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TIIE SUNDAY. OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, AUGUST 16, 1914. 8 - i I GOLFERS ARE BUSY ON GEARRARI LINKS Portland, Tacoma, Spokane and Canadian Entries Ex- pected This Year. WOMAN PLAYER IMPROVES 3Irs. H. C. Davis, Jr., or Portland, Is Regarded as Likely Winner In Championship Series Dates Are August 18 to 21. GEARHART. Or., Aug. 15. (Spe cial.) These are. Dusy days on the golf i links of Gearhart - hy - the - Sea. From early morning until it is too dark for ; the caddies to follow the balls, golfers, i most of them composed of Portland's smart set now that Jack Astbury, sec J retary of the tournament, has an- nounced the dates, August 18 to 21. are brushing up on their form so as to ; be in condition when this banner social 1 event . of the seashore season takes J place. The pre-season guessers, too. are busy and already they have picked the J winners of the men's and women's J championship. This event has always proven a stubbord contest and has al J ways brought together the crack golf f ers from the principal cities of the J Northwest and Canada. Tacoma, Seat s' tie. Spokane and Canada will send the I pick of their clubs, and it is expected ; that the entry lists at this tournament ! will be larger than ever. .nr Champloae Developed, i Many of the players who are spend- Ing the Summer at Gearhart are turn 1 ing In unusually low scores daily. Mrs. J H. C. Davis. Jr.. who wan Miss Anita I Burns, is looked upon as the possible i winner of the women's championship. ' Mrs. Davis was one of the women play- ers whom Mrs. W. D. Skinner, holder of the title, had to defeat last year. Mrs. ' Skinner, like the holder of the men's championship, Harry Davis, is abroad and will not defend her title. On of the interesting bits of tea room gossip among the golfing - set down here is the breaking of the course record for women by Mrs. Davis. The previous women's score was 43 and the other day Mrs. Davis made the 18 holes of the ccurse in 40. This remark- ' ably low score, and the fact her play this Summer is more beady and con sistent, leads the wise golfers to be lieve she has a splendid chance to win the women's championship this year. While her style of play is Just as spectacular as in former years, she is better able to withstand the nervous train of a hard-fought battle. There is a noticeable improvement In the manner in which she addresses a. ball : in driving and her approaching has im proved greatly. She is playing a heady i game. Cane Made In 37. Of the many golf cards handed in by the men golfers, perhaps those of Jack Astbury, Alex Winston, of Spokane; Dr. James C. Zan and Graham Glass, Jr., . are best Mr. Winston and Mr. Astbury i have repeatedly gone over the course in 37, and unless they crack they will ' give the winner of the men's champion ' Bhip series trouble. Mr. Astbury. since his arrival at Gearhart has given his personal attention to the condition of the Gearhart goir course, xne greens are very fast Mr. Astbury, who has , played golf and constructed golf courses, both in this country and abroad, speaks in high praise of the Gearhart links. He declares that the climatic conditions here cannot be beaten on this side of the water, and he says for a nine-hole course the links of Gearhart-by-the-Sea would be hard to beat in any country. Programme to Keep Time Passing. The programme of the four-day tour nament follows: Tuesday 9:30 A. men's cham pionship, 36 holes, 16 to qualify; 10:30 A. M., women's championship, 18 holes, eight to qualify; 1 P.M., men's cham pionship, second 18 holes. Wednesday 9 A. M, men's champion ship, first round, match play, 18 holes; 9:30 A. M., men's championship, conso lation flights. IS holes, match play; 10 A. M.. women's championship, 18 holes, first round, match play; 10:30 A. M., women's consolation flights, 18 holes, match play; 1 P.M.. men's cham pionship, second round; 1:30 P.M., men's consolation flights, second round, 18 holes, match play. Thursday 10 A. M., women's cham pionship, semi-finals, 18 holes, match play; 10:30 A. M., women's consolation flights, 18 holes, match play; 1 P. M.. mixed foursomes, handicap, 18 holes, medal play. Friday 9:30 A. M.. men's champion ship, finals, 36 holes, match play; 10 A.M.. consolation flights, finals, 18 holes, match play; 10:30 A.M., wom en's championship, finals, 18 holes; 10:45 A. M., women's consolation flights, finals, 18 holes; 18:30 P. M., men's handicap, medal. 