New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-04
LOW GOLF SCORES RULE
Practice Rounds at Shinnecock
Give Promise of Fast Matches.

by Telegraph to The TrfbuneJ
southampton. Long Island, Aug 3.-LoW
scores prevailed in practice rounds over
the links of the Shinnecock Hills Golf Cluo
to-day, and if they are any criterion tie
pace viii he fast throughout the invita-
ton tournament which viii begin here IN
the morning. Mckim Holitns, the Harvard
youngster whose home course is at West
brook did well. getting an 30 this morn
ing and IS later in the day
Hollins got his Is in foUr-ball match
with Newbold Edgar for partner They
defeated Charles 3. Macdonald and Roo-
ert Watson ny 1 I'd Edgar. who received
a third. made good use of his handicap
Watson got round in =. z. L. De Forest and
Eben Knovlton beat John NJ. Ward and
7. T. Reid both morning and afternoon.
Ward did his best work before noon, when
he made -. Ernest Thomson. Of Garden
City, PLAYED in his best form, getting %
in the morning and rs later on, when ne
had J. T. Byers, Of P1tsburg. for an 90
ponent Another exceptional performance
was a "a by Philip Carter. g fourteen
year-old boy, from Bridgehampton.
The tournament viii start with an
eighteen-hoIe qualifying round, contestants
70 qualify IN two sixteens. There are
eighty-odd entries, including the following:
John NJ Ward. Garden City; Robert {.
Watson. Westbrook E b Schley, Baltus-
roI. Charles 3 Macdonald Shinnecock;
Martin ". Ltttletor. Delaney Nicou
and Judge Horace Russell, Shinnecock;
T T Reid. Baltusrol; ! F BY
ers. AIleghany. Ernest Thomson. SHINE
cock. McKfnl HoIlins. Westbrook. Chester
Gris7vold. Shinnecock: E. L. De Forest, Mid
land. G Owen Winston. Somerset Hills:
Howard " Perrin. Philadelphia Z Nor
timer Barnes Englewood: .. II. NcAlpin,
% Morris County: s K. De Forest. Shin
necock. Nevbold Edgar, Shinnecock Hills;
-. " Hunt. ST Andrews: G. F Watson
and William Watson. Baltusroi.
4 change from al medal play to quail
flying round for eighteen holes and match
play bv two sixteens. the first set for the
title. is the plan to be followed for the
open championship OF the Western Golf
Associa ton 10 be played at the Beverly
Country Club. Beverly Heights. Chicago,
on August 81 September ! and .. Before
the play was al seventy-two holes, medal
play as in the national open championships
Of this country and Great Britain. VIII
Anderson, now at the Philadelphia Cricket
Club. wone the Western title last year.
when professional at the St. Louis Field
club. with the record score for such COM
neri+ion of aSS. The course was at Glencoe,
III. Oh The grounds Of the Skokie Country
Club. Next in order TO Anderson were
Stewart Gardner. Exmoor, 297: John Croke,
Kent County. 500. and Fred Mcleod, the
1908 national champion. 800
The open championship Of the Metropoii-
tan Golf Association viii be at the Deal
Golf and Country Club on August a. >
and % 1t Is possible, although the time be
tween is 50 short, that there viii be a " est
e-r representation at Deal but there is lit
t1e chance of the reverse being the case. as
the Eastern professionals do not. as rule,
nrefar Q mixture Of medal and match play
for an ir7nortant open championship.
The recent tournament Of the Eastern
Professional Golfers Association, under
such q system. had some success, but 1t
was regarded as q minor competition.
There viii be seven money prizese IN the
Western open. but amateurs 10 be placed
viii as usual. receive the value Of their
rrfzes in plate The list OF prizes: Winner,
saaa and gold medal. runner-up, 500; each
loser in the seni-final. so. consolation Win
rer. 50. r7lnner-up, 50: low scored in quail
+7-i1z round SL5.