New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
Ouimet, Conqueror OF
Vardon and Ray, to De
fend His Title.
MIDLOTHIAN LINKS
FURNISHES VENUE
Work of Macdonald Smith, Re-
cent Winner at Scarsdale,
Will Be Closely Watched.

oanized in 1895 the Midlothian Coun-
trv Climbs links, near Chicago, VIII De
The scene OF a national championship
this week. when the open tourn ameh'
OF the United States Golf Association
will be held there. il viii be inc
twentieth annual meeting and tnere
are III entries, of which eleven arc
amateurs.
v,ss held AT Brookline, Il was found
necessary 20 change the conolu0hs
from seventy-two holes Of medal play
TO a prelinlinAry round which would
materially reduce the field and allow
for the championship proper TO be
played of under comfortable oircum-
stances. This year the same system
will he adhered 10, which is 20 say that
an Tuesday half the field will play
thirtv-six holes and the other half VIII
60 over a similar distance the day fol-
lowing.
best scores for thirty-six holes Will
qualify for the championship proper
on Thursday and Friday over the Gus
tomary distance. In the event OF Tie
provision is made for an eighteen-hole
plsy-ofF on Saturday.
The general contour of the land over
is of q gentle, rolling prairie variety.
Trees are not placed so as TO inter
fere with the play. Diagonally seross
the tract there is a brook, full ad-
vantage Of which for purposes Of haz-
ards has been taken.
There is something deceptive about
the course. which at first appears
simple The putting greens are said TO
be in excellent condition, and possibly
the only criticism 20 be made OF
the links is the bunkering arrange
ment. recently considered by Charles
Evans. jr. Attention, however, has
been given 10 this department. lately
The venue is about twenty miles south
west Of Chicago, on branch OF the
Rock Island Railroad, and the running
time from the Windy City Is ABOUT
fcrty-five minutes. :,
Only one short hole Is encountered
on the outward journey. that being the
second. q matter Of 1876 YARDS. Ohiy
Two are more than 400 yards long. On
The inward nine there are four holes
measuring from 100 20 490 and there
are two short ones, the twelfth and the
ffteenth. The distances follow;
ont $50 ls5 go SIS go $40 tSS SIG 42-SSo5 .,.,
1n fg7 50 IT, sSs 800 Us 40 800 2l5-5Ool--oS'o
Par for the course is as follows;
f 3p'................ tS-s
OF course, chief interest will natu-
rally centre in the doings Of the pres
ent titleholder, Francis Ouimet' the
Youthful amateur from Massachusetts,
who won the play-off with Harry VAR
don and Edward Ray in isuch sensa-
tional fashion last ear at Brookline.
Ouimet is the elly amateur ever 70
accomplish such a feat here, and al
though he is -anked among the three
best golfers In America II Is hsrdiy
fair 70 expect that he will repeat ms
remarkable performance on a links not
nearly SO we'll known 10 him as brooA-
line. a.,
In ali the nineteen championships
held, the nearest TO Ouimet's feat was
w,eH Walter ]. Travis tied with Stew
arr Gardner. "pro," for second place
irJ the tournament at Garden CITY IN
1902 On that occasion Lawrence Aucn-
+erlonie won the title with 3O1. Travis
and Gardner each had Sl3. On no less
than five occasions Travis has lea the
amateur contingent in the open. ~,
The tournament this week AZ MIu-
lothian will really be the starting gun
60 =, srtive fall season Something
or other will be going on constantly
until the snow flies. At intervals OF
onlv two weeks will follow the two
other big meetings, the national anna
tour championship, at Ekwanok, Deglh-
ming August 81. and the womens ma
tional championship, at Nassau. begin
r;ng Soptember a. Thus in period
Of scarcely more than a month all OF
the big championships will have oeeh
played. s..od
that Ouimet will repeat, II might De
well 10 watch Macdonald smith the
Youthful professional Of the OSkmont
Country Club. near Pittsburgh, who
,,on the METROPOLITAN open IN such
sensational fashion az Scarsdale a Urine
more than q week ago.
"Nack" was declared by Nsrdon and
Raw to be the most promising OF an
the American young men. Jonn D. nc
Der,nott who won the title OIL two oc-
casions and is the only homebred 10
turn the trick. has been playing 50
little that the true cslibre OF his game
In view of the fact that 0uimet IS
an amateur and holds the title at pres
emit, the following table showing now
the amateurs have finished IN previous
champion ships, as well as former VIII
ners, might be Of interest:
Year place. winner and core.
isG-Newport. Horace raw ms ,,, .'I ta
rftC-shinnecock HIS. James fouhs' To-
fsa--W'heat0n Joseph lloyd. H.
rsos-Nvopia Fred Herd. -.
1ss9-Baltimerc VIII smith. 90,
1SoO-Wheatou. Harry Ear1on' 80
1.0i-Nvopia. sNill Anderson, 81. , en-
90 -Ge,8er CITY. Lawrence Auchterlonlc' 9V''
to0g- palfurroi fWnl Anderson. 9l''
+. ie4-Gien View. VIII Anderson. S.o.
1qg,-Nyopia VII Anderson. Sli.
fa05-Onweutsia. Alec Shllui' -, On,
Philadelphia cricket Alex Rose 0'-'
fgS-Nvopis tired Mcleod 81. -
40. -Y5vric v God George sargent. %
40 pbVoI.iphia cricket tAlec Smith. 1S8.
iWi-Wheat0u. 'Johu J. McDeIinotIs, 'V''
1si2-BunaIo John J. McDernot "a
.Af,s, q tie With Alec smith. latter ne
with Dave Brown. fAfter tie WIN VII
smith. safer tie with MeDernlo'5 si D
si,"oson and NJ. j. Brady. +After a tic with
49,, Vsrdon and Edward Ray. 81.
Previous 20 1885 championship was az %
holes. -
year. Leading amateur and score. Position
1Ss5-A. ". smith, JIG. ..'...'''''''
1888 " Smith. ljb.................
18Th Whighau. lI5...-....s'''''
fSsS-H e. Leeds. 3i7 ........ ..........
fSee-Herbert NJ Hartman. 339.......'. lS
ieoa-Charles y. Macdonald. 555......''. ~
feoi-Arthur g.. lockwood. 55l...-....'' ~
,eog-Walter j. Travis. 5i5.....'..''.''
fe02-Fiudlay s. Douglas. 5%S. ......s''' -
teoa-H Chandler Egau, 5Zb. zee: ...'.' q
isos-Walter J. Travis and Arthur q.
lockwood. S25 ...... ..'.'.'''''1i
teos-u Chandler Egau. Sl5..........'. =
fso7-Jerofne -. TraNers, Sz4...s'sss...' - -
Walter j. Travis. 5fI......s.sss'' -
faog-Wsiter J. Travis, 500.....sssss''. 90
feI0-frred Herreshon. 5ll..........'.'. -
fsit-Aibert seckel 5i3. .......'s's''' "a
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