New-York tribune., 1903-06-27
GOLF.
VIII anderson Leads IN Open Chdna-
nOnshiD at BaltuSrOl.

.rer;can qolf professionals do not have many
chances to show what they can do In conpeu'ioiS'
and when the opportunity comes. there is always
,,sh ~ entries Yesterdays start in the national
omen championship at Baltusrol was one OF theSe
crushes Ninety-three competitors ana more ',h
fye-hundred spectators taxed the capacitS oi cluo
house and grounds to the utmost. but there was ho
rndre friction and the contest was a scoring sue
cess
The turf and greens were stu somewhat s. 1t
and 1t will require several days. OF good' orienl
sunlight to dry them out. but other"ise e'ei' e
was in the pink cf condition Tne tournatheiie Is
IN continue to-day with another round at thirty
six holes medal play, and the ten having the io"
est scores for the two days. Will divide 'ie piie
money while the winner Will receive tne u''o VI
omen champion of the United States IN case an
.terr wins he will receive the value of his prize
in plate ~ . .,
willie" Anderson. who won in 1871 atter ue
with tAIec" Smith, led yesterdays held with toi
of 14s His game exceptionally good. ana ms
chances for the title seem bright Last July Ahuer
son won the Western open championship, over the
G 900 yard course of the Euclid Country Ciuo, a.
Cleveland and since that time he mas malntdiiieu
the most consistent form. He is always capaoie OF
a great performance but the fact that ne was pro-
fessonal at Batusroi two years ago ana KNOWS
the course like a book doubtless helped MIN con-
sideraby. He is professional at the Apa-
wants Club where within month ne has mace
a new record of %.
AIrCHTERIoNIE NEXT TO ANDERSON.
Next Anderson came Laurence AuCntsTioiie' VI
Chicago the present champion Auchterlome mao
bad luck on the ninth hole or he would have done
better The hole is short-only lS2 yards-aho lhe
champion in driving the green embedded the Dali
in the mud Under the old rules he would have
forbid this and impose penalty OF one stroe
if the ball is touched Ignorant of the ,change:
Auchterlonie lifted the ball. with the permission OF
the
Careful! You may be disqualified, warned
Campbell his partner. Needing the warning Aucn-
terlone dropped another ball and played them
the committee. which decided that he lost the
stroke and at the time increased the pen
atty that instead of g. the hole cost MN . ms
total 1874 at which figure he was ued VIII
Stewart Gardner. of Garden City, and Alex smith,
of Nassau
Gardner tied with Travis last year for second
malaria, his present form is even smith was
out of the tournament year ago on account
of a bruised hand. but he is evidently prepared 10
make up for the loss in this week s showing
DOUGLAS AND REINHART LEAD.
Findlay Douglas, the present metropolitan cham
pion and F. O. Reinhart. of Princeton, led the
amateur field each with 156 Travis, from whom
much was expected did rather poorly. and finished
with I63. It is the first time in many years that
Travis has entered a national championship WITH
a championship title, but unless ne SHOWS Ge-
cided Improvement to-day ne Will be left fdr De-
hind
George Low the BatesrOl professional, who has
been threatened with pneumonia was able 10 hoo-
BILE TO the clubhouse piazza where he sat In a
heavy overcoat. but was obliged by his Qhysicai
condition abandon all hope of entering. His loss
was keenIy felt by -he Eastern professionals, OF
is of the best.
1t was found necessary to shorten the seventh
hole one hundred yards because of an fncompleted
ice and total length yesterday was 6pO3 yards,
for which the boyle figured 13