The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-24

TO tue ABOVE, inc lOllONlils pioSSu oNe
their strings: Mrs. A. Taylor. Marine
and Field, 12O-15, 1o5: Mrs. George
Hite. Jr, Apawamis, lilo, 107: Mrs.
j. j. Thompson. Siwanoy. IFS. los;
Miss NJ. f. Wolf, 11T-7, 10; Mrs. A.
Shoaf, Englewood. 11S-6,I 112: Mrs d.
Millbank, Apawamis. 1912. lis.
stntioncrS Play Mt Arcola.
out at the Arcola Country Club some
twenty-five enthusiasts of the game who
devote their more serious time to the
stationery business took a hand In
one day tournament. l. II. Isern, who
plays on the Forest Park course In
Brooklyn, topped the field in low net
scoring. He brought in a card OF 92-17.
20. A Stavely. another Forest Park
player, took away low gross honors for
the day. showing $50. rs. Harry
Taught Of Scarsdale turned in second
low net with 1O1-24. II. a. jackson
had 1927. 81.
For the second time rain came near to
laying the newspaper golfers a full
stymie on their fling at playing the
course Of the Hudson River Country
Club. only small handful braved the
steady downfall. Apparently none of
those who showed up were especially
we'll pleased with their showings, for no
cards were turned In.
This club. by the way is undergoing
big change that will bring it into the
list of standard courses. As 1t stands
it is just a bit over $500 yards long.
The new scheme viii lengthen II out
over 5000 In addition to giving more
distance the new arrangement will, carry
other features calculated to make the
course good stiff test of golf The rem
ovations are being made under the di-
rection of Donald Ross and consist in
an almost complete rebuilding. The To-
cation of handsome new clubhouse.
which is under construction, necessitates
! new arrangement for the first and
! home hole. The latter, a short one, is
| an entirely new one.
/ The club is well on toward the close
| OF a busy programme OF club tourna-
/ ments Match play Is now on for the
Waldo G. Morse cup. On Saturday the
qualifying round of the Carroll Moore
Memorial cup tournament will be played.
| This Is a handicap affair and the trophy
| Is one of the most highly treasured OF
the entire seasons play. Practically tho
! full golfing strength of the club is ex-
pected 10 take a hand in the COMPETE
ton for a replica OF the cup in the ap-
| prOachlng tournament.
Grant Wins Penn Title.
When Pat Grant OF the Cricket Cluh
trounced Paul Tewkesbury of Aronimtnk
for the Pennsylvania amateur champion
ship on Saturday Of last week he added
a bit of extra proof Of the contention
| that the Quakers are going to have one
! bird of n team 20 battle for the Lesley
I cup at the National links on October 3
and 4. Grant came home winner .
| and l.
Tewkesbury had proven the winner of
the qualifying round and in the draw
had encountered stiff opposition all the
way, his list of victims including George
Hofner. whom he defeated in the semi
final round. Grant toppled Phil Corson.
the Junior champion IN this round The
new champion is looming larger as a
golf figure around Philadelphia all the
time these days. Back In 1907 he waa
quite some figure in n football way.
when he played centre at Harvard and
was the selection of several critics for
all-America.
Practice for the Lesley cup matches
over the National links on Saturday
and Sunday will cut rather deeply into
the field OF possibilities for the Nassau
Thursday. Some twelve or fifteen play
ers have been invited down to the Ma
tional by Findlay s. Douglas and Cor
nelius ]. Sullivan. who are looking after
the interest of the New York team, and
most of them are expected TO be Oh
hand for a few practice rounds. n
Oswald Kirkby had expected TO enter
at Nassau, but will try out the Nationa
links instead, John G.. Anderson, d. T.
Sawyer, Jess W. Sweetser +. NJ. Vile
land several others win doubtless pas:
up the Nassau engagement for the Other
test However, Gardiner White and
|. probably ]. y. Stearns Jr., both o
Nassau, will play IN the tournament
White especially needs no practice OF
, the National links. He has played Their,
several times this season He won tn,
invitation tournament there severa
weeks ago. defeating Nelson Whitney II
the semi-tinai round
c. H. Paul and Jay S. Jones. both o
whom have held the title in past years
will hook up In the final battle for tn
club championship Of the Gedney Farm
Country club. In the semi-flnals. which
have Just been finished, Paul defeated Il
C. Clark and Jones downed w. =. Tay
lor after two extra holes Of play.
with hopes for better luck I'm the wa,
OF weather conditions. women golfers o
the district have another one day tour
: nament on the programme for to-mor
% row. They will visit the Baltusrol Col
T club for Il days outing. With only
= few days remaining before the openin,
E OF the national championship at Shaw
: nee next week the Jersey course will
doubtless draw notable gathering