New Britain herald., 1926-05-25
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 YanC0d Dates of Matches

Chicago, May 25 LR) - Browning of the various major American golf champions will come later than usual this year. owing to the plan to allow participation by the stars of the United States in the British meets.
 The scheme. which was deemed justified on account of the large number Of leadings linksmen who desired to enter the transatlantic contests, pushed the national open championship over into July.
 Nature seemed to approve of the arrangement, for the season was about month late, with grass just recently beginning to grow in the northern states. In addition to the delay, q provision was made for the automatic qualification of the thirty leaders in last years national open, so that invaders of Europe would not have to hasten back for the elimina- ton rounds in seventeen cities on June t4.
 The curtain raisers in the United States, in addition to the southern journeys. are the qualifying rounds for the national open the middle of June and the trans Mississippi cham pionship at the Algonquin club, St. Louis, June 21-26. The midwest title will be defended by Clarence Wolf of | @r tfri1Ii,,,r match at Omaha Field club last year from Arthur Bartlett of Ottumwa, both taking several strokes off par.
 The east has most of the national nets, but the open will be played on the links of the Scioto club at Columbus, July S-l0. The tourna- ment this year will adopt the plan used in the W estern open for q long time. All the field plays eighteen holes for two days, and then the sixty-four survivors play thirty-six holes on the final day. MacFarlane, who won last year at Worcester in a remarkable overtime playoff, has had trouble with his eyes since then, any may have difficulty in retaining the honor,
 The western amateur champion ship has set its venue at the scenic course or the White Bear Yacht club. St. Paul, July 1924. Keefe Carter of Oklahoma City, who won the title last year at Detroit, plans to defend his crown.
 The Public links event comes next at Buffalo municipal course the week Of August and the rapid increase in the number Of city courses throughout the country promises a record entry list.
 The only conflict in dates is that between the western open and the wonens western. The women, whose queen now is Mrs. Elaine RosenthaI Reirhart of Dallas, are to decide whether 10 change their dates Of August 23-2S. while the western open, which has virtually the same contenders as the national open. takes place at Highlands club. In- dianapols the later half of the same week. Macdonald Smith Of New York is king of that realm. and plans to defend his throne.
 The conference to decide whether ! Bobby Jones shall remain national 1 amateur champion for longer than . two years in q row is called to con- . veua at Baltusrol Country club, near . New York city, September l3-1S.
 The last big event is the tableau staged by the fair sex. who are to invade Philadelphia on September 26 and struggle until October in an attack upon the premiership won by Glcnna Collett of Providence last vrar at the St. Louis Country club. There she averaged scores of sevcn- iy-tiyl all week and defeated Mrs. AleNa Stirling Fraser of Canada in the finals.