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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Tales of a WaySide Tee
By GRANTLAND RICE

If it was not for the shadow OF war
these would be merry days in the golf
realm-or, if not merry, at least the
spiciest the game has ever known.
Even under the bleak cloud Of war
the situation is an astounding one. Sup
pose, for example, that Francis Ouimet
should win the Western amateur cham
pionship at Midlothian in July.
In that case then complexities in
volved would be beyond all precedent
For Ouimet would then be merely q
professional under the u. 5. u. A. rul-
ing, and at the same time amateur
champion of the West-amateur cham
pion Of a section that has sent forward
the last two L. S. G. A. champions IN
Gardner and Evans.
There is still another tangle ahead.
The only two golfers in the West who
would have an even chance against
Ouimet are "Chick" Evans and Bob
Gardner. Evans is U. S. G. A. amateur
and open champion. Yet, at the same
time, Chick" is thoroughly in sym
patty with the West against the East
He would be almost sure to line up
with the West if any decisive break
came.
In the same way Bob Gardner, a
Western player, is a member of the ex-
ecutive committee Of the U. s. &. A.
Whether or not Gardner will compete
against Ouimet is yet to be given out.
The temptation will be strong. This
will be the only title tournament Of
the year. 1t will be a tournament
played in his home city over one of his
home courses. And as competitive at
fractions there will be two OF the great
est golfers in America-Evsns and
Ouimet-to meet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

teur and under another he may be ANA
teur champion.
If break should result the align
ments ahead would be unusual. Oui-
met and other Eastern stars, a few at
least, would go with the Western asso-
citation. Gardner and other Weste, !
stars would stick with the United
States Golf Association. Within an
other year this could easily mean two
national associations with the list of
stars fairly we'll divided. We would
then have two amateur champions and
two open champions. which might lead
to golf worlds series, just as base
ball does with its two major leagues.
Such division, however, would not
be any too good for the game. To
carry weight there must be only one
national champion. But the gap has
been growing wider for year and
neither side now is inclined to yield
an inch.
When the West is chided for holding
a championship in war times where
the East has abandoned its champion
ship feature, the West retorts with a
greater show of army enlistments than
the East has shown. So while we may
be pulling together, in a way. in the
war game, there is no great pulling to-
gether in golf.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
More British Athletes
Join Victims of War

London. MAY 26.-The names Of sew
eral famous British sportsmen appear
in the latest casualty list issued, which,
however. shows an appreciable falling
Oft among those killed and wounded In
action. Captain +. II. Knott, the famous
oxford cricket and Rugby football
Blue" has been wounded.
Lieutenant A. l.. Wade, killed, is the
well known Scottish international
Rugby footballer. Lieutenant 7. IL.
Vile. the well known Newport and
Welsh international halfback, has been
wounded, while j. Calder. the jockey.
is in a hospital at Havre, recovering
from wounds received in action.
Lieutenant r. II. w. Brinsley Rich
ards. killed, was a splendid cross
county runner at Canterbury, and a
member Of the Oxford University Hare
and Hounds and Thames Hare and
Hounds. Major A. n. S. Jackson,
wounded. is the famous Oxford miller
and winner Of the l,500metres at the
OLYMPIC games at Stockholm in 1912.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Mahan Springs Surprise
By Defeating w. M. Hall

Lie Evans Mahan created sensa-
ton on the clay courts of the west
Side Tennis Club at Forest Hills, Long
Island, yesterday afternoon. by de-
foating Walter Merrill Hall in de-
cisive fashion, in the special exhibit
ton singles match for the benefit OF
the Red Cross fund. Mahan, aided by
an extremely severe service ard a
sound volleying game from close to
the net. simply romped through the
match, winning by score of 6-3,
6-1.
In the doubles match Harold A.
Tnrockmorton and A. W. MACPHERSON,
the former champion of Russia, de
feated Karl II. Behr and Alrick II.
Man. jr.. at 60, 6-3, IS. MacPher-
son "stroked" the ball on every shot,
whether on ground strokes or over
head. while Throckmorton was always
doing the spectacular, making remark
able gets" and finishing off the points
by splendid 'cross-court shots. Behr
was brilliant but erratic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Klesick High Gun at
Jamaica Bay Traps

