THE LESLEY CUP COMPETITION

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1 THE AMERICAN GOLFER 2 THE LESLEY CUP COMPETITION PLAYED AT HUNTINGDON VALLEY, OCT. ST-2ND The fifth annual tri-city match for the Lesley Cup between teams representing the Massachusetts Golf Association, the newly-organized Pennsylvania Golf Association and the Metropolitan Golf Association was marked by a meeting between the two first named teams on the first day, the Metropolitan team standing out by virtue of having won the previous year at Garden City. Included in the Pennsylvania team were four of the Pittsburg cracks, Messrs. W. C. Fownes, Jr., Norman Macbeth, E. Ellsworth Giles and Geo. A. Ormiston. In the singles in the morning Mr. Fownes got beaten by Mr. H. H. Wilder, 2 up and to play, while Mr. Ormiston beat Mr. J. G. Anderson by 3 and 2. Mr. Norman Macbeth had to accept defeat at the hand of Mr. P. W. Whittemore by 3 and, while Mr. Giles gained a narrow victory over Mr. Hugo R. Johnston by up. Mr. H. B. McFarland, the new Pennsylvania State champion, beat the Massachusetts State champion, Mr. Percival Gilbert, by 2 and. Their cards follow: H. B. McFarland, Pennsylvania: Out In P. Gilbert, Massachusetts : Out In The Pennsylvania Team (from left to right) Top row: H. B. MCFARLAND, H. W. PERRIN, HARRISON TOWNSEND, (Secretary), W. C. FOWNES, JR., W. P. SMITH, W. T. WEST, E. E. GILES, W. G. PFEIL. Bottom row: A. W. TILLINGHAST, REV. DR. SIMON CARR, GEO. A. ORMISTON, NORMAN MACBETH.

2 22 THE AMERICAN GOLFER Distances: Out In Total 68 Mr. W. G. Pfeil, the Philadelphia city champion, beat Mr. Arthur G. Lockwood, 3 and 2. Mr. W. T. West was beaten by Mr. Thomas M. Claflin, 2 and, while the remaining Pennsylvanians all won their matches, Howard W. Perrin beating W. C. Chick, 2 and ; W. P. Smith beating T. R. Fuller, 3 and 2; and Dr. Simon Carr disposing of C. T. Crocker, Jr., 3 and 2. Pennsylvania thus won the singles by 7 matches to 3. PENNSYLVANIA. H. B. McFarland W. C. Fownes, Jr G. A. Ormiston. Norman Macbeth W. G. Pfeil W. T. West H. W. Perrin W. P. Smith E. E. Giles Dr. Simon Carr Total. MASSACHUSETTS. Percy Gilbert H. H. Wilder J. G. Anderson P. W. Whittemore A. G. Lockwood T. M. Claflin W. C. Chick T. R. Fuller H. R. Johnstone C. T. Crocker, Jr 7 3 In the regular foursomes in the afternoon, the Massachusetts players had a little better of the argument, winning 3 matches to 2. Mr. C. T. Crocker, Jr., who played in the morning, retired in the afternoon in favor of Mr. A. L. White, a former intercollegiate champion, while Mr. A. W. Tillinghast replaced Mr. W. T. West for Pennsylvania. One of the best matches in the afternoon was that between W. C. Chick and H. H. Wilder against H. B. McFarland and Rev. Dr. Simon Carr, the former winning by up. Cards: Wilder and Chick Out In McFarland and Carr Out In W. G. Pfeil and Norman Macbeth beat J. G. Anderson and T. R. Fuller, both former Massachusetts state champions, by 3 and 2 and W. C. Fownes, Jr., and Geo. F. Ormiston were beaten by A. G. Lockwood and T. M. Claflin by the large margin of 5 and 4. W. P. Smith and E. E. Giles, paired against Hugo R. Johnston and P. W. Whittemore, beat this strong combination by 3 and 2, while H. W. Perrin and A. W. Tillinghast succumbed to Percival Gilbert and A. L. White by 4 and 3. MASSACHUSETTS. H. H. Wilder and W. C. Chick.... T. R. Fuller and J. G. Anderson.. A. G. Lockwood and T. Claflin... H. R. Johnstone and P. W. Whittemore A. L. White and Percy Gilbert... 3

3 THE AMERICAN GOLFER 23 PENNSYLVANIA. H. B. McFarland and Dr. Simon Carr W. G. Pfeil and Norman Macbeth W. C. Fownes and A. G. Ormiston. W. P. Smith and E. E. Giles... H. W. Perrin and A. W. Tillinghast The second day's proceedings found the Pennsylvania team opposed to the previous year's winners, the Metropolitan Golf Association team. In view of the fact that only five of the latter's team had taken part previously in an encounter of this kind, the remaining seven being neophytes, it was generally expected that the 9 Pennsylvania men would win. Much to everyone's surprise, however, the Metropolitan team won no less than eight out of ten matches, Mr. Fred Herreshoff and Howard T. Gee being the only losers. The very fact that the team was not a particularly strong one doubtless proved an element of strength, as each man went into the fray with the feeling that he, personally, would have to play his very best in order to win. Somewhat different was the result which attended the meeting between the Massachusetts and Metropolitan teams some three or four years ago at Garden City, when the latter had a very strong team in the field and lost the singles in the morning by no less than seven matches. In the afternoon, however, they won all of The M. G. A. Team (from left to right). Top row: JAMES L. TAYLOR, (Executive Committee), FRANK R. JENNINGS, FRED HERRESHOFF, FINDLAY S. DOUGLAS. Second row: F. R. UPTON, JR., W. R. THURSTON, C. A. DUNNING, J. F. SHANLEY, JR., W. D. VANDERPOOL (Secretary). Bottom row: C. E. VAN VLECK, JR., ARCHIE REID, WALTER J. TRAVIS, JOHN M. WARD.

