New-York tribune., 1908-08-20
ON THE GOLF LINKS.
amateurs Enter for Open Champion
shiD-The Deal Tournament.

With belated mails to be heard from the entry list
for the national open golf championship TO De helo
al Myopia on August q and e. numbers seventy
five This is only seven less than last year. and 1t
was said at secretary's office last night that the
total would probably exceed that of year ago
One of interesting features of this years open
tournament will be the presence of several well
known amateurs In addition to Walter ]. Travis,
of Garden City. and Harold w Beverage, of Eng
land the list also includes the names of Eben M-
Byers and J. H. ChiIds, of Pittsburg L. s BiglOw
and T 6. Stevenson, of Brookline; J. G. Anderson,
of Woodland: Hugo r. Johnstone, Of Myopa; ). o.
Roberts. of Utica, and ]. B. Hyian of Vesper
Practically all the leading professionals have en-
tered.
DESPITE the restricting nature of the conditions
which permit of eligibility to only those with low
handicap ratings. the Deal Golf and Country Club
has once again been favored with formidable
entry list looks if there would be close
to two hundred amateurs hand when the fun
begins in the eighteen-hole qualifying round this
morning Prominent among those who have sent
in their names are Finday S. Douglas, of Apa-
wants, former national and metropolitan cham
pion and Thomas NJ. Sherman, of Utica. The latter
is a son of the candidate for Yice-Presdent the
Republican ticket
/ as one of the strongest amateurs in the East
chief cup in the Deal tournament four years
ago. Always long driver, Sherman naturally likes
a course fashioned after Deal lines.
Two tournament regulars who will be familiar fig
James D. Foot. the Apawamis veteran.
and "Spotty" Bowers of Brookawn Last year
Bowers competed in thirteen tournaments. while
the present one will make the twelfth this season
for Foot The far driving W. +. Morgan, jr. of
Baltusrol has entered, likely TO do we'll and
so is George T Brokaw, a member of the home
club. latter had the distinction of putting out
Walter J. T.avis in the tournament last year.
After series of interesting matches A s Price
has the governors cup at the Sound Beach
Golf Club. There forty. starters in the com
petition fer the Lucas cup. eight qualifying. and j.
Escher, a scra -ch man. the trophy. The match
play summary in both events follows:
GOVERNORS CUP.
round Cruikshank 49, beat A. CD. by
O. H Hartman scratch, beat NJ 3. Foster %
by default; J. w King 0l beat Judge Russell d6l, by
up TO play; }. Glass jr. 90 beat p. D. Adams
! d2t, by up and to play; E Breen 40, beat a
Baldwin tis} by up and to play: A G. Price Cl0),
beat r. Rees us), by l up; S. h. Thomas. a bye j.
second Hartman beat Cruikshank. by up and
TO play Glass beat King, by up and TO play; Price
1 beat Breen. by up and to play; Thomas beat Will
serni-hnal round-Glass Hartman. by up and
! play; Price beat Thomas. by
: FINAL roUnd-Frice beat Glass. by up
LUCAS CUP
1 First X. Thomas "a, A. s. %,
by O9 holes; J. Escher scratch, beat e Willing
F Breen tl2 BY l up i9 holes) NJ B. Foster 49, beat
! J. Glass ca, by up and TO play
beat King. by and 2 to play.
Final round-Escher beat Foster. by up
In the women's putting competition, consisting of
two rounds of the clock course. twenty-four holes
in all. Mrs. G. a. HUSKY won. with a score of so.
/ Miss ". Morehead second. with s.
| Chicago, Aug 1s-Charles Evans jr, of Edge