Evening star., 1921-07-13

For the first time in history the
club holding the event this year will not
put up prizes for low scores made by
the players in any of the rounds. All
the prizes for the open championship will
be given by the United States Golf AS
sociation.
The winner will receive cash prize
Of $500. a gold medal and his club will
have possession Of the open champion
ship trophy for a year. The trophy Is
now in the United States, having been
sent here by Ted Ray Of England. the
present champion. Cash prizes will be
given to the first ten professionals and
those who tie for the first ten places.
In case an amateur finishes in the first
ten he will receive the equivalent OF
cash prize in plate or silver.
Ted Ray, the American open cham
pion. did not come to the United states
to defend his title because his club
would not put up the money necessary
for the trip. according to information.
Ray took away quite a bunch OF money
from the United States after his trip
with Harry vardon last year.
Treated Well Abroad.
Tho American professional team met
with q very cordial reception while
in England. Mcleod said, and every
comfort and TO help their golf. Jock
Hutchison. winner of the British
open Championship. who played over
the st. Andrews links as boy, came
back to reach his greatest goinng
heights over the course on which he
learned to play. He was not called
Hutch" or Jock" the names by
which he is known in the United
States. while he was at st. Anorew $.
The Scotch caddies at the golnnS
Heec. found .,.. new T,as name n.,lea fST bi@ tine
"tow-heid." and this sobriquet be-
came general.
A rather curious part Of Hutchison s
victory was the spectacular manner
in which he played the seventeenth = =
round, the holes being played in
manner never before parelleled In
championship golf. Mcleod said his
medal score was even with that OF
Hutchison at the end of the sixteenth
hole and that he played the next TWO
holes In par, 81, and yet HUTCHINSON
led him by two shots.
The tow held" had 1 on the seven.
teenth. a hole of some 24O yards. ana
finished by holing a mashie shot for q
on the eighteenth, a matter OF some
$40 yards.
VIII Groom the Course.
The course of the Columbia Country
course of grooming for the next two
days while the professionals are play
ing in the Shawnee open tournament
No play Is allowed on the course ex-
event, and the pros who have been
here. with few exceptions, have gone
to Shawnee.
In his hrst round in more than tive
weeks. Fred Mcleod. the Columbia
pro. had . - yesterday. He played
in very good form. At no time during
the round, however, did the little pro
exert himself to make low score.
Two Of the entrants for the cham
pionship put In an appearance at the
club Yesterday, PLAYED AROUND and
Otto q. Hackbarth, the ng-hittins
professional Of the Cincinnati Country
Club and Joe Novak Of Spokane. whose
club paid his expenses to play in the
titular event.
The executive committee for the
tournament has announced that no one
will be allowed in the downstairs part
, Of the clubhouse except the players and
members Of the press. The lower locker
room and grin room have been reserved
Luncheons will be served in tent on
the east lawn OF the clubhouse.
There is a good deal Of conjecture
going the rounds as to whether the long
hitting professionals will flnd the bunker
guarding the NTH fairway with their
tee shots. Mcleod says II the ground
10 baked hard some of the sluggers will
be likely to put their tee shots in the
bunker near 800 yards from the tee
II the ground Is slow, however, they
cannot find the trap.
The greens committee believes the
professionals will find this hole equa
to any three-shot hole in the country
as they will find the twelfth hole equa
to any two-shotter for distance and
difficulty.
Saturday morning will find the bulk
Of the competing professionals on the
Job at Columbia practicing. Most Of
the professionals will leave the Buck
wood Inn at Shawnee on the 5:5(
train for Philadelphia Friday even
ing and will arrive in Washington
early Saturday morning. 1t will ther
be the duty Of the hotel and recep
tion committees to meet them at tn'
station and place them in their hoteJs
The Wardman Park Hotel has beer
designated as tournament headQuar
ters. and 1t Is probable most of th'
players will put up there. Hundreds
Of golf enthusiasts are also making
the trip to Washington to view tn
championship and the local galleries
will be swelled by tn ,se out-of-towl
golf fans.
The entire executive committee o
the United States Golf Association
under whose direction the tourna