4 24 THE AMERICAN GOLFER the five four-ball matches. The results on both occasions furnish a very interesting psychological study. Harking back to the morning's round, Mr. W. C. Fownes, Jr., beat Mr. Fred Herreshoff 3 and, while Mr. Gee got beaten by W. T. West, down, the latter being dormie 3. Mr. Walter J. Travis took Mr. H. B. McFarland into camp to the tune of 3 to 2. Mr. Findlay S. Douglas simply ran away from Mr. Norman Macbeth, administering a sound defeat of 6 up and 4 to play, his card being the best returned for the morning's play, as follows : Out In Mr. C. A. Dunning had a very interesting match with Mr. H. W. Perrin, finally emerging a winner by 2 and, while Mr. John M. Ward had an easy victory over Mr. W. P. Smith, the match ending at the fourteenth green with Ward 6 up and 4 to play. This match was also marked by very low scoring. Archie Reid beat Mr. Pfeil somewhat easily by 4 and 3, after excellent golf on both sides; while F. R. Upton, Jr., playing very fine golf against G. A. Ormiston, added another to the Metropolitan victories by beating his opponent 3 and 2. Mr. J. F. Shanley, Jr., after being 2 down at the thirteenth, squared the match at the sixteenth hole and won the remaining two holes, while Mr. W. R. Thurston beat Mr. Giles. SINGLES. METROPOLITAN G. A. W. J. Travis F. Herreshoff F. S. Douglas J. M. Ward A. Reid F. R. Upton, Jr C. A. Dunning J. F. Shanley, Jr Howard Gee W. R. Thurston Total PENNSYLVANIA G. A. H. B. McFarland W.,C. Fownes, Jr Norman Macbeth W. P. Smith W. G. Pfeil G. A. Ormiston H. W. Perrin G. A. Crump W. T. West E. E. Giles 8 Total... 2 Notwithstanding the fact that the foursomes in the afternoon would have no bearing at all on the final issue, the M. G. A. team having already won beyond preadventure, all the matches were played and, as it so happened, every one of them were won by the Pennsylvania pairs. Mr. C. E. Van Vleck, Jr, took Mr. Herreshoffs place, while Mr. Gee had to yield to Mr. Frank C. Jennings; H. B. McFarland and W. G. Pfeil beating Walter J. Travis and W. R. Thurston 2 and ; A. W. Tillinghast and H. W. Perrin beating C. A. Dunning and Frank R. Jennings 4 and 3; W. P. Smith and E. E. Giles easily defeating F. R. Upton, Jr, and C. E. Van Vleck, Jr, 4 and 3. W. C. Fownes, Jr. and Geo. A. Ormiston beat J. F. Shanley, Jr. and Archie Reid, 2 and and W. T. West and Norman Macbeth beat F. S. Douglas and John M. Ward, 3 and.

5 THE AMERICAN GOLFER 25 FOURSOMES. PENNSYLVANIA G. A. H. B. McFarland and W. G. Pfeil A. W. Tillinghast and H. W. Perrin... W. P. Smith and E. E. Giles W. C. Fownes, Jr. and G. A. Orimston. N. Macbeth and W. T. West Total 5 METROPOLITAN G. A. W. J. Travis and W. R. Thurston C. A. Dunning and F. C. Jennings F. R. Upton, Jr., and C. E. Van Vleck... J. F. Shanley, Jr., and A. Reid F. S. Douglas and J. M. Ward... On the evening before the final, the regular annual dinner took place and, as usual, it was an immense success. The matter of having a fourth Association was freely discussed and it is probable that next year may witness the advent of a team representing the Middle-Atlantic States Association. In this way, all four teams could take part the first day instead of the previous year's winning team standing out the first round and playing the winner of the first day's matches, as at present obtains. Notwithstanding the fact that the vast majority of players are strongly in favor of four-ball matches in place of the old-fashioned foursomes, the latter continue to be played. As the Metropolitan team has won for five years running, the movement to effect a change in this direction can hardly emanate from the New Yorkers. Matches of this kind are never played in friendly affairs, the four-ball (best ball) having undisputed sway. There is a peculiar charm and delight in connection with these intercity matches which are foreign to tournaments or championships generally. In the latter it is a case of every man for himself and a different atmosphere is thereby created. In the Lesley Cup meetings it is a foregathering of three teams, meeting in rivalry, it is true, but in the friendliest kind of spirit...a happy family party, as it were. On this account, the affair is looked forward to from year to year with the most pleasureable anticipations and ranking as it does secondary only to the National Championship in golf matches, it is regarded as a very high honor to be a member of any one of the three teams.