Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-15
ALEC SMITH WINS
Captures metropolitan Golf
Championship.

NEW YORK, August 15.--After a day
of Kaleidoscope changes Alec Smith of
Wykagyl came into his own by winning
the open championship of the Metropoli-
tan Golf Association with 72-hole score
of 291 over the Salisbury links yesterday.
This makes the fourth time in eight years
that the genial Sandy has captured the
title, and he had the satisfaction of
showing the way to the popular home
breds. Tom Mcnamara OF Boston and
Jack McDermott. the national open cham
pion from Atlantic City. Mcnamara fin
ished a stroke behind Smith, while Nc
Dermott got third place with 294
The prize money was won as follows:
First, 500 and a gold medal. Alec
smith of Wykagyl; second. 500. Thomas
J. McDermott, Atlantic City; fourth and
fifth moneys. amounting to $50, spit be-
tween Jack Hobens of Englewood and
George Sargent of Chevy Chase; sixth,
$50. James Maiden Of Nassau; seventh
and eighth moneys. amounting to $50,
split between Fred Mcleod of Columbia
and Macdonald Smith of Wykagyl
During the tournament the pros" had
chance to compete for six special prizes
of SO each. On the morning of the first
day McDermott won $40 with his round
or Il, while in the afternoon he tied with
Alec Smith with another II, but on the
play-of Smith won. McDermott. how
ever, won the days prize with total of
to Smith with 20. Mcleod and Sargent
tied for the afternoon award with scores
OF Il, and McNarhara's lab won the $40
for the best 36-hole total for the day.
The winner can really attribute his
latest success to an exceptional inward
score of 80 in the morning. Supplement-
ing as 1t did an outward trip of 40, the
feat came in the nature Of life saver
1t gave the Wykagyl man total of 215
Tor the fiftyifour holes, good enough to
place him within a stroke of McDermott,
who had to work hard to get 73.
Have Wordy Clash.
At that stage Jack Hobens stood third,
with PIT. while McNamara's 30 came
next. So keen was the rivalry between
McDermott and Smith that they could
not avoid wordy clash during the In
PERMISSION. The result was wager be-
tween the two as to their relative posi-
tons at the finish. Some one asked Nc
Dermott if Alec was getting his nerve
Whereupon the doughty homebred retort-
ed that he had more nerve than any
three Smiths.
Being an early starter, Smith. in COM
pany with George Low of Baltusrol,
finished his fourth round before Nc
Dermott had reached the turn, conse-
quently when the national champion be-
gan his homeward journey, after going
out in 80, he knew exactly that he hal
to do. His total, with nine holes to
play, was Identical with Smiths so all
McDermott needed was a SO back to
win.
From that point the green work of the
national title holder made the gallery
groan. but it must be said that he dis
played rare self-control at times when
1T would have given him keen satisfac-
ton to break his clubs into kindling
wood.
Apropos of Smith, let it be said that he
had me tickle goddess with him at the
fifteenth and sixteenth, both short noles.
His tee shot at fifteen landed his ball in
a trap, and after playing out of the sand
the ball was still several yards from the
cup. but Sandy brought off a fine putt
for a three. Again, at the sixteenth. his
mashie shot took a lucky bound over
the bunker and came to rest some thirty
feet below the hole. With characteristic
holiness, Smith gave the ball a chance,
and, rolling as true as string all the
way, 1t went into the cup for two. To
the last two holes he had to be content
with fves and finished with total Of IS.
His card for the day was as follows: