New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-16
FOURTH ESTATE
MAKES A HASH
OF GOLFSCORES
Rice Gets an 81, but Eos.
ter Is Around
in 1856.
By FRED HAWTHORNE.

II. Grantland Rice, a golfer, and
some forty other members Of the New
York Newspaper Golf Club went out
TO the Wykagyl Country Club, at New
Rochelle, yesterday and INDUCED in a
four-ball foursome tournament. Rice
was the only one to turn in a reputable
card, 80 out and 43 IN for an 80. ex-
cellent going under the conditions, but
all the others got lot of exercise and
experience.
II. b. Martin, president Of the club,
was teamed up with Rice. each pair
getting one-half of the combined handi-
cans. When the cards were turned in
it was found that Martin had not
helped his partner on a single hole,
and the winning score, all Oldgrant-
rice's, read:
Out. 8 8 346 6-39
8 3 4 3 4 8 6-43-S2
When told that par for the course is
"a several members Of the scrlbes' club
refused to believe il and others we're
seen to pull pocket dictionaries forth
and consult the meaning of the word.
Wykagyl is a well trapped course, but
not even the members of the home club
ever knew before just how much as
sorted trouble there was on the New
Rochelle links.
One player on the first hole sped
his second shot straight through the
open barn door to the left of the fair
way. He and his caddie spent several
minutes hunting for the rubber core.
and were just about 10 give Il up as
lost when a fussy old hen squatting on
a mound of hay on the floor jumped
up with scandalized squawk and flew
through the doorway. She had been
setting on the ball.
"Now. if | had only known that"
said the owner of the ball, 81 would
have left her alone, and perhaps
might have had a dozen Silver Kings
in another ten minutes
Reginald f. Foster, vice-president Of
the Newspaper Golf Club, finished his
round and then stood in front Of the
scoreboard with hurt expression.
do you want 70 turn in your card ~
asked a polite attendant in a sympa-
thetic tone Of voice.
The honored v.-p. was speechless for
a moment and then he said. while
strong men turned their heads away to
hide the tears:
"This is the first time I've played
this year. I've torn my hands all TO
pieces, never got single hole under
9 and my score for the eighteen holes
is 1856"
There were others TO bear Mr. Foster
company, and even the we'll known hos
pitality of the Wykagyl club could not
quite erase from the memory the
horrors of the day of golf.
There were two prizes offered in the
four-ball competition for the two
men having the low gross best ball and
another for the two turning IN the net
gross best ball Rice took the gross
trophy. and two pairs n. d. eastman
and Albert Hedley, Sells. and n.
A. Haines and j. C. Finn. 95 II 7s
tied for the second piece Of sllverware.
The scores follow:
Grantsnd Rice and II. p Martin. = =
~ 70 eastman and A'her. Hed.ey. 80 HIS, W
A. Haines and ]. e. Finn Nj-ll-lh. 4oln Monfo
ana vs. HAYWOOD. l02 ESQ. Dase Hail and =.
y Davis. 100 1881. A p. Roth and r. W. Mac
Lauchln. as-l1-sl. ?. j. Pope ard }. r. fope.
gS-ls-sZ. 4. p. Lsut aud ?. J. Hawthoue 10!
1888. 4 e. Murray and W " Blrss p - ~
A b. owens and Fred Is. Flaush. 95 y -. Boze-
Girori a1I r. + Ralston. 1913 50.