New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-21
FLAUGH LEADS
FORTY GOLFERS
AT HACKENSACK
William Cane Wins Low
Net Score in Tourney
MeaCham "Stung."
BY FRED HAWTHORNE.

Showing that his baptism Of water
on the previous day, when he was well
nigh swamped by the food OF rain
playing in the Newspaper Golf Club
tourney, was beneficial, Fred X. Flaugh
led a field Of more than forty golfers
yesterday morning in the invitation
tournament Of the Hackensack Coli
Club.
Flaugh had a card Of 3s-41-79.
which gave him the low gross prize for
the morning round of eighteen holes
medal play handicap. The low net was
won by William Cane. one of Hacken-
sacks most popular golfers, whose card
read 9i-23 Mr.. Cane wisely saved
mis- one best game for the supreme
test, and brought it forth yesterday, to
the amazement of his friends, who had
| never heard of their clubmate making
round under 100 before.
1t was recalled last evening, how
ever, that Mr.. Cane has .een practising
most industriously OF late, and with a
whole-souled determination that boded
/ i'll for DOGGY and par. The other mem
bers would meet Cane at the hrst zee,
as he began his second or third round
for the day, and ask: -
How are they going to-day, BillY'
And he would answer, with com
mendable modesty; ooh, bout the same
old stuff
The other members took this to mean
that Bill Cane was ploughing around
the course at about 10, or possibly
/ 1O5 strokes. In fact, il was often re-
of n
hole" gatherings, that "if he ever got
under 100 he'd break out with fever"
But Cane has borne these taunts
/ with a Spartan spirit for the Last
/ week. None but he knew his great
secret-that ne now played eighteen
/ holes OF golf in two figures. fester-
/ day he proved his claim to fame.
Flaugh played souEd golf all the
way. But for the fact that, on at least
/ six Of the eighteen holes, the ball
trimmed the cup on well-judged puts
Z he would have taken several strokes
off his score.
His card follows:
Out ...........:.....:..:. :s:ss &a-7s
In the afternoon there was another
round Of eighteen-holes, medal play
/ handicap, with a low gross and two
/ low net prizes. This time the best
gross was turned in by j. G. Simmons,
| Of Montclair, with 42-39-S1. c. j.
/ Ferrin had the low net, with 94-23-
/ II, and Malcolm Meacham, of Ardsley,
was second low net, with Soils.
For a time it appeared as If Meach-
am might win the low gross. as he
reached the turn in 40 and started the
last nine holes az a great pace.
Just when all seemed promising a
peculiar misfortune-rub Of the green
or whatever you elect to term it-be-
| fell Meacham AS he was preparing 10
run down a short putt on the twelfth
green n yellow hornet alighted on the
ball and refused to bulge, although
/ the caddie got down on his hands and
knees and tried to blow him from the
ball. As other players were waiting
to play through Meacham played his
ball, tenderly, fearing to annoy the
/ homeland missed the putt.
This incident so upset Meacham for
/ two or three holes that he dropped
/ half a dozen useful strokes. II was
/ not until the sixteenth hole that he
/ settled back into his stride and began
/ 10 reel off the holes in par figures. AS
| he sank his final putt Meacham re-
marked that he chad been stung out
! of the low gross prize"
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