The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-30

success of the experiment In sending the
national amateur golf championship TO
Ekwanok is week OF good golfng
weather. When 1t was decided to hold
| the tourney on the Vermont course there
were many prophets who predicted that
tho field would not be a representative
one. and that the champion OF 1914 would
not have such a struggle for his title
as some OF his predecessors have gone
| through.
The announcement OF the entry list
the other day erectually disposed OF all
such pessimstic predictions In the first
pla 20 the number OF entrants was so
/ great that ne U. s. G. a. executive COM
/ mittee deemed IL necessary to revert to
the old plan OF playing the two halves
OF the qualifying round on different days.
and from the standpoint OF golfng quail
lily the field which will begin play to-
morrow morning is one OF the best ever
assembled In the history OF the amateur
championship.
Jerome d. Travers and Francis Ouimet.
the two scratch men on the national ham
dicap list, will p'ay. Chick Evans. the
lone occupant OF the one division. will be
been honored with ratings OF two. War
rem *. Wood. walter J. Travis and John
q. Anderson. will be among the starters.
There are eleven names at three on the
national list. and all but three of them
appear AIMING the entries for the tourney
which begins tomorrow. 30 fourteen OF
the first seventeen golfers in the country
will strive for the title now held by
Jerome D. Travers. H. Chandler Egan
kaaIy ND
Albert Seckel. both OF whom are TIED
down by business duties in Chicago, form
the trio OF first rank golfers who have not
. entered Warren X. Wood. In order to
play at Ekwanok. was forced to forego the
defence of his Western title last month.
, He had to choose between the two tourna-
ments, as he could spare time for only
! one, and he decided to come east to Elk
wanok and to let the Western champion
ship, which he won in 1913 20 by default.
The remainder of the field Of ll2 golfers
Is made up of the four and hve men on
the national handicap list and the four
, foreign entrants. over half OF the four
, division intend TO play. There are now
, 276 names on the national list and the
, presence in the championship of los OF the
/, golfers who have been honored with rat
< ings Is a remarkable tribute to the esteem
= in which the Ekwanok course IL held all
over the country.
As is usually the case when the cham
pioelship Is held on course this side OF
y the Alleghanies, nearly onc-half oil the
field il made up OF golfers who live In the
o metropolitan district. The region around
e New York Is without question the creates,
p golfng centre In the United states and
y the names OF forty-eight New Workers. on
IS the list Of entries this year gives fair idea
=, OF the place which metropolitan golfers
n hold in national golf. There are twenty
i, one New Englanders on the list, all bu'
MAJ
k, around Boston, and the West IL sending
L. eighteen representatives, to Manchester
=. Philadelphia sends seven golfers and Bal
o. t!more and Washington each two. Ther'
h. are about fourteen Southerners VINO thinH
T. they have a chance for the title and tho
= remainder of the field Is recruited from
8 places which can boast OF only one or two
"a GOOD PLAYERS Then there IL the single
l Britisher, for one OF the two VINO entete'
was kept at home on account OF the war
u the lone Canadian and Norman F. Brooke'
- NJ tennis fame from Australasia. TIT
" cola ia we'll distributed over the countr,
:, excent FOR the preponderance Of metronoli
:, tan golfers There Is not single Pacih
" coast representatives on the list this year
however.
, According to the amended programme
!. only an eighteen hole medal round vii
81 ne nroved tomorrow, and the leadini
g sixty-four at the end OF the day Will
O. continue on Tuesday morning for eigh
: teen holes more OF medal play. IN
. leading thrty-two for the thirty-six hol
!, round will qualify for the title ana a
~ once begin the nrst match play round
y This first round on Tuesday Afternoon
will be at eighteen holes, and liz likel
- TO produce more than one upset. l
ia was largely because OF the number q
y upsets in the short first round in IN
n past that the Y. s. q. a. executiv
Ok committee was anxious to make 1t
d. thirty-six hole affair. as II was a
Wheaton in 1912, The big entry liz
ended that hope. however. and the thirty
two who are lucky or skilful enough
qualify will have TO take their chance
IN in the eighteen hole test. All OF the res
OF the rounds will be at thirty-six hole'
u, and there will be little or no chance 10
40 a fiuke victory In any OF them.
~ There is every indication that III
w in the twenty years OF the life OF III
nc United States Golf Association.
rs Only one more week remains for N
~ sending in OF entries for the women
oe national amateur championship whc
will be played at the Nassau Countr
~ Club, Glen Cove. l.. l.. September IA to 1
IN John Reid. Jr, secretary OF the Unite
OF states Golf Association, will recei,
r. entries Mt his office. Grand Central Term
A.. nal. up 20 and including Monday. Septen
en- Der Z. They should be sent in throue
championship aspirants belong. and eac
!. entry must be accompanied by the usu
IS entrance fee. Checks should be draw
~. 10 the order OF the United States Go
Asso. iatlOn.
The pa.rirgs for the qualifying rour
on and tho times OF starting will be a
ar nounced in the newspapers OF Wednesda
ve September ..
ed Invitations have been sent out 20 semi
q golfers IN all parts OF the country
yn the Apawamis Club. which IN prepa
Ing for its tenth annual seniors tourn
~ ment on Wednesday and Thursday Sc
o. tcmber 23 and "a. As announced la
m; winter a change has been made In q
M conditions for the tourney. which ea
n year attracts over two hundred veteri
D. golfers from nearly every State in {
+. Union. Three classes. arranged accor
iug to GEa. have been provided for y
wear. Glass a will include all collie
from go to c5 years of age; Glass II W
or re for those between &C and 70, inclusi'
IN nd Glass G for al those who can pol
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