The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-23
PRO GOLFERS CAN TAXI
IN BOTH TOURNAMENTS
Date Of Metropolitan Open On.
Week Ahead Of National
at Midlothian.

BY selecting August IS, 10 "a.
Tor the national open chan,plo, .si.'
Midlothian. the United States ,;o,f d.
cation mas made u move tia. should H..
OF married benefit TO the metropolitan 40. 'a
championship. This event Is 10 be- ,5 ore'
at the Scarsdale Golf ana Country ci,I
on August IL and 10. "Wednesday ors
Thursday, OF the previous week
The professionals probably wiu l...
upon the Metropolitan event as ts, ~
Kind OF preparation for the all 'rup,,,.,.
competition at Chicago. and the He'll a.,
Scarsdale should bc tine best In the bIs
tory Of the local championship. As tb..
are no residence restrictions placed r'I.
entrants for the Metropolitan open. ~
tourney Is open To- professional and ,s,.
teur golfers no matter where they nav
live.
From another point OF vie,s the cb,,c.
OF August dates for the national o.s,
IL not so favorable The chances Of .,.
treInely hot weather In the Chicago dti
trict ut that time are consider4b', and
another such Vice.; a. that which greeted
the amateurs IT Wheaton IN 1912 :,
greatly to be feared. Il Is known ,he,
the British professionals who are pl.a.
ming TO come here this year were en-
tremely anxious that the national orc-
championship should be played In Sep.
ttHD"r. IN ldCN, II lStt'E IcceiNcl mere 4
month or two ago from prominent FOL.
lower OF golf on the other side OF the n.
lanti" contained this sentence: "wLy
doesn't the L. :. G.. \. hurry up and
select the dates for your open champion.
ship? our men are waiting TO hea,
when the championship IL TO be played
before making their plans. September !.
the only month that will be Of any good
TO them" SO If the british entry is smalle,
IA, hn.,, ost.Igiputal 49,,
of dates IN August for the open champion.
ship will be 10 blame.
Anothcr result OF the picking q ne
middle OF August for the national open
Is that Francis OuiuI.t viii have 10 VIII
his title over again II lac IL to ente; g..
national amateur AT Ii.Nanyk with IL.
prestige OF the holder Of the open clad.
pionship to help him out. The udyaac.
la the date OF the open event will MAKE
1t necessary for ou!net to defend HI.
title before his chief rival. Jetcn.
Travers. is called upon to desend IN.
amateur crown.
Last weak was prolific IN auao! cement
Of dates for golIing fixtures. The CON-
try Club 81 Lakewood reported the s,r..
ton OF Apr.l 30 May I and . t'- -
annual spring tournament, and the >uaw
nee tOlNlF! 'lup announced lllc l'll0F
Ing dates for It's three Tournaments
womon's invitation tournament June y.
%: Invitation open tournament, JGiy "a
10; invitation tournament for men, July
1926.
\ tentative h,dtile 81 events arr.';A
Tor the Woue''s Metropolitan Go!' l.,9.
citation II appended, though ia. list o'
not be formally announced uut0 ;..' - g..
dates a"e definitely decided uro1.
Ma 9. Eusieyooi: MI :. p-r,.,..'.
MAY l., Mor'ci.ir. May - |u,'l-. '... Ma
-. North Jersey, Nj y. Piping 80. B.. $50.
:, 20, 81. mems lr'rpppl.tau Cntup!r. ..Ir
t~z-"t County, JgUH l-.. Nul.-u'a IT,. ...
cham .uEshlp auu Dris.nu cap -. ...'.
GT-ittNi ,l., june Apl".. rl's: Juno 4. f..
Hils; juno u. ScaIsdaic; july 10, II. IS.
woOu.
l. any American golfers happen r. 90
In Italy neat month tu-y may "4t,. ,-
the aiian amateur championsl'r. .. e
to be played over the course % tl, lone
CiuU AT Acuua Santa beginning coy Az.
II. Eight will qualify Tor the title eri
the winner will receive the ITALY s.p
presented 10y tae Florence Gv's ca
Il. {. X. Young. Grand Hotel, EyU,. An
receive entries UP to April Il.