Evening star., 1909-06-21
GOLFERS TO
MEET FOR OPEN TITLE
Cream of Professional Players
and Crack Amateurs En-
gagged at Eng|eWood.

NEW 1oRh, June -I.-NBOllteTS dlleH-
ton will this week be turned toward the
open championship to be decided Thurs
day and Friday at Englewood, y. ]. Some
seventy entries have been received. the
most conspicuous absentees being Will
lie Smith, who lost last years title after
tie with Fred" Mcleod: Stewart Gard
ner. the erstwhile Garden City profes-
sional. and the amateur champion. Je-
rome d. Travers. who returned yesterday y
from his trip abroad.
The amateur ranks, however. are We'll
represented as far as class is concerned
for the list includes w. j. Travis, Fred
Herreshoff, Robert c. Watson, Max Behr
and Oswald Kirkby, who is playing on
his home course
OF the professionals Tom Nardon, who
was second to his brother. Harry Vardon
in the British open championship al
Prestwick in 1903 is entered from On
wentsia. He, however, was playing as
late as last Wednesday in the French
championship. SO that he is not likely
to answer to the starters call.
The team match Of east against west
will be held Tuesday. and the pro-amateul
four ball affair Wednesday. Entries for
the latter will be at the tee.
OF those engaged here Fred Mcleod
the present champion. will defend his
title. In fact, he left Chicago last week,
and lost an exhibition match at Whining
ton, Del, against Gilbert Nicholl last
Thursday.
willie" Anderson in Form.
Willie Anderson four times winner OF
the title, has come from st. Louis in AT
effort to add fifth victory to his credit
Should he accomplish this he will estab-
lish a record, as so far no golfer has
won any important open championship
five times. Report has it that Anderson
is right on edge and playing better than
in any previous year. II this be true
the championship should he destined Il
rest at st. Louis for a year. for normally
Anderson is general conceded to be the
equal of any in the country.
Alex Smith. who won the championship
at Onwentsia in 1905 showed he is at the
top OF his game in his match last week
at Fox Hills against Isaac Mackie. II
also showed that the latter is To be reck-
oned with, and as the young Fox Hills
professional, besides winning two or three
tournaments. has been knocking at the
door at most of the meetings in which
he has played for the last two years he
must be regarded as a dangerous candi
date
lack" Hobens. the metropolitan oper
champion. is on his home green. He is
an exceptionally fine golfer. capable OF
great ana he proves lIlt
mood. existing records should be Sent
flying
From Pittsburg comes Jock" Hutch
, inson. fresh from vic ory in the western
Pennsylvania open, while Boston
hopes are chiefly centered in 'Nipper'
Campbell, who more than once has haC
the coveted honor within his grasp. only
to have it Snatched away.
Other Worthy Aspirants.
Others worthy of holding the title are
Fl. II. Barker of Garden City. steady as
a rock, and George Low of Baltusrol
who, if he will only play with more con.
centration and earnestness, is as fine q
master of the game as anybody.
AS a prelude to the championship
woman golfers have been invited by the
Englewood club to engage in four-bal
match with professional partners tomor'
four-ball affair between amateurs and
professionals. Entries for both these
events close at the tee.
After q lapse of two years there will
be a golf tournament on the links OF
the Lenox Golf Club early in September
The active spirits in the club are Will
liam ID. Sloane, who is expected to re-
turn soon from Europe: Samuel Froth-
ingham. Lindsay Fairfax, Giraud Foster
and S. Parkman Shaw.
The first annual tournament of the
YahnundaSis Golf Club of Utica. n. v, IL
scheduled to begin July /. Among thos,
who have already entered are w. j
| Travis, f. o. Horstmann and Allan
Lard.
A. j. Watson accomplished the phe-
nomenaI Saturday at Dunwoodie. holing
in one stroke on the first hole. 80
yards There is a long down hill rol
| 20 Il punch bowl green.
A +. Hammer of Fox Hills, runner
ND in the recent tournam ment there. broke
Emerson Armstrong's record of ~, made
| recently, by doing the round up 50, as
follows:
Out ........... = ) ) 4-36
lIn........... :; ) :! 3-J3-6
The professional record is Ct, made by
Isaac Mackie and Alex Smith last week