The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-03
Several of Them Expected TO
Cut Figures in Ma
Ntional Amateur.
HARVARD CHAMPION
SHOWS STEADINES
Wilder Forging to Front Since He
Settled DowR-Travers Coach
ing Van Week, of Yale.

NEW YORK, Aug. with the mid
summer let-up in open tournaments
hereabouts. golfers have been given
breathing spell, a chance to rest and in
cidentally take a peep into the future.
The work OF the younger crop Of play
ers has been watched closely, and there
is naturally more or less interest in
figuring on the chances OF this class
with regard to the important events to
come. Probably the most promising
junior in this part of the country is
". Followes Morgan, ir.. of Baltusrol.
who made his first public appearance as
a representative of Harvard. in the in
tercollegiate championship at Nassau.
last fall. Although defeated at match
play in the tourney, Morgan played cap
itaI golf. In the spring he took part
in the Harvard championship, but lost
10 II. II. Wilder.
Morgan again appeared in the recent
Invitation tournament of the Apawamis
Cab. and after finishing among the
leaders IN the thirty-six-hole qualifying
round, lost TO Charles Fl Seely, the Met
ropolitan titleholder, in the second
round. Lack of experience alone was re-
sponsible for his defeat in that match.
Wilder Best Around Boston.
Apropos Of Wilder il may be said
that the present Harvard champion
looks to be about the most promising
amateur vet developed in Boston. Al
though he has been playing good golf
for several years. Wilder is scarcely
more than a boy. This season, however,
hnds him much steadier than formerly.
It is a matter of record that few
weeks ago he reached the final round
IN the Massachusetts amateur cham
pionship. and followed this by leading
all the amateurs, besides beating many
of the professionals, in the Massachu-
setts open at the Country Club. Of
Brookline Should Wilder continue 10
hand out the same quality of golf in
the national tourney at Garden City. he
will surely bear watching.
f. NJ Wild, the interschOlastic boy,
who has been playing for the last five
years over the Crawford course. is an
other whose game shows steady i'm
provement. Although slight Of build
and apparently physically handicapped
when IL comes to going through
hard series Of matches, Wild has in
more than one occasion developed I'M
expected stamina. In the interschOlastic
championship at Garden City a year ago
he was runner-up TO Harry Legg, and
a few weeks ago in the invitation tour
ney az Nassau. Wild not only qualified
in the first eight in a field Of 100 cid
players, but reached Cne final as well
Van Week Coming Along.
c. +. Van Week, r., OF Montclair,
who figured on the Yale baseball team
during the past season. is a slashing
golfer. Long drives OF 25O yards are
nothing uncommon for him. but as II
the case with so many OF the younger
set. this advantage gained is thrown
eway by Indifferent putting. Young
Van Week has been playing consider
ably at MOntclair with Jerome D. Trav-
ers, the national champion. and the in
huence Of the latter's steady short
game may have a beneficial effect upon
Van Week
Out West, Warren X. Wood and Ken
meth p Edwards. despite their recent
Teverses, are looked upon by many as
coming champions. They apparently
have all the shots that go to make
great golfers. A year ago in the ma
tional event at Cleveland, Wood lost to
Travers in the most brilliantly played
match Of the championship. and If the
Western boy can strike any such gaiJ
at Garden City. he will make all sit up
and take notice. Edwards has also been
scoring consistently well.
There are many other promising
young performers, both East and West,
hut they can hardly be reckoned with
as having more than an outside chance
against those already mentioned.