The Washington herald., 1908-07-12

Now that the professional golfers have
concluded that discretion is the better
part Of valor by deciding to forget their
Myopia differences. followers Of the
game are beginning 20 look forward 10
! the national open championship tourna-
ment with increasing interest Accord
/ ing 20 Myopia officials. this famous course
is ~ its best the latter part of August
which means that The professionals viii
have 10 GO lightly on excuses II they fail
TO improve on tine records Of previous
opens run of there.
How different tho professional phase IN
this country to-day from a dozen years
ago, TntH 1S93 tho professionals who haC
come 20 this country from abroad could
be counted IN tho fingers of one hand
Among the first was the late Willie Davis.
who from the Royal Montreal links. was
called To southampton In June, 1891. ana
during a stav of about a month laid out
the first course Of the Shinnecock Hills
Golf club. In November 1892. Davis visit
cd Newport 20 lay out a links, and iu
March. 1885 he went 20 the Newport Golf
club as a resident professional. remaining
IN that place until tho beginning of 1901.
when me was engaged by the Apdwamis
/ Club
In May 1893. Willie Dunn came 90 Shin
nccock. returning On the winter 20 France.
lie followed out tho same itinerary in
Isal In Marcl. 1894 the late Willie
Campbell came over 20 the Country Club
of Brookline. and the same year sam
Tucker PLAYED his first rounds over the
old St Andrews course, near Nonkers,
where. in the fall. Dunn won The profes-
si0u8l championship promoted bT tire
club Joe. LLOYD went to the Essex COun-
u club I'm MAY 1895. going back IN the
: winter 10 Pau France. Lloyd was not a
, competitor in the first open championship
Of the United States Golf Association,
held at Newport IN tho fall Of 1898.
Professional Golfers in 1Sa5.
That Held included A. ". Smith. Davis,
Dunn. Compben. Tucker. Horace Rawlius,
who had iof, Tom Dunn's shop at Bourne
mouth for America and who was working
for Davis. James FOULS. Chicago Golf
Club. John Patrick Tuxedo Golf Club;
John Harlan. Weston Golf Club; John
Reid. Philadelphia: Willie Norton. Lake
wood. and Tom Barclay OtseEo Golf
j Clue. Rawlins 4 comparative outsider.
l,xon bv two strokes from Willie Dunn.
, Conditions than called for thirtv-siX
, holes. and RaWlins made the double
round in l72 figures that would look
, ludicrous at the present time
. There were thirty starters I'm 1891. when
J James FOULS won at Shiuuecock with 152;
, twenty-four at Chicago In 1897. Lloyd win
ming with lt2. thirty-eight in lS9S at Myo-
pia when Fred Herd carried of the bon
+ ors with COS for scventy-tNo holes. From
that tim, on the open championships
! ihave an been at scventy-two holes, but 1t
is a matter of record that whenever the
y event has gone 10 Myopia the scoring has
, been comparatively on the high side.
+ That is easily accounted for. however.
from the fact that the links near Hamil-
q ton unqucstionably present one OF the
moz exacting tests OF the game to be
e found on this side OF the Atlantic, and 4,
Z will be remembered that when Andrew
a KirkalGy visited here a few years ago ne
{ did NOT hesitate to pronounce Myopia as
I the best course be had ever seen either in
S this country or Great Britain
r Home-bred Professionals.
Since the early days. a class OF home
/, brel professionals has been developed.
land erch year finds the American prod
ucts becoming more and more formidable.
= As yet the homcbrejs that is the promi-
!, nent ones. are in the minority. and. OF
q course. over such an CXacting circuit as
), Myopia their task this time will be espe-
e cially hard The Americans vino will
q bear watching are Tom McNsmsra, Of
2 Boston. and Martin O'Loughl.n. Of the
" Plainaeld Country Club; but an accident
which happened To the latter while at
. Pinchwst in the spring may hurt his
y chances C'Loughlin had his wrist broken
while giving lesson TO a woman and
d although he is playing again now. he is
@ not at the top Of the game. VI. j. Brady
e of the Commonwealth Club, is another
y promising amateur.
o AZ must only be a question Of a few
it years more when the championship fields
q will be filed with ambitious American
s professionals. In material conditions the
l. same opportunities are available 20 al
!. classes OF professionals. The golf clubs
% pay from $40 20 $50 a month. with or
without board. as The case may he
N, The professionals always get the shop
" rent free. With the sole privilege of
s selling clubs and balls. making repairs
: and giving lessons on the links. The
IS earnings above the wages depend largely
J. upon the ability Ok the pro II has
9 also become the custom for a majority
q of the Northern greenkeepers to e
II South for the winter. where a good liv-
! ing is 10 be had for n few months
/ COIored New Workers Organize Club
: The colored voters OF New York who
= are residing in Washington have organ
! ized a club, TO be known as the EN-
: pire state Republican Club, with IN,
h following officers: Lieut. Walter A
= Pinchback, president: Edward G. Male
e vice president; Leon Turner, secretary
and DR.. Charles l. West, treasurer.