New-York tribune., 1906-06-25
ION THE GOLF LINKS
Outlook for Amateur ChamponSn'F
FaUors the East.

ons ussk from, to-d.v the entries will close with
Secretary Morgan for the amateur soll ehanp -
ship to be played this year on tne l,.As 1.s u -
Englewood Golf Club on July 10 10 IA Inc s
which will be of about the same length as oeiore'
has been stinened up by new ounkers anu WIZ
have new home hole 1t Will De reaoy oy oa'u.
day for the entrants TO pracuse on ana 'neS "4
have the course and club privileges througnoul
next week
The news from the Western players has been OF
the sort to give Eastern golfers strong hopes OF
winning Pravers. Travis, LOCKWOOD. Grahaln'
seelv and Herreshoh with many more. have DIS
pIayed strength in the East. and the nrst thIee
named seem to be golhng better than ever.
George Clngman, jr.. on the other nano' put OUT
H. Chandler Egan in the Grand ftapios eoui-A
n1ent by and last week, making new recoru
of 76 but the course is not one 10 suit a sidshhs
driver. STILL it Is unusual for the present amateur
champion to open his season with deteat
Fean NAV redeem himself at Onwentsia this week
in the open championship. where ne ana WIl An
derson alone have the credit OF tne founo III 80
George Ormiston, OF P1ttsburg, and the Chhcdso
Youths O w Potter jr. and r. E Hunter. VIII
also have public try-out in the open warren n
Wood hailed as the coming prodigy of the west
did badly in the open championship OF the western
Golf Association last week for he finished among
the tailenders with 343 Hunter and Potter dld not
do much better for they were bracketed at SSl
Alec Smith. OF Nassau. who. despite an az won
the Western open with aS and John Hooens' OF
Englewood, who finished second, with SOs on per
rOrnldQCeS
running for the open champi onshp this week az
Onwentsa- The next best scores oy se II
were Alec Campbell. 31s; Stewart Gardner SlS JACK
Jolly. 800; George Low. 327 and Bernard Nlcnols'
337
This is far from open championship golf, and the
hope Is that racing men say the form was 100
bad to be true" Isaac Mackie and the two RosseS
Anderson the title holder. and Fred Mcleod. a
Scotch amateur until he came 10 Midlothian three
years ago. who tied IN the Western at 81. are TO
pc looked for at Onwentsia. while Gil NICHOLS, the
painstakng Auchterlonte, Harry Turpte and the
two travellers. Will Smith. of Mexico and George
blocks in the path Of the fasteners
The Metropolitan Golf Association handicap COM
mittee has cancelled the second place gained by
Daubnev Brandreth in the Knollwood Country
Club open handicap. as he should have PLAYED at
scratch unrated player, instead Of with an
allowance OF 9. E Chad Sawyer will now get the
second prize
Programmes are out for two tournaments OF
special interest The championship OF the Hudson
River Golf Association will be played at St An
drew's July 5, and Z. the entries closing with
Mrs Paul B Rossire. secretary of the Saegkil Golf
Club June 80 The list of title holders is Louis
2. Myers. Saegkin. 1902: Rogers Pelton, Dutchess
The eighth annual championship OF the League
of Connecticut Golf Clubs will be held at Wee Burn
on July Is to H Entries will close with A. s Pitt
Noroton. July II. Thomas Cheney the first
champion, In 1889 Carl Martin beat c. Fl. Seely in
the final at Wee Burn in 1900 Seely won in 1901
1899 and 1873, and stephen H. Patterson, OF Brook
lawn, in 1901 W. K. Sheppard. a Yale professor
now holds the honor.
Tournament play near by for the week will centre
In the doinss Of two big trade organizations. the
adVertstng men, at Atlantic City, AMI the freight
traffic manipulators at Fox Hills