New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1930-05-26
FIFTY GOLFERS
PLAY IN tourney
Biggest Field Of Year Completes
at Shuttle Meadow Club
BY JIGGER

fllly Eol1crs shrugged over the
Shuttle Meadow course Saturday
afternoon, in the largest entered
golf event of the season, trying TO
put together nine good holes out of
the IS which. with their handicaps,
would give them near even threes.
1t was not the weather this time
that made the going harder than
usual. but Val Floods little joke IN
opening the back tees for the first
time this year. The. only exception
he made was on the water holc
where the markers were moved 10
the front tee the day before after
vigorous protests had been lodged
against the use of the back tee.
Yale and Holy Cross golfers used
it during the week but Thursday
and Friday members who had to use
it put too many balls in the pond. 1t
was opened once last year in a one
DAY tournament and earned an evil
reputation.
The new teeing ground for the
18th hole was christened with a lot
of slices and hooks and no one felt
natural driving from its eminence.
The score sheet indicated that only
one par four vas made on the hole
which did not add to the popularity
of Floods handiuork. A poor drive
off from it aroused the wrath of ono
player to the extent of demolishing
his driver which his caddy came
back to retrieve after the pieces had
been thrown into the woods.
Low handicap men could net no
lower than 81 and it remained for
George Boil. who has the maximum
handicap of 81, to show the way
with a net of q and win first prize.
Bob Mcconnell easily took second
place with his net Of 81.
Mr.. Boil does not employ wood
clubs but can hit longer iron shot
off the tee than any man hereabouts.
In the tournament he ,walloped n
drive off the back tee on the fourth
hole that carried over the brook
near the bridge. The ball covered
about $50 yards.
Just TO show that it was not an
accident he came close to driving
the 300-yard fifth hole. On the 516
yard eight, Mr. Boil employed his
trusty driving iron twice and was
over the green with his second shot.
Outside Of the tournament because
he forgot to enter it. Duncan Shaw.
whose handicap rates him as an 81
player, kept up the long driving. for
which he is noted. matched it with
good approaches and puts and turn
ed in a card OF IS as the best score
he ever made.
Memorial Day the schedule calls
for a four ball. best ball event in
the morning. In addition to the four
some prize, the low gross and net
individuals will be rewarded for
their skill. There will be no tourna-
ment in the afternoon.
In the first round Of the New
Britain club championship Dave
Manning beat Harold Mott "a
"kcck' Parker won from Frank
Shield A.. Dana Nibberts captured
his match with A. T. GORDON ii. A
r. Porter won from George T. KIM
ball by default. G. 9. Porter defeat
ed +. ". Chamberlain by the mar
row margin of up, J. H. Robinson
uon by the same score over W. G.
Crook. H. ". Hatch trimmed Cliff
Merwin rs and Harold L. Judd de-
feated Frank J. Wachter up.
Judge ]. H. kirkham won from
F. S. Chamberlain As in the second
division, Ben McElhone was UP on
Ernest +. Baldwin, R. W. Poteet
beat L. NJ. knousc 81. and Ed
Steinle won his match from Clar-
cnce Barnes on the 21st hole.
Players have until next Saturday
to complete the second round