New-York tribune., 1922-02-26

"eVera' rounds in the "seveo+;a,n S'
Gently show that the noetropolltan ti.' ~
holder IS by no mean, "bor. J.
bat. He will doubtless h. rsas - com,
wiling 10 defend bis cro,or .ao' s1'y ana
~ald KirSb7' Ned Sawyer. Jess 'gss sr... w.
ser and any other local an,... "Nes''
care 10 dispute the nastcr ,',:s' aeeors Vhs
The odd part Of The .n nm.
amateur mpionsaip is ssa, s,s','. topoiitsa
- - stu homeless At this latn IN. ne event
knlckeroocker Country ci1s 'aSe The
my, ". j., . out gunning y' eay ~ Ten
nainent' "'tn Oswald Kirkh~ a"' sou'-
times former champion. j., .L ~ three
attorney for the plaintiff ~, SGe roie o.
Fneno Der 4. Knicker5ocker ~ 10y y
strumentai iu getting tbs e.l iva was IN
open championship stagsd 7. ~ y, Jersey
ATTY iinks last Summer 'ne len
hn3ckeroocser has co.a
hne ciuSholse ard the c,~h Nourss,
Tor lts hospitality. Hollv~,o.S hoted
for the tournament. too. b,.+ ~ - . ogs
eroocHer acherents clair, ssst 80 :, nnick"
lLo1.'r'5g copfse had - share oe yols
no0ors iast sea son. Vhe1 II ss.o.d 90. ~.
.'f@i tit-I Offr--r7
sure 70 10 to Nsv Jersey
One thing ir s4~e. taa e.,o,. :. l.,
20 60 tn a Aev Jersey course +. sao. aa'
al fnree metropolitan chs-o-io-
fnignt be staged across ne Hnd,n.
Nita 10 injustice 70 Nestc-ests-
Long lTiand. Ire uor1er'z r,e4-o,,t
tan caam mptonship has been ryatfull-
ava TdeG = Jersey iirss .ha NJ,
CUNT Country Cub After The ,sts
tour amept AZ trcolz tas po-s.s
piaTed - 'rraenHicl II 1929. xbsr.
hrs Quentin faitner defeated wiw
Georg' ana Bishop for ne t;.le. a,s
at Nassau last season. WHARF Mrs n
a. Eavi7 took t7a championship vit.
Gss Bishop repeating in re role ..
runrer-up.
10 metropolitan amateur champio,.
ship has been contes sted in New .Js-,sy
,ince Oswald Kirby Won the titia 4
Eng levood IN 1914 Since that Tina
v Walte- Travis annexed the cro7r r.
Apa1 1anls IN 1915. KirkDv doxred u.
ate Freddie Herresaoff a. Essssu n
AIS, 10 tournaments ve-e hsld !,
1917 I'd iaf6, Kirkov aga y Won N ,as
- Brook ~. Nd Saver defss+x
Gardine~ Nhi-e. n ne final ror,-5 ;.
AnaTanlis N fe20, ard Gardner Wbiv
reta l. ated oy tsairg the title laa. sea.
son a. Garas1 Citv.
With 2 Ne7- Jersey golfer czptu-i,,
tne tft.e three times IN ire layt siz
tourna0a tents. - would seem t1at The
Jersey links rad heen unduiy neglected.
III fAs award g o he tournament
Neighboring State Neglected
The metropol ita7 oQea champloas-s
IS almost total stranger TO tne neieb.
boring state. Bsck ir 1911. when TeI-
ter Hagen Ta5 playing amateur base
pail n Rochester and Bobby Jones ~as
wearing sailor suits the METROPOLITAN
open vas PLAYED Al Englevood and Gil
Nichols galioped OF with ,be purse.
FROM that location. through successive
years, it took its way through Apa~s-
mis-, Salisbury, Scarsdale, Fox Hiis,
Garden City. North Shore, Greenwich
and Slwanog. without ever once re-
crossing the Hudson Rrver.
Iomnie MacNaWara Alec Smith Mac
Smith, Walter Hagen and Bob Macdon-
ID are ths worthless who, with Gil
Nichols, have decs-oted the metropol-
tan throne without ploRinz through
New Jersey bunkers and traps.
No one ever accused the deri-ens Of
the New Jersey Inks o. being over
modest or backward in the claims FOR
recognition Of their numerous coursss
Yet TIE ret result mas been ore rerro-
politar amateur championship in the
last six Tournaments and one open
championship IN the last nine events
1t is no secret that more than cns
stellar amateur golfer viii be contsr'
+ the amateur tournament goes to the
knicherbocker links.