The sun., 1908-08-24
GOLFERS FOR PAY ON VIRV
PROFESSIONALS TO PRACTISE
At MYOPIA TO-DAY.

AT MYOPA TO-DAY.
apeeuiations On the winning Card in the
Open-Oid and New Committees Join
Hands 60 Push Van CoftIAndt T0urna-
ment-Week Of Play on Public Course.
Myopla 10 the centre Of golfng interest
this week and to-day professionals and anna
tours will be on the course praotising for
the open championship OF Thursday and
Friday. When last at Myopia the winning
card was viii Anderson's 81. 90. 70. 77-ai4.
Aleck Smith being next with 10. 90. 90. 30 -sie.
Barret, the Canadian. had II. 70. the last day
and Stewart Gardner on the first day did two
7ss. Joe Lloyd. George Cumminsa and Jack
Hobens had single rounds In 7s and in q
match before the tournament WIN Anderson
was credited with ~. the record for the course.
In gaining the Western open over the Nor
mandie course this season win Anderson
di d 700. eouelling the score he made In win
ming the same title at the Euclid course in
i9o2. The only scores to compare with this
for hn open championship. the course and
competitors being considered. are James
Braid's 500 at Muirheld in 1908 and hls win
ming score In June at Prestwick-7o. 70. II.
72-2sl.
In 1t possible that sos for1tbe four rounds
may be accomplished at Myopia this weekf
Yes. but not very probable must be the
answer Aleok Smith. although he had ma
laris. came close TO Il in 1905. while VIII
Anderson was below his game on the frst
day. Aleck Ross over tho tricky Wissa-
hiekon course won the open championship
last year In so2. the rounds being 70. "a. 10.
70. but the value Of the score is lessened by
Gil Nioholls. who was second, following an %
with 70, 70, 70. and that three others OF the
placed men. Alect Campbell. Goorse Low
and Fred Mcleod, had their four rounds In
the 7O's When low scores come In cluster
their merit 10 deprecated. Aleck Ross last
month won the Massachusetts, open at Brae
Burn with 200. but neither 10 this straw to
show that the quartet Of eos will be shattered
this time. The strongest argument on the
Affirmative aide 10 that on their best game
professionals and amateurs are now beating
even as on hard courses as the record scores
Of the season attest. For instance. jerome d.
Trayers' 90 at Montciafr. Mason Phelps's
% at Lake Geneva, Fred MoLeod's 70 at Rock
Island. H. H. Barkers 90 at Garden City and
es's by Jack Hutchinson at Sc. Andrews, Oil
al Brookiine. What has hap pened In ono
round may happen in four-some DAY.
viii pack their srips for the annual tourna-
ment at Van cortlandt Park on August 81
and September 4. and 70 acoommodate the
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has been extended from to-day to August 90.
This annual composition. which is one Of the
best attended n the country. began four four
amateurs. William H. Beers, Charles Kirch-
nsr. John p .O'Connen and Harry 2. Pyrke.
The Scottish American Goif Club undertook
venture ven re and had secured ali but $50 for the
so hsnds sna 70 s
make the tournament SUCCESS. Last week
Chairman 9. B. MacClinton and members Of
met the old committee at the offios Of William
H. Beers. The old COMMITTEES offered to meet
n1 Sst money
added special prizes the Joint committee
the freauenters OF the public course should
TO learn By observation the sfili Of pr0fes-
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missionaries 70 spread the light Of golf among
the masses. althoush the seven @ prizes rang
at as any Of the series. The union Of the
MHa. seemed hopeless situation S0 as 70 the %
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who wins twice win be the perpetual owner
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enter this time Include Findlay 8. Douglas.
Gsorse 7. ,Brekaw. A; @. Loctwood and
the defending golfer Win 90 through TIE
qualify at eighteen holes for the trophy.
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gives medal fSs the le. score In the quail
mittee ft consists Of 9. 4. Timeweii tchsirmsni.
Francis j. Kelly. ia. Holden and J. Ogden
Davidson.
Many Of the Massachusetts golfers can
Sea toafna%sn. ars oS a ns ne on sstSrSsy
latter had the match all even at the thirteenth.
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Tho cards were: Travis. "a. and Wilder. 70.
for the .championship Of the Essex feiis
Golf Ciyb yesterday. Jason RcEers made Q
tse SsadespD q Dth HE won
Jsson RoGers %. s-es: Thsddsu, Merrim,n.
q ls-7s George z, Tenkin: q 49, waiter
oTvis. 100. ao-7& DR.. Schroeder. o.. 1871.
LoNo BRANCH. Aug. as-Arthur McAleensn
and Hugh O'Donohue won the presidents
cups at the Hollywood Golf Club this after
noon. The summary:
Class A-First round.P. Bach beat Waiter Leib-
and 70 play; Leo Klein beat Horneil Wooiey. up:
Arthur Leopold beat Gus Lembeck, up.
Semi -nnHl-AoAleenan beat Bach. up: Leo
pold beat Klein. up and 70 play.
play.
Schoie, ! up and TO play; Hugh o'Donohue beat
J. @. Siefhen, up and : TO play: Benjamin Wolf
beat 5: K, Ichtenstein, . up and 70 play.
Semi. .nnal-Hugh. o'Donohue beat Hrilio, up
and I 70 play: Jack o'Donohus beat Wolf. up
' Tinaickash Hugh o.ponohus beat Jack o'DonoAus.
0 UP and TO play
WOULD RACE IN MEXICO.
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