VOL. XXI, NO. 14
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 9, 1918
FIVE CENTS
OF GOLFERS
Succumb to Shannon in 36 Hole
Medal Play
II rock port Champion reads First
Hivfition fn Annual Mprlng
CJolf Tournament
IS
STACKED up against
Chick Fownes, who has
found his rabbit's foot,
L. D. Pierce of Brae
Burn, and Frank Gates
who has returned to the
links from the confines
of his Sandhill Farm to
give battle to the world,
and some two hundred and fifteen more
paladins of the fairway gathered into
the golfing arena at the Country Club
seeking final honors, B. C. Shannon, the
mainstay of the Tin Whistle Contingent,
and premier golfer of Brockport struck
the top of his game, made an even 160
for the thirty-six holes, and carried off
the palm and the gold medal for the
best score of the day.
In this wise opened the Fourteenth
Annual Spring Tournament on Monday
last. The qualifying round took tAvo
days play, eighteen holes on number one
and eighteen on number two. The play
ers were divided between these courses.
But it happened that the two low scores
of the first day were both over number
one, and left L. D. Pierce in the leal
with an 80 41 out and 39 in. Shannon
was a close second with 81, 40 and 41.
At this stage of the game H. C. Fownes
of Oakmont was close in the running,
with another 81 over number 1, and
Chick Fownes was carrying his banner
close to the front with 83.
In the second day's play Shannon
struck his pace and drew away from the
whole field by a substantial margin.
Playing number two he went out in 40,
and increased his speed to a 39 on the
return as follows:
Out 54455364 340
In 45454364 439 79
L. B. Fownes was his nearest compe
titor this day, and at that was three
strokes behind with an 82. So Shannon
took the round and the medal without
controversy, and by five strokes. Fownet
and Pierce tied for second place at 165,
and left the interest centered upon the
battle among the giants to determine
the makeup of the first sixteen, who were
to play for the championship.
F. T. Gates, the Carolina Champion
came in easily with 166. H. C. Fownes
truck a crooked streak and fell 10 an
87 on the last round, but at that held
fifth place with 168. ;ora Kelley had
his breadwinners back in form after a
month's sinking spell, and cracked out a
169. E. M. Taft of Woodland with 170,
Louis -Hamilton of Garden City with
171 and C. C. Allen from Kenosha came
in safely under the wire. The 173s were
also all safely landed in the champion
ship 16. They were W. M. Ailing, of
Baltusrol, J. D. Chapman, the Greenwich
entry, C. L. Becker, clerk of the course,
and E. II. Wisell of Montclair.
The rub came among those tallying
174 for the two rounds There were six
of these, and the mathematics of the
situation called for only three of them
to make up the division.
So out they had to go, and tackle the
number two until three were eliminated.
Howard Phillips of the Waring Planta
tion was one, but he was answering the
country's call, and doing the right about
in squad formation on the drill grounds
at Carthage, and so took his patriotic
place in the Second without debate.
This left S. II. Morgan of Altoona, W.
E. Truesdell, the senior Metropolitan
champion, G. M. Howard, the Halifax
hitter, Harper Sibley of Rochester and
Milliken of the Whistles to play the
Boston until two subsided from their
ambitions.
It required only one hole. Sibley drove
into the trap, and then there were four.
Milliken looked up, and then there were
three. Whose later endeavors to lift the
Spring cup will be duly recorded, with
appropriate photographs in our next
issue.
The Summary
R C Shannon II, Brockport 81 79160
C. B. Fownes, Oakmont 83 82165
L. D. Pierce, Brae Burn 80 85165
F. II. Gates, M.oore County 81 85166
II. C. Fownes, Oakmont 87 81168
T. A. Kelley, So. Pines 84 85169
E. M. Taft, Woodland 82 82170
L A Hamilton, Garden City 82 89171
C. C. Allen, Kenosha 90 82172
j. D. Chapman, Greenwich 80 93173
C. L. Becker, Ekwanok 85 88173
E. II. Wiswell, Montclair 87 86173
W. M. Ailing, Baltusrel 86 87173
S. II. Morgan, Altoona 82 92174
W E Truesdell, Garden City 88 .86174
G. M. Howard, Halifax 86 88174
H. G. Phillips, Moore Co. 87 87174
Harper Sibley, Rochester 87 87174
W L Milliken, Hyannisport 85 89174
J. D. Armstrong, Buffalo 86 89175
F. F. Cutler, Brookline 89 86175
A. M. Reed, Ekwanok 86 90176
S. Y. Ramage, Wanango 86 91177
Donald Parson, Youngstown 82 85 177
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PATRIOTIC RALLY
Governor BtckeTt , Rear Admirals and
Brigadier Generals to Review Scbool
Mnilii of lh IlUflaffuUhvd Parly
To 91ttk Important Addrici to
Incifuir Our Effort In War
mm
n GOVERNOR J. T.
Bickett of North Caro
lina will be the prin
cipal speaker at a gala
gathering of the Sand
hills at the Pinehurst
Race Course next Sat
urday afternoon, March
9th at 2.30 o'clock. It
will be a martial and inspiring occasion,
the official opening of the Sandhill drive
to do its share in the great adventure of
beating the Kaiser.
The whole countryside as well as the
cottage colony and the guests of the
village will assemble before three .0 'clock
in the grand stand at the Jockey Club.
It is of great importance that the cars
which wish space by the stand and peo
ple who wish seats bo there on time,
for the ceremony will be started on the
dot.
At 2.15 Major Plane will march the
Farm Life School Reserve company into
the arena led by a military band, and
will have them drawn up to present
arms when the Governor's party comes
in.
This being war time the company
will have a very martial appearance..
Accompanying Governor Bickett will be'
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