Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-27
ALEC SMITH HOLDS
TWOPO|NT LEAD
OVER MDERMOTI
In Metropolitan Competition at
Deal, MerchantsvilIe Boy Fails
to Cut Down Veterans Mar
gin, and Loses by 3O5 to sol.
Lad Holds Record, Though,
at II.
BY STRAIGHT DRIVE.
~ HE Metropolitan open champion
liz Of tha naal Golf and

V HE Metropolitan open champion
ship at the Deal Golf and
Country Club was brought to a
close yesterday, with Alec Smith the
winner over Jack McDermott, the boy
wonder. the heavy thunderstorm OF
the morning drenched the ma
toritv OF the competitors and flooded
some Of the green's until they were
a. almost unplayabie. The home green
was literally submerged during the
r. heaviest portion of the storm, but after
it was over a gang of workmen swept
the water off n got the green in a
fairly p~resentable shape before the
contestants got around to it, but as 1t
was there were a few pools that could
not be removed, and when they we're
in a line of a putt the al
lowed the players to pick up the ball
and remove it to another portion OF
81 the green equally distant from the hole.
- Owing to the unfit condition of the
etaeorrse the scoring was of a much
,rehigher order in the morning than 1t
Twas in the afternoon, although Alec
! smith made a 70, getting a three on
the fourteenth hole of 405 yards, and
]. r.. Thompson got a 70. There was
nothing lower h a 70, "a ana two los
s. in the afternoon, but there were many
other scores made in so and under ana
the scoring in general was of a
n lower order. nearly everyone improving
on his morning round.
smith Va. McDermOtt.
The fight for supremacy settled down
to a battle beween Alec Smith n
young lack McDermott, of Merchant
vile. in the afternoon, with Smith
having the advantage OF q lead OF
two strokes. AS they each did the
course in rs, Smith proved the victor,
with a total score for the seventy-two
holes of sol. He received a gold medal
and $50 in money with the title of
champion for the year. Jack McDer-
mott. who finished second, with a score
of 3Os. received second prize money of
500. The third prize, $75, was given
TO II. H. Barker, the Garden City GOLF
2. Club professional, who had a score OF
BOG; fourth money, $50, was ! resented
Gilbert Nichols, Wilmington Coun-
dub, who had a score of 31O;t fifth
mo6ey, $40, was given to Isaac Mackie,
i p6x Hills Golf Club, who had a score
: Of 311; sixth and seventh prize money.
$40 and $40. was divided equally be-
tween Fred Mcleod, st. Louis Country
club. and J. r. Thompson, Philadelphia
Country Club. zach having finished
with a score of $40, while eighth money,
$40. was given to George Sargent,
Chevy Chase Club, Washington, who
had a score of 313.
special Prize.
In addition to the prize money, there
were six special prizes of $40 each.
for the best e~ighteen-hote score In the
morning. the best eighteen-hole score
e - kaa bort $htzfxn. |
s.x-hole score made on Thursday. and
fine same on Friday. Jack McDermott
cantured the prize Thursday morning
with his phenomenal record-score of
II. George Sargent and Isaac Mack1e
each madAa IA Thursday afternoon and
divided the so, while H. A. BARRIER
captured the SO for the best thirty
six-hole score on Thursday, with his
total of $50. Alec Smith had h best
eighteen-hole score Friday morning,
with the remarkable 70 he made in the
rain, while Isaac Mack1e. who went out
in 80, captured the so prize Friday
afternoon with his fine score OF "a,
while Smith fell heir to the SO special
prize for his thirty-six-hoIe score of
14s. making $40 he received In all.
The course is 6,1a2 yards long, with a
q par of IA. The first nine holes are 3,S7S
yards long. with a par Of s6, and the
second nine 2.B4 yards long, with a par
of 36. The respective holes, with the
par for each and the length in yards IS
SIS follows:
Par .....4 8 4 4 3 3 81
Out -. 800 4ss $50 $50 $50 1ss sss fSo 512
Par 49,. 4 8 3 4 4 3 Al
In -. Ss 300 45s 100 4o5 52s $50 1893 2E3
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