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VOL. XXI,' NO. 5
SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 5, 1918
FIVE CENTS
MAXWELL'S 78
leads a Big Field and Wins Medal
in Midwinter Golf Tournament
ill a nn on and Truedll Going- Strong:
In Prcldfnt' DlvUlon Com
posed of Familiar Une up -
-I ONE HUNDRED and
five strong the golfing
champions and the neo
phites, candidates for
final honors or the sixth
division, lined up on
Friday for the qualify
ing round of the Fif
teenth Annual Midwin
ter Golf Tournament at the Pinehurst
Country Club. And for once the sporting
prophets were vindicated in their fore
cast. Norman Maxwell proceeded to
duplicate his recent round, and hit out a
78 with an ease and abandon that left
the entire debate to concern itself with
second place, and the battle for a look in
on the President's division.
He took 42 strokes on the outward
journey. But the last nine holes gave
indication that any or all of the golfing
world left on this side of the water will
have their work cut out for them in
holding the pace. The card shows the
first three holes, made in perfect par
fours; the dangerous pock marked 13th
one over in a five, the result of a mis
placed bunker; compensation on the long
14th, where a four again, this time ona
under par, evened the score; two threes
on the short 15th and the treacherous
17th as called for by the card; a lost
shot on the 16th, where a five left him
one down on par; a beautiful and fin
ished performance on the last hole
total, 36 strokes' in.
THE CARD
t 55566354 3 12
In 44454354 336 78
R. C. Shannon II, the heavy hitter of
the Tin Whistle Team was found in the
van, leading the veteran Truesdell of
Apawamis by three strokes with an 82
4i out and a fast 38 in.
The local and familiar champions had
a strong showing in this First Division.
T; A- Kelley held fourth place, which he
td with J. Wi Robb of the Merion
Cricket Club at 87. C. L. Becker, holder
of the trophy in the autumn contest
rMed in nex on a par h Howard
fillips, the expert from the Waring
plantation who has been shooting low
ball
0I the links for the past two weeks.
Some strong players and names familiar
wherever golf is known are found in this
First sixteen. There is Lou Hamilton,
the man who put the laugh into the game,
and made it popular with that formidable
fraternity, the advertising men himself
winner of the famous Advertisers tourna
ment ' years on end. There was Victor
Seggerman, a tower of strength from the
Englewood links, now a soldier of the
Republic, on leave awaiting his orders to
join the flying forces in France. He was
a bit rusty with the midiron and was
satisfied with a 94 in view of his lack of
practice. Posting in ahead of these was
J. M. Brander and N. W. Peters, under
the ninety mark, J. D. Armstrong, des
tined so far to set the pace for the win-
during the week, for the benefit of those
that cannot follow with the gallery them
selves. SUMMARY
Qualifying Round. Played on Number
2 Course.
Norman Maxwell, Aronimink 42 36 78
R. C. Shannon, II, Brockport 44 38 82
W. E. Truesdell, Apawamis 42 43 85
J. W. Robb, Merion Cricket 40 47 87
T. A. Kelley, Moore County 43 44 87
C. L. Becker, Ekwanok 44 44 88
H. G. Phillips, Moore County 45 44 89
J. M. Brander, 45 44 89
N. W. Peters, Englewood 46 43 89
J. D. Armstrong, Buffalo 44 45 89
M. L. Fearey, Garden City 43 47 90
L. A. Hamilton, Garden City, 47 45 92
TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
NORMAN MAXWELL, MEDALIST IN MIDWINTER TOURNAMENT
Maxwell is shown on the left watching Bobby Jones sinJc a putt in the
famous P.inehurst Atlanta match last year. Jock Bowler holds the centre of
the stage, as usual.
ners, but reaching out for greater things;
M. L. Feary of Garden City, leading J.
M. Thompson home by two shots to
spare, useful in the matches to come if
they can be conserved; I. S. Robeson, an
old champion of many battles, J. E.
Smith of Wilmington upholding the glory
of the Carolinas, and F. B. Porter from
Flushing.
Lined up thus it is evident that the
coming battle is in the nature of a con
test with the field against Maxwell.
Victor Seggerman has drawn the opening
charge. Before the young Aronimink
champion can carry off the trophy he will
have to make some history on the old
links. Ane we have arranged to follow
and map every play and every shot made
J. M. Thompson, Springhaven 45 47 92
I. S. Robeson, Rochester 45 48 93
Col. J. E. Smith, Wilmington 43 50 93
F. B. Porter, Flushing 45 48 93
V. A. Seggerman, Englewood 47 47 94
J. H. Turner, Fox Hills 49 46 95
C. F. Lancaster, Woodland 46 50 96
Whitney Baker, Plainfield 49 48 98
Geo. Van Keuren, Englewood 50 47 97
J. T. Bishop, Chevy Chase 43 52 97
J. V. Hall, Pinehurst 49 48 97
I. N. W. James, Fox Hills 48 49 97
G. Wr. Statzell, Aronimink 48 50 98
Dr. G. H. Simmerman, Lu Lu 48 50 98
C. W. Watson, Crescent A. C. 53 45 98
W. T. Barr, Marine and Field 51 48 99
H. L. Waldridge, No. Jersey 48 51 99
Continued on page ten)
Realized at Big Social Gathering for
- Benefit of Red Cross
6rat Card Carnival Followed bj
Afternoon Dance at 1b
Country Club
THURSDAY afternoon
following Christmas the
Country Club witnessed
as animated and as
crowded a scene as could
be found that afternoon
01 'Xl on any of the ball room
I la battlegrounds o the BiS
M United Cross Drive. No
Cafe Chantung or Fandango at Sherries
could surpass the party manouvered by
the ladies of the Coloney to separate
the dancing and playful public from
the change sorely needed to provide,
supplies for the Local Chapters' daily
endeavors for the soldiers. The news
of a great Bridge Whist orgie had
gone out over the countryside, and
roused the anticipation of the heavy
trumpers and the conservative bidders in
all the castles and hamlets in the sacred
circle of the Sandhills. A roaring, laugh
ing blaze in the broad fireplace welcomed
the arriving champions. Tables covered
the whole expanse of the dancing hall
and the cafe. In furs and limousines, in
white dresses and jitney busses, in pla
toons and in single file, the ladies of the
colony and their charming daughters
(with an eye to the dance following, and
the squads of lieutenants home from
camp for the holidays) the country
dames from the plantations and the aris
tocracy from the allied towns rolled in.
Guarding the gate were Mrs. C. E.
Horton, and Mrs. Leonard Tufts, taking
the toll for the Red Cross. And across
the way was Mrs. T. A. Cheatham, of the
exchequer, bowed down under the weight
of the forthcoming greenbacks.
And while Wiley Pope's piano artist
and the chorus of fiddles filled the hall
with the strains of appropriate music, the
combat began. From two o'clock to half
past four the scores rolled up, the pen
alties accumulated, cards were shuffled
and the might-have-beens duly recorded,
while still every minute the inevitable
knitting went on apace, and right under
the guns the socks and sweaters for the.
marines peeped from bag and basket.
When the gong rang the young folks
from field and links, from fudge parties
(Continued on page ten)