Show ALEC SMITH IS GOLF CHAMPION Wonderful Game Played by the theS S Scot During Soaking Rainstorm J Lake Forest nL June Smith or of Nassau today won the open golf chum cham championship of the United States wIth a to tnt tal of strokes for the 7 holes holos played With an advantage of three strokes over Willie An Anderson erson his nearest comp competitor titor In yesterdays hote play Smith today played his morning round In 73 and In Inthe the thc afternoon part of which was played In a deluge of rain In ii Nothing could better show the versatility of the Car Scot or his ability to adapt his play to changed conditions of a golf goIt course than th weather and cours con today During the morning the greens were fast with a strong south wind prevailing Before the pla play to the first hole had been In the afternoon the storm burst and the round was played under conditions that tried the skill or of the players playes to the ut utmost utmost most Smith took 39 for the first nine a higher figure than he has had during the tournament but he played the last pine nIne holes In 36 the last three holes being plaYEd In 2 3 total of 9 Smith now holds both the western and national open championships as last week he took the honors in the over the Homewood links Jinks Three times UmeS run runner tier ner up to Willie Anderson In the nation open twice Josing to Anderson In the playoff for the title Smith yesterday and today played gOlf that was little short or of marvelous In its machine like Uke steadiness steadiness ness and ami which save gave him the highest golfing honors with a margin of 7 strokes over his nearest competitor Willie Smith Mexican champion with two wo rounds today ot of 74 71 each took I 1 honors with a total of strokes and James Malden Maiden of Toledo and Lawrence Lawrenc of Glenview tied for third honors with 30 e each ch Willie WHile Anderson present title holder and four times win winner nor ner of the national open championship finished fifth 1 The greens were too much for Anderson this afternoon and he took 84 81 strokes bringing his total to Alec Ross of Oakley akley finished sixth with Stewart Gardner of Garden City soy sev seventh with H Chandler Egan na national national amateur champion and Gilbert Nichols of Denver tied for eighth with Egan took SO 80 for his afternoon round but thIs was low enough to place him him with the substantial honors of th the tournament |