The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-06-05
EIGHTY-FIVE AFTER
DISTRICT GOLF TITLE
Met Qualifying Round Starts
Wednesday Over the Lake
wood C. c. Course.

Eighty-five golfers are eager to wear
the crown which adorns the head Of the
metropolitan amateur golf champion and
have been paired for the thirty-six hole
qualifying round which will be played
at the Lakewood Country Club. Lake.
wood, N. j.. next Wednesday,. A NUM-
Der of the competitors are now at the
New Jersey resort for practice.
The list contains the names of num-
Der of the districts foremost players
including Gardner White Of Nassau, the
present title holder. and Grant Peacock
of Cherry Valley. runner UP to White.
This pair will start in wne1c they left
off. They We're the finalists for the title
last year and tcey will play together in
the qualifying round.
The field lacks a number OF strong
metropolitan players, but sufficient
number of the low handicap men have
entered to make the compe tition keen.
The thirty-two players VINO return the
lowest gross scores in the qualifying
round will continue at match play, the
first and second round OF match play
being scheduled for Thursday.
Jesse Sweetser of Siwanoy because
of his recent fine golf. in which he has
twice been under 20 on a course of
championship length. is one of the ia
vOrites.
Frank Dyer a Favorite.
Frank Dyer of Upper Montclair, the
New Jersey champion. is a favorite.
Tommy Armour of Westchester-B Bit
more, who has been quite a figure in
International golf. having played we'll
on both sides of the Atlantic. is entered
Although his showing in recent events
in the metropolitan district has been
disappointing. many believe that Ar
mour will be a factor at Lakewood
Henry j. Topping, the new North and
South amateur champion. will play. as
will Hamilton Kerr, A. L. Walker Jr..
J. n. Stearns, Jr.. Warren K Wood and
Howard Maxwell, Jr., the new Long
Island champion. A player who deserves
mention is Frank III. Hoyt Of the En-
gineers. Hoyt may not be as long as
some of the hard hitters when it comes
to the tee shots, but when it comes to
head work Hoyt Is as long as any of
the boys.
Grantland Rice and Allan Poinsette
will be there to represent the news
paper men. This class of workers has
taken up golf with considerable energy
recently.
Oswald Kirkby, former champion,
will not start. Jerome d. Travers,
William Reekie and d. E. Sawyer are
others who will be missed as will John
Anderson, who is in England
The Lakewood course Is reported in
fine condition for the championship test
The pairings:
7: S. White. Apawams; L. NJ. Lloyd.
NHc'HN lcii Ss3U
Robert f. Harlow. N. Y Newspaper:
F: X. sadlier. Lakewood. ......... $50
III. NJ. Forrest. Lakewood; w. d. Todd,
Princeton Observation-Disclosures. $40
d. II. Smith. Upper Montclair: F. p.
kimball. Lakewood. ............ =. a:45
Robert Fl. Gwaltney. Baltusrol; Ray
Thompson. westchester Biitmore :. $40
A. G.. Gregson. Belleclaire: Franklin
H.. Gates. Montclair. ............. s:55
David IT,, McAlpin. I'd. Morris Co.;
9; NJ III Hall Garden a cit; City; :, 900
ardson. Morris County. ........... 9'O5
Grant Peacock, Cherry Valley: Gard
.ner W. White. Nassau. ......... T.. 9:1c
i: S. douglas. Apawamis; Frank r.
Hoyt.. Engineers. ......... :. o:is
John N. Stearns. Jr.. Piping Rock A.
l.. Walker, Jr.. Richmond County,. 0:2O
p y. Armour. Wcstchester Biltnnore;
II. j. Topping. Greenwich. ... :. OPS
sweetzcr. slwanoy. ::..... go. ....l. o;sO
Grantland Rice. Englewood; Sumner
Hollander. siwanoy ..........,.. o.a5
Howard w. Maxwell, Jr.. Nassau;
Richard Haight. Lido. ...... o:4O
+. w. Dyer. Upper Montcair; F. F.
Turrell, Morris County. .............. o:45
Alfred s. Bourne. Garden City; S. j.
Graham. Greenwich ............ :. $3.50
J. E. Hale. Upper Montclair; Hamilton
Kerr. Garden City; ]. o.s5
John NJ. Ward. Garden City; Dean C.
Paul. Greenwich ................. :. 1c 90