The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-26
GOLFERS IN FINAL PRACTICE.
CANDIDATES FOR OPEN CHAM
PIONSHIP SHOW GOOD FORM.
Gil Nichols OF ST. Louis Country Club
Makes -, the Best Score OF the Week
VIII Anderson. VIII Smith and David
Brown In an Exciting Match.

Play will begin at $50 o'clock this morn
ing in the open championship Of the United
States at the Baltusrol Golf Club, and, as it
is expected there will be at least ten de-
faults. all the players should be off by II
o'clock. The atmospheric conditions yes
terday were the best of the week and the turf
was fast recovering from the many days Of
rain. All the regular putting greens were used
and they were freshly cut in the early morn
ing but as they were soft In spots the holinR
was largely dependent on luck. Some fifty
OF the ninety three entrants made the rounds.
while the others on the scene did not touch
n club, as they deemed it best to take mat
tiers easy.
The best round OF the week was recorded
by Gil Nichols of the st. Louis Country Club,
who did "a. each half in 81. II was in n four
ball mate CHI in which Nichol and James FOULS
Of the Chicago Golf Club, beat Harry Turpie
of Chicago, and W. {. Carnegie. by up.
Findlay Douglas made his first appearance
and played late round with X. c. Watson,
Jr., and Travis. who did an 81 in the morning,
was II stroke under this in the afternoon
Lawrence Auchterlonie. the titeholder, did
II in the morning, but he needed so on the
later round. Will Norton surprised him
self with a IS and was u stroke under 80 after
luncheon. Aleck Smith was driving a splen-
did ball with great ease.
He had II in the morning and 70 in the
afternoon. when he had W. c. Carnegie as
partner the pair beating "Nipper" Campbell
and F. Oden Horstman. by and l. Stewart
Gardner was steady at so and taking the day
very cooy.
Win Anderson and Bernard Nichols won
grancly played four-ball match in the morning
from Will Smith of Chicago and A. Fl Findlay
of Boston. by l up. The best ball scores
were ~ and 49, The match had been tied
on Wednesday morning and the game of
eighteen holes was for a decision. All the holes
were halved but three. The ninth was won
by Will Smith in 3; the tenth by Bernard
Nichols in 9 and the fourteenth, par 4
was captured by Anderson in and proved
to be the decisive one. Will Anderson did
20, Bernard Nichols and Will Smith. II, and
Findlay, 1S
thrsesome in the afternoon between Win
Anderson, VIII smith and David Brown
]! was cGn nrM n N the EnynS methods Of
the open in Great Britain in 1885 and the two
opposed to him being, the American open
champ;E%ps Of he ' Gub and d. lsG" Brown
finish aligned back of his left elbow: his a ai
the bali on the green when every one a sepi
it to roll of AT tn" far side and he used n
driving mashie for a putter. WIN smith
especially Anderson, who also interlocks his
fingers He has a brassey spoon with n
3s-nch shaft that he uses in place of the cieek
and pitches deadly ana rocketing approach
from the niblick OF little Irsshie no
has had since the open championship At
Wheaton in 1897. The Bostonians, who knew
that Brown has been in strict training ever
since his enga cement at " olluston, were the
only ones. who dreamed he was in he running
with the kids"
The match was at medal play. Anderson.
by perfectly played 4. got a lead Of 2 strokes
on both OF his opponents on the first green.
He played slackly for the next four holes
with Brown strokes to the bad. On the
next four Anderson recorded 4, I. 4, 2: Brown
., 5, 4. and smith >. ., j. I; making rhe tot ais
-, Coming in Anderson and Brown we're
even at the fourteenth. with Smith 2 stroke
behind. On the fifteenth Brown lost a stroke
through getting out OF bounds on his second.
through slicing. and on bis next he was short
Of the bunker. getting z: the others carrying