The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-04
Local And New York
 Golf Stars Resume
 Play In "Met'' Meet
Oswald Kirkby, Waldo, Marston and Others Play
 Today-Live News of Links.
By ROGER FEBRI.

Fly hOGElS FERttl.
 Play in the 18th renewal of the Metropolitan amateur golf cham pionship was started this forenoon at the Brooklawn Country club. With the weather ideal and the course considerably improved and in the best possible shape, the country's leading golfers. for history and rec ord prove conclusively that the bet ter players are members of clubs in this section-took their places in the qualifying round.
 Although the hour fixed for the opening of the tournament was g o'clock, it was not until shortly be- fore 10 o'clock this forenoon that the first pair-A. F. Ranney, of the Greenwich club, and J. Appleton. of the Wee Burn Golf club-took their places. c. G. Waldo of this city, representing the Brooklawn Country club, and John D. Chapman of the Greenwich club, were scheduled to open the tournament, but business forced MT. Waldo to defer his start until later il the morning.
 Indications today pointed forward to a record-breaking tournament. Surely a more select entry list than that recorded for the <local affair is impossible to secure Nor such an event. Included among those who were to play today were Oswald Kirkby, winner of the last tourna- ment played at the Nassau Country club in 1916; Max Marston, Gardiner White, John G. Anderson, Ned Saw yer, F. H. Hoyt, Henry J. Topping, William Reekle, A. Edmond Ruspoli, Grantland Rice, Spottswood Bowers, Bob Abbott, John T. l.. Hubbard and many others.
 Everything this morning pointed to keen competition. The tournament which, by the way, is the first play ed since 1916, owing to the war, marks the first appearance this sea- son in meet play of Kirkby. Some of tn eother stars-A1arston, Gardin- CT White, John G. Anderson and sev- era1 others-have taken part in one or two other tournaments.
 William Reekie, a newcomer who appeared first earlier in the season at Lakewood and won attention by beating Max Marston, is one of the players who will bear close watch ing. The local entrants will also attract no little attention. Mir. Vel do has developed in quite a fashy golfer and his every move will be closely studied by his rivals.
 Miss Georgianna NJ. Bishop of Brooklawn Country club, one of the best woman golfers in New England, finished among the first ten in the Eastern women's golf championship tournament yesterday with the score, 93-9S-191. Other players in the first ten follows:
 Mrs. G. H.. Stetson, Philadelphia, A.. ~ itan Valley club, Somerville, N. J., s9. 96-1s5; Mrs. G. M. Heckscher, Piping Rock club, Locust Valley, N. Y. 97, 9O-1s7: Miss Marion Rollins, Westbrook Golf club. Westbrook, N. Y-, 97, 92-1S9; Miss F. Chandler. Philadelphia, 94. 97~l91; Mrs. H. Blumentha1, Fairview c. C., Elmsford, N. Y., 96, 95-1a1.
 With a field of 64 entries from all parts of the state the first state golf tournamen tof the Woman's Connecti- cut Golf association will be played at the New Haven Country club course tomorrow. The play will start at 9:30 in the morning and continue through out the day. The New Haven mem bers of the association feel highly honored in having the Elm City se- lected as the scene of the associations initial tournament and have made ex- tensive arrangements for the enter tainment of the visiting women golf CTS and the program of events should provide excellent sport and good scores.
 The state tourney is to be an an- nual event in the future and the in- faraSf n fha first f1 Ht a afoxvida Connecticut is luxurious with good women golfers and with 64 of the best in the Nutmeg state delegated to participate in the events Thursday ample opportunity will be afforded for a comparison of what cities have the best array of talent. The Con- necticut gate Golfng association, the male org rization, has donated a gold medal to be awarded the lady turn ing in the best gross score for the days play.
 New Haven has a very capable list of entries and that an Elm City entry should capture the medal would not be surprising to those who have seen the New Haven women golf enthusi- asts work out over the course in pre- paration for the big event.
 Golfing fans of New Haven are in for a rare treat this afternoon when special exhibition match will be staged at the New Haven Country club course. Gil Nichols and Alex Smith, two of the foremost golfers in the country. will try their skill against Bob Macdonald and Robbie Andrew. Macdonald in past performances has always played a fine game while An drew, the famous internationalist. should be right at home pitted against strong opposition.
 EASTERN LEAGUE.