New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-12
OPEN TOURNAMENT GOLF.
Prominent Players Entered for
Metropolitan Championship.

Although the entries for the first open champion
snip Of the Metropolitan Golf Association closeo
at noon yesterday. Leighton Calkins' secretary OF
the association thought It advisable not to give
out the full list until this afternoon 1t is known.
however that between fifty and Sixty entries nave
been received. and there are fuily as many aiiia
tours as professionals. if not more
Prominent among the amateurs entered arc
Charles H. Seely of Wee Burn, the present metro
politan champion: Walter J. Travis, OF GARDEN
CITY who has held more championships than any
other man in America; Jerome D. Travers of the
Nassau Country Club; John M Waro. ol MON.
clair the New-Jersey State champion ?. u. bo"
ers. of the Brooklawn County Club A. r dwight
~ n1l,er Meadow; Howard Gee. of Princeton: I.
A DTnn,ng Of the Nassau Country Club; Robert
Abbott of the Plainfied Country Club, and Haroio
wilcox of Montclair former Metropolitan chaIn-
pion. ..o;r
Among the professionals who have sent IN their
nan,As are Willie Anderson, Apawanis, the open
o,.,,,ior o4 the United States; Alexander smith,
Nassau Country Club: Isaac Macke' FOX IhiiiS.
winner of the Van Cortlandt Park professional
tournament in July; Bernard Niehois' hoiy"oou'
George Low Baltusrol: Stewart Gardner GARDEN
civ who did the Fox Hills course yesterday IN to'
A G. Griffith. Westbrook: David hunter Essex 3
County Country Club D. Patrick. Westfeid; JOCK
Macke, Roseville; George Pearson, Newark Con
Club; Chris Crosby. Arsdale; Davis ogllVie, NORTH
Jersey Country Club: John Hobens' Eneie"oou'
Martin O'Iauehlin. Plainfeld Country Clup: hop-
ert Dow KnolIwood Country Club: T. Eastman
Van Cortlandt; Horace Rawlins, Wykagyl country
Club; Willie Norton. Deal; r. Pubs, South Orange;
Tom Anderson, Montclair; Frederick Pye, Sound
Beach Golf and Country Club; John Ingiish, Larch-
mont; John Brits- Westminster. and Walter Stod-
dard. Wee Burn.
Willie Smith. San Pedro Golf Club. City OF Mex
leo, the open champion of 1899, who is on his way
north to compete in the open championship or the
United States next week at the Myopia Hunt Cup.
near Boston, sent in his entry and although ne rs
not eligible to compete in the Metropolitan open
championship. it received for the four-pat
match and open handicap of Saturday.
Fred Herreshoff, who has only entered Tor tne
four-baIl match. will come on from Manchester L,
to play with George Low partner. Waiter J.
Travis will play with Stewart Gardner. Jerome u
Travers will play with Alex Smith. Robert Abpott
Will likewise play with his club professional, MAR
tin OLoughlin. and F. v. Birmingham. OF me
Wykagyl Country Club, will play with horace
RawlinS.
Some Of the competitors have been practising over
the Fox Hills course for the last week. but the
will be given entirely to-day and to-r1or-
row to the competitors for final practice
After doing z and % over the Fox HIS INKS
on Saturday. Walter j. Travis did an 81 yesterday.
The host score thus far made in practice over lhe
course is 20, by Stewart Gardner, the Garden Clty
professional. -.
the Metropolitan Golf Association open CHAMPION
shin but the members of the Fox Hills club, VINO
are familiar with the course thlnk that Lotl
49, will come nearer the mark
About ali the professionals and amateurs VINO
will take part in the tournament Will practlse over
he ok