The New York herald., 1921-07-26
M'LEOD TO PLAY IN
MET GOLF TOURNEY
Columbia Pro- Who Tied for
Second in National Open
Sends Entry by Wire.
BY KERR n. PETRIE.

A little more class has been added
to the metropolitan open golf champion
ship. which begins it's three day run
to-day at the Siwanoy Country Club OF
Mount Vernon, by the receipt of tele-
gram from Fred Mcleod. professional of
the Columbia Country Club. Washing
ton, D. c., asking that his name be in
cluded among the list of entries.
Wilfrid Reid of Wilmington, Del, has
also telegraphed an eleventh hour entry,
signified their intention of doing so, will
number at least 1870.
After the national open championship
last Friday Mcleod had not yet made up
his mind whether he would play at
Siwanoy. Evidently Jim Barnes, the
champion. who has been with Mcleod
over the week end, has been able to talk
the midget Columbia instructor into the
right frame of mind. Mcleod tied with
Hagen for second place. so that the first
three in the national open will be seen in
action at Simanoy to-day
1t was thought that Jock Hutchison,
holder of the British open championship,
would also be induced to enter for the
met" Jock played in an exhibition
match with Joe Kirkwood. the Austria
liam champion. Alex Smith, and Gil
Nichols at Shennecossett on Sunday, but
now is understood to be on his way
home to Chicago. So far Hutchison has
not had a chance to show the golfers
of Glen View the cup which he won at
st. Andrews, Scotland, and which for the
next year is to repose in the trophy
case in their clubhouse.
Many of the intending contestants
were out yesterday familiarizng them
selves with the Siwanoy course. Some
fine scores were being made, too, al
though as Willie Kerrigan remarked
philosophicallly, 'They all do that sort
of thing before the championship"
Yesterday the driving was being done
from the forward tees. 1t will be from
the middle or back tees to-day, so the
likelihood is that the general average
will be little higher.
However, this in no way detracts from
the merit of Frank McNamara's 50 or
OF John Golden's 70. Mcnamara is pro-
fessiona1 at'Cherry Valley. while Golden
is the youthful Tuxedo pro. In his 69
Mcnamara had on the seventh.
Frank was out In "a and back in 35.
Walter Hagen and Joe Kirkwood We're
members of the Cambridge University
team were also on hand. The English
university stars came over to play in
the intercollegiate championship at
Greenwich, and two of their number.
I. S. White and J. A. Bott. tried their
fortune; but with little success, in the
national open at Washington last week.
Evidently all the Cantabs have decided
to have a whirl at the metropolitan open.
which will be their last tournament in
this country.
The British open championship trophy,
which had to spend its first night in
America in the baggage room of the Ho-
tel Pennsylvania, has recovered some
thing of its old dignity the last week or
two. Jock Hutchison. the holder, took
the cup with him TO Washington, where
for a week II reposed side by side on
the Columbia Country Club piazza with
the American open championship trophy.
the two aristocrats of the cup world
being in charge oe two American ma
rines. Then on Friday the British tro-
ply had the distinction of being pre-
sented to Hutchison by President Har-
ding. Such honor is more than the ia
nous old cup could expect after its hui
initiating first nights experience.