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Show PLAY IN WESTERN GOLF TOURNEY STARTS DETROIT. Mich.. July 14 Marked by one of the largest and classlsst fields In its hlstorv. the thirteenth' annual amateur ama-teur championship of the Western Oolf association began here tilts morning on ths links of ths Detroit Golf club. Weather condltlone are cloudy and cold. Ninety-nine pairs starting four minutes spsrt ara scheduled to complete the righteen-hole course today In the medal plsv elimination round of the tournament to determine the elxiy-four golfers who will sntsr the Qusllfylng round Tueeday. With the rirst pe-lr starting at 7.10 iViock this rooming snd ths final pair retting awav. according to echerlule. at 21 o clock this afternoon. It will be lata In ths day before the elimination round ts completed. Mason Phelps of Chicago, th western champion, la paired with W. C. Townss. Jr., of Pittsburg; Albert Seckels, Chicso. Iniercollerlate champion, with George ti. Lyon of Toronto: Charles Evans. Jr.. Chisago, Chi-sago, formsr western open chsmpion, with W. I. Howland, Chicago, while Paul Hunter of Chicago, who In the Olympic cup chemplonshlp Saturday nnlshed the thlrty-slx holes In 147. low score of the lay. will toe off with Henry Hepburn of Louisville. A large majority of the crack golfers sre among the eerly starters today. |