18 holes: 1 P.M., ' women's handicap, medal, 18 holes; ; 4:30 P.M., driving and approaching, ; men and women, best ball and average. Golf Club Notes ON' IS of the most remarkable golfers in this city is A. G. Brooks, a member of the Portland Club, who, al though nearly TO years old. maintains a wonderfully consistent average that baffles most of the youngsters. Mr. Brooks seldom goes over SO strokes to the nine -holes at the new Portland eourse, and more often cuts bis average down to near 45. Quite a delegation or women devotees throng the links every afternoon. Mrs. R. D. Hodgkln is among the ardent ones who is showing constant improve ment Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Wolff are found on deck quite regularly. Dur ing the week Mrs. Sidney S. Mayer was a visitor at the -links. - . A goodly number of the star play ers will go to Gearhart to participate in the tournament which begins there Wednesday. - The following new members have been elected to membership in the Portland Golf Club: K. S, Ervln, E. M. Mersereau, lawyer; Mrs. James Nicol, Miss Alice Tucker and A. E. Ehrhorn. William Dickson, golf Instructor, has Installed and fully equipped a golf re pair shop. This will be a permanent feature of the club, and available to all the members. Gerald Eastham promises to become one of the club stars, for he has been cutting into his records like a Jerry Travers since taking up the game a few weeks ago. Mr. Eastham has done the nine holes at Portland in 40. which is only four over the record held joint ly by J. R. Straight and Rudolph Wil helm. Arthur Dickson negotiated the course n 39 last week. The nipth green likely will not be leveled until the directors decide just where they wish it in the ultimate scheme for IS holes. 160 BOYS TO GET OTJTIXG Park Director Thompson AV1I1 Take Youngsters Away for Two Days. About 160. boys from the Portland public playgrounds will enjoy a two day camping trip beginning tomor row, when J. Lee Thompson, director of Dark athletics, will take that num ber to the Upper Clackamas for an outing. The boys are those who have stayed around in the city during the Summer, and the trip is designed as a sort of "get-together" and an outing. Games and athletic sports of every kind will keep the boys busy all the time. Mr. Thompson's assistants from the parks will go along to help take care of the boys. Former Pitcher Drops Dead. WORCESTER. Mass.. Aug. 15. Con nie-Murphy, one-time star twirler of the Brooklyn Nationals, Syracuse, Al bany. Haverhill, Trenton and Wor most or teams, and who had a reputa tion in his day of being one of the best all-round ballplayers, dropped dead at his home here today. He was 53 years old. : GOLF INTEREST GROWS NORTHWEST NOW HAS MORE THAN 40 :oi;rses in rsE. textile Leads la Number With Six. Portland aad Vancouver Have Three Each Links Growing. The coifing bug has taken firm root at the new Portland Golf Club links and this newest venture on the sport ing horizon promises to take a high seat among Northwestern clubs within another year. This, tosrether with the new munici pal links at Seattle gives the Pacific Northwest in-excess or 40 gon ciuus. Seattle leads all other cities In nu merical strength with .six clubs. They are the Seattle Golf Club, the municipal course, another 18-hole venture, the Earlington Golf and Country Club, the University of Washington, the country Club and the Navy-Yard. The last three are nine-hole courses. Portland and Vancouver, B. C. rank next with three each. Portland has the Waverly, an 18-hole course; the Tualatin and the Portland. Both the last two are nine-hole courses, but members likely will be playing over IS holes within another year. The Vancouver Clubs are the Van couver Golf Club, the Shaughnessy Heights and the Jericho clubs. Vic toria has two 18-hole courses, the one at Colwood being new; Spokane has two courses, Tacoma two and Everett Bellingham, White Bluffs, in Washing ton and Eugene, Pendleton, Baker and one or two others in Oregon. Butte. Mont, and Lewiston, Idaho, also have fine clubs and are embraced in the pacific Northwest Association, as is the dandy nine-hole course at Gearhart-by-the-Sea, and also the new nine-hole course at The Breakers, an other Oregon beach resort OLD GAME TO BE PLAYED