The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-27
DIFFICUL I TASK
 TO CHOOSE WINNER
 OF TITLE IN COLI F

new golf champion be Evans, Oui- met or Travers-or will he be some one else
 champion, have been picked from brilliant field by a majority of American enthusiasts. to furnish the winner Of the Twen1y-first National Amateur Golf Championship Tournat- ment, tof be held here from August zs to September 4.
 More than 150 contestants are ex- pected to compete in the qualifying round, August 28,s on the Detroit County club course Harry Yardon, the faIaousf English golfer, who shot a game on these grounds two years ago. pronounced the course the nn- est he had seen in America- Other noted students of the Scotch pastiI11e have declared that no course in the seduntry demands more skill from star performers in championship compe- tition Since the links were com piete in Jun9. 1912. no one has turn ed in a score better than 72.
 So far as known the great players from the East. middle West, South and Pacific coast, who are entered m the national struggle, are mostly of the opinion that no ehamplorsnlp possibility will be greatly favored or seriously handicapped by the requ1re- znents of the Course. Qnk the other hand it is pr robab1y their unan3nous flew 4l1at the two shot star will be left hoBeIessly behind before the pre- 1i1ninary rounds of medal play have been conpdeted- competed in the champio nship rounds in the II tournament are entered. Chicago will have more than a dozen players of national inn portance, in addition to the western champion Chick Evans. Jack Ne- eye, an Nelson Whitney, of New Orleans, often. referred to as the peer of Dixie players, sent their entries in early Through the efforts of the. United States Golf Association, the field is certain to be rernssrkaply strong for the qualifying rounds Ali ter MonaaA the tougnarnent is ex- pected to resolve itself into battle of giants
 Golf experts, who for months have been writing of the tournament, have de1Ighted in again referring to the contest as a struggle between the ERst and West with about 10 top notchers on each side Their articles however seernin gly have been in! complete wi ithout reference to the open champion, Jerome Trave1s fte national amateur title holder andg orna9F open champion. Francis 0uimet, 1and Charles Evans. IT,, lone Wesnerner of trio; s7hos for the past two seasons, has been inv1nctr ble in the western amateur tourna- naerts These three players 1t has been coTnTuteds have won zS golf titles during the past eight years. Thsse honors do not include foreign or schoIastf6 victories Travers has been most successful, He has been winner of tho final match in 14 chanpaonship, of distinct import i Ssss : szs ~ +, ,rz1., .,,,z t,1741,,6at have not played much golf in the west and Evans has been unsuccess- in his big matches in the East. hasA caused enthusiasts to study the pecu1iarities of the Detroit course with unusual care. The grounds were designed and built by an Englishnan and ares perhaps, more represenfa- tive of British links and the more difficult Of Eastern courses. than of those nearer the Mississippi river
 Although the country is practically flat the designer produced an endless variety oz hazards. diagonal cross bunk CTS iIIuEiv4 traps and imp osing mo aou1lds5ss Nearly :s57 Of the greens are banked arse giving deadly puttera an opport ul11ty for spectacp- lar effort.
 The course is 6.615 yards 1onsa and includes six holes that are 400 yards or more apart. three that are 5 50o yards or n1ore five in the 300-yard class and four of sthe 200 yards or less 4 description of the grounds follows:
 No. M sard Tine tee is on a rise and afsz5 Of l 50 yards is re- cuired sto get onto the clear. Twe large traps guard the green which ii Banked and traps are arranged tc catch sIlceN or hooked second shots Far.
 No 447xyafds-AIt is tFis ho1s <,f America. 1t will take two long shot. to get close to the green, which il on d rise It is well guar ded bJ traps, as also is the green. the from of which, however, is open Par g.
 No 458 yards-Fsor this hols an absolutaiy straight drive will bt necessary. A diagonal bunker rnakel a hook ar slice costly. A long slno to the left opens up the hole scousid erably This hole is a splendid tes for accuracy and power: Par. g.
 No. 4 341 yaFds=A ditch rum diagonaIIy across the course protect ing otherwise well guarded green About 1855 yards from the tee. or the rieht is trap and there ar. several other traps on the same fsids and at<the rear of the green Hook and slices on this hole are costly
 No. 5. 1s4 yaras-A ditch mus be crosse@ by a drive from an e1e vated tee. Pulled or snort<tee shot. here mean txouble.k The green is wei guarded by traps at the right. Par. 3
 No e. 424 yards=A sliced driv, again discovers a ditch. A wei placed drive. however. gives an eas! second shot to cross d ditch. Tn green is raised and guarded by mound at the right and is banked a the rear. Par. 4
 NoA7. 144 yards-The ditch Ii enc1untered diagonaI1y A pulle ehot with a mashie will find tn. creek while traps, which guard tn right and rear of fhe green, vii catch over-drives and slices. Par. 8.