The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-02
WILLIE ANDERSON Is
WESTERN CHAMPION
Apawamis Professional Low.
ers His Second Title in
Sensational Finish

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. July willie
Anderson. golf professional at Apawamis
New York. holds both national and West
ern open championship titles. In a SEN
satlonal finish of the Western event at
the Kent Country clubs links this after
noon Anderson gained the Western title
from the holder Alexander Smith OF
Nassau. totaled 304 for the 72-hole compe-
tItlon- and reduced the course record to
Y. Smith had TO be satisfied with SOS
and runner-up honors.
Nearly all doubt that the national
champion would again take Western
premier honors-he won at Cleveland in
1902 with total of 299-was dissipated
at the end of the third round when An
uerson had lead of one stroke over
Smith To get up so close to Anderson
Smith had to set a record for the course
90 rms mark remained until former
Champion Lawrence Auchterlouie. of
Glenview, in the afternoon round. came
like a shot after third money and set the
record at "A by holding a long put for a
brilliant three on the home green A
lew moments later Anderson narrowly
missing three on the home green holeoI
in four and clipped the record to 70.
Game Is strenuous
It was memorable dav in Western
golf. begun with a cold northwest wind
sweeping the links and concluded with
the sun pouring its rays upon the hill
climbers. The undulatiup tonoeraDl1xr
of the course making il the most 1iefr1T
eSque III the West, added the test OF
climbing to that of strenuous golf
1wenty-elsht professionals and four
amateurs began the tourney and twenty
selght finished the two-day journey It
was one of the most successful tourna-
mentS ever held BIZ the Western Golf
ASSOCIATION Two amateurs remained TO
the end IN the contest for the gold and
silver medals. B. P. AIcKinnie OF Nor
mandle ST. Louis carried of the former
With a total OF 346 while George r Cling
man Jr., of Homewood Ho Won the other
silver medal with score of $50.
The winning card of Western Cham
73 follows
Willie Anderson. Apawarnis first day-.154
Second @Day-Alorning-
Out ..-.-.....---5 3 3 5 So
In ........--..--5 4 ASS-77
Out .........4 4-ss
Grand total. SEA.
The card OF the runner-up. Alexander
Smith, Nassau
Second - Day--aorrltrIr= go :
Out ...-.....-.....5 5 a 4 % 4-s7
In ....---.--...-.-.4 5 4. > 5 I S-sS-F5
Out ........4 4554s5 SO
Grand Total, SOS
Official division of the prize money is:
Willie Anderson. first prize. $50; Alex
ander Smith,. second prize. 500; Law
renee Auchterlonie, third prize SIS.
Stewart Gardner, fourth prize. $50, and
R. 0. McAndrew. fifth prize, $25.
Captains Pick Teams
Immediately the '.profs.'' had finished.
Captains Anderson and Smith. OF the
teams that will meet in 36-hole match
play point system event scheduled for
tomorrow, selecting alternately. chose the
following players. matched in the order OF
writing.
Capt A. Smith VS.. Capt. W. Anderson.
l.. Auchterionie VS.. s. Gardner.
III. Turpie VS.. w. Il Way
r. s. Simpson VS.. q. Nichols.
+. Mcleod VS.. b. Nicholas
In case of tie the captains viii play
nine holes to decide the winner. A purse
of 5000 will be divided among the winning
team.
The summaries of the day are as fol-