The sun., 1919-06-25
HARMON TOPS FIELD
OF YOUNG GOLFERS.
Van Cortlandt Youth Scores
20 in Qualifying Round for
Junior Championship.
TOBIN BEST AT DRIVING
Wins Special Prize in Compe-
tition at Siwanoy Country
Club Links.
by INNS BROWN.

Golfers from the New York municipal
links scored well In the qualifying round
of the sixth annual metropolitan Junior
championship at the Siwanoy Country
Club yesterday when Peter Harmon led
home the field of thirty entrants Tor
.honors among the youngsters. Harmon
brought In n IS Tor the rouno' Win
George A. Blur OF North Shore second
two strokes back of him. and ]. Berrien
of Upper Montclair and Alfred Nathan,
Jr, Deal tied at SO for third place.
Harmon is entered in the tournament
from st. Andrews, but he also Is mem
Der OF the Scottish American Golf Club
and most OF his playing has been done
hat Van Cortlandt Park PUBLIC links.
Thin and rather why, he gets plenty or
distance from tho tee and handles his
iron very we'll. A very fair idea Of his
style may be had from a remark by
Svfnner Hollander after watching him
make a shot and trail off after the ball.
THAT youngster reminds me very much
OF Francis Ouimet four or five years
ago." was Hollander's observation Har-
mons card follows:
Out. <s7st al
In...............6 8 4 8 SIS V7-S
Alfred Nathan. Jr., who tied for third
place and incidentally lost to Harmon
u
OF match play. has a very creditable per-
Torrance on his record in the club cham
pionship at Deal. He was a fnalst
there and lost to Percy Kendall after a
rather spirited contest. Finding himself
down just after the turn in the round,
he picked up three holes and held Kan
dali to a very close finish
Tobin Qualities with SO.
Following closely behind Nathan and
Berrien in the qualifying round came
Tommy Tobin of the New York Golf
Club and another Van Cortlandt Park
player. Tobin, who is now Is years OF
age. won the special medal play handi-
cap In tho tournament at Englewood
four years ago. He qualified with an
Sc yesterday.
In the field OF entries Is one lad
scarcely as tall as the shaft OF an ordi-
nary, driver. He Is Charlie Sommers.
10 years OF age. weighing less than
hundred pounds. He also is member
of the New York Golf Club. This little
chap had a qualifying round OF 100. He
went out and beat his man in the first
round OF match pla- 2 and :.
Although George BLUR had three
stroke margin over John Berrien in the
qualifying round, the latter came
through rather handily in their match
Berrien was out in 80 and stood UP at
the turn. He held this advantage until
the sixteenth, which he captured. win
ming and 2.
Tommy Tobin won the special contest
in driving. This was held from the
tenth tee, and all drives which failed
TO hold the falrway were eliminated.
Tobin dashed three straight down the
lane for distances of 1856. 253 and 261
yards.
Results of Match Play.
First Eight-George Bomann, Jr., Plain
neid, beat A c. Wills. shackamaxon. 8
and 3; j. Berrien, Upper MontcIalf. beat
George 4. BLUR North Shore. 4 and 2;
7. J. Tobin, New York. beat J.. G. Nc
Harmon. St. Andrews. beat Alfred Nathan.
sseoSd hlshtrchsrs!s,. Piefson s. E Es;;:
and 81 P. Kountze. Bedford. beat y.
stevens Plainhe!d, and 2; F. Taussig
stat s ns ST. 4P PRss 6eas l. Keppe
'P qSird EshtHw. Farrell. Jr. Sleepy
Charles sommers. New York. beat w L.
simmons. wykagyl. 2 and J.; w Hove
Bedford. beat T. Is. Lomas. st. Andrews
Tie qualifying round
Peter Harm9ni ST. AndTew ss ~ SIS
a G 51sr NT5sh shore sss
Alfred Nathan. Jr.. Deal. ......42. 4l-s3
T. j. Tobin, New York. 49, 43-S6
George Bomann. Pl Infeld. ~, 45-S7;
A. 9. Willis. Shackamaxon, ~, $50;
J. G. Mcmahon. sleepy Hollow, 80; 4?-s1;
n Stevens Nscb PlSintisld; IS. ta-sl' F. rauS-
A. Kleppe, Upper Montclair. 4s. N-s2;
Charles Plerscn, Essex Fells. IS. 47-93;
W. r. Dorfiinger. Essex Fells, ~, 46-s3;
T. Kountze. Bedford. a. 45-s4; II. C.
Bell. st. Andrews. 81. 80; s. Ber-
rien Upper Montclair, as, 49,
j. j. Trippe Apawamis. 40. 4s-s5; w.
Howe, Bedford. 40, 46-s5; T. X. Tomas,
St. Andrews. 46, 500; w. Farrell.
Aeepy Hollow As. 5l-s6: c. Bryant, Jr.,
Wykagyl ~, 5O-s7.
q. Posener. Malba. SO. 4s-ss; Charles
simmons, wyksgyl. 81. 47-lo1: il. b.
Furlong, 90. 4s-lOl; r. l. Grimler. Jr..
Newspaper. SIS, 5l-lo6; R. l. Fredenberg.
st. Andrews. 80. 56-1Os; H solomons,
Sleepy Hollow, So, 66-i0s; e Mitchell. ST.
wanoy, SO. 56-1osa W. C. Hoyt. Cherry
Valley, So, 5s-11s. Y