Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-23
Winning
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CampbcIIs Look Good.
Alec and Donald Ross have the advan-
tage of the contest, being on a nearby
course and the former should make a good
defence OF his title. Alec Campbell will
also do the Boston group good service with
Gil Nichols, who should go very fast at
Myopia. John Hobens 'and George Low,
both placed last year, will try again, and
Aleck smith will strengthen New York's
cards. He did not play last year, although
the titleholder. as Smith went abroad for
a shy at the British open. Jack Hutchin-
son, Herbert Strong. the two Mackies and
Martin O'Loughlin will also enter from
Metropolitan Golf association clubs. The
Western entry will include VIII anderson.
who has the record, which shows that he
likes the course. He has been playing
very well this season, taking the Western
open for the third time at st. Louis. with
200 for the Normandie course. This was
a duplication of the score with which
Anderson won his first Western title at
Euclid in 1902, the initial beating of 500
on a full length course. VIII Smith is up
from Mexico and will try TO repeat his
victory of 1899.
To have keen putting greens is a prin-
ciple with the Myopia committee, who
say IF a green is true IL cannot be too
fast" They are closely cropped and from
a flat-faced putter the ball is apt to slide
about on them as wabbly as a drunken
sailor. 1t is necessary to make the put
ting a finger stroke and to use a lofted
club to get cut on the ball.
A. G. Lockwood has the amateur record
Of Myopia at 70. aud the day before the
open in 1905 VIII Anderson established the
professional record of Y. The lowest round
in that competition was 20 on the first
morning by Joseph Lloyd. Stewart Gard
rer and Aleck Smith had the lead at the
close of the first days play with 156. An.
derson was 161.
81 can't do worse and I may do much
better" was Anderson's philosophical com
ment.c After the third round he had passed
Gardner and was but one stroke behind
Smith. Finally, by recording the unex-
ampled thirty-six hole score for the course
Of 1853, Anderson won out with two strokes
to spare.
There is a social and business side to
the open championship that has caused it
to be compared to a country fair. on the
knoll by the starting tee, gathered about
the score boards, in the refreshment tents
and resting between drives on the big
wooden settles about the course the pro-
lSsluldlS tACildbS6 greetings anu CIldl
over old times. Agents of the wholesale
golf houses are on the grounds and repre-
sentatives of clubs or resort links who want
to hire a player or greenkeeper. so there
is business talk as well as persiflage. Many
old Scotch and English golfers come to the
open to renew acquaintance with the game
of their youth. perhaps to find a profess
sional who was a playmate on the Braids
or at Blackheath. There are also the gem
eral onlookers, driftwood from other clubs
intent on learning the fire points, and most
distinguished of all at Myopia, the women
of the countryside on horseback, in vehi-
Giles or in motor cars. In 1905 over 800 large
cars were lined up on the club road, while
those to journey or them and every enc,
professionals or amateurs, lined the home
green to Will Anderson made the putt
that meant first money for him. There was
the silence of the grave until the ball stole
across the intervening turf, as softly as a
mouse, to fail gently into the cup. Then
there was a wild burst of handclaps and
cheers, a tonic after the tension of strained
nerves and to compliment Wills fourth
victory.