The Washington times., 1913-09-15
.larban Goes to Brookline
Tomorrow to Round Up
Star Golfers.
.yiLL NAME ENTRANTS SOON
Warden and Ray May Have to
Cancel Engagement to Play
at Local Club.
By acLEEK."

Dr Walter Harlan, chairman OF ths
green's committee of the Columbia Coun
Try Club, is leaving tomorrow for Brook
inc. Mass, to be present at the oper
championship in order to round up the
players who have given their promise
@ attend the annual fall tournament ol
he Columbia Country Club ON Octo-
,er g.
The promises of several of the cracks
If the amateur golfers have been re-
;eived by the Columbia Country Club
nan, who is again going to get reassur-
nee that large field will be on hand
which numbers not only the local stars,
sut the best players in the country.
Toward the last of the week DR.. Har-
'sn will give out list of prospective
ntrants for the big event at the Coun-
~ Club. Considerable interest is mani
ested in the Columbia Club tourna-
aent, as it is the first time that the
Sardman Cup will be put up for COM
etjtion.
Ii is not unlikely that Vardon and
tay will find il inconvenient to come
ere. after all. A tentative date, set the
after part of October, may find the
iritishers sailing for home, and while
! is reported that they may go to Cali
ornia for matches, many of those in
lose touch with the professional stars
laintain that they will pick UP their
iuos and streak it for home.
The Leslie Cup matches between teams
golfers representing Massachusetts,,
'ennsylvania, and the Metropolitan
ioif Associations will be played over
he Country Club course at Clyde Park,
srookline, September % and q, accord
ag to an announcement made today at
he Country Club.
More than half of the golfers who will
esin play for the open golf Champion
hip of the United States tomorrow,
ook part in preliminary practice rounds
n the Country Club links at Brookline,
lass, today.
Owing TO the unusually large entry list
he tournament this year is to be con-
ucted u nder conditions differing in
ONE important respects from those
hat governed the title tournaments In
ormer years A year ago at Buffalo
considerable difficulty was experienced
having the field compete at thirty
TX holes medal play on two days. and
J order to avoid the early starting and
ate finishing, the United States Golf
association decided to devote four days
the tournament this year.
The first two days of the tournament
Re to be devoted TO the elimination
rials. splitting the entry list and allow
az half Of the players to play on Tues
sy and the other half on Wednesday.
The best thirty-two scores and those
led for the thirty-second place on both
avs Will compete for the title on Thurs
ay and Friday or seventy-tUo holes.
ishteen holes on each day.
Most prominent of the starters tomor-
ow will be Vardon, who is sched-
led 10 tee up in company with Fred
1cLeod. of Columbia. at s:25 o'clock
his pair will be certain to carry a
slery. as Mcleod is also an excep-
lonal golfer. 1t was at Myopia in
hlN that the Wasp" as he has been
allied, won the title after a play-off
sith Will Smith.
The amateur phase OF an open tour
ament never looked so promising as
his one. Among the twenty-thr en-
rants are several of the country's fore
nost players. Travers. unless he should
% off his game, may find Brookline to
is liking. Evans has returned many
lw scores there and SO has Fred
terreshoff, who won the medal in the
Galifying round when the amateur
championship was decided at Brookline
o 1910 On that occasion he made the
hirty-siX hole test in 152-good enough
o. even a Vardon.
Then there is Francis Ouimet, the
Massachusetts, champion, regarded by
'ood judges az one of the most likely
'l"ccssors to the crown now worn by
'raVers. Another good man is John
}. Anderson, runner-up 10 the champion
4 Garden City last week. While il
hardly likely that a member OF the
Inateur division will manage to break
own the professional barrier, as
{arold Hilton once did abroad, vet
ever have American amateurs gather
for an open in such strength.
lust who will prove the most formida-
.le stumbling block in the way of
Tardon and Ray only time can tell, but
is certain that such stars as McDer-
mott, Alec Smith. Tom Mcnamara. Nc
-eod, N. ]. Brady. GIL Nichols. Ross
md George Sargent will be the men
Ipon whom American hopes will be CEN
cred. McDermott, in his usual conf
lent way. has already voiced the opfn-
on that Ray and Vardon would be
AIKEN care of at BrookIine. and IL is no
ecret that the visiting Britons enter
ain wholesome respect for the game
II the lrish-American.
Following is a table showing the for
ner open championship winners:
Tear. Place. Winner
ss5. Newport Horace Rawlins
S9G. .Shinnecock- James FOULS.
s91. Wheaton. Joseph Lloyd
SOS. .Myopia. Fred Herd
sae. Baltimore. Will Smith
800. Wheaton. -. Harry Vardon
90. .Myopia ..... Will Anderson.
gI2. Garden City. Lawrence Auchterlonie