New-York tribune., 1916-04-28

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r.,,,s.d weather conditions made
:. ..oring the rule. Anybody skim
- under 90 was fast enough TO
=. ,bs first sixteen. In fact. those
~ ss we'll as that considered
.,-..lvss fortunate.
...-w,od. who was one OF the best
-. ~ Philadelphia cricketers som.
400. has never figured prominent
: he ranks o. the golfers before
~ He won the championship OF
is-e club last year. but nobody
....s him as being the possible lead
~ me field Of Fl that started of
Is sorning.
g,,.vbody fel, that Herreshoff should
-,i.5 the field. He had been reeling
s.,s boles on the outward journey IN
!. ssvres. getting great distance off
i, ~ His putting. however, was
"A, ssbbly on q number OF greens.
n, Garden City man began the IN
us Journey with fine 3. Then came
!. sul eleventh. which is only a
49, nsshie shot 70 the green, across
,.ook Fred's first shot from the tee
go plump in the middle ot the
~ which is really young river.
ifsr satisfying himself that getting
- vii shot was impossible. Heres
= decided 20 drop another ball. ms
,.,, q position was bad. and the ball
r:sa in a pocket on the bank. tie
IL: again. this time with his trusty
s.k. only 20 see the second ball
Ii INTO the water
lis was sufficient to ruffle even such
i,-perament as MS, for minute. HIS
N shot brought up far over the
~. Before the little pellet would
e 70 rest In the cup Herreshoft had
1,.r seven strokes. whereas he should
a'. lad 10 more than Z four.
Went Great After That.
hereafter the Garden City golfer
az along finely. getting the last
u .olss in four under bogie. A com
u.p, o. his score card with Shar-
KS shows that Herreshoff would
r. hssten the Philadelphlan l up on
-i.1 plsy.
l,s Merton champion played good
sady golf for most Of the eighteen
ua. although Indifferent work OF the
l's.as accounted for the two 6s. on the
u,ss,,h and seventeenth. where iVes
r-i have looked much more IN keep
Z
Fw time IL looked as though
ard Steiner. Of lnwood, would
',s' the osy with the best card, an
< Herreshoff did not come tramp
{, through tho rain until an hour
"a. When his score was posted ne
~ congratulated on AL sides. the
-i'or,y fguring that there was no
". with the possible exception OF
.z,t Cook OF Trenton, who could
= over than 81.
Frederick Was Right.
Oh. somebody viii come along with
Q ard that viii break So" said Her
H.os. and sat down 20 await results
.ront OF the cracking log FIRE in
= reading room. Half an hour later
siTood appeared at the seventeenth
- tro the word went forth that ne
''..se four for an so and the gold
-.i,'
u. Nerion star placed his drive
- down the line. reached the edge
E ne green on the second. and ran
'sr for the hole IN two puts.
leos dashed the hopes Of his friends
requiring 50 on the outward jour
-. TIE greens apparently being
's'1s % him. a. they had been 20
- o. the players. The Trenton
''e registered a comfortable 30
'1iar in. placing him in the same
.s'f'' with Steiner, a. 81. II. v.
: s,'s' Of Wykagyl. and 7. ". Case,
: Nssto. came next with a brace OF
1t Was "Alibi Day
z "a, perfect DAY for slibis, and
-o' everybody made use OF one or
!" Some declared u was impossible
iscEe the ball on the greens, be
a's ne guilty s}iddcd and behaved
i ''aer obs'rcperous ways. Cold
'Tsfs Affected many more. and slip
~ grps came DR. for abuse; but not
,' O. the entire field would admit
ln.
Yn's Or tvice during the day the
II made ta'f-heartcd attempts 20
- "a face behind the gray bank OF
~ but ire cold wind from tho
!, 'i''sst held The upper hand. Toward
<''oon a discouraging drizzle set IN.
'sa'ers, vi1ters and um Drellas we're
tfirciral articles ~ attire. Every
- ne TOP Or a dripping rain-shedcer
- ooobing over NIL or out Of the
- Noocs - VAS a sign that some
's.'it couple were struggling IN the
u. A Stafford % Garden City. vet