Sliriner Baseball Teams to Follow Rules of 25 Years Ago. Baseball as it was played 25 years ago will be a feature of the picnic of Al Kader Temple of the Mystic Shrine at Gladstone Park August 29. Old time players, including sono ' of the bankers and business men of the- city, will be members of the teams which will participate. One will represent the Scottish Rite and the other the York Rite. J. E. Werlein has been appointed manager and will serve as umpire. He has been delegated also to prepare the rules of the game. H. T. Hutchinson has been appointed captain of the York Rite team and Edward Shearer captain or the team representing the Scottish Rite. Centralis to Play Tacoma. CENTRALIA, Wash., Aug. 15. (Spe cial.) Centralia's and Tacoma's Moose League baseball teams clash here to morrow. Centralia has such a lead that if it defeats Tacoma the 1914 pen nant will be cinched. Tacoma Is Cen tralia's only rival for the championship, and both teams can be depended upon to put up their best brand of ball. MOTHER AND DAUGHTER SWIM WILLAMETTE RIVER isv.' i i i i i i ,4 1 M RS. J. U. M DOUG AL. holder of the senior endurance record in the Young Women's Christian Association swimming pool, and tier daughter Jean, holder of the Junior en durance record, swam the Willamette River at the Oaks July 19. accompanied by Frank C. Hesse. Jean is 14 years old. Besides being an expert swimmer. she Is a fancy diver, and likes dancing, rowing and other outdoor sports. She is also an accomplished musician. In swimming in endurance tests Mrs. Mc Dougal used the side stroke nd Miss Jean uses the breast stroke. They are among the first women to swim the Willamette this year. Wants $20,000 From Cubs. -CHICAGO. Aug. 15. Suit for $20,006 damages was filed on July 31 In the Circuit Court by W. B. Marten against the Chicago League Ball Cluh the Chicago Cubs. According to Edward J. Kelley. attorney for the Complain ant Marten was injured in a jam at the city series, last Fall and his hand has been stiffened since. llostoii Serin Assured. BOSTON, Mass.. Aug. ' 16. George Stalling!;, manager of the Boston Braves, acting on behalf of Jim Geff rey, owner of the club, has completed tentative arrangements with Joseph Lannin, owner of the Boston Red Sox, for a series this Autumn for the cham pionship of Boston. ANIMATE!! SCENES AT GEARHART LINKS PREPARATORY TO CHAMPIONSHIPS OP PRESENT WEEK. 1 - s ' ' f - -7 i kwtr;-4 :HVvji .v. wr It! m y 'J'iS'dA M-"- : & &y.- -kf A 'li 'fJ teTTKit1'"','"" 1 1 ii , . i .i m&L , i ' I s GOLF TITLE HUNG UP plftel California Association Recog nizes Del Monte Meet. 14 TROPHIES ALSO OFFERED All Competitions will Be Played Under Roles Approved by An cient and Royal Club, Amend ed in America. The annual California state and Del Monte championship golf tournament on the Del Monte Golf and Country Club course, will be played during the week of September 5-12. ine v.au fornla State Golf Association has au thorised that the state title be given the winner of this tourney. There will be scratch match piay comoetition for the California state and Del Monte cnarapionsnip ior men and women, and a handicap maicn play competition for the Del Monte cup for men and women, ana several other flights. Fourteen handsome trophies nave been secured for the various scores and winners, and the entrance fee is $2.50 for men and $2 for women. All competitions will be under the rules of golf as approved by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrew In States Golf Association in 1912. The committee will assign the handicaps and decide any points that may arise. its decision being final. 'Schedule Made Up. The committee in charge of this affair is made up of the following well-known California golfers: P. W. Selby, chairman; Sumner Hunt E. B. Tufts. H. W. H. Woodcock. Vincent Whitney and H. Spens Black. Following is the complete schedule for the week: Saturday Morning: Men's qualifying round ovtr SB holes, medal play; flrat 33 Qualifying for championship flight; econfl 39 for Del Monte cup flight. Afternoon: Stfiontl 18. Sunday Mornins: Special event. After noon: Special event. Monday Morning: First match play round. -- r SZrcsr or. M src&&r2af Arret 4iW. XL i j i j Ml . - - ij . fw IS Vv 3nS- 'sf . ?5JAtAf men's competitions over IS holes. . After noon: First match olav round for all de feated aixteena and eights. Tuesday Morning: second matcn