The New York herald., 1922-10-07
Bankers Enjoy
Golf, FoHowed
by a Banquet
CrOwell HaddOn Hands In the
Lowest ScOre-Francis III.
Siss0n q Debater.

Cheerful echoes of the bankers con-
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Members OF the
golf section of the A. 3. A.. after spend
ing the day on Long Island courses
competing for silver cups and hip TASKS,
met at dinner and after burlesquing the
events of the forepart of the week in a
mock convention. distributed the prizes.
There was tremendous debate be-
tween George Edwards. editor of the
Pdc'Hc Coast Banker and secretary of
the golf section, and Francis H. Sisson,
vice-president of the Guaranty Trust
Company of New York. The question
began "Resoiced. That We view with
alarm the establishment of branch golf
courses in the United States" and ended
with "and to prevent a COW giving down
her milk" A sample from MIR. Edwards
The present is pregnant with gloom.
Clouds are gathering. The world is on
the threshold of disaster. All nature
stands aghast. Columbus never con-
templated anything like this. The branch
gof courses of the nation have got into
The hands of the men who manage our
great city banks and agriculture will
soon be lost art
Mr.. Sisson hurled his antagonist s
challenge into his teeth and accused him
ana his kind of trying to take away
the virility of the American people.
The clamor of the debate blended with a
singing contest among representa- tives
OF the Bankers Trust Company, Mer-
chants and Metals National Bank and
Chemical National Bank.
Harry ]. Haas. vice-president of the
First National Bank of New York and
president of the golf section, was chair
man or the dinner Harrod c. Newland
assistant TO the president of the Chemi-
cal National, bosses the arrangements
and Percy III. Johnston. president of the
chemical National presented the prizes.
The matches were played at the Gar
den City. Cherry Valley and Piping
Rock clubs. The lowest score, so, was
made by Crowell Haddon of the Brook
lyn Trust Company and r. r. Clabaugh
of the Liberty Central Trust Company
st. Louis. The summary follows;
GARDEN CITY GOLF CLUB.
BEST GRoSS-Dr. n. f. Sprague. National
sank, Far Rockaway, Sc: Charles II. Sa-
bin, Guaranty Trust, New York city, 81 :
Alfred F. Roberts, Calcasieu. La, 50: Z.
J., J., Brown. Alamo National. San Antonio,
BEST NET-Charles H. sabin, Guaranty
Trust Company. New Yorl, city, 81. 12-75;
C,E g; ~ Gesterle. o Citizens National. Marietta,
~ NlCf>clNy, ENCHdHSe
National. Pittsburgh. &C. 1878: George r.
Baker. Chattam Phoenix. New York city.
New York clty.95, IT'S ]. M. Scott
First National, Charlotte, ". c., 90, 1S-
aS; y. l.. Piper. Portland. Me-, 1OS,
30-7s; DR. n. e. sprague National Bank,
far Rockaway, sc, SIS.
CHERRY VALLEY CLUB.
BEST GROsS-R. II. Clabaugh Liberty Cen
tral Trust, st. Louis, 80: F. H. Gates,
Chase National, New York city SO
Harold Richard. State Bank. New York
BEST NET-P. s.. Walton. Red Bank Trust.
n j.. gS, 30-6s; Warner l.. Atkins. First
National, Norwood, Ohio SS, 17-T1; Charles
l.. Schenck. Peoples Trust, Brooklyn, 96.
a4-72.
PIPING ROCK CLUB.
BEST GROSS-Crowell Haddon, Brooklyn
Trust. 80: Edwin T. Rooney, First Ma
tional. Boston. So; IL. /. Servoss United
states -iortgage and Trust, New York
BEST NET-Crowell Haddon. Brooklyn Trust
~, s-74: Edwin II. Rooney First National
Boston, sS, ff-14; II. +. Burpee, Rockford
National. H., 81, 14--77; H. H. Servoss.
United States Mortgage and Trust New
York city. ss. liz.
ST LOUIS TROPHY.
T.. r. Clabaugh. Liberty Central Trust, st.
Louis. 80: Crowell Haddon 50. on Cherry.
Valley course
NEW YORK CUP.
L. s. Walton, Red Bank Trust n j. 9s.
Jus. On Cherry Valley course.