New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
Conklin Wins
jersey Junior
Colfing Title
Beats Mitchell on Home
Green at Essex County
Club i'll Thrilling Match

IN match where neither player
ever had more than a holes advan-
tage, Charles Conkin, of Hackensack,
hnally succeeded in defeating c.. B.
Mitchell, of Montclair, in the final
round of the first junior championship
under the auspices of the New Jersey
State Golf Association over The Essex
County links yesterday The outcome
was settled on the home green. both
layers having made the round in SO.
those who had been watching the
laas ,a: play had it All figured out that
Mltcheii was due to capture chief
honors. He is one of the most prom
,slhg OF the younger Montclair mem
Ders, and over his home course has
been around in the low 70s. Mitchell
won the medal in the qualifying round
on the hrst day, finishing seven strokes
better than his nearest opponent, ard
II dld seem as though he outclassed
the rest of the field
Conklin Fine Young PLAYER
Young Conklin, however. is good
player and gets a fine strai9h. hall.
For instance, in the semi-tinal round
IN the morning, where he was opposed
10 q. A. Bomann, jr, of Plainfield
Conklln reached the sixth green, AIS
yards, IN .. Bomann is the lad who
reached the final Of the metropolitan
JUNIOR championship at Siwanoy. where
ne was put out by Peter Harmon.
Conklin defeated him by and 3.
while Mitchell also won his morning
contest by comfortable margin He
disposed OF S II. Browne, jr., OF Bal
tusrol by 7 and 5.
In MS match with Mitchell, Conklin,
after halving the first in 4, lost the
next; when he needed 6. A 7 at thu
third cost Mitchell that hole and
squared the match. Conklin won the
next, but the Montcair golfer again
drew even at the fourth and after
that it was always a see-saw affair.
The Hackensack lad reached the turn
IN "A, where he was ! down, Mitchell
having made that point in 43, and
Conklin became / up by winning the
twelfth and thirteenth
Mitchell Rises Supreme
Mitchell squared accounts at the fif-
teenth by winning in /, but his oppo-
ncnt won the 575-yard sixteenth in s
10 T. That lett Mitchell | down. with
to play, and, putting all his strength
n the shot, he drove to within two
feet OF the green and ran down the
putt fer u 2 SQuaring the match. To
the i40yard home hole both reached
the green on their drives. and Mitchell.
after his approach. left himself a yard
putt He had slight roll to negotiate.
but he failed to allow for it. with the
result that he missed the cup by the
narrowest Of margins. whereas his op-
poNent got a and won the match. The
card follows:
Conlsliq.-out 5-t4
,t.s..s-1-i, S.iq-ln.. ;-39-s@ ;39s
In the afternoon there was an eigh-
teen-hoie medal play handicap. and
this was won by IT, V. Brewer. jr,
OF the home club. with net card Of
s3-5-73. H. Compton, OF Suburban,
took the gross. returning an SO.
The summary follows:
Championship division. semi-dnsl round
&c harles conklin. Hackeusacl1. beat q.
A BoWann. ir. Palniiald up and . 10
play. g. t., MITCHELL Woodbury. heat s
y Browne. ill., Baltusrol up and TO
Final round-conkin beat Mitchell. !
second eight s~1mi-6nal round John Me
Murtr' Freehold beat Allen @. Downey.
Canoe Brook - up. stephen Berrien l-u-
urban. up AMI TO play.
Final round Berrcn beat McMurtrie :
up and to play
third eisht. semii-dnai r,ound--c A.
Madison. up and TO play: b Straus
Norwood beat b. Miller Norwood Up
Final round-strsus beat strouse. up