New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-11
CREAM OF GOLFERS
TO SEEK OPEN TITLE
Amateurs and "ProS" of the
Top Flight to Compete on
BrOOkIine Links.
VARD0N AND RAY ON LIST
Record Entry, with Travers,
Evans and Anderson, Writes
New Chapter in the
American Game.

For the first time in the history OF
American golf the cream of the amateur
as well as the professional talent has
entered for the national open champion
ship tournament, scheduled to begin over
the links Of the Country Club, Bro0kline
Mass, next Tuesday, September ls. This
makes 1t possible for the coming affair
to more closely resemble the opens
abroad, where amateurs have been known
TO carry off chief honors. At Brookline
combating against those redoubtable
| British pros" Harry Vardon and Ed
ward Ray. will be the four-times national
amateur title holder. Jerome d. Travers
OF Upper Montclair, and Charles w.
Evans, jr., of Edgewater. whose forte Is
medal play, and John c. Anderson. OF
Brae Burn. runner-up 10 Travers at Gar
den City last week.
| In addition TO the unquestioned class OF
the field the total entry is also far greater
than ever before The list given out by
| Robert G. Watson. president of the
! United States Golf Association, contains
i57 names, or twenty-six more than year
| ago, which was the largest on record.
| Among the resident professionals entered
are J. j. McDermott, Of Atlantic CITY, the
national open champion; Alec Smith. of
! Wykagyl who recently won TIE metro
! politan open title; Tom Mcnamara, OF
! Boston; Fred Mcleod, OF Columbia; Jack
| Hobens. OF Englewood; Tom Anderson.
| jr., OF Oakmont and Jack Hutchinson, oil
/ Allegheny.
Another foreign entrant is Louis Teller.
! the Frenchman. who represents la Bou-
! lie. There are also a number of Canadian
! professionals, including George Cum
| miugS, OF Toronto
| Conditions governing this tournament
/ have been changed from those prevailing
! in the past. on the first day half the
! field will compete in a preliminary thirty
| six hole test. while on Wednesday the
| second half will tee I'D. After that the
siXty-four contestants with the best
| scores for thirty-sX holes will compete
/ IN the championship proper at seventy
B two holes
The entries and pairngs follow:
/ TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER IS.
Nichoas De Mane, New York. and IL {.
! .. II. Anderson. Winthrop. and 60. s. Or
/ mission. OaklOui
'chsrles McKenna, Eochester. and c. 5.
Merritt. Bun Point
Thomas Kerrlgan Dedham. and FredercI,
/ r n. Anderson. Winthrop. and -. .. Foot.
I Apawamis.
! 4 +. chisholm. Portland. Nc. and Joseph
/ Doebcrl. Greenwich.
Charles D Thorn. shinnecock IIins and c.
/ IT, Rowe. Beaver Valley.
| L. . Patton. unattached aud Harry Hamp-
ton. North Ando,cr.
H.. J. harris. Inverness. and Jack Gordon.
Elmer ". Loving ArooIa, and Norlns1
I Clark VcstUoreand.
lack Hutchinson, ALLEGHENY and Alfred
I Campbell. Oak Hill.
/ r. u. Thompson, Port Chester and .Haroid
/ Macdonald. Rochester
J. q. campbell. Mount Tom. and Herbert
Louis Teller. Ia BouIe, France. and Peter
Robertson. Fall River.
paye Stevens. Mohawk. and a. II. Penn.
| H. II Parker Roebuck Ala ana ~ q.
I lockwood. Belmont SPRING.
4. =. Miner. kcnilworth. and n. FitzJchn.
| Harry Vardon. South Hcrts. England. and
/ Fred Mcleod. Columbia
! e. J. McGrath. TatnucA, and william Byrne,
Overlook
Dayid osilyic. Morris County. and Tom
/ Young Westport.
Macdonald smith. wykagyi and J. Il Hy-
/ Ian. Nesper.
| j. N. barnes. Tacoms. and .Francis ouimet.