Thirteen gunners took part in the
weekly. shoot Of the Bergen Beach Gun
Club over their Jamaica Bay traps yes
terday afternoon. Four prizes were of
fered The high scratch trophy was
captured by A. Klesick with 95 out of a
possible 100 targets. The high handi-
cap prize went to II. w. Dreyer. J. A..
Howard ard d. S. Hulseman tied for
the next two trophies. and the former
won the shoot-of. A special novice cup
was won by c. W. Edgerton with So out
Of so targets.
IIn nnnrc..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Harvard Committee May
Have to Pick Captains

Cambridge. Mass. May 26.-With the
possibility that athletics may be re-
sumed at Harvard the next academic
year, the advisory committees in the
different sports will select the captains
OF the teams.
The football team will be shot TO
pieces if war still exists at that time
Every member Of the varsity eleven is
enlisted in some sort of service, and the
substitutes also have gone in for pre-
paredness.
Walter II. Wheeler, captain of the
eleven. is an ensign in the Naval Re
serve and Captain King of the cross
country team is in the Reserve Corps
here. The hockey captain, George
Percy, is in the militia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
The Western Field

There is a rumor abroad that in ad-
dition to Ouimet, Evans and possibly
Gardner, the Western championship
will also include the three young At
lanta stars, Jones, Adar and Prescott.
There is still a further rumor that
one or two other Eastern stars will be
invited to try to make the field ma
tionally strong. But even il this were
not true, a tournament that had Evans,
Ouimet, Sawyer. Wood, Jones, Adair
and possibly Gardner, Fownes and
Byers would provide an exceedingly
keen competition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Barringer Loses at
Tennis to MontcIep

The Montclair Academy rsesS
wielders won all four matcnss
their old rivals from the 3srro
High School. Of Newark, on the e''
here to-day.
The summaries:
poublrs- -ycunsmsn aud White. Mcc'sSsr -
Smith and Bradley. 60 I-s. 81. ,sissr' -
f-S A. W
sinsi~--younsns hat smith. 50 49,
beat Whitley. Ga. &c. II
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
The South and the West

In any grapple between the East and
the West the South would be almost
sure to line up with the West.
In the first place, leading Sou nern
clubs are all members of the Western
Golf Association. Then II. +. Smith,
Of Nashville, who has long presided
over Southern golf destinies, has also
been president Of the Western Golf As
ISOLATION and is still a power in both
councils.
1t is merry little mixture all
around. But whatever happens, the re-
suit is not going to seriously affect
999,s90 Of the 100000 golfers in the
country. These have no personal in
terest in the championship situation.
Whatever happens, they can ST.,
have four-ball affairs at anything from
a ball hole to $50 nassau.
All Of which doesn't change the
thought that there should be better
unity and one ruling national body il
competitive golf is going to get any
where.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Gil Nichols Beats
Record at Salisbury

The new Salisbury links, at Meadow
Brook, was opened for the first time
yesterday, with a 36-hole exhibition
match between Gil Nichols, of Great
Neck, who was paired with Jack Hagin,
of the home club, against Alex Smith,
of Wykagyl, and Frank Belwood, of
Garden City, whom they beat by mar
gin of up and ! TO play.
In the morning round Nichols played
the best golf of .he four. registering
a rs. He was able to beat this in the
afternoon by a stroke. His 70 will
stand for the record of the course.
The public was invited to play over
the links free after the match.
The score:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Illinois, IS; Chicago, 3

Chicago. May 26.-Klein, pitching
for the University of Illinois. allowed
the University OF Chicago only three
hits in a Western Conference baseball
game here to-day, and Illinois won.
10 to 3. The score:
Illinois .... l-is 10 !
Chicago .... "
B.,teries-Kiein and Peterson. Msrium. lardn
so ffarf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Marine and Field Club
Four.Ball Match . TIE

The Marine and Field Club opsnes
their new course at Dyker Meaeos
yesterday with a four-ball match ~
tween Jerome ID. 1'ravers, paired W.
Frank Mclean. against Oswald MID
and Ralph Day. The match nnisas
all square, and the players deeiaee
let matters rest that way, COMFY
TO the last hole, Kirkoy and Day %
a lead of up. but Mclean sank !. !
long putt for 3, winning the n'~
Tho cards.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Colts Civil War