piaj round over 18 holes: champlonihlu. Del Monte cup. and all slxteens and defeated hjhr fllcrhtti for men. Afternoon: Qualify ing round over 18 holes, medal play for women: first 16 to qualify lor cnampion shlo flisht: next best eight for Del Monte cup flight X'hamplonnhlp Up Wednesday. Wednesdav Mornlnar: Third matoh play round, chnmplonihip and cup flights, semi final rounds in sixteens and final round In defeated elKhts: first match play round In women's competitions. Afternoon: Spe cial event. - . Thursday Morning: Seml-flnal round In men's championship and cup flights; finals In all flight nf 1 1'. over 3tl holes flrBt IS); aecond match play round, women's cham pionship and cup ingnta 01 eignt. noon: Final round In mens flights of 18 (second IS holes); men's consolation handi cap over IS holes. Friday Morning: Finals for champlon shiD and Del Monte cup for men, over 3o holes; seml-flnal match play round In wom en's championship and cup and defeated eight flight; finals in all women's flights of eight: women's consolation handicap over IS holes. Afternoon: Second round of finals; mixed foursomes. Saturday MorhlnR: Special event for men: final round ovor IS holes tor women's championship and Del Monte cup, and de feated eights. Afternoon: Tombstone tour nament lor Dotn men ana women uiet .r haira: this event may be played In two somes, threesomes or four-ball foursomes. 2-MILE OAR TEST URGED CORNELL COACH FAVORS SOME KIND OF AMERICAN HENLEY. . Present Methods of Holding Regatta Are Not Beliaeved to Be Satisfactory. ITHACA, N. Y Aug. 16. Charles E. Courtney, Cornell's famous rowing coach and the dean of American row ing Instructors, is heartily in favor of some kind of an American Henley in which the rowing schedules would cover several days and in which the finals would be reached by a process of elimination through heats. He does not think that the present methods of holding regattas are entirely satisfac tory and he would welcome some plan by which the varsity races were cut down in length. Notniner could be better for rowing than doing away with the four-mile varsity race," said the old man. "It is too long a distance for college oars men and should be shortened. "I also think that the holding of heats would be a good thing. I am in favor of a series of races by which the less powerful crews would be ellml nated. Of course, this could not oe done in a long race. I think that a sys tem of heats would provide fairer com petition and better sport all around." Courtney was askea ii ne wouia con sent to have the Cornell varsity crew row the Henley distance. He said that he had no objection to the Henley dis tance, but It is believed that be would prefer a varsity race for two miles. Such a race, he thinks, would bring out all there is in the various crews. Should any such American Henley scheme be proposed, however. It is be lieved that strong arguments will be made in favor of the two-mile' course on Cayuga Lake. Heavyweiglrts Now Under Cover. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15. (Spe cial.) We are hearing mighty little these days about the heavyweights. Jim Buckley has nothing to say about the Gunner and for Some unknown reason (perhaps the war), Tom Jones hasn't been letting many peeps out of himself as regards Jess Willard. The war has knocked the boxing game in Europe into a cocked hat and things doubtless will be at a standstill, so far as that class ' Is concerned, for several months at least MoIlM-itz Playing Great B.H. CINCINNATI, Aug. 15. Mollwitz Is playing a great game at first base for the Reds, covering all sorts of terri tory. Getting this fellow wa a big hit for Hersog, for Moll has strength ened the . club greatly at first base, where It has been weak for several years. He is saving the Inflelders all kinds of errors on low throws and gives them confidence In making hur ried throws that they never had be fore. '. ' A Top (Left to Right), Irofef)lonaI Eddy, Ed Wheeler, Jack Astbury and f'ad- d'.es Tnb and Philip. Below, Mrs. Walter Cook, of Portland) Jack At . bury at the Top of His Drive. POISOU LANDS FISH Natives of Brazil Are Laziest Fishermen. "BARBASCO ROOTS" USED As Men Herd School of Fish Into Pool Women Grate Mysterious Herb and Throw Into Water. Fish Scooped l"p. WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. (Special.) Fishing and hunting with poison, as practiced by the natives of Brazil and other tropical American countries, Is described in a communication to the National Geographic Sooiety at Wash ington, D. C, by Dewey Austin Cobb. 