/ Woodland.
/ J. 4 Donaldson. Glen View. and 'Psrker W.
Whittemore. Brookine.
Charles G. Adams. Pittshcld, and James Nil
/ ligan. Wyoming Valley
George +. sparlng, Broohlawn. and Frank
] ~
/ -Frcderick Herreshon National Links. and
| George .. simpson. Omaha.
/ Thomas McNamsra, Boston, and Charles r.
/ Murray, ROYAL Montreal.
.Robert g Watson. westbrook and Alexan-
| der Ross Brae Burn.
~. S, Lawrence, Woodland and David
Brown, unattached.
otto Hackbarth. IIinsdale. and II II Beck
/ cit, Washington.
christopher Callaway. Cannes. France and
| 'Charlos Burgess, Woodland. 49,,
J NJ Counors, E1ngcley, and Ernest NIL
Alexander campbell. Brcokline. and Jack
/ ~ 9 Fownes jr Osknont. and James
/ r. Thom.on. Philadelphia Country,
! James Spencer, Highland. aud w. j. Bell
O. W singleton. sacandags. and Ralph
! Thomas. birmingham. 81,
Tom vardon, onwen,sa, and 'John Reid.
Frank r. Bciv God. Garden City. and John
/ NJ Anderson, commonwealth.
! James J. Nottingham, Mooresto"n' ana
/ Herbert Strong. Inwood.
! 5 J. gin. Philadelphia. no partner.
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER II.
Edwin Towne, Hartford and c. ". Hail.
= n Taylor Lakeside. and Edward Troy.
Thomss Nulgrew Cooperstown. and Harry
| Whigharn, North Jersey. ~,
Karl Keffer. Royal Ottawa, Canada, and w
| G. Fovargue. SkolSie. -,
L. NJ Macdonald, Worcester, and Jack Ding
wall, stanton Heights.
Walter Hagin, Rochester, and J. T. Hayes
flames Toole. Mount Tom. and william Ma
NuT' pnrgess' pittsburgh and Matt Campbell
Jobn bowling. scarsdale and C. a. Shea,
Tom Bonnar Mecklenburs. and 'R N, An
! drevs. New Haven -. r-,,t,
! John lngls. FahNie"' ana - " N'P'''-N
N. Jerome D. Travers, Upper MontcIair and
| Tom Anderson, jr.. oakm9nt. 49,. vvutsr, ~
/ Isaac Mackc. Fox Hillh' anu "''a'" ~
Di SnGrew Campbell Spring Haven. and Elijah
/ Horton. Siwanoy. -, 49,. 1-,n,ort
! na,ia uonevman Forest Hin.
an ~ shippen. Maidstone. and X Wakerley
hg h1sxsnSer smith. wykasyi and J. NJ Roche
Ei Tdbn IIansiands. unattached. and David Nc
I KAY Bellevue. =. Atlantic Ct,y and sH
| John j. McDernott' h"aHN1 N''
H. WndeM,i Ward Garden City. and J. J.
| uourherty Merchantviit n 4, po.asn
blair. Boston. and o. L. DOWNFALL
Ie esss'srd RAY. oxhey England, and John
| Hobens Englewood o,s rosonb Mitchell
! george Low. Baltusroi' ana Joseph "i''"e'''
Upper Montclair -,.u.s,o, and sUenry I
/ Michael J. Brady
ronping Greenwich. -,.,, uo,t.o and
iT WI smith. Mexico city, MeAieo' aho
.Charles Evans. jr,; Ens sao,sn and George w
| Gilbert Nichols. "i'ii'''e
CI Inhn 70 Mackie. Dunwoodie. ana hooert d.
! Tbomson Glen Ridge ty,rn and John A
! .Tohu O. Anderson brae D'
PARK BeoI r,e,,e Tatnuck and william Ent-
/ n Carston. Arundel anu i"O'iiaS
Hueknall, 9skisS' Ro,mont Springs. and S.