1872 Young Tommy was again the win- and 1931, in 1930 and Denny ner. That achievement of four successive Shute in 1932. Denny has advised the victories had never been equaled and there committee he will be back to play in this was no doubt that Young Tommy was the year's event. First prize money is $1,000; finest golfer of his time. In partnership second, $600; third, $350; fourth, $250; with his father in 1875 he was engaged in fifth, $150; sixth, $125; seventh, $100. a match at North Berwick against the two Twenty prizes in all, down to $20, are Parks for £400—a stake almost equal to awarded. The winner also gets the E. W. the record amount played for by Walter West cup. Amateurs winning will be Hagen and Abe Mitchell. As the match was given plate. Amateur entrants must finishing news was brought to Young have handicaps of 6 or under. Tommy that his wife was dangerously ill. The is one of the A yacht was put at the services of the best and most pleasantly run fixtures of St. Andrews party and they were about the season and always attracts a great to embark for home, a distance of about field. It's pretty much "old home week" twenty miles across the Firth of Forth, for the boys and they are advised to make when a second telegram was handed to their plans and entries early to give the Young Tommy containing the sad intelli- fellows who have established and maintain gence that his wife had died. It was this fine event a demonstration of pro ap- a mournful party that made the voyage preciation and business conduct. home to St. Andrews. The brilliant young golfer never recovered from the shock and he died on Christmas Day of the same Club Buyers Organized year, 1875, at the age of 24. Old Tom lived on to be the grand old man of the in England game. He was honored by princes and peers and respected by golfers throughout THE Golf Club Buyers' Association, the world. His portrait was painted by an Ltd., 19 Berkeley St., London, W. 1, eminent artist and hangs in the great is interested in purchasing direct, acting as smoking room of the Roval and Ancient agents, or manufacturing under license, Golf Club, beside those of Lord Haig, American golf innovations. Whyte Melvile, Freddie Tait, and other Another feature of the organization is great golfers of a bygone period, and the an information bureau which handles in- home green at St. Andrews is named after troductions to golf clubs, advises on golf Old Tom. tours and on requisites, clothing, etc., for After the ceremony the party silently golf tours in the British Isles. left the precinct of the cathedral. Those Directors of the organization are Cap- present included , Gene Sara- tain A. Newman, Commander J. N. Far- zen, , , , rell, G. A. Philpot and John S. F. Mor- , , , rison. Joe Kirkwood, , Leo Deigel, The Buyers' association also acts as a , George Dunlap, J. Ezar, Robert central purchasing bureau for course and Harlow, and Walter Hagen, Jr. clubhouse supplies, excepting foodstuffs, but does not supply articles usually han- dled by a club professional. The organi- Glens Falls Fifth Open Entries zation's brochure says: "Under no cir- cumstances is it proposed to market any Close Sept. 5 article which forms part of the profes- NTRIES for the fifth annual Glens Falls sionals' livelihood." E (N. Y.) Open close Tuesday, Sept. 5, with the Glens Falls Open committee, Box 410, Glens Falls, N. Y. The tourna- COR boosting interest in golf, try a ment will be played Sept. 7, 8 and 9 on • Father-and-Son tournament. Make it the course of the Glens Falls CC., eighteen 18 or 36 holes, medal play, each pair using holes each of the first two days, with the one ball, driving alternately off each tee first 60 and ties playing the final 36 on Sat- and alternating in playing the ball between urday, the 9th. Entry fee is $5. Tourna- tee and cup of each hole. Make it a han- ment headquarters will be the Queens- dicap event, with a gross and a net prize. bury Hotel. Both father and son do not need to belong Billy Burke won the tournament in 1929 to the club, but one of them must.