THE
BILLIARD CHAMPION FOSS
His Playing an Interesting Feature of
Week at Carolina.
Amateur Champion of Unitrtl States
and Lout International Cham
pioiilil hy Marrow Iflargrln.
UF U
iIIK interest of tlio week
at The Carolina was
greatly added to by the
presence of Mr. W. 1.
Fpss of Hnverstraw, N.
Y., for many years ama
teur billiard champion of the United
States, and now generally recognized as
the finest amateur player in the country,
having no competitor in fact, but Mr.
Martin Mullen.
Mr. Foss was also runner-up in the In
ternational championship at Paris, losing
to M. 1'erolo by a total of hardly more
than a dozen points in three nights play,
and winning two out of three evenings.
Mr. Foss has played billiards since
youth, following the game from a pure
love of it, in connection with an excep
tionally active and successful business
life. He is at the head of the leading
dynamite and brick manufacturing linn
in the country and lias amassed a large
fortune. He is at present Mayor of his
native city.
During his stay here Mr. Foss played
several friendly games with' Mr. K. J.
Ward well of Camden, Me., a billiard
player of National reputation and at one
time bolder of the New 'England cham
pionship, and the matches were followed
with keen interest by companies which
taxed the capacity of the billiard hall.
Mr. Foss' play is characterized by
speed, precision, elegance and delicacy
which commands attention from even
the veriest novice and thrills experts;
the especial feature being a wonderful
control over the balls by using the cush
ions for bringing them into favorable po
sition. He is quiet and modest in man
ner; hut a tine face, keen eye and power
ful physique show him to be a man of
great reserve power, determination and
"grit."
"THE JOY OF GOLF.'
Vh TaMMd Nutphen Write on Golf
tor Golf Hake.
I bis is the time when golf associations,
national and otherwise, are meeting and
yanging their affairs for the approaeh
season, writes Van Tassel Sutphen.
hat appears to be the most important is
ise annual tournament which every such
g"lf organization holds during the year.
I' would thus seem, perhaps, that com
V ' titive golf is the end and aim of the
i' ' fee's existence.
!t will soon be time to trot out that
s' inewhat moth-eaten topic, thepot-hunt-golfers,
and to rehash fierce diatribes
01 which that poor unfortunate, the pot
J" niter is the theme. Yet if one stops to
think, how small a figure is cut bv thn
golfer who plays for prizes ! How many
tournaments are .there, in tho.
PINEHURST OUTLOOkI
TTnitPrl
States, and how many golfers take part in
them ! It is not going too far to say that
less than 10,000 golfers play in what may
fairly be styled tournaments, and this
number is very materially reduced when
it is seen that the same names occur over
and over again. Even in strictly club
events a large proportion of the members
never enter.
According to a Boston paper there are
1,000,000 golfers in the country, and al
though these. figures may be somewhat
on the high side, yet it is perfectly evi
dent that the proportion of what may be
called tournament golfers is very small.
Still it is enough to keep up a healthy in
terest in the game, without the demorali
zation which would follow if there were
any possibility of the proportion being
reversed even to a marked degree.
The noncompetitive golfer enjoys his
game, and he is perfectly satisfied to let
the competitive golfer enjoy his. There
are some who play because they love the
game simply for itself, others who find
in it a complete relaxation and a perfect
relief from business and other burdens ;
some, like the fox-hunter who rides over
the hounds, are out for air and exercise,
and others strive for and obtain honor
and glory. Which enjoys his golf most?
It would be difficult to say. The duffer
has as much satisfaction when, for the
first time, he carries a bunker which has
hitherto proved the grave of his hopes,
as the star of the tournament does when
he wins his match.
The fair green will soon be crowded,
and all sorts and conditions of golfers
will do wondrous feats, and speak of
them with all due modesty around the
'19th hole.
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G. Ft STEELE, BROOKLINE, MASS.
THE tfObM IW
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The Holly Inn is one of the most attractive hotels in the South. Since it was
built in 1895, it has been necessary to enlarge it several times to meet the constantly
Increasing demand. The interior is elegant, cheerful and tasteful. No modern con
venience is lacking. There are bath rooms, electric lights, steam heat and open
fireplaces. There is a call bell in every room, and all beds are furnished with best
hair mattresses. An orchestra furnishes fine concerts dailyj and also provides for
dancing. The cuisine is unsurpassed. The waitresses are all white girls from the
North. Rooms for billiards and other games are provided in the hotel.
A. L CREAMER, Manager.
Th
Harvard
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PINEHURST, N C.
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PiistHURST 7i.(L 1,118 recently compieieu noiei is cemrauy iwaieu vv
tween The Carolina and The Holly Inn.
It is modern in every respect, having electric lights, steam heat and several
suites with bath, and with its cottage annex and large dining room accommo
dates seventy-five guests.
The Cuisine is in charge of a competent chef, and the table service L
guaranteed satisfactory.
F..H. ABBOTT, Manager.
THE UPLANDS
BETHLEHEM, N. H.
F. H. ABBOTT, - Proprietor,
Address until May 1st, PINEHURST, N. C
Hotels Gailfppd-Benboqa,
GREENSBORO, N. C.
n ideal point for tourists to spend the night en route to Tinehurst. Two of the
most complete and best equipped hotels in the south, on the main line of the South
ern Kailway, and a thirty minutes drive from the historic Guilford Battle Grounds
of Revolutionary fame.
Greensboro is a beautiful old southern city, has fine Opera House, beautiful
streets and is surrounded by picturesque macadamized roads. All Pullmans via
Southern Railway for Pinehurst and the soutli stop within two blocks of these
hotels.
COBB & FRY.