The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-09
Metropolitan Golfers Are
 Loud In Their Praise Of
 Course Az BrOOkIaWn Club

Dig 1OuSt at Brae Burn are H-Lle lGSS than futile. There are too many good ones in the list and the winning trick may turn on any one of a hatful of angles Even wise followers of the sport will do no more than venture to predict that their favVr1tes will land within the first five, or something else equally as uncertain.
 With q field that includes Jim Barnes. Jock Hutchinson, Walter Ha- gen, Mike Brady, Tommy McNamara, Gil Nichols and Bob Mcdonald among the professionals, and Francis Oui- met, Jerome Travers and Charles Chick Evans among the amateurs, it's no fancy trick to see that the old stunt of extracting pink rabbits from derby hats is soft going compared to selecting a winner in this tourna- ment.
 And even the above isn't taking into account quite a few more who may carry very excellent chances of springing a surprise. J.D. Edgar, play ing in his first tournament in the states, may upset the calculations. He has a record of having beaten Harry Vardon by eight strokes in the last open tournament staged in Europe before the war. He shot the Brae Burn course a few days since in 70.
 Then, too. there are John Black and A. G. Espinoza from the Pacific Coast. Both are recognized as first class golfers and dangerous entries in the big competition. As usual the boys who have been through the mill successfully in former tournaments are being accorded the most consider ation. On the other palm, upsets have been happening for a long, long time and will continue to happen. As for the winner at Brae Burn, well just wait and see.
 Though purely a local affair, the women's tournament is one of the real big events for fair sex golfers. And the Arcola affair should be one of the best in years. It will take on an added zest because of. the very high class performance of local women in administering such a sound defeat to Philadelphia's representa- lives in the Griscom cup matches the past week. It was a most notable achievement. especially in face of the fact that Quaker City women had scored so impressively in the Eastern Championship medal play competi- ton earlier in the week.
 With such golfers as Mrs. W A Gavin Miss Marion Rollins, Miss Georgiana Bishop of Bridgeport, Mrs L. c. Stockton, Mrs. G. K Morrow, Mrs. G. M. Heckscher, Miss Beatrice Lounsbury. Mrs. c. F. Ubelacker, Mrs. S A. Herzog. Mrs. Thomas Bucknail, Mrs. A. s. Rossin, Miss Henrietta Finckel, Mrs. M. K. Payne Mrs. J. H. A1exandre, Mrs. J. A Moore and others in the list, com- petition is sure to be spirited through out.
 Alrick Man, Jr., and Cedar Major
 won the New Jersey State doubles title yesterday on the courts of the Montclair Athletic Club, of Montclar N. J., by defeating Harold A. Throck- morton and Lindsay Durham, in the
 final round of the championship tourna ment, three sets to two, at | 6-1, 2-6, 7-5, S-6, 7-5. The seasons biggest field competed
 in the qualifying round for the Hoff | prize on the links of the North Jer- sey Country Club yesterday. Seventy five members participated.
 tdSey StODSeI toitiHucS LO sDt oiiC of the principal drawing cartss of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He is one of
 the most picturesque characters in | the national pastime.
 Lance Richberg. the collegian ob- | tained by the Robins. has reported to | his club and is getting himself in | trim for the big show, now or later. | Cactus Cravath continues to show | the fans why he is leading the Ma | tional League hftters. Hardly a
 game goes by that he does not get
 his brace of hits.