'Brasil is certainly the lazy fisher man's paradise." he says. "It was only after two years' residence among the secretive Indians that.l was taken re luctantly into their confidence suffi ciently to be permitted to Join them on one of their fishing excursions. We followed the stream for half a mile or so, to where it spread out into a pool, perhaps 60 feet across. - The men di vided into two parties, one going up and the other down the stream a few rods. They then entered the stream and, thrashing the" water with their feet and with sticks, returned, driving all the fish before them into the pool. "Meantime, one of the women had grated some of - the mysterious "bar basco' roots, resembling horseradish, into two auarts of water. This was thrown into the pool at various points. SOME or STARS IN Y. M. 0. M 1 L - - - LEFT TO RIGHT, C. M. WEJfDELL, HAROLD OLSEN. T. D. EVERETT, B. A. GREEN, A. W. GRANT ASU CHABLES BKSKK. The first tennis tournament which the T. M. C. A. has staged in several years, starts August 17 at the association courts at Tenth and Columbia streets. The events will be singles, doubles and handicap matches in a round robin. The number of entries Is uncertain, but there will be many. Th tourney Is only for the boys of the West Side building, but the winners will be open for matches with any teams and singles In the city. Special trophies have been put up by Spalding, the Honeyman Hardware Company, Archer & Wiggins and the Columbia Hardware Company. In about two minutes we began to see minute fish come to the surface, belly up, remain a few seconds and men ais appear. In 10 minutes all the small fry were on the surface, apparently dead, and larger and larger Tones be gan to go through the same perform ance. With a long-handled scoop-net the leader nearly filled a bushel bas ket with fish from eight to 12 Inches long In half an hour. Some of the fish were broiled, but I hesitated about eating them. The leader, surmising my reason, took sev eral spoonfuls of the poisoned water and. mixing it with a dipperful of water, drank it down. It had not the slightest effect upon him. Never did I enjoy broiled fish more. To all ap pearance the fish remaining In the stream, except the smaller ones, were affected by the poison only through their respiratory organs, and experi enced no lasting injury. "In hunting, the arrows, which are dipped In poison, consist of a point of wood or bone, not more than an inch long and the size of a toothpick, to which is attached a little tuft or hairy fiber of the silk cotton tree. The gun Is a straight bamboo tube, from five to six feet long, with a sight at one end and a funnel-shaped expansion to fit the mouth at the other. The principle is precisely the same as the schoolboy's tube for blowing putty balls. Even the most expert natives can shoot only a short distance, as compared with fire arms, but their accuracy is wonderful." Mr. Cobb gives the following descrip tion of the shooting of a deer: "A good-sized buck walked out of the corn and stopped, exposing to us Its full broadBide as we lay some SO feet away. Our hunter fired. The animal gave a slight start as he felt the prick of the arrow on his flank and turned partly around, sniffing the air for a scent and looking around as if search ing for the Insect that had bitten him. Detecting nothing, he stood still and unalarmed. At the end of a minute or so, his head dropped a little as if ho was sleepy. The hunter stepped out lr plain sight The deer looked at him and moved forward, not away from him, a few steps and stopped. Hp showed no fear, but simply curiosity. "My companion and I rose and th three of us walked quietly within reach of him. He made no movement to run away, but watched us Intently, and shifted his position a little. His move ments seemed perfectly easy and nat ural. Absence of fear seemed the only observable change, until at the end of three minutes or more, then he laid down, not falling, but as naturally as a cow or sheep when ready for sleep. His breathing seemed easy and natural. At the end of 10 minutes, though he opened his eyes when touched, his breath came shorter and slower. Eighteen minutes after he was struck by the arrow he was