New-York tribune., 1903-07-13
GOLF.
"Uillie" anderson to Defend Vest
erH Cham mpiOnship.

Willie" Anderson. the open champion who has
been playing such exceptionally fine golf this sea
son. winning the national open Championship. ana
also the open tournament for professionals and
amateurs at the Brooklawn Country Club Bridge
port is also the open champion OF the Western GOis
Association. having won that title last year the
Euclid Country Club OF Cleveland The contest
this year is TO De held at the Milwaukee Country
Club on Thursday and Friday OF this week. Ander-
son Is the professional OF the Apawamis Club. OF
Rye. y Y. but he Will endeavor defend MS
title again this year.
He LEFT this city last night in company with
Alexander Smith, professional o. the Nassau COUn-
try Club, and Bernard Nichols professional OF the
Hollywood Golf Cub. Smith is at the top o.
his game. having made new professional record
last week for the Nassau course Of So. which IS
the best record that has ever been made over
championship course In this country As the ANA
the first week in September, the ss VIII stand
though it is never eqUaIed or beaten David Brown.
Wailaston5 professional the runner-up 20 Ander-
son in the open championship at Baltusro whO tied
only beaten by two strokes win be a sure starter
in the open championship OF the Western Col
Association; and ne has already Challenged Ander-
son TO side bet OF 500 and Anderson mas agreed
10 II Pqs IS gR e2paed Sas Ionsy & q sMhTt Gardner the Garden
City professional and George Low; the Baitusrol
professional also will be among the competitors
hole course Of zoos yards in length which Will have
to be PLAYED over eight tim. tines Ine Pose for n
The record for two rounds or the course, or
fsPtsfn aataa hP5 PSes is IS + @ TIE Len 9sh 10 N R yards @ as S ' @
and 1S5; total 805 The course is literally wide oUJ
difficult TO play from the fact that, with two
exceptions, the second shot has 10 be played from
a hanging lie. All the Western professionals viii
take part. including such Lawrence Auch-
terlonie, Fred Hurd Willie Smith the open cham
pion Of 1899; Gilbert Nichols. " n. Way, Harry
Turpie and James FOULS.
The four days tournament o. the Great Island
Club, Hyannis. successful affair The Great
Island Cup was Won by a 9. Lockwood, Allston,
eo sbe Pse Pet' round r9 hTche NJ Rsd S. ANDREWS in
the second round: J. g Thorp Oakley. in J3e semi
finals, and a L. White. WaastOn. in the hnal
round BY 8 up and TO play John ". Ward. Fox
Hills. the old baseball player and Brooklyn lawyer,
put UP good game and lasted until the seni-fna.s.
when he put out by A L White In the hrsr
round Ward beat 4. J. Wellington. Woodland, -
8 up and to play and in the second round ne
vanquished " G Chick. Oakley the Harvard
crack, by up ann to play. The Governors cup
was won by Fl r. Rust Quinobequin, who beat
J. L Taylor. Tedesco. BY up and TO play
The Vermont state championship VIII % PLAYED
this week at WaubauOkea COLI Club links. The
present champion Is Paul Waterman. Of the Engle-
wood Golf Club who spends his summers In Yer
mont.
/ The disbandrent OF the Tarkapousha COUNT
Club, OF Rockville Centre, viii hardly break Up the
team championship circuit 0f the Long Island Coli
League. IL Is believed that the Flushing CoGntTy
Club will come into the fold and take up the dates
The annual tournament OF the St0CkbrtGEe Col
Club viii be played September S. 2. 10 II and T.