New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-15
SMITH COMES INTO
HIS OWN ON LINKS
Captures Metropolitan Open
Golf Championship on
Salisbury Course.
TOM MCNAMARA SECOND
McDermott Runs Into Streak
of Hard Luck - Kirkby
Leads the Amateurs
in Fixture.

After a day bf Kaleidoscope changes
Alec Smith. of WykaGyl. came into his
own by winning the open championship
If the Metropolitan Golf Association with
a 72-hole score of 9sl 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 homebreds. Tom McNa-
mara. Of Boston. and Jack McDermot,
the national open champion from Allan
tic City. Mcnamara finished a stroke
behind Smith. while McDermott got third
place with 29t.
The prize money was won as follows:
First. so and a gold medal, Alec Smith.
Of Wykagyl; second 800 Thomas L. Nc
Namara. OF Boston; third. 81. John j.
McDermott. Atlantic city. fourth and
fifth moneys. amounting 10 500 split be
tween Jack Hobens. OF Englewood. and
George Sargent Of Chevy Chase, sixth.
SEQ. James Maiden. OF Nassau. seventh
and eighth moneys. amounting TO s3o,
split between Fred Mcleod, Of Columbia,
and Macdonald Smith, Of Wykagyl
During the tournament the pros" had
a chance to compete for six special prizes
Of so each on the morning OF the first
day. McDermott won $40 with his round
Of Il. while IN the afternoon he tied with
Alec Smith with another II. but on the
play-on Smith won. McDermott, how
ever. won the days prize with total "
1i2 The morning special Yesterday went
10 Smith with 20. Mcleod and Sargent
tied for the afternoon award with scores
Of II ana NcNamara's 143 won the so
for the best thirty-siX-hole total for the
day
The winner can really attribute his lat
est success TO an exceptional inward score
Of 80 in the morning Supplementing as
it did an outward trip Of 40, the feat
came in the nature on a life saver. II
gave the Wykagyl man total Of 20 for
the hrty-four holes, good enough to place
him within a stroke Of McDermott. who
had TO work hard 10 get -.
At that stage Jack Hobens stood third.
with 2l7, while McNamara's 220 came
next. SO keen WAS the rivalry between
McDermott and Smith that they could not
avoid a wordy clash during the intermis-
sion. The result was wager between
the two AS to their relative positions at
the finish. Some one asked McDermot;
II Alec was getting his nerve. whereupon
the doughty hOTebred retorted that ne
had more nerve than any three Smiths.
Being an early starter. Smith. IN com
uany with George Low. Of Baltusrol IN
ished his fourth rornd before McDermott
had reached the turn. consequently when
the national champion began his home
ward Journey. after going out In 80. he
knew exactly what he had to DO HIS
total. with nine holes 10 play. was identl-
cal with Smiths. so all McDermott needed
was SO back 10 win.
From that point the green work Of the
nation title holder made the gallery groan'
nut It must be said that he displayed rar"
sclf-control At times when II would nave
given him keen satisfaction TO break MS
clubs into kindling wood.
Apropos OF Smith. let II be said that he
had the tickle goddess with him al the NJ
teeuth and sixteenth. both short holt7.
His tee shot at No Il landed MS Dali ~
a trap. and after playing out OF the sailu
Tho ball was still several yards IRON lHt
cuD but SANDY" brought OF me put
fcr a three Again. al the sixteenth. MS
rrashie shot took lucky bound over IN.
bunker and came 70 rest some th!Ity IL u
below the hole. With characteristic poII-
ness. Smith gave the ball chdipc. anu
rolling as true as a STRING All lhe Ma, =.
wen. into the cup for "A two. TO the iaSt
two holes he had 10 be content with hNes
and finished with total OF 10.
His card for the day was as ioi!o"a'