. W T. Purcell y Y G.. C.. an
ht,k Eastman. Van Cortland. SO. r. SchGrh
,stish American. ard A Ogilyle. s.. Andrews. 60
Atsarn. Scottish American. and ". Macfarlane
,.ton River 60. A. F. Owens. Newspaper Coi
,A lUd Fred Cooke, unattached % II. A
iliss New York Newspaper. and VI. J. OIsugh
E PAINTED. 80. 7. TlGugh. New York News
xsr and C. W Singleton. oakland. 60. d. Nc
.nttl New York NeWspaper ard Wifrd Reid
.--nTtor 70. ". A keStley Forest Park. snC
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