Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-16
GOLF STARS ENTER TOURNEY
Walter Salsbery and Tsrlton Brown
Are Coming in August.
ENTRY LIST WILL BE LARGE
IL May ne Necessary 90 Have Half Of
the Contests Played on the FieId
Club Course ana the Other
at the Country CIub.

Two additional golfing luminaries Of ma
tional reputation have sent in their en-
tries for the tournament Of the Transmits
sissippi Golf association which is TO be
held at the Omaha Country club August
IL to H.
Tho crack new entrants are Walker sails
berry of salt Lake City and Tarlton Brown
Of ST Louis. Salsbery Is a scratch PLAYER
in the Mormon city and has several times
figured, prominently in coast championship
events During his stay in Omaha he will
be guest of Fred Hamilton.
Brown is a member of the Glen Echo
club of St. Louis. where he is scratch
man. He states In a letter to Fl, ono p.
Magee, secretary OF the association that
he expects to bring with him fifteen other
golfers OF more than ordinary ability and
intimates that the St Louisans are coming
prepared TO make a somewhat strenuous
bid for next years tournament
Secretary Magee continues to wax opti-
mistic when queried as to the number of
brassie wielders who will tee off at the
opening Of the big event. II confidently
expect that there will be $50 actual starters
in the tournament" said Mr.. Magee, and
it would not surprise me il there were
400"
The management still is determined to
run off all the qualifying rounds over the
Country club course II the number of en-
trants is not so great as to make the feat
physical impossibility. In case such an
arrangement is not possible half of the
contestants will play the first eighteen
holes over the Country club course and
half over the Field club course. and on
the following day those who have played
their first eighteen holes at the Country
club will finish at the Field club and vice
versa
Official Programs Dot.
The official programs of the event have
just been received from the printers and
they are being mailed TO the entrants .as
fast as the work can be done. From them
the first definite knowledge as to how
the tourney is to be run off is obtainable
The first half of the qualifying round is
set for Monday and the second half 70,
Tuesday. The thirty-two with loves,
scores qualify for the championship. the
next thirty-two for the presidents Gun and
the third thirtytwo for the directors cum
On Wednesday the first and serorl
rounds for the championship-the pres;i-
dents and the directors cups-and the
first round for the consolation cup for the
defeated sixteen in the first round of the
championship play will be played.
Thursday is to see the third round for
the championship-th presidents and the
directors eups-the semi-finals for the
presidents and directors cups and nh,
first and second rounds for the secretary's
cup for the defeated sixteen In the frs,
round for the presidents cup.
On Friday there will be played the semi.
finals for the championship and oonsola.
ton cup, the finals for the presidents and
directors cups and the semi-finals ahc
finals for the secretary's cup. There vii
also be played on Friday the team connect,
| uon at thirty-six holes against bogev TO,
! the Brock cup On Saturday the finals 10,
the Transmississippi amateur champion
snip and for the consolation cue win h,
played
An entrance fee OF 50 is 20 be charged
| Tor individual contestants aud for team,
! IN the Brock competition. Thc prizes HIM.
up for the affair are Gold medal and en-,
to the champion. silver medal and cum :;
the runner up, bronze medals TO the sem,
tlnaiists. cup for the best qualifying scor,
ana cups to both winners and runner-u,
IN the consolation cup presidents cup
secretary's cup and directors cup contests
In the team competition a bronze media
goes to each member of the winning team
and the custody of the Brock cup to tn,
winning team.