Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-15
GOLF STARS TURN
TO CHICAGO MEET
Western Omen Tournament Only Big
Event Remaining on Schedule
for This Season.
BIG LIST ENTRIES ASSURED
Eastern Professionals Participate 81
westmoreIaud Club with Large
Number Amateur

Number Amateur
cbicaao.-wlth the Western ANA
teur Golf championship out Of the way.
attention Of American golfers today
turns 10 the western open tournament
the only other important golf champ
fonsbfp eg the year IN the United
states. as the United states Golf assoc
citation cancelled its tournaments on
account oe the war leaving Chick
Evans III hold over his dual title. All
rbo eastern professionals and several
leading amateurs, according 70 ION
Mcnamara OF New York. former
champion. will meet ct the Weatuore~
land club. Chicago, on Sept. ~ 20 Ia JD
contest for the open title.
when Francis OuImet, recognized as
an amateur by tho Western COLI as
ISOLATION. captured the amateur 1Jis
at Midlothian recently following me
decision Of IT. S. @. A. 10 aoah1oA
championship play. further afternoon
was called 20 the open meet planned
by the western body for September.
This event has for several years been
= national affair. and the title was cap
tured last year by Walter Hagen d
Rochester at Milwaukee. with Jack
Hutchinson then Of Pittsburgh ana
George Sargent Of Minneapolis tied loE
second Mace and James Barnes OF
Philadelphia close behind. The utla
in 1915 was carried OFF by Tom NC
<au1sra then Of Boston. with Alex
Cunningham OF Wheeling " Va IN
second place and Sargent. Hagen ana
NJ. J. Brady of Boston. next IN order
- I'D ~ hole contest at Glen Oak
- ,-1-fcgg1
r1 ,s--,rf0rsfsn I'M 1914 PLAYED
-r--r-,--- .-f44h zF.rra,nnHs. was
s.,- Ta-raa T4ernes of Philadelphia.
-.s,1, yt-frrfarr Kidd 1f ST. Louis as run
~-r a. 1919 John g. WCDermotr.
tar,r+- eastern professional led the
erfa i. Rfa,.rhts and lin 1912. Mac
g-...t5 1,,.tr trar at De1 Monte. Cal.
- ,t- .roraa af TalewiId club.
(
rrrr ,yea+ar- 0rar title has not been
r. I'LL I. ,--a+rr7 -0Tf association ter
W. a,'..,.. --itr anf Hutch
inr .--s Fl r,4s made medal play
affair five years ago. and in an the
tournaments there has been LAT ger
representation on eastern par sot-eI
than of western players of similar
rating
There have not been S many scratch
amateur players entered. however. as
there have been in the national open
meets. although Charles evans. 5is
national amateur and open champion
won the event ln 1910 al Beverly GNU
Chicago. when the play was al match
The premier amateur ot America. IheH
onIy 20 years old. made To" medal 81
= and defeated George simpson o9i-
CaEo professional. ln the mat round
to 8. Evans competed al Glen o7H
Two years ago. but was on ms game
ana ana noi make -Ho"
Nhue the event mas heeh more
strictly professional championship
than the national open meet i IS like
~ that Ouimet viii compete THIS year
This Boston amateur, who won the ma
t1onal open title hy defeating harry
Nardon and Edward Ray ln 1919 sara
ne INTENDED lo play l4 ti7 1oil'-i5
WeaLmoreiand tournament unless III
forseen CONTINGENCIES prevented, re r
reported ~ pc among t1e nfsl ones
drawn III Ihe selelllVe aFaL. Lo1-eFS
ana IAls may prevent Hls Pal tlo4 pa IAo+'
Gardner lin Army.
Evans. early i'll the season. decided