The sun., 1908-08-30
M'LEOD OPEN GOLF CHAMPION
CHICAGO PROFESSIONAL BEATS
WILL SMITH nv PLAYOFF.
Score at the End OF the Extra Eighteen
Holes - to S3-Smith Loses Many
Strokes by Poor Direction. while the
winner PLAYS an Almost Paultless Game

Strokes by Poor Direction. while the
winner Plays an Almost Faultiess Game.
HAMILTON. Mass. Aug. 29-ouite excep-
tional 1t is to play of tie for the national
golf championship. Indeed II has occurred
but twice before and once on this very course
This morning the two players left in the
hunt, VIII Smith OF Mexico and Fred Mcleod
of Chicago. set out In the presence Of some
1000 onlookers to decide their duel to the
death. Yesterday they had been tied at S22.
Every one knew that to beat 80 was we'll
within the power OF either player. but
the question was which one would crack.
Throughout the entire competition Mcleod
had at no time the best Of the luck. He had to
push every shot for all that 1t was worth In
order to win. viii Smith also had but little
in the way Of luck to favor him. although he
once or twice ran down puts Of exceptional
length. At the end Of the race Mcleod was
pronounced the winner by the score OF II to
Willie Smiths 81,
All the Myopia Hunt Club set and all the
kindred country clubs set from miles around
were on hand to watch the play. and also
on hand was a contingent Of golfing enthu-
siasts from Boston. who had come to the
place by train. The, result Of the match
was marvellous exhibition. for although
Mcleod took three puts on four greens he
was at the tenth on even terms with the re-
doubtable campaigner from Mexico.
To sum 1t UP. Mcleod threw away shots
that he had in his pocket but Willie Smith
eIS Sunper nG. tUse or IN ao the matted % grass "
So to this extent Dame Fortune was with
hs aysa Smith, TH rhs hs
seemingly as cool as a cucumber. was actually
pressing on every shot; Toward the an,nd END
9as ' a Iamenta6ie procession to his friends,
player S sery from rom the hills Of Mexico would ever
vrntaf
entire match. whatever strokes Mcleod lost
were on the putting green swsnae ana wnaseVeT eT
oetHs on .Ss S tis. Ssis MeLesa nearly 3 sclsa tcr
ssSond ssS Sss he Win Smith S Squared the
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ssesos sss sa., 'o5s *: ess third hole
bus Sf n: .aS sSs o'i Day
had made no mistak kes, was down In four.
Ts e, dFh a hoe ssd ssS 81 pssG
into the sSsy sSa aT hsysS .s h
~hicS he, missed missed, The NTH hole was played
without any lnoldent 1f eon%ssHpenree % s,,th unit.
ran ran down down. long one ei Some forty feet for
a three, which enabled him 20, even the
match nS sss sn sm!s sS' %
While Smith s,,sSSpsh sI.ls he had had
In the Orthodox number. This gave Smith
lead Of one stroke.
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making shot through easerness , to DO :; some ,S.
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The hole both ON Of
on the road before the green while they were
putting. yet each 60, dSTh p n vs the statutory
n"%ot To she % eighth the play was brilliant, ba. but
uneventful as to results because both OF the
Sn S HSsa S 'sSs Se a.
thing doing. II is short hole, the distance
=. yards ,h.p and both holes ssre %ssSy Pssy
q circle made up Of onlookers five deep r. TIE
two stepped forward 70 try their Pntis,. Pi, .nns NC
81 IRSS PIT fSr IA xfisS ss
meek ,ssepi put.er. % ran down long put for hree.
which gave him s'lead at the turn OF one
they halyed the tenth hole in fye. but II
mashie on his third shot he most likely would
sa sa,s r.s had Ss The bel: fSas SSs
sod sas S2 enss
wick .ffomNthat time. on played golf like q
sad se say he !. esrGnsIs q
made blue sysd on sss
yards, vii 3. smith made a 4 mes: o. b: sp,
ssst sad sad the fs'n nSs
On thoi twelfth hole Willie Smih again
sSf tire putt: ..3S,s and .sns ss..s % ~ h os
the thirteepth hole Mcleod lost chance In
putting abd Smith was able 70 get back a
the fourteenth hole. Here Smith made a
mess Of hls long game and Mcleod was aoie
gain led s6oS OF one stS sftSks but four holes to
RSSHz the sssSs ssersh sfHs tee s but
\ was a i9tten shot. one that would have be {.
diseraeed the yeriest novice, and seemed cen @ to
sSmSS nas s ns hese Rsaps ne@ enabled
On the very next tee shot Willie Smith
Which made the latter Ave strokes 70 the
But McLesa picked up stroke on the home
green as he made a perfect RsrtTHSSiL TSis wmie snHe
good. Their cards were:
smI;s MsIsod. SA!.......sssss ~ Ss
smIis'o... anksoa.. aa.......::.S 5.s St sS-ss
McLeod,is under salary az the Midiothian
club simply to play matches. He came
originaiiyfrom North Berwick, Is twenty-four
years old md bachelor.
GLEN RIDGE, MI, Aug. "a bogey handi;
cap at match play was won By John q Newell
on the Glen Ridge Golf Club links this after
noon. He was even with bogey. Tho other
cards read;
p MoEwan. down /: G. L. Boone, /: n. K Eyer.
liW. B. Seymour. O. J. z. Beggs g. ID. II. Standsh.
a. II. l.. Snyder, /; X. Owen. b: W. Bruywerc Jr y
T. W Baldwin, s. s. Buttman 7; L. N. Ods, 4: W. b.
Golson s; DT. w. N. Harrison, q e. Langs troth. >:
T. G. SmitK 2; T. w. Aaley. 2 W. Z. Bene diet, >:
H. N Brown 4; c. A. Merrill. 9. H. u; SIN tth. 4;
II. ". Benso 8; r. W. Langstroth, G W. PNea sey:
&C. N. Btown, 4
MoyTcI.AIR, N. j.. Aug. 2e.-In . sweepstake
on the links Of the Upper Montclair County
Club this Afternoon Frank Deleot and H. Nj.
Ferris tied with net cores Of II. The scores:
RI N. Ferris 80. ls-7l; F.. Delect, 81, io.!i Z
McCallum. tios. s0-7E o. Marin %, lb-1o: r.
Donnen. %, t-7o Z; w: Sparks, %, b-!e; T. u
Men. %, 1879 c. W. Slmonds, %, is-Si: II; ~
Conoyer, %. i5-sl; 8. C.; Wheeler. e1. i0-sl J. T.
Lyman, l0l. 2z-S1 II. NJ. DunhAm. 10y. An:
e, R. Erich, i04. eo-S: A. ALmsgnsc 20. i5.ot:
\. Chrls,lsnson, los. 2-eo W. N. Stockbndge'
l5, S0-85 -
In the third round for the club CHAMPION
Nils. and i. and In class B, r. B. Neif beat
fomr b.ii fcn,reorns on thu Montciair