The New York herald., 1921-05-17
GOLF PROS MAKE
FEW LOW RETURNS
Experts Practising for New
Jersey Open Call Knicker-
booker Difficult Course.
BY KERR N. PETRIE.

Most OF the professionals and not a
Few OF the amateurs who are to COM
pete In the first open golf championship
Of New Jersey State at the Knicker-
booker links of Tenafy were out prac-
tising there yesterday. Indications are
that Oswald Kirkby's forecast Of $50
strokes as the winning score for the
thirty-six holes will not be far amiss.
for while one or two OF the players had
an idea that their golf was easily value
for that not many could show anything
as low as 75 round with everything
holed out.
Knickerbocker. the pros already are
willing to admit, is a regular mans
course. In all about forty players were
out limbering up for the open and the
amateur ur-professional competition to-day.
The lowest card reported wasa the "a
credited to George Low. Onelor two
thought they were value for about rs.
while Pat Doyle let himself in for an
approximated 76
For the open championship tomorrow
seyenty-one entries have been received
this necessitating a start for tho thirty
six holes at half-past eight. About the
only professional notable in the State
who has not entered for the fray Is Clar-
ence Hackney. The reason for his ab-
sence Is that he will sail next Tuesday
with tie American professional team for
tho British championship at st. Andrews
But while tho pros are to be repre-
sented by many OF the oldtimers in tour
nament golf In the metropolitan district.
besides q Eoodly sprinkling of new blood,
II is very evident that the members OF
tho salarfed brigade will have to exert
themselves II they would prevent the
amateurs from annexing tho title.
Among the simon pures who arc anxious
to have the honor OF winning the first
open championship OF New Jersey arc
Oswald Kirkby OF Englewood. former
metropolitan and New Jersey champion !:
William NJ. Reekie. present holder OF tho
amateur honors Of tho State: Frank w.
Dyer OF Upper Montclair. E. M. Wild
and A. F. Hammer of BaltusroL
The cairings:
s;3o-H. P. o.connor. North Jersey. and
J. LenEiands. Wee9uahic: s:34-C. r.
Jacoous. Nidgewood. aand T. Mulgrew. Hack
ensack. s:as-P. o'connor. North Jersey.
and T. Weisser. HRckensack. SAG. Paul.
Hackensack. and NJ. b. Kaesche. Ridgewood.
s;4s-J. Beckitt. Yountakah. and F: Dowling.
South Orange s:so-w; e; Cooke. North
Mapiewood s:5s-R Layton. Lakewood.
and 8. Doyle, Bnltusrol.
Spring Lake. o:oe~A. e. Taylor. Upper
MontcIair; and F. Caiiett. Baltusroi. s:lc-
watsr E.ehi. Upper Mo1,s., And N,dsnS C.
Englewood. and G.. Low. Baitusrol. a:lS-
z. NJ. Wild. Baltusro!. and p. o'Hara.
shackamaxon. 0:22-A F. Hammer. Bal
tusroi, and G. Kerrigan. White Beeches.
Pol. Mackie, Canoe Brook. and NJ.
o'Laughlin. Plainfieid. 9:3O-F. w. Dyer.
Upper Montclair. and @. T. Lansing. Knicker-
booker p:34-T. Murphy. Baitusrol. and
]. G. Dalgiiesh. Crawford. 9:3s--J Mitchell,
Montcair. and w. Collins. Knickerbocker.
Q AN. Sykes. Hollywood. and A. Beebe,
West End. 9:4S-W. q. Pfen, Yountakah
and II. G. Buchanan. Shackamaxon. 30
w. n. Braid. Upper Montclair. and p. Doyle,
Deal. 9:H-D. Hunter. Essex County, and
w. E. Donahue. Shackamsxon. e:6s-S NJ
swcnson. South Orange. and G. l., Maxwell.
Trenton.
io:oe-w. c. shoup. ra,n.roi and J. r.
Munroe. Canoe Brook: 10000. A. Shea
Trenton. and w. Beebe, West End: l0:1o-J
A. Donaldson. Norwood. and p. Beebs, West
End: 10:14-J J. Leonard Shackamaxon
and A. l.. Peirson. Jr.. Montclnir: 10:1s-H.
Y. Barrow. Baltusrol. and J. Il. Hale, Upper
Mon'ciair; io:22.F. F.. Boch. Hollywood.
and II. Cassel. Norwood: :26--C. McCor.
mack. Spring Lake. and p. s. 2. Randolph.
Jr.. Lakewood: 10:3n-J. J. Kane. Wee
r"ahic. and g. r. Mcmillan. Essex County;
10 81. L. Taft. White Beeches, and r. l..
North Jersey: 10:3S-H. l..
Compton Suburban and b. Conroy. Arcoia
10 0;42-H. G. Kayser. Crawford. and l.. r.
Ferguson. Maplewood: 1O:46-H. c. Harvey.
tt enton. and F. o. Reinhart. Plainfield: l..
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