dead." GOLFERS GARRY ARMS TWO SEATTLE CLVB MEN THOI GHT TO BE SERVING IX El ROTE. K.. Maalll, Who Went Bark to Ire and, and Captain Jacques Corba ' bun Presumably FlgbtlnK. SEATTLE. Aug. 15. (Special.) Al though no direct evidence exists to es tablish the fact, yet it is generally believed here that two Seattle golfers are serving their respective countries in the present European war. lneae men are C. K. Magill. club captain, and Captain Jacques Corbabon, the latter a non-resident member, who learnea ana developed his game at the local links during the Summer, Fall and Winter of last year. Mr. and Mrs. Magill left Seattle for New York and sailed from the latter port July 23 for Slewartstown. Counly Tyrone, Ireland, wnere iney iniennea spending several mtnths with Mr. Ma gill's mother and their son. While the Magill return to srmy service Is only conjecture, based on his former armv service, the actual nrpspnee of Captain Corbabon In the allied French Army Is conceded. The latter, In 1807, was married to Miss Marie Beckinghftm, daughter oi ftiaa cma Beckingham and sister to former County Commissioner Becklnghum, of this city. It was shortly after his marriage rhMt he retired from the army on a basis that Is not quite readily under stood on this side of the Atlantic. Al though not In active service. Captain Corbabon. retaining his commission and rank, was so subject to army reg ulations that he was compelled to keep the department apprised of his where abouts at all times and was obliged to report personally to the department every two years. Ills cnll to duty would take precedence. In fact, over the first line of reserves. So he evi dently Is now serving in the French army. The last letter Cuptain Corbabon Wrote to the Beckingham family told of his presence at Berne, Switzerland. He did not foresee war then and his letter was filled with enthusiasm over his golf. In fact his g.ime was going so well thnt he expected to win a cham pionship of some kind. Footer Signs New OontrHCt. WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 15. Third Baseman Eddie Foster, of the Wash ington team, has cancelled the two year contract he signed last Spring and has signed a new contract at the same terms, but with the ten-days' clause eliminated. Rcleue Again for Johnny Bates. PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 15. Veteran John Bates, Becured by the Chicago National club from Cincinnati for plnch-hlttlng purposes, has been given his release. With Schultse to use in emergencies when a right-hander is hurling. Bates win not ne nesting A. TENNIS TOURNAMENT. 20IH ANNUAL GOLF T Tussle for Championship to Be Waged at Midlothian Links Tuesday. OUIMET PICKED TO WIN Champion Is in Good Form, Going Round in 68 at Rrooklinc, but VnfunilllarKy With nine IMimd Course May AffH-t Pluy. The 20th annual open golf cham pionships of the I'nlted States will be gin Tuesday afternoon on the course of the Midlothian Country Club at Blue Island. 111., about 25 miles southwext of Chicago. The tourney will last four days and the general opinion amonir golfers Is that Francis Oulmct will re tain the title won last year. At Brookline the other day Oulmft went round In SS. and If he can attain that form at Midlothian he will bo again a factor with whom the profes sionals will have to reckon. The fact that Ouimet will be playing on a strange course at Midlothian probably will militate against his cliancea. as his victory lat year was won on links with which he had been familiar for many years. Macdonald Smith's victory in the Met ropolitan .open at Scarsdnle has made the young Oakmont professional the favorite for the National title In many quarters. MrUrrnott HI a Factor. A few noted professionals did not play at Scarsdale, among them being John J. McDermott. who always must be considered a factor In an open championship. Holder of the title In 1911 and 1912. McDermott. If he should prove to be In form, may win his third championship easily. At present the exact whereabouts of McDermott seems to be more or less of a mystery, lie returned to Atlantic City after Ills trip to Scotland for the Brltlxli open, on which he arrived a day too late to play, but left Atlantic City soon after his return and has not been bark. M. J. Brady, the Massachusetts open champion, is another golfer who did not play at Srarsdiile, hut who Is con ceded to have an