Show GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE BEING DECIDED PHILADELPHIA Juno 17 A 17 A heavy rain this thle morning soaked tho the course of ot tho the Philadelphia Cricket club at nt WIs WIs- where the tho national open championship championship cham cham- of or the tho United States Golf Golt club was b begun Sun with the tho best but professional golfers in the thc country as the contenders for tho the ten prizes offered Every sec sac tion of or the country la Is represented Inthe in tho the seventy-one seventy entries received for the event o which will conclude tomorrow Tho rho list lIsl of professional entries contains con con- several former champion champions II among them Willie Anderson Philadelphia Cricket club Alex Smith l Country club and und Alexander Ro Ross s. s Braeburn Brae Brae- burn Country Countr club G George Sargent ent of the Ulo Chevy Chase Country club who won the title at al Englewood N. N J J. last year oar Is also entered Th The comp competition consists of seventy seventy- two holes me