The sun., 1916-11-30
RECORD ENTRY LIST
IN LAKEWOOD GOLF
Max Marston, Walter Travis
and Gardiner White Among
Players to Start.
QUALIFYING PLAY TO-DAY

With 40 golfers entered In the an
nual fall invitation tournament which
starts at the Country Club Of Lakewood
to-day. the popular New Jersey course
has its record entry. With such a large
field the qualifying round will occupy
all the time the first day. with the initial
pair getting away at s:25 A. VI. and the
last pair at $40 7. NJ Al first 1t was
the intention OF the tournament commit
tee 10 ~ only four sixteens and beaten
Fights Of each, but now five slNteens are
planned.
Although J. s. worthington. the Eng
lish expert. is not going to take part
because OF an injury TO his hand. many
u tho best local players will tee on with
TIE ambitious qualifiers. Max r. Mar
ston OF Baitusrol, who has six club
championships TO his credit and his
sights set for another. will be one of the
leading ~contcnders.
Walter J. Travis. the grand old man
OF golf, will represent Garden City and
once more bid for fame over the course
which brought him worldwide attention
in past yeats. At one time Travis was
accustomed to add to his cup collection
al Lakewood each fall. He has no:
played there in three years. but felt his
game Was equal TO the occasion this
time. He Will play to-day with Jasper
Lynch OF Lakewood.
Gardiner white IL Catered.
Gardner W. White OF Flushing and
II. ~. Steiner of Inwood are other ex-
perts OF the green prepared to play.
White has had a great year OF COMPETE
tive golf and IL rated highly in this
tournament. Steiner has made his best
bids for trophies over New Jersey links.
being runnerup at Atlantic city for the
last two years. Another OF the leading
local players IL J. c. Parrid. Jr. OF
Shinnecock Hills.
J. II. Coles TaIpan OF Nassau. ptes'.
dent OF the Metropolitan Coli Assoc.a.
ton. will be among the contestants. be.
ing drawn for the qualifying round with
Thomas Endicott OF Atlantic city. The
chief executive OF the local district is
not any too certain of his game. but IL
willing 20 turn In his card at the finish
OF eighteen holes. Not that he thinks
n golfer fears to turn in a card in a
tournament OF such. Importance as the
Lakewood fixture.
II. Z. Richard OF 50. Andrews. who
will play with e. II Maxwell OF Merton.
il another local performer OF rare ability
who has his hopes bent upon one OF the
ten or twelve cup to he presented by
the club 10 the successful golfers IL not
the gold medal which will sdorn the
cad OF the qualifying round. J. g..
Bltterson. a veteran Of Fox Hills. would
not consider his year OF golf complete
without a try at the Lakewood course,
and he will start with A. p. Palmer. "A
clubmate.
Play From sWnup "a sundown.
Charles II. Gillette OF wykagyl and
Richard r. Thibout OF Garden city have
the doubtful honor OF leading the quail
flying parade. they being scheduled 10
brush the dew on the fairwsys shortly
after sunup. II. a Watson and G A
pair.
Other leading players who will COM
pete are r. =. Jennings OF Nassau. Percy
Kendall OF Deal. George l.. Kingsland
OF Lakewood. Norman II. Maxwell OF
HUNTINGTON Valley. q + Athcrton OF
the New York Coli Club. J. : Stanley.
Jr. OF Deal. \. j. Mcclure OF Montclair.
=. X. De Forrest OF Lakewood. Frank
Barton Of Forest Park. /. \. Proal OF
Deal. John H. Converse OF Richmond
County. Grantland Rice OF Englewood.
Percy Plat OF the New York Golf Club.
+. :. =. Randolph. Jr.. OF Lakewood. -,
Tiffany Richardson Of Garden City and
Z. :. M-Langh.iu %. Scar sdale.
TIE Country club % Lakewood cup
hangs In the balance for the winner %
the FIRST sixteen. the Metedeconk cup goes
TO the WHINE OF the second sixteen. the
C~arasaljo cup 10 the third sixteen and
the Maretta cup 10 the fourth s.xteeT
There will be a runner up cup for each
sixteen and II is possible a ffth set o.
cups will be added II a fifth sixteen Is
necessary. as seems certain now. Match
play Will be IN order tomorrow and
Saturday. with rounds morning and ar
ternoon. Saturday will md the anal
round OF each sixteen me also an Is
hole medal play handicap. with another
valuable cup for h winner.