IL is apparent from the above that
such conditions can't 90 on indefinitely
without a civil war at golf resulting.
The Western association has framed
amateur rules that in no way coincide
with those OF the East. II is hard to
imagine a condition where under one
body man may be barred as an anna.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Manhattan, 8; La Sale, o

Manhattan College easily defeated La
Sale College. Of Philadelphia, at Van
Nest yesterday by a score of s TO 0.
Johnny Burns, the locals twrler. was
in fine fettle the Quaker. boys being
able 20 get four safeties. Burns famed
eleven.
The score;
n =
IA sale .......0 Q 0 o o 90 3
Hsiie7ies-BuTns and Mufsney. lennon and
Mills
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Manchester Too
Much for Fox
In Tennis Tilt
Winners Drives Through
Deep Court Gain Day
Over Fox

II. H. Manchester won the annual
open patriotic" tournament Of the
Harlem Tennis Club yesterday by de-
feating Joseph Fox at Is, Ga, Co,
6-3. 1t was Manchester's driving
through the deep court and close to the
side lines that proved the undoing of
Fox. The latter attempted to reach the
net many times during the match, but
upon almost every occasion Manchester
chalked up an ace with clever passing
shots.
The final round match in the doubles
will be played on next Friday after
noon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
lnter.League Series
Unanimously Cancelled

Chicago. May 26.-The Inter-League
series. between clubs Of the Interna-
tional League and the American Asso-
citation, was cancelled by the American
Association here to-day. The vote was
unanimous in favor OF the cancellation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Chess Tourney Leader

II. Borochow. c. c. n. Y. player. is
leading in the championship tourna-
nient OF the New YORK City Chess
Club, with y score Of 5'1-is. p Elias.
with five straight wins, heads the
miner tournament.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Newman, 10; Mackenzie, 4

Newman School downed Mackenzie
School in free hitting and loosely
played game at Hackensack. \. j., yes
ierday by by a score Of 10 10 4. Mac
kenzie spilled eight errors, many com
ing in the third inning. when Newman
tailed six runs. The score:
r. w.
Mscksnsie ....l o oil 90 . 8
Ra,i.r,,s ps,ie and Hcu.sl. LSnch and kisier
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Holbrook, 10; Irving, 6

ossining. \. Y. May 2s.-Holbrook
School defeated Irving School in their
annual game here to-day, by score
Of 10 10 G.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

Tome. Nd. May 26.-Tome School de-
fcated Harrisburg Academy in n one
sided baseball game here to-day, by
score Of IL 10 :.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

erase the first unfavorable imcres-
sions. His was most severe test,
too. He was but a youngster, with
only two years experience in medi-
OGRE minor league company, when
called upon to plug a gap in the in
field of a team that commanded more
attention than any other in the came.
He had been called to the biggest city
to appear in all his crude majesty
before the greatest, if not the most
critical. of audiences. To complicate
his difficulties he came as shird
baseman, and was asked to play the
keystone sack.
kinsella His Discoverer
Pick Kinsela. who afterward did
yeoman service as a scout for Nc
Graw, was the dscoverer of Harry
Doyle. Dick located him with Mat
toon, of the Kitty league, in 1906. and
secured him for the Springfield club
Of the Three |. League, which fran
chise he then controlled. Doyle made
such an impression on Kinsella in the
hrst couple of months of 1907 that he
sovised McGraw to buy the youngster.
McGraw, fearful of taking a chance
with other major league clubs in the
draft, finally made the purchase, in
June of 1907, for the reported price
of $4,000, pretty nearly the top figure
for talent of that class at the time.
IL may truthfully be said McGraw never
regretted the bargain.
New York at the time was sorely nut
to 1t for second baseman. Billy Gil
bert was just about through. Half a
dozen other candidates, including the
unfortunate Danny Shea, had been tried
and found wanting.
Always there was plenty of color with
Larry Doyle. II has peen said of him
that no inielder ever could boot a
grounder less ignobly. He would have
days when he kicked everything that
came his way. And then again he would
field for long stretches in the most
brilliant fashion. Always he was most
dangerous with the bat and on the
bases.
Larry introduced a novelty in bat
ting. When he first broke in he had
piece of tape hanging from the bat
grip. This tape he would wind around
his wrist. II was remedy to break
him Of habit of letting the bludgeon
slip out of his sweaty hands. This bat
slipping made no particular hit with
opposing infielders. several of whom
narrowly escaped being MANNED.
Larry was INDUCED in his inventive
genius. until one day he crowned a
catcher trying to shake himself loose
from the bat as he set sail for first
base. The bat tether was promptly
legislated out of the National League.
Doyle has had his share of fame and
fortune since he broke in with the
Giants ten years ago. He had the
spois of three world series in as many
years during the championship reign
of the Giants from 1911 to 1918. in
elusive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Lafayette Beats Lebano'
In Weird Game by 8 to !

