The sun., 1919-06-17
LARGER PURSE FOR
METROPOLITAN OPEN
Prize Money Totals 1896 for
Golf Championship at the
North Shore Club.
by INNS BROWN,

! According to a decision Just an
nounced by Secretary A. II. Pogson of
| the Metropolitan Golf Association, such
professionals as enter the open tourna-
ment of the association at the North
Shore. Country Club July 10 and IL. will
have somewhat larger and more juicy
target at which to shoot A total OF
$685. prize money is offered under the
new schedule, against $475 offered in
past tournaments
AS usual. the first eight players will
land inside the money. Following is
the new schedule: First, $3.50: second,
sl2s third, 800 fourth, s75; nth, $50 /;
sixth. $40 seventh. $40, and eighth, s25.
with the increase in prize money, added
interest will no doubt be manifested.
or course the honor and prestige of
winning are esteemed by the field, but
naturally enough the fatter the purse
the more interesting the going. This
tournament is by no means an exclusive
AFFAIR. being open to all professionals
ard amateurs as well. whether resident
OF the metropolitan district or not.
Fox Hills Tournament.
The approaching tournament at Fox
Hills will no doubt bring together quite
| a bevy of first class players, and without
doubt competition will produce interest
as keen as that which has marked
earlier invitation affairs at Garden City
and Sleepy Hollow. Not all of the top
notchers who accepted the issue at
Brooklawn q short time since In the
metropolitan championship will be there
OF course, but quite a number are ex-
pected.
Among others who are expected to cut
quite figure will be A. L. Walker, Jr.,
who established the calibre of his game
hNy A1h e. a.tz
with Oswald Kirkby in the final round
for the title Walker first attracted at
tention by capturing the medal for the
low qualifying round in an invitation
tournament at Fox Hills a few years
ago. and II will be no surprise to see
him pick up there, starting Thursday Of
this week. where he left Off In the met
ropolitan tussle at Brooklawn.
Doubtless August F. Hammer will also
be in the field to tee of at Fox Hills in
the qualifying round. Hammer has
played but little tournament golf here
about this season, though he did run
down to Baltimore and romr home a
winner of a cup which carries with Il
the. Maryland State championship de-
feating Max Marston in the final round
to do 1t. But he missed the Metropoli-
tan test at Brooklawn and IL he enters
at Fox Hills 1t will be his first tourna-
ment appearance in these parts since the
Lakewood affair early in the season.
New Kink in Rules.
During the playing OF the women's
Metropolitan championships at Arcola
last week rather interesting situation
came up with respect to the rules In
one match both players were using the
same caddie. on one green one of the
players Clipped UP to within a foot OF
the cup. The caddie had lifted the flag
as she played and when the ball stopped.
supposing that the other player would
concede the short putt, he kicked the ball
away.
Naturally enough the question arose
as TO what should be the ruling in the
case. II the youngster was considered
as the caddie of the player who made
the shot, she lost the hole of course. On
the other hand II he be considered the
caddie OF her opponent, then she would
win the hole regardless of how the score
stood at the time. 1t so happened that
1t made no material difference 1t is
an old game and the rules are OF long
standing, But they make no provision
for such a case.
Reformers Get Busy.
Up around Worcester Mass. authori-
ties, prodded along by the reform ele-
ment. are blue having" the sportively
inclined who have been given to playing
golf. baseball and such like on Sunday
IT Is hardly likely that any such steps
will he taken hereabouts on golf since
Sunday baseball has now been legalized
In case such a move is made. needless
20 say it will encounter stubborn resist
ance.
number of golf enthusiasts have al
ready expressed a determination to make
a thoroughgoing fight II any effort is
made to curtail Sunday golf Some have
gone 50 far as 10 say that In case such
move is vigorously pushed they will in
sist that II be made to apply to any and
every sort OF sport activity. including
pleasure spins in automobiles, swimming
and such like. A clean sweep or moth
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