The sun., 1919-06-09
Big WEEK AHEAD
FOR LOCAL GOLFERS
Women Will Compete in Met
ropolitan Tourney and Men
in National Open
BY INNS brown.


Golhns interest a-plenty is bubbling
'tortn iocany this week. Induced by two
ot the most Important events OF the sea-
son tor the ancient sport. This applies
70 ootn Hiaie ana teinaie OF the species
Oh goiL bugs. Up at the Brae Burn
INKS. west Newton' MASS, the annual
pattie Tor tne open championship OF the
country gets under way this morning
over AZ the Arcola Country Club, Ar
Soia' ~: D., tne Nomens metropolitan
championship contests starts to-day.
me iact mat both events have drawn
enormous neids proves the Keen interest
iet IN each more than 100 aspirants
are expected TO enter the open compett-
tion at brae Burn ana more than four
score nave entereu Tor the womens title
play ut Arcola.
Gnorts 10 forecast a winner IN the Dig
Joust AT brae Burn are little less than
,utie. ihere are TOO many good ones
IN the hst ana the winning ulck may
,urn on any one OF hattul OF angles
Even Wise Loiio"ers OF tne sport VIII 90
no more than venture 10 predict ina.
S a ia'orItes WIN iaho Wlthln the nrst
nve, or something else equally as un-
eer'Aih'
WE,
Jock Hutchinson. Walter Hagen. Mike
Brady, Tommy Mcnamara, Gil Nichols
and Bob Mcdonald among the profess
SIGNALS, and Francis Ouimet, Jerome
Travers and Charles Chick" Evans
among the amateurs It's no fancy trick
to see that tho old stunt Of extracting
pink rabbits from derby hats Is soft GO
ing compared to selecting a winner in
this tournament.
And even the above isn't taking into
account quite a few more who may
carry very excellent chances Of spring
Ing a surprise. ]. u. Edgar playing in
his first tournament in the States, may
supset the calculations. He has a record
OF having beaten Harry Vardon by
eight strokes in the last open tourna-
ment staged In Europe before the war.
He shot the Brae Burn course a few
days since in 20.
Then. too. there are John Black and
A. G.. Esplnoza from the Pacific Coast
Both are recognized as first class golfers
and dangerous entries in the big COM
petition. AS usual the boys who have
D 1 .n,ousn .ne nun suceessiuny m TOT
most consideration. On the other palm,
upsets have frequently taken place.
a' Arcoi@'
Though purely a local affair, the worn
ems tournament is one OF the real big
events for fair sex golfers And the
Arcola affair should be one OF the best
in years. 1t will take on an added zest
because Of the very high class perform
ance Of local women in administering
,, such a sound defeat to Philadelphia
representatives in the Gr!scom cup
matches the past week. 1t was a mos,
notable achievement. especially in face
OF the fact that Quaker City women
had scored so impressiyely In the East
ern Championship medal play competi-
I ton earlier In the week
With such golfers as Mrs w A.
Gavin, Miss Marion HolIins, Miss Geor-
eiana Bishop, Mrs L. c. stockton. Mrs.
| q. X Morrow. Mrs G. NJ Heckscher
Miss Beatrice Lounsbery. Mrs. c. F.
Jybelacker, Mrs. 8. A. Herzog. Mrs,
| Thomas Hucknall Mrs A g Rossin,
, Miss Henrietta Finckel Mrs NJ X
| Favne Mrs I II Alexandre Mrs 7
Moore and others in tha list cononati-
tIon 10 sure 10 ha sniritsd tbrouohon,
Praise for Brooklawn c. c.
pot, p-s.,ds,, -o-r.,,us T cr,,tuo,
and Sacr.tarv II posson -, ~ ~
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