The New York herald., 1921-09-08
JOURNEYS WILL AID
GOLFERS OF EAST
Events at Arcola and National
Will BE Invaluable to st.
Louis Entrants.
BY KERR N. PETRIE.

Each according to his fancy, tourna-
ment linksmeA of the metropolitan dis
trict will turn to-day either to the Ar
cola Country Club OF New Jersey or to
the National Links, situated on the roll
ing dunes overlooking Peconic Bay In
vitation competition Is scheduled at both
places, and according to report both
clubs are to have many celebrities in
the field. this being scarcely surprising
when 1t is remembered that the follow
ing Saturday the stars will be in action
at st. Louis Country Club in the ma
tional amateur championship prelim-
mary play. Needless to say. many of
those who intend trying for the bigger
honors will avail themselves of the op-
portunity presented for competitive
practice the next three days.
The makeup Of the field at the Ma
tional is not generally known. Nelson
NJ. Whitney of New Orleans, who led the
field at Columbia in the first days quail
flying for the open championship, Is,
however. expected. ana very likely Gar
diner White and Philip Carter will also
have something to say in the first six
teen. Carter, it would seem, has re-
turned from the California ranch to
which he hied him earlier in the year,
leaving the long distance championship
for total golf abstinence safely in the
hands OF H. Chandler Egan, the Apple
King" who. incidentally, has decided to
break his fast" at ST. Louis next week.
AS for the Arcola tourney, 1t would
seem thatsWillam NJ. Reekie, last years
winner, again has his eye on the spoils
The former New Jersey State champion
will have chance either to repeat
pretty much along the same lines or
those who last year We're his unwilling
victims VIII find an opportunity for re-
venge. Among the latter may be- men.
toned Tom Armour. who learned his
game In the same Scottish school as
Reekie but not at the same time, and
Frank w. Dyer, wnom Reekie also
rather unceremoniously handled last
season.
Arcola Is preparing for four sixteens.
which means doubtless that many will
have to join the gallery. Those who
are defeated In the first round will find
beaten eight trophies in all sixteens.
Players from other than New Jersey
clubs have this incentive in the Arcola
tournament. The chief cup has never
yet been won by one Of their number.
In the first year, 1916. Max Marston.
then of Baltusrol, won. In 1919, on the
resumption after the war, r. M. Wild of
Baltusrol was. the victor, and last year
1t was Reekie. representing the Upper
Montclair Country Club. Recently
Reekie has been sharpening his teeth
on some very celebrated golfers, and if
his clubs only stand up under the strain
he Is likely to make another desperate
struggle for the honora.
Since the announcement was first
made that the women's national cham
pionship had been awarded to the Holly
wood Golf Club OF Deal, N. j., some one
has made the discovery that the dates
October to 8 inclusive are likely to
find that part of the New Jersey coast
closed down for the season and accom-
modations In consequence extremely
scarce. Word has now been received
that there will be room enough for all
and that the women will have the bene-
fit OF a rate which would scarcely have
been possible, or. at least, very improb-
able. had the tourney been held during
the height of the season.
Both the Metropolitan Hotel at AS
bury Park and the Deal Inn will be open
for the fair wielders OF the niblicl. The
former. which Is two and a half miles
from the scene OF conflict. will run "a
bus to the links free to contestants. 1t
will have rate Of S5 a day, meals in
cluded.
The European plan will obtain at the
Deal Inn, which Is only half mile
from the links. There the charge will