The Washington times., 1913-08-26
OFESS|ONALS TO
PLAY NEXT WEEK
and Sargent Rated on
Second Defense for Open
Golf Title.
By "CLEEK.

Fred Macleod. former open champion,
and George Sargent. present canadian
champion. local professional golf play
yers. are rated on the second defense
for the open championship to be held at
Brookline. Mass, next week and
squirt on the part of either OF the
cracks is likely to bring the goltInS
classic to washington.
Both of the players will take in the
big event against the greatest field Of
golfers ever gotten together in this
country. A good line was furnished on
the professionals in the Garden City
and Shawnee tournaments during the
past two weeks, and if Macleod or Sar-
gent come through with anything sensa-
tional the honors can be wrested from
such cracks as McDermOtt. Vardon,
Ray, Ried. Mitchell. Travers, Smith,
Teller, and all of the others well
known by their wonderful ability.
While sargent and Macleod are rated
with Mike" Brady. Tom Mcnamara
Gil Nichols. Isaac Mackie. Tom
Anderson, Macdonald. and Willie Smith
and Jack" Hobens. all well known pro
fessionals, their work Will be watched
with interest as they have as good
chance as any.
Announcement is made today that the
Suburban Golf Club, the newest club
in the city. will hold its first annual
Labor Day tournament. and is offering
handsome prizes for the events The
event will be played on the old Column
bia Golf Club course, on Georgia ave
nue., and Chairman Phil King Is
receiving entries up TO IIdaH.
Eleven prizes. which include sIINel
loving cup for the winner. hay" been
offered. and the event is CaicIIated
to take well with the Soliing talent IN
the city
OF the greens COmmItie" Al Columbia
Country club owing to the absence Of
Dr. Walter Harlan and Alpheus WINTER.
Arrangements are Icing CdI rlcd FOR
ward for the annual fall Tournaments
set for October -, "A. and =. Whch
the Harry Wardman trophy VIII u
put up for competition.
Amateur golfers D,S gan t" -ath". To-
day for week Of Whettlng up Ih"Ir
over the links of the Garden
Cir Cor Club on Long Island where
the national amateur tournament lc-
gins Monday. Entrirs for the "ham-
pionsh.p close tonight. but the list
probably Will not oc made public mil
the middle Of the week.
1t Is known, hO""iei. that IN" ieiu
viii be Urs OF the finest the amateur
national has known, including crack
players Of the East and West as well
AS a few from abroad There WY he
jerome Trayers, holder Of the it'll, his
ancient foe. ". j. Travis; the brilliant
young Chicago player. Charles Evans,
lr: Abe Mitchell. the famous British
player. and Norman Hunter, iCO;
J!sh intcrnatiunalIst. Tn" aOs"nc" Of
Warren Wood. the Western chaWpIDn,
who was runu"r-up IN the national
tournament two years ago, Wiil some
what weaken the Western contingent.
but with Evans. Paul Iluntcr and Ma
son Phelps Chicagu will have some
promising rOnteuders
Travers' friends assert that their f.
vorite is playing better golf this year
than ever before. however. and ;Eat il
he strikes his best form thcr. is IittI,.
chance Of his title being wrested irym
him.
In sos1ne field. however. there IS
always such n fear New EngIu-d viii
have some likely Candidates in Heinrich
Schmidt, who took Harold Hilton 10 the
nineteenth hole in the British amateur
championship last spring, and Frahcis
QuimOt one Of the best Massachusetts
golfers
Frederick Herreshoff. twicc A fnaIist
in tn" national tournament; W 9.
FOwncs. Jr.. and r. NJ Bycrs. the two
l'enns".Vania players. and others also
Iigur" prominently among the prosp.c-
live entrants