New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-02
GOLFERS IN TRIPLE TIE.
Smith. Barrett and Brady Lead
in Open Tournament.
M'DERMOTT CLOSE BEHIND
Travis Shows the Way to
Amateurs on First Day
of Competition.
q Telegraph TO The Tribune. 3

Buffalo Aug. As the result OF the
hrst days play IN the eighteenth annual
open championship OF the United States
Golf Association over the linke OF the
Country Club. Of Buffalo. to-day seventy
eight PLAYERS out OF record-hreakins
feld OF icl starters, viii take part in me
second and decisive round tomorrow.
There wer. forty entries more for this
tournament than has ever been made TOT
an open championship
Three players are ted for the leaiihs
po,ition-Alec Smith. OF Wykagyl, former
national and metropolitan title holder;
p T. Barrett % Lamoton, ard VI. J
BRADY. OF Wol!as;ou one ot the best az
the Boston set--eacn returning total OF
III cor the double circuit Smith. VINO
mas held tho national title 9n two former
occasions-in 1905 and lsiO-hed poor
start his morning. getting =, but he
was able 70 improve materially IN the
afternoon, thanks TO the fast course.
which permitted tho WykagJl record
holder to get long runs 70 his ball He
returned score OF 70. four strokes bet
ter than par This was the lowest round
u the day.
John +. McDermott. OF Atlantic CITY
present holder OF the national title. anG
recently back from visit 10 England
ard France IN an unsuccessful quest OF
European honors. showed a flash OF his
old time form to-day when he returned
A score OF "A and followed It with IS for
his afternoon round His total Of l4s IL
only tro strokes behind the leaders and
there are those who believe that tho con-
Aderce Of tho youthful champion. to-
gether with his ability 20 improve "a he
gets a line on the course, VIII serve 10
place him well toward the top if not act
ually at the head Of the lat at tho finish.
There are Two players besides Mcper~
mott with l49, Jack Campbell, OF Old YORK
Road. and Frank PEBBLES, OF Stockbridge
whose game has caused considerable COM
ment Of late The champion. II will he
noticed. stands among the fret SIX.
George Sargent, OF Chevy Chase, win
uer OF the open title at Englewood IN
1909. i- tied for seventh and eighth with
a total Of $50 for the 80 holes Tom NJ
Namara. the Boston homebred who IN
scribed his name on the golfng tablet ot
zane ~ winning tiS recent Ii'tEOpu4AN1A4
open championship at Apawamis. re-
turned l54 His FIRST round was r. ana II
was thought that Mack" would stand
close 70 the top OF the list but an 80 in
the afternoon dampened his ardor. How
ever. Il was noticeable that at ApawaIais
one OF his rounds ct what seemed 4 cri-
teal period was not Of the best, so there
IL hope for the Boston expert.
AS far az the amateurs are concerned,
the old reliable Walter J. Travis. OF Gar
den City, showed the way He made the
first round In u. a stroke less than
par. and there were those IN the gallery
who believed that the steadiness OF the
former amateur national champion would
be with him on his second try. He had
TO be content with 70 for the afternoon
circuit however, Tor a tota! OF 152. which
put him out OF the first ten.
The course Of the Country Club, or
Buffalo, IA 500 yards long. and Is light
ming fast, because Of the recent dry
weather. The course Is IN the midst OF
a low, level country, but q lberality or
trans well placed makes Il a good test
for such golf as the professionals are
fond OF playing.
play, % each day. and those who nave
totals OF los or more, VIII not be among
the starters tomorrow.
The leading scores follow.