The sun., 1914-08-16

Amateur golfers who expect 10 play
for the championship a. Ekwanok are
warned by the United States Golf Asso.
citation that the entry list will be closed
on Monday, August "a. at p. NJ, and
the further statement Is made that no
entries received after that time will be
accepted. They must be made through
the secretaries of the clubs to which
the championship aspirants belong. and
should he accompanied by the usual 50
entrance fec. They should be addressed
10 John Reid, Jr., secretary OF the
United States Golf Association. room
104s. 20 East Forty-nfth street. New
York
The programme for the amateur cham
pion shtp shows that a return will be made
to the plan of playing the qualifying
round OF thirty-six holes on one day. This
was tried out at wheaton In 1912. the
4. < q. A. adopting II at the eleventh
hour when 1t was realized that the field
was small enough to get around the course
twice In one day.
Last year. with the adoption OF the ma
tionil handicap list. Il was expected that
the field again would be small enough to
the first day. hut 50 many entries were re-
ceived that at the last minute 1t was
necessary to revert TO the old plan. So
at Garden City eighteen holes were
played on Monday, the leading sixty-four
qualifying for the second eighteen holes
on Tuesday morning. An unweldy tie
for the last few places In the first sixty
four made u necessary to have a playor
before breakfast time on Tuesday and
another tie for the last eleven places In
the first thirty-tvO caused another play
of and its consequent delay. later In
the day. AZ a result the first match
round OF eighteen holes did not get under
way until long past the appointed hour,
and Il was nearly dark before II was
finished. although in order 10 hasten mat.
ters half the matches were started from
the tenth tee. A procedure that was
frowned upon generally, but which could
not be avoided under the circumstances
Even after all this had been done one
match. IN which a dispute arose. could
not be concluded on Tuesday and was
played out early on Wednesday morning
II is 10 avoid n repetition OF last years
troubles, and also to do away with the
dreaded first match round Of eighteen
holes, that the executive committee
of the L. & @. A. again has an
nounced that the plan which was
80 successful at Wheaton will be
in the size Of the national handicap list
is expected 10 cut down the s.ze Of the
field materially, and the fact that the
tourney IL 70 be played at a place re-
note from any large city also Is likely
to keep down the number or entrants.
There are no other changes IN the con.
ditions for the championship tourney, and
In all other respects the week at Man
chester will resemble the championships
weeks of the past few years. Ever
though tho field is likely TO be u sinai
one. 1t will lack nothing IN qua,ity. as all
OF the leading amateur golfers In tn,
United States expect TO be on hand.
Although the number of entries for III.
open championship Is smaller than It wai
a year ago. the reduction IN the size of tn,
entry list is by no means "A sign that IN.
interest in the open event Is decrcasing
1t is merely the usual result OF sendinI
the tournev to Western course. Th
history OF the open championship show
that the fields in the East have been con
sistently larger than those which hav
4 played when the tourney has been helt
/ IN the West.
There are 1875 entries this year, a splen
did showing when the fact that Westeri
course is to be the scene OF the event 4
taken into consideration. and the numbe
has been exceeded on only two previous
occasions. In 1912 at Buffalo there wer
1871 entries and l25 starters and at Rrook
line last year there were l60 entries ant
i62 starters. OF course the visit OF Var
don and Ray greatly increased the inter