Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-09-14

New York, Sept. 13.-Nuw that the
men, aid women golfers have comp.et-
ed their annual competitions for ma
tional titles the attention Of the golf.
ing fraternity all over the United
States will. 4be attracted't to the 'eler-
er,th annual Seniors 3" tournament
which will take place next week Oh
the links of the Apawanis club, Rye,
N. Y. While no title is ut stake in this
event. it is of national interest be-
cause the entrants are men Of promin
ence, professionally or commercially.
Among the competitors in this an
nual contest, which is a 36-hole media
play handicap, are to be found prcmin-
ent jurists, Lawyers, PHYSICIANS, army
and navy officers, diplomats, inan-
ciers and leaders in commercial and
other enterprises, the necessary quail
fcatiop for each being the minimum
age limit of IS years. t@ ,.Hi-
Last year over two hundred players
took part in the tourney and tlis year,
Judging from the numerous responses
to the Invitations of the committee in
charge, there will he over 300 e
trants. In former years the 36-hole
handicap was decided in two days.
This year, however, the committee
has decided to divide the competitors
into two sections by splitting the en-
tries, regardless of age classes Of
which there are four arranged as fol-
lows: Glass A SIS to SO years; Glass
E so to IS years; Glass c. IS to 50
years, and all players who have reach
ed the allotted three core and ten
and over will comprise Class D. Du.
plicate prizes will be given in each
Of the two sections for the best gross
and net Scores and over fifty other
prizes have~been donatedsfor different
scores, but no playerscaHsreceive more
than one prize although he MAJ be
the winner Of two or%rmore. The first
section of the tournament will be
played on Tuesday and Wednesday,
September 81 and % and play in the
second section will occupy the great
er part CT the two following days:
One of the record football gather.
ings OF. the year Is already assured
for the Army-Navy game to be played
in New York City on Saturday, Nov
81. Applications for seats and BOXES
began to accumulate as far back as
May and there is every reason to be
lieve that the Polo Grounds will hold
the largest number of spectators in
it's history when the two United
States academy elevens lineup fcc
the final game of the season.
Service officers attribute the unusu-
al interest in the match to the at-
tention attracted to the army and
navy by the European war and the
military spirit developed in this coun-
try during the past few months.
Whether this s%upposition is correct
or not the fact remains that there is
every indication that the demand fer
seats will far exceed the seating cap
acity CT the baseball stadium. Al
though the building of additional
stands stwil permit the se1ting Of
some $4,000 spectators it is thought
that tseztptRl. app ications will ur-
pass these IfguEsss by fifteen to TWEEN
ty thousand: oyuss So
The major league drafting season
will open on Wednesday and while al!
the big circuit Gibbs will try their
luck in the draw the various baseball
scouts declare that the cream CT the
minor organizations has been secured
by sale o. other arrangement. The
opening and Closing dates for the
minor leagues are as follows: Class
Ala. Sept 22,a7; Class A. Sept. 80
Oct. 5; Class s. Oct. 7-l2; Glass c..
Oct. 1920. The major leagues will
pay from $500 down to $50 per
player according to the class Of
league from which he is drawn.
Class IA. clubs and those below this