The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-06-29
GOLF CRACKS MEET
Professionals viii Play at
Grand Rapids This Week

CHICAGO. June 2S.-Twenty seven
golf professionals, among them the ma
tlonal and Western open champion, and
nearly all of them famous for skflffuI
work in the game, have been named for
the fifth open championship of the West
ern Golf association, scheduled to begin
Thursday morning on the links of the
Kent Country club, Grand Rapids Mich
Only two amateurs, one of them a Chi
cagoan, have esSayed to try their Prov
ess against the foreigners, which means
that two of the four medals offered by the
Western Golf association for the anna
tours will go begging.
Entries closed last night with Secretary
G. A. Carpenter who promptly announc-
ed that he expected other nominations by
mail and would admit names received in
today's mail
The list of aspirants for the title held
by Alexander Smith, the Nassau golfer
who headed delegation of Fasteners
that reached the Grand Rapids links last
evening, is comparatively small, but it
abounds in quality. 1t contains no sur
priSeS. Twenty three of the pros" are
from Western clubs. But. diSproportion-
ate as is the Eastern and Western repre-
sentation,, 1t is regarded by critics as a
tourney that will develop the usual keen
rivalry between the geographical sections
National Champion Willie Anderson,
who won the most sensational Western
open event ever played Stewart Gardner,
the tall Scotchman from w. J. Travis
links at Garden City, and grand golfer
who has been knocking at the door in
championships ever since his arrival in
this country; Sandy Smith. who won
last seasons honors at Milwaukee dur
ing a cloudburSt, and Robert McAndrew,
of Wollaston, Mass, are the Eastern en-
tries. They viii appear later in the ma
tional event at the Glenview Golf club
In the list of formidable Western rivals
for this big four" of the East are former
Champion Laurence Auchterlonie, of
Glenview; Alexander Baxter. Of La
Grange; the Turpie brothers. Harry and
''Gowfin Geordie;" Bernard Nicoils. who
has twice defeated Harry Vardon; Gilbert
NicollS, one of the best long game expon-
ents in the country; Robert Simpson. the
Riverside professional, who recently de-
feated Bernard NicollS in a thirty-six hole
Scot who made good and surprising
showing at the Milwaukee tourney.
Other WeSterners who have sent in their
names are not considered in the first
flight with those mentioned above but
it is one of the eccentricities of the game
that any of the experts Is likely to get a
putting streak and play unbeatable golf.
Another of the features of the coming
tourney will be the first professional ap-
pearance of Freddie Mackenzie. former
amateur champion of Scotland, twice win
ner of that honor and a winning golfer on
the Scotch amateur team that played
England. Mackenzie has shown great
form since his arrival from Scotland and
many expect to see him carry off a prize
to OnwentSia. Former National Cham
pion James Foulis of Wheaton, also is in
the list.
George F. Clingman Jr., of Homewood,
and b. p. McKinnie, of ST. Louis, who
will battle for the amateur medals, are
not considered good enough to take pre-
mier hOnorS in the tourney, although in.
a competition at OnwentSia young Cling
man scored seventy-six.