excellent chance for victory at Midlothian. Brsdy tied for the National open championship In, 1911, but was beaten on the play-off. As the tourney Is to be played In the West It Is quite possible that some hitherto unknown Western home-bred may flash upon the scene, though the past history of the open championship shows that most or me goou nome breds are produced right here in the East Probably the most dangerous Western entrant will be Chick Evans, and If he gets going In the niliist of one of his Inspired streaks another amateur holder of the open title Is more than likely to be the result. Course Is ."Voted One. Tha course over which the open championship is to be played la one of the oldest and heat-known In the Chi cago district. The Midlothian Country Club was organised 15 years ago. and ever since has held a prominent rl'-a In Western golf. The course Is laid out In rolling country of the type so common around Chicago, and Its total length Is 3j yards, which Insures a thorough-going championship test During ths past )r over 100 new traps have been constructed and effort has been made to bring the course up to modern requirements. The length of the various noire. w ss. in. au. a:'. 3o. 300, 631, 316. 4U: total, J:!" ysrdn. ?117 ns2. 122. 300, 15. 4 H0, 400. 277: total. 2051 'srli. Total length of course. 3S yams. The , par figures for the Midlothian links follow: ...... A t out ? i ! f !r3?i In aisa t .lll V. aeen from tile taUlCS given above that, although the second nine- hole are shorter man m . over 200 yards, the par for tha Incoming holes is a stroke higher than that for the outgoing ones, a rather unusual condition of affairs. T3-Hole (Kmc Prevail", wv. - .., rhamnlonship of the United Htates was played In ll and was a SB holo affair. Lp to ls'J8 It re mained at 36 holes, out in m was lenginenoo iu " mained at the longer nun. since. The ronoin names of the open champions of tha past the courses on which the cham pionship tourneys were played and the winning scores. Year. Champion. (-ours. " .Newport ' .Khlnnecnck Hills. 11 .t ill. 1. C Wirton I'll .Myopa a'-' .Itnltlmorn H. llawllncs. . lsmi James Koulls. , 1M7 Jne Lloyd 1SHH r. Herd lSW Willie Snillli. . llino Hurry Vitrnon. ...... u-.ii tnil.rNilll .('hi. O. C V h t"ll M"P iLft-j l. Auchl,rlnl.(;anin City .Ii T ant IK 1.1 a i 1HI..1 Will Annernn...nMiji I1104 Will Anlersnn...illen view..... lixi.1 Will Anderson... Myope l'.MMl Alex Smith lm , , , i i ' Y ll7 AlerK HOBS i-nnn.ivi,.... - 1II"H Frl cl.eod....Myopa . . .....ii kn-nt . . Kim lewnon .. lllc Alex Hmlth Philadelphia lllll J. J. Mcllermntt.rni. - lUl'J J J. MoPerniott. Buffalo mi:'. fran,l Ouimet . .BrooKlilie wh'mn :i"T aut in 1901 Anderson won sfter pisylng off a tie with Alex Smith. in 1S03 Anderson won after playing off a tie with David Drown. In 1908 McLeod won after pisylng on a tie with Willie Smith. In 1910 Alex rimnn won -.n.. - ing off a tie with J. J. Macdonald Smith. .,,... in 1911 McDermott won after placing off a tie with M. J. Brady and Ueorgo O. Simpson. ,.,, , In 191.1 Ouimet won : . . . . . M--Asrt miA l!riwartl a tie wiin nanjr ......... Ky- .. . .. ..... Haii-ana-nn tv, auditions which govern the play in the open championship this year are the same as thoee which were tried for to first time and which worked so well at Brookline last year. The Held will be divided as nearly equally as possiblo and two qualifying rouime ' played. Half of the field will Ply holes on Tuesday. August 18. snd the lowest 32 on that di.y will qualify for the championship test The other half of the Held will repeat the procedure on Wednesday. August 1!. and the lowest 32 on that day will qualify. The suc cessful 4 will play 72 holos of medal play. 36 on Thursday. . Ugust 20. and m t.-1-irinv Auuust 21. The maker of the lowest score f r these 72 holes will be the open champion for 1914. In the event of a tl It will be played oft on Saturday, .August 22. nl 18 holes. medal play. Ten money prUen have been pro. vlded The dfhamploit will receive ..urn. the championship golU menai ana me custody ot ine cnampiwiiemi' i' -year. The fther prises are as follows: second, l': third. 8100: fourth, 8o; fifth. 70:islxth, 80; seventh. &(: Ighth. ; ninth. ISO; tenth. 820. If in amatetr finishes In tha money he will get The equivalent of his prlxs In pliite. I.tst year Oulmct received a 300 rlngjas his prize. C TES HEARING