The sun., 1919-07-16
STAR GOLFERS SEEK
ANDERSON'S CROWN
Big Field for Westchester
Championship Tourney
at Apawamis.
By INNS BROWN.

While the lively tussle for the New
Jersey State golf title. tossed into the
, ring by Oswald Kirkby, who will not
defend his honors is being staged at
the Deal Golf Club. quite another argu-
ment Is in store for the Westchester
crown. present property OF John G.
, Anderson OF Siwanoy. during the last
| three days of the current week. The
| Apawamis Country Club will be the
scene of the Westchester joust, and an
excellent field Is already In line for
! the event.
Anderson, who has emerged the win
ner in the last two contests for the
Westchester championship. will be on
hand TO repel the inroads of all as
pirants against his domain. But he will
be called on to meet a rather convincing
attack. Behold the list, already carded
| to make the rifle to lift Anderson's
! crown: Reggie Lewis T. V. Berming-
ham and Henry v. Gaines OF Wykagyl,
J. s. worthington. G. L. Conley and Lee
Maxwell of Siwanoy; Harmon S. Graves
and Gaines Gwathmey OF Apawan,is,
Charles V. Benton of Hudson River.
w. w. Harris OF Dunwoodie and w. v.
Swords of Scarsdale All told more than
10 players are expected to take part.
The affair will mark the frst tourna-
ment appearance locally OF the season
| for Reginald Lewis. He has been but
recently released from military service
and has not taken part in any of the
invitation tournaments In the district,
nor did he appear at the Metropolitan
| amateur except as a spectator. He was
on hand for the recent amateur profess
sional matches in connection with the
Metropolitan open tournament at North
| Shore, playing n round in four ball
| match with GIL Nichols, Aleck Smith
and Henry ]. Topping.
Gaines Gwathmey played in the invi-
tation tournament held by his homo
club. Apawam.s. a few weeks since. He,
| like Lewis, recently has laid aside his
uniform. In the Apawamis tourney he
caught John NJ. Ward going strong In the
second round and the veteran nosed him
out. Val Birmingham. making his first
tournament appearance in that event.
was put out in the semi-nnal by Grant
| Peacock
| Practically every club In the West
| chester association has players entered
for the tournament. varying in number
from two to twenty-five. More than
twice as many will compete as took
| part last year. The enlarged entry list
will allow four sixteens to qualify for
match play.
The entry OF Phil Carter. recently re-
turned from France. will create consid-
cradle Interest in the invitation tourna-
ment to be held by the Shinnecock Hills
Country Club on Thursday. Friday and
Saturday of next week. Interest aplenty
is being manifested in this event. mark
! ing as II does a return to invitation az
fairs by this club. one of the first in the
district to offer them. Also golfers will
| be anxious TO learn Just how we'll Carter
has retained his skill through his two
years in the ambulance service In
France.
Club swingers in the advertising guild
are to stage their next links argument
on the course of the Shackamaxon Coun-
try Club at Westheld. Thursday Is the
date scheduled for the meeting. Eigh-
teen holes of play will be divided be-
tween medal and match play. The first
nine will be played in qualifying and the
| second in match competition.
plan OF extensive alteration and
expansion has been adopted by the
Suburban Club OF Elizabeth. ". J. The
present nine hole course will be enlarged
to a full eighteen hole course. and the
clubs membership will be increased to
500 members Expenditures Of 500. 900
are to be made.