The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-18
FRANCIS OUIMET
IS BARRED FROM
AMATEUR RANKS
Former National Champion
Receives Official Notice
From L. s. q. 4.
SULLIVAN. HIS PARTNER.
ALSO Is DISQUALIFIED


BOSTON. tprli 1:.-Frnncls Ouimct
ans John n. Sullivan. IT,. hive received
.a.,., I'll. ,... 49,. ,... ......
$3.50. :" INV
esoiI Nss"c'"ts"n' '"r""s" W. LEWIS
otos"y. ""e VI '"e cArru!''e r"mm't'ee.
sneS shey are n"s eng'"'r Tor amateur
competition because ~ violation ~ the
new rs'e regarding pr"frss'"nn''sm'
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The above despatch from Boston CON
hrms the statement printed IN " SUN
March ~ 10 Inc erect mat the golfers
pared ny the United states COLI Assoc
ciatioh TOT VOCATION OF inc new amateur
rue wou'u pc no'ifed OF thcir 'a'c ny
tne members or we - y executive
from the district IN when they reside.
NJ. Lewis crosby represents the boston
district on the executive committee OF
inc nationa' association ana 80 I" MN
was entrusted the TASK OF notiflinS pul-
mel and sullivan or their rare.
MIR. Crosby did not make the an
rounccment OF the disqualification OF the
former champion and his business
partner. That news must have come
from the lips of either Ouimct or
sullivan.
Francis Ouimet's career as an anna
teur golfer was one of the most bril-
liant in the history Of the royal and
ancient game. Before the fall Of 1919
little was heard ot him outside the
Boston district, although he had COM
peted In the Lesley cup matches as a
member OF the Massachusetts team and
had made two mr. three unsuccessful at.
tempts to oualify In the national anna
teur championships lie appeared at
Garden CITY for the amateur tourney
that YEAR. and to the surprise Of nearly
every one led the field in the first half
~ the oualifyinr round and bid fair ~
win The media, on the second day until
Chick Evans came In with one of his
unbeiievably brilliant scores and
snatched the honor away.
Ouime, won his first match, bu, In tho
second round encountered jerome II.
Trayers. the defending champion. who
won BY 3 up and . to play IN one of the
has, matches ever seen in an American
amateur championship.
A few weeks later Ouime,'s name ap.
pea red among Tin. nos, Of entrants FOR
the national open championship a,
BrookIine near his home. but despite
hia splendid showing at Garden city
he was considered as only one of the
many. who had entered more for tn.
fun NJ 4, than because of any idea u,
vinninR No amateur ever had won the
open In the United states up to tina,
time and az Harry Vardon and Edward
Raw were on hand 10 take the title
Sack 10 England. no one ever dreamed
Mat an American amateur might, win
Ouime,. however. ACCOMPLISHED ,hs
seeming,y impossible. 4, the end of tn,
four rounds of TN. rain soaked Brooklin,
links thre. great golfers were tied 10,
m. title M 3Oa They were ouim.t IN,
America amateur. and Nardon and Ray
the British professionals. both forme,
holders of the British open champion
sh,n. The executive ~cunr1itt.e Of III.
limited states Colp Associa,ion ordered
Al eighteen hole nl,yoy on tho foll,u
A.. n,orriny
I, wax al, oulue, in tina, his,ori,
o,ayor I-rL,un,,J lac ,he FAC. Ina, II.
=. nit,ed .yains, 100 NJ tho world
.olarg Giants In. Ar,.ricap you,b-b,
"a under 81 n, ,h. ,ine-nL,, cd ,ln,os
nerSec, roIf lie ,efused 10 Weld
sinele stroke ia his prc,t antagonist
md /, was nrs, nav and ,hnn Va do,
mo fe,, nv tho vaysid. WAN tho las
cu,t Mad heen bo,cd Ouime,,s score IVA,
70 yardon's ~ and ,ay's IS and Fran
cis Ouime, had made po,inp histor,
eha, will las, az ,onp as rho game on
dures
Later on c,uim., Won other honors
among them the national amateur cham
pionship al Ekwsnok in 1914. defeatiu,
Jerome D.. Travers in ON. OF the hes
played finals ever seen in AN America,
tournament. hu, IL is az tho youth VIII,
conquered Var,lon and Ray AT Brooklin
that he always will he remembered.
h Is his proprietorship OF A sportin,
goods house in Boston. in the conduc
q which he and sullivan are partners
tina Is the cause OF Ouimet's expulsion
from the amateur ranks. The store wa
opened only last week. just in time L
begin the sale of an English golf bal
admitted by the expiration Of the Has
kel patent last week, so the notihcatlol
nom the L. s. q. A.. probably did no
come until the store had opened II
doors. The new amateur ruling adorte
after the annual meeting or the tnite
states COLI Association in chicago las
month debars from the ranks OF IN
amateurs all golfers engaged In IN
handling OF golf goods. The rul
covers Ouinets case beyond me shadoN
Gals OF the association aid only VIVA
uon,.r "a y w.ni,ney tho secr.,ary ,
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