Hastoa. Penn, May 26.- Lsfsyr
defeated Lebanon Valley on Ny
Field this afternoon By the score = 4.
to 7. Rutgers was to have been
opponent Of the Maroon and white' ~
the game was called of at the
moment and Lebanon was secured.
game was erratic in every phase.
fayette won in the ninth by yirs1s
two successive wild throws BY es
hart. the third baseman. The seoFs "
innings: AT
Lebanon Valley
i..fayes,e' -. . 3 800
Batteries Zlsslss. White and kunnec
mort and Lake
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Wins Chalmers Trophy

In 1912 he was voted the Chalmers
trophy, a fine automobile, as the most
valuable man to his club in the Ma
tonal League. In i9l5-that's only the
year before last-Larry Doyle won the
batting championship of the National
League.
"Sure. the name Of the Doyles must
live forever in the game" laughed
Larry the other evening. I've broth
of lad who'll be ready to take the
old mans place in ten or a dozen
wears. And feel lively enough to hold
the fort till the kid is ready to start.
OF course, he'll have to break in with
the Cubs. now. Mo- Well. if he must
be a Giant. please don't tell Mitchell
or Weeghman."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
DOvLe in GQrb of Enemy
Still Holds Love of Fans
Larry Doyle's Record

Year club and league. Pos g. A B. r. H. s.B Az
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

Miss Bjurstedt slumped badly in this
set. and her errors were largely in
strumental in bringing defeat TO her
side Miss Tyndale played a better
game in the last half of this set and
was always dangerous overhead. She
and her partner could get only three
games before the match was over.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1917-04-13
PATRIOTIC UTTERANCE

In a speech at St. Louis, recently, Major
LEO RAssIER born in Prussia, and formerly
commandcr-in-chief Of the Grand Army OF
the Republic, made use of these stirring
words:
''Anu other course than declaration of
,Dar uould make ueakling of this great
nation. Our influence for good in the WorLd
tpould be destroyed. and future generations
rOould be ashamed of the conduct of their
fathers. All of the sacrifices of our reUolu..
tionary fathers in creating this republic and
of the Union army uDhich PRESCRIBED it, UouLd
be in uain Hence let us mdnfully
resolue to defend our rights. cost whdt
it lDiH
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1917-04-13

RAISING something to eat is as important as
IL raising regiment. Don't forget this
at planting time.
WOULD those who voted for him because he
w kept US out of war do SO tomorrow, were
the election held then?
GOV. RYE and his Legislature are having
~ spat as to which will get the more money.
Let the people pay the bills.
TT, as reported, there are submarines in the
1 waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the beauty
Of watchful waiting is again apparent.
MEN are not enisting as rapidly as was ex-
Secretary of War and note the change.
MR. BRYAN'S antipathy to war was finally
NA overcome by his desire to do nothing that
would impair his drawing powers at the cha
tauquas.
THE farce in which Rear Admiral CRAYsoN
appeared in the first act wouldbe completed
by the appointment Of Mr.. BRYAN as Major
General.
TAKING into consideration the lberaity of
corporations with products the Govern
ment has to have, would it be wise for it to re-
sort to con6scation?
TN THE face of tax levy of $2.4O by an
economical" County Court, how long will
the people stand for the town of Benton being
lighted at their expense!
TN VIEW of what $ Big Business means to us
in this war, will the people stand for the
prosecutions heaped upon it by Demo-
cratic reform Administration?
MR.. BRYAN is trying to sneak into the big
Isl tent by asking to serve in the ranks. His
services in the past have been rank enough
without wasting any more time.
Tor the benefit of the unreconstruced rebel
who edits the Knoxville Sentinel we would
state that Col ROOSEVELT will need no assist
ance in training division nor lack for men to
train.
CENATOR STONE, like the President, having
~ seen that the people would no longer stand
for the repeated insults to the flag, is now loud
est for war. But that doesn't erase the yellow
streak.
r TNDER the fostering care of an adequate
- protective tariff, the huge industries that
are now coming to the aid of our Government
in crisis made their starts Thus the wisdom
OF the Republican party is amply demon
srated.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1917-04-13

