The evening world., 1918-06-04

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United States Golf Association
Will Hold Its Second Liberty
Tourney on July a.
T TOWARD WHITNEY. Secretary

HOWARD WHITNEY, Secretary
III of the United states Golf As
ISOLATION, announced that the
National Association, with the CO.
operation OF the American Red Cross.
will hold its second Liberty tourna-
ment on July 4. The Red Cross will
donate a medal similar to that pre-
scented last year and the association
will provide engraved certificates.
1t Is hoped that all golf clubs
throughout the country, whether af-
filiated with the United States Golf
Association or not, will participate In
the Liberty tournament in an effort
to raise at least a million dollars for
war relief work.
Benjamin Wood Of the Golf Com
mIttee OF the Knollwood Club states
with considerable pride that his club
raised ;12.574 for the second Red
Cross War Fund during the week Of
the drive. Mr.. Wood believes this
sum probably exceeded any contribu-
ton from a golf club anywhere In the
Y. 8. A.
Nearly $4,000 OF the Knollwood
Clubs contribution was realized from
the Stock Exchange golf tournament.
About $1,000 was subscribed by 100
members OF the club.
The first metropolitan appearance OF
Charles Evans ir. for this season In
likely to be made on June Is. when he
and Jerome d. Travers meet NJ. J.
Barnes M Walter Hagen for the bene-
ut Of the Red Cross over the Siwanoy
Country Club links. This will bring two
Of the best amateurs OF the country
against two OF the leading PROFESSIONAL.
and the match is certain to attract q
record gallery.
In the party will be three one-time
national open champions. Barnes being
the only one OF the quartet who has not
yet succeeded in winning that honor.
although he IL probably the most con-
sistent brilliant golfer in all America at
the present time.
Evans Is the present holder Of both
the national open and amateur titles,
Barnes holds the Western open and
Hagen Is the North and South open
champion. Travers Is the only one Of
the iouT VINO uoes MOI, naNe a handle 10
his name at present. but everything OF
consequence has passed through his
fingers. including the two honors that
now belong to Evans.
Four tied for low not score In the
qualifying round. handicap conditions
in the June tournament open to mHm-
hers OF the New York Newspaper Golf
Club at Van .cortlnndt Park. As moth
ing better than IS Is recognized. tho
leaders were f. Wagner; LEROY .Thomp-
son. +. p. Nowlan and r. II. Kennedy.
Frank T. Pope had the low gross. an 90.
The woodway Country Club Is max
ing great Roadway on its new ls;hole
course, and the hrst nine holes viii be
opened June %. 1t is expected the sec
ond nine will be ready by August. The
course Is being laid out by Willie Park.
n former British champion. G. W. Sin
glcton. the Oakland Golf Club profess
reconstructed course OF $3.50 Yards Sun
day. going out Ia 20 and returning In 81
This Is the nrst time an, so has beer
beaten. The amateur record Is So.
The formal opening OF the Mount Yer.
non Country Club will be a competition
for the Vice Presidents prize. which
will be followed by a housewarmlng ir
the evening.
Another 36-hole match has been ar
ranged between George Mclean and ui
Nichols. which Is TO be held Sunds,
aver the links OF the Wykagvl Courrrl
Club. for the benefit OF the Red Cross.
The st. Andrews Golf Gu contew
mates putting up a tat in memory |.
John Reid. the father OF golf In thil
country.