New-York tribune., 1906-08-10
LOW LEADS AT GOLF.
RETURNS SCORE OF I45.
Clever Work IN N. e.. A. Open
Championship at Hollyzcood.

George Low. of the Baltusrol Golf Club led the
field at the end Of the first thirty-six holes OF the
second annual open championship tournament OF
the Metropolitan Golf Association on the links
Of the Hollywood Golf Club yesterday. He re-
turned score Of ia5. four strokes better than his
next nearest opponents. Isaac Mackie. OF Fox
Hills, and Jack Hutchinson, OF 81. Andrews.
Robert PEBBLES, of Tuckahoe. came next with l5o
a stroke better than Herbert Strong. OF Apawanas.
Alec Smith. OF Nassau. the national, Metropolitan
Golf Association and Western open champion fin
ished sixth, with I52.
Included in a collection OF five at l5s was Je-
rome ID. Travers OF Montclair the amateur title
holder OF the association. Two other uroninent
amateurs in the field were Walter j. Travis Of
Garden City. and Gilman p Tiffany of this city
The latter did Creditaby. with I5, but Mr. Travis
who is far from being well man. could not do
better than 16l.
There were thirty-ave starters. including eight
amateurs. but with the exception OF the trio
mentioned they did not do Well Paul Wilcox
chairman of the Metropolitan Golf Association
tournament committee. started the players. Leigh
ton Calins. secretary Of the association also was
on hand The Hollywood committeeman present
included j. j. ODOnohue. jr.. chairman; Arthur
MeAleenan, Frank z. Henderson and H Content
There was a special S25 prize for the best eigh-
BY Low and Macbie, both Of Whom did H. HUtcs HtSs
lhe 70 ror the best thrty-six hole score Of the day
The latter had John NJ Ward. the Fox Hills am
bnatiOn. Low drove long ball, generally straight
and made few mistakes with his irons On the
green's he surprised himself with an exhibition OF
deadly putting that would have done credit 20 Mr..
1fSaVlS Wnen the latter was at his best. Low has
the reputation OF being an indifferent putter.
smith and Travis played together, and they car
rled a. gallery throughout the day Smith drove
We'll, but faltered occasionally on his iron shots.
The champion, usually a deadly putter, also had
lapses on the greens. which proved costly one
of his efforts at the long game the 48a-yard
tweAth hole in the morning, where beautiful sec
ond left his ball within twenty feet OF the pin. He
He surprised the gallery by getting bunkered
gong 20 the eighth in the afternoon. and again
at the fourteenth in the same round Travis made
up his mind the end Of the second round that he
was overgolfed, and announced his intention TO
withdraw. Smith and MacHie will play together to-
day.
Travers and Martin O'Loughlin, the Plainfeld
pro- attracted considerable attention: the for
mer because he is regarded by many as the repre-
sentative amateur Of the East, and O'LOughlin be-
cause he enjoys a similar position among the
home-bred professionals. In the morning he tried
too hard and made a few mistakes. He also had
ing where his ball became buried in the soft turf
after the drive He played out in mastery style.
but Il at that stTYe, tne hole cost him g. -.
deadly iron play, but he was clearly Off on the
green's When put after put refused to go down
he lost confidence. with the result that ne began
to miss the short ones. In the afternoon he took
three puts on five green's Had he not thrown
away those five strokes. he would have finished the
was, his score OF 153 is a stroke better than
that OF OLoushlin, who promises 70 do better TO-
Tiffany had a capital long game getting on the
twelfth green In two. But. like many others he
had no luck the green's. All had more or less
trouble with mud clinsing to the ball and many a
home hole is 234 yards. yet Willie Norton OF Deal
made Il in in the morning In the afternoon
green with a cleek and there was following wind
The scores follow;