A CALL has been made for naval recruits
"A It is not likely that Tennessee will fail to
raise her quota.
GERMANS in this country who can not give a
~ satisfactory account of themselves, should
be treated as spies.
livery pound of vegetables raised in the
II Ducktown Basin, this year, means that the
rest of the country will have that much more.
THE more our military and naval preparedness
is scanned by, those who know the more
apparent become the evidence of incompetency.
THAT l5-cent levy for the mountain road has
L queer look. IF it is as we have been in
formed, more explanations will have to be forth
coming.
WHEN HARRISON and Love we're elected as
W aldermen of Benton, the supposition is
that CENTER and BIcCs paid debt contracted
in August, 1914.
LAD the President taken the people into his
IL confidence regarding the possibilities OF
war two years ago, he would have found them
as loyal as they are today.
WYE are no more fitted for war at this time
w than three years ago. Once more is it
demonstrated that Democracy has no capacity
for learning in the school of experience.
ISN'T it passing strange that shippers and
wholesalers, who are charging for food
stuffs all the traffic will bear, so strenuously
denying the railroads right to few more pen
MES?
THE Knoxville Boosters have been to the
Ducktown Basin. They did not stay as
long as wished, nor did they see all we might
have shown them; but they can not say we are
lacking in hospitality.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1917-04-13
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

THE paciists seem to have been waiting for
vprecipitate action, and Senator LODGE
put them next.
A BOUT the only subject Mr.. BRYAN seems
"a eminently qualified to speak on is howto get
money at chautauquas.
CENATOR LODGE will go down in history as
- the man who put the fist in pacifst-and
in very fitting manner
IF ALL our prosperity goes to pay for war pur-
poses will they contend that the Repub-
ican party put us into war?
OF WHAT avail is an income tax and a tax on
- profits when we let foreign manufacturers
come in and take the proceeds?
ONE swallow does not make summer, and
~ there are many in Tennessee who will 60
all summer without one swallow.
DY THE violent exercise of a shoestring back
- bone, he kept us out of war; but it looks
now as if he will have to face the music.
THAT attempt in St. Louis to endow the Demo-
cratic party with all the patriotism in the
land resulted in Republican landslide.
THE folly of training men for war at time
when they should be in active service is
the inevitable result of watchful waiting.
WHILE they are about it, why not send all OF
w the real rear admirals to Honolulu and
let Rear Admiral CRAYsoN be the whole cheese?
ccA UT0CRATS Cypress the people and dema-
"A gogues fool them" Well, we are not get
ting the latter kind in broken doses just now.
IF THE County Court wants to do very Prac-
tical thing, let it employ Miss MARY F..
DoNEY and let her reorganize the Girls Canning
Club.
THE sending of Maior-General WooD to South
Carolina bears out our assertion that per-
haps the Democrats purpose to run this war all
by themselves.
IF Rear Admiral CRAYsoN was appointed with
L the idea that he would be of any real serv
ice. the President must think that war is sort
of pink tea affair.
TT is now conceded that it will take year to
train an army fit for service. Why nas this
idea been so strenuously combatted for two
years and for what purpose?
NTOW that the right to issue bonds to cover up
~ Democratic stupidity has been denied by
the Legislature, the County Court of Polk County
will please furnish occular demonstration OF
the money saved by redistricting the county.