The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-23
IuA7EUR STARS TO
FLOCK TO DETROIT
,ols Will Be Crowded From
,ov Until National Tourney
cot, Under Way Saturday.
Is NEXT

IyOMEN'S EVENT IL NEAT
,., that the national amateur
lf,bin hcsins on Saturday at De-
hslp ~s.soousIhle for the dearth OF
f toufulments this week, as no
M - ,n hold a tournament for the
w vars alone. AZ least that plan
~, heen tried In this part of the
60, but such n tourney IL at
80 Nigh, prove extremely popular
49, volfnrS who are not quite good
"a compete for the national title.
-" d,r,ng tho wcek golfers from all
n me country will he arriving at
n.,,,t and the championship course Is
n,,,y 10 be- pretty well crowded from
a., or. Friday, Of course. Will be the
,s1s, ~practicc day. and In addition h
Sos,,iion for the American Golfer
.n,, will he played then. on Satur-
,ns preliminary qualifying round
NJ no nlayed and the twenty-first anna
va. cb,mpnnship Of the United States
association will be under way.
sree the L. :. q. \. vas organized in
L,i thirteen golfers have worn the
lns,sur crown. Jerome u. Travers with
49,. victories Is. OF curse. the brtghtest
-. ~, the list Of champions, and Walter
4 Tr,,.s. with his three triumphs, is sec
n chandler Esan and III. j.
k.rrsam each won the title twice and
I,s.sIne o,her champions have had TO be
ssr. with one victory apiece. The
.owplste list Of national champions,
f -..s..,tn, - tho n ~
Lows.
- WhIgham. 1897. II rhert !. Whig-
an ,ssS FInilay :. Douglas: 1899. Her
-. " Hartman. 1900. Walter j. Travis:
l walter J Travis; 1902, Louis y.
r.. 1905, Waiter u Travis 1907; II.
ESen VI. RIVERS. 1907. Jerome u.
-,.ts-.. 1905. Jerome u. Travers: 1909.
I,lfr Gardner. 1910. William G. Fownes.
h, lsli Harold II Hilton. 1912, Jerome
IN T-sysrs 1918. Jerome II. Travers: 1914
|Is7r., oulnct.
The chances are hat the tourney at
Detroit will not add a new name TO the
|ts unless. perchance, Chick Evans
| ol,a ulf. his long delayed threat OF
n.ng the national amateur title. Re-
ports from Detroit a that the course ie
IN the hes, o. condition, and the tourney
seems likely 20 be one Of the most sue
sssiul In the history OF American golf,
Entries for the amateur championship
co- at a o'clock this afternoon with
|HoTard + Whitney. secretary of the
1ittd States Golf Association. II Broad
E,-tet. New York city. The complete
St Of entries, with the pairngs and
ar,ing times for the preliminary quail.
5ly round OF Saturday. will be an.
bounced by Mr.. Whitney tomorrow. and
w. appear In the Wednesday morning
kevspapers.
IN the week following the amateur
khgrp.onsh!p at Detroit the women,
Rational championship viii he played a
|o-Ten,sia, and II seems likely to be on,
(. The most interesting and keenly con
fes,d woInen's tournaments I'm the histor,
10. the United States Golf Association
n IS almost certain that the holder o.
|re tide, Mrs. II. Arnold jackson OF
|bs,oH, Will not be able to defend hel
on, hut ave II she did play sh,
Vo-d have the hardest kind OF a fight e
En again ut Onwentsia.
taisf interest will be centred in tn,
attempt OF Miss Vera Ramsey, the youn,
scoeh girl who won the Boston women,
.c,anpOnShtp this spring. to add he
raae TO the list of British women golfer
IV5O have won the American title. Tn
Isl. a.Deidy IS too long for the good o
SOmal'S golf in the United States and
vii mean much II some native bori
player is able to defeat Miss Ramsey.
Asd Miss Ramsey will not be tn
OILY. British born golfer at Onwentsia
for Ms. j. V. Hurd of Pittsburg. wh'
when she was Miss Dorothy Campbell
HOl the American title twice and tn
British championship as many times
a!sl intends to play at Onwentsia. Al
Though she has had little tournamen
rolt since 1911 Mrs. Hurd is sure to b
q dangerous contender for the title.
Mss Lillian u. Hyde. the metropolitan
Champion, Is going 10 enter the lists at On
seltSid and she probably will he accom-
panied by Miss Marion Hollins, forme
Metropolitan champion and runner up u
lie national tourney of 1913, when tn
Former Miss Gladys Ravenscroft won a
Wilmington. Miss Hyde has been dom
vel iu practice lately and II she ca
aIgroach and putt with any degree o
accuracy her chances OF victory Will b
brgat.
From the South will come Miss Ale
Stirling of Atlanta, the little girl stll
IN her teens. who won the Southern It'll
VII Ndi'ulous ease this year and wh
~ has been showing good golf In prac
to- lately. Miss Stirling Is especial
rod with her irons, the weakest spo
VII most Of the women golfers @
Irnniuelcc In this country.
r Mrs. Il. II. Barlow and Mrs. c. }
VirforAeck play at Onwentsia. the I'M
tia'pala district will he represented b
fs host women golfers.
As the tourney is to be held on a Oh
caso course the Western contingent
fire Ca be a large one. Miss Elaine
H''en'Ial, who was a runnerup at MAJ
sel last year, undoubtedly will play an
vi, have the advantage Of playing q
familiar ground, which should be or ma
'e''si help 10 her championship aspi
i.n's Then, too. there are Mrs. Hai
We n. Hammond, the Western chan
r'n, Mis- Myra Helmer and Mis-
caroline r.. ntcr. former holders OF II
Western title. and a number OF other
4 .''.r d'tccn-year-old girl name
fra1-ss $. illdAcld has been play1r
s'a~reuUtrkab,v good golf at Milwaukee
ana Sac may prove to he a factor
''He.'-'i 81. Louis probably viii !
t.l'e- ted hy the Missouri champio
Mss erase Somplo, and Miss Laura
ha.'r. whose chief claim Ia fame
ma -1r approaches with her brasst
an ge,s away with 1t.
TIE struggle for the title is sure
10 h'''r.lH Ought and the presence
U.s. ltswe., win make it the only OF
g ''e '...' national championships Wi
I'll .n''.nt' "ual aspect, as she If resi-
.i N. Boston only temporarily and
80 s.'II Niu a. Orw6ntsia probab
VI. '.., '." Robert cox cup back
t'- '...' tireit Britain.
'''.'. '.r the wOmen's nations
.]''..I'. n Will close Monday, Augu
ore N',. from to-day, with Howa'
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