The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-15
NATIONAL GOLF
TOURNAMENT
ON THIS WEEK

PITTSBURGH. Ia. Aug. 1i.-After n
lhpso Of two years the United States
Golf association VIII rovivc tn" na-
tional amateur championship tourni-
mont at thr Oakmont Country club AL
lcghcny county. next Saturday. All OF
the leading American golfers. including
tho title holder. Charles Evans. Jr.. OF
tho Fdgcwatcr G. c.. Chicago and some
Canadian Mayors have entered for thS
years contest. In fact, the field or
aspirants Is 50 large that 1t has been
found necessary TO begin with w""i-
ing out or preliminary qualifying ROUND
Of eighteen holes medal play on Satur-
day, which will reduce the big field OF
entrants TO SiNty-four players who Will
TAX" part In the regular qualifying
round Of thirty-siN holes medal play
which will start at o'clock next Mon
day morning. On Tuesday the thirty
two best scores will BE- paired for
thirty-slx holes match play and cacn
succeeding day tho survivors Will meet
At match play until Saturday. August
20 when the pair OF nnalists Will hEhS
II out for tho championship title and
gold medal.
This years tournament will Do inc
,wcnty-third held under tho jurisdiction
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which became tho governing body OF the
comc IN America IN 1895. During 1894
Two amateur championship tournaments
wcrc held, ono Of them at Newport. r.
T., IN September. md the other at IN"
ST, Andrews Golf club, New York. the
following month.
At Newport, after two days or medal
play, W. G.. Lawrence. Of the local CLUB
was the winner with score or IN" lor
,hirty-six holes md G. r. MacponaId'
OF rhIcngn, finished second with 1872.
One month Inter IN tho match play tour
namcnt over tho 81. Andrews Inks, IL"
II. Stoddnrt, Of tho homo club. won by
ono up, &. j. Macdonald being the run
ncr UP.
Tho rrst championship OF tho United
Sintca Golf association was drcldrH
over tho Newport Golf clubs course IN
1925 and won by c. y. Macdonald. {. T.
Sands, Of 81. Andrews, he!nE tho o'hcr
nnalIst. At ShInnccock 1iills. Long lal-
md. H. j. Wh'rhnm. forriEn-brc''
roIror rcD-cscntIng tho Onwcntsia club.
chicago. was tho winner OF tho 1875 tltla
md hv winning nSoln ut wheaton. III
II, 1897. Whighnm was tho flrst golfer
g., Darn two Hucrcssivc championship
brackets IN America Walter j. TraEi'.
the Garden Citvr veteran. won II thrr"
times, 1000, 1901 md 1903. II. Chandler
Eran, ~ tho Exmoor Country club. en-
.aro. vas q douhlo winner In l?nf-l?O".
md r. A. Gardner. another ChlcaEonh'
md member W the llInsdnl" club. won
az Wheaton, ILL.,. In 1909 and again mt
prrrcli IN lali
Jerome u. Trnvcrs. of Mon'cloir. y.
r Inns tho unluuc record, however. ar
winning tho national title four me-
w lsa7 Mt mo Euclid club Flcv"land'
O.. Trnvcrs won hts first 'nalionhl. d"-
fcnting another Jrrscynnn. Arch'nP'"
t,r,b,m IN the Nnnl round. Over the
Garden Guy rrurso on" year later TrhF-
rrs .rIcrrssfully defended h!a tiil" IN"
runner ur h"'mT Nix 1I"hr. nl-o OF NJ"
Jersey. After n laps" Of ihrr" F"nI'
''rrv..a r"r'" {" tho front again, WIN
Ming tho 1919 championship Mt wheaton,:
III. the other nnnl'st being "thl'N
r., ans. thn present champion. Az var
den CIV In 1919 Exams w"s put our III
IN, bcnt-rnaIs by John q. Anderson
then play!ng from Brao Burn. Mass