The New York herald., 1922-06-19
Metropolitan Golf Champion
Plays the New Jersey
Course in 20.
NEW MARK FOR KERRIGAN
Siwanoy Pro Scores II at
Baldwin, L. I.-George
Low Is Honored.
BY KERR n. PETRIE.

BY KERR n. PETRIE.
Record breaking is becoming a
chronic ailment with Jesse Sweetser
of Siwanoy. metropolitan golf cham
pion. So deep rooted is the malady
that it is a lucky and difficult course
ttat can shake its bunkered head at
the young champion and defy him to
do his worst. Sweetser hung up new
amateur mark yesterday as result of
his visit to the Englewood Inks in
behalf of the Fresh Air Fund, whirling
around in 20 at his first time out.
Jesse was playing in four ball
match, partnering Jerome Travere
against Grantland Rice and Cyril
Walker, the Englewood professional.
The match finished all square.
Recently the Englewood circuit was
revamped according to the latest ideas
OF golf architecture furnished by Donald
Ross. Sweetsers 20 is the best so far
by an amateur. Walker had a 81. being
one stroke from his own professional
record. Travers played around IN "a.
Sweetser's card:
in ESt .......... .,.,.. ) ) ! ! $50 ss5
Unfortunately the afternoon match
was spoiled by rain. the party breaking
up after playing nine holes all square.
In this contest Walker and Travers took
cn Sweetser and Kirkby. The best ball
-svas 80, as it generally required a birdie
10 win a hole.
Walker played the nine holes in So.
while Kirkby required just two strokes
more. Walker mad three brides
-Sweetser and Kirkby . each and Travers
q. From the second to the eighth in
elusive every hole was won in one Under
par.
x AS an ou.growth CT these matches
there is to be another and more ambi-
tious affair staged for the Fresh Air
Fund This will be a four man team
affair. home and home, between Siwanoy
and Upper Montclair.
Sweetser believes that Siwanoy has z
BETTER team than Upper Montclair.
Travers, as a member of the latter or
ganization. cannot see eye to eye with
Jesse in this. So they are to muster
their forces soon and have it out.
-Sweetser will call upon Warren Wood.
d. E. Sawyer and John G.. Anderson to
help him. Travers will rally around his
Battle standard Frank Dyer. William
Reekie and Eddie Hale.
Tom KerriRan in Form.
BY playing around the eighteen holes
Of the Miburn Country Club links al
Baldwin. l.. l.. yesterday in the fine
score of II Tom Kerrigan of Siwanoy
nut himself in the running for season
prize of $500 offered by this club. Mil
burn recently opened ten new holes, and
previous to the coming Of Kerrigan a
card of 72 stood as the record. The
prize will go to the player lettering
.1<errigans score during the year. If nc
player does this then Tom will take the
money.
Kerrgan made his IL in the course
1of a match in which he and Tom Nc
Namara defeated Louis Costello of Mil.
lburn and Johnny Farrell of Quaker
Ridge by and 4. Mcnamara finished
at ~, Farrell at 73 and Costello at IA
So fast was the golf that brides were
usually necessary to win hole. Pal
was beaten on the second, third. fifth
sixth. seventh and eighth and also or
three of the incoming holes.
Farrell contributed feature by driv.
ing a ball out of bounds at the third
and then winning the hole with a 4
To do this Johnny had to hole a mashie
niblick shot. The best ball cards.
ISerrigsn and Mcnamara
Out ....... 3 3 3 3 2 3-3t
Costello and Farrell
KsrTlsan oa1 i, and McNana2a3 2 , : . '-''
In .:.......:.3 . 4-33-6l
Kerrigani's record card "
Out .......... 5s4$ : 9 4-3s >,
Honor for George Low.
The signal honor which was con
ferred last year in England upon James
Braid in recognition of his long and
honorable connection with his club anc
the game OF golf had its American
counterpart on Saturday night at Bal.
tusrol. when George Low. who has beer
nineteen years professional to that or.
ganization. was made an honorary life
member of his club. The honor TO Low
came as part OF the celebrations at the
clubhouse. which marked the forrna
opening OF the new course at Baltusro
when members and guests, following 9
day spent exploring the highways anc
byways of the new circuit gathered for 9
dinner and social high jinks
Golfers in general and members o
ihe salaried brigade in particular will
he delighted at the high compliment
paid the well known George. For Low
IL one of the best known professionals
in the country, as he is also in point oi
service with single club.
The twentieth year OF Lows rcigr
at Baltusrol falls due next spring
George has seen them come and go, bu
has during these nineteen years re
mained faithful to the club at Shor
Hills, ~. j. AS n player he has brough
honor TO his club in the days gone by
AS teacher philosopher and sage n,
Is known throughout thu length anC
rbreadth of the land.
George made his bravest bid for th'
national open championship when HI
yet was at Dyker Meadow. That wa,
in 1899, when he tied for second place
with w. II. Way and " Fitzjohn Willi'
Smith won that year. the championship
taking place at Baltimore.
GuiIford Ties Record.
Completing his round with but twenty
six puts Jesse Guilford yesterday tiet
Tom Armours record OF 66 for the soutl
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