The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-11
SPORTS.
PROGRAM FOR
GOLF TOURNEY
CONDITIONS OF CONTEST AT ST.
LOUIS ARE ANNOUNCED.
Exceptionally Attractive List OF TrO-
phies Is Prepared for the Olympic
Championship Event-Golfers of
All Nations Are Invited to Enter.

Chicago, Jan. 1.-THE program and
conditions for the Olympic golf cham
pionship to be held over the links of
the Glen Echo Country club at st. !
Louis. Sept. 10, 20, u. %, 23 and "a,
have been announced by F. w. Ger
ould, chairman of the Olympic golf
committee.
The championship is open to anna
teur golfers of all nations, and an eX-
ceptionaly attractive list of trophies
has been hung up for the competl-
ton. In addition to the play for the
championship there are special events
which should keep the golfers busy
the entire week. b.
F.. w. Gerould, chairman of the
committee. is a Chicagoan and mem
Der Of the Glenview club. Much will
depend on the support of the local
golfers for the success of the turna-
ment, and no better golfer could be
chosen to manage the event in this
city than Mr.. Gerould. John S. Nc
Grew, president of the Glen Echo
Country club, is secretary Of the COM
mittee.
The conditions and events of the
championship follow:
The rules of the United States Golf as
ISOLATION will govern all competitions.
The winner of the competition shall re-
ceive the title of Olympic golf cham
pion.''
The competition shall consist of a quail
flying round at thirty six holes medal play
Monday, Sept. 10, the best thirty-two to
qualify and continue at match play rounds
of thirty-slX holes each on the following
days.
Pairings for qualifying round and the
first round of match play shall be by open
draw at the secretary's office.
The Olympic, championship gold medal
will be awarded to the winner of the COM
petition; also special silver cup pre-
scented by the Glen Echo Country club.
An Olympic silver medal will be awarded
to the runner-up: also special silver cup
presented by William F. Funston.
Olympic bronze medals will be awarded
to the semi -finalists; also special silver
cups, one presented by w. l.. Grossclose
and one by w. l.. Kline.
A gold medal will be awarded the player
making the best medal score In the quail
flying round Monday; also special silver
cup presented by s. j. Harbaugh.
. A silver medal will be awarded the play
er making the second best score in the
qualifying round also special silver cup
presented by S. H. Fullerton.
Entries shall close at o'clock Monday,
Sept. IL. 1904.
An entry fee of S. will be charged. tho
payment of which makes the entrant eli
gible to all events and subject to the rules
governing this competition. No entry fee
will be charged for the team competition.
. ship who are members of the golf club
shall enter thru the secretary Of their re-
spective clubs. Those desiring to compete
who are not members of a golf club must
prove their amateur status to the salts
faction of the committee.
4 s Entry fee must in all cases accompany
each entry. / T. /.
X 8 The committee reserves the right to- re :
feet any entry.
Entries must be sent to r. w. Gerould
chairman golf committee, department OF
Il physical culture, worlds fair grounds ST.
Louis, Mo.
e A consolidation event will begin
Wednesday. Sept. 81, and will be open
to those who failed to qualify Mon
day and the sixteen who fail to win the
first match round of the Olympic
championship. The competition will
consist of Qualifying round at eigh.
teen holes medal play wednesday
forenoon, the best sixteen players tc
N continue at match play for the FRS
/ Flight cup. The second, third and
IA fourth siXteens are to compete for the
second, third and fourth Flight cups
x The succeeding rounds for the
Flight cups will be at eighteen hole:
medal play Thursday, eighteen hole:
! Friday afternoon, eighteen holes Fri
4 day afternoon and the finals at thirty
six holes Saturday, Sept. "a. Pair
fngs will be by open draw at the sec
. retary's office. Winners of the Fligh
q cups will receive special silver cups
presented by E. NJ. Gould, E. H
y Lansing, William King, Jr., and G. H
E Huttig.
= Prior to the beginning of the con
p test for the Olympic championship {
team championship competition will
n be held. Any golf association in thu
world may enter a team of ten anna
| tours for this event. The competition
will be thirty-siX hole medal play
| total scores of each team to count
Each member Of the winning team will
| be awarded a medal and the team
/ special silver cup, presented by Muir
p \ ray Carleton. Each member and tn
| team a special silver cup, presente,
by J. E. Brock.
At o'clock, Sept. II, there will b
| a putting contest by electric light. TIL
winner will be awarded a special sill
verecup, presented by William E. Gar
vim. Friday afternoon, Sept. Is,
l driving contest will take place, ope
/ to all contestants. The winner wi
e- / be awarded a special silver cup, pre-
\ scented by r. G.. Radcliffe. @
The privileges Of the Glen Ech
/ clubhouse and grounds are eXtende
L to all competitors for one week pre-
L ylous to the tournament. Accommo
Il dations can be engaged by writin
h sufficiently in advance to George
II McGrew, secretary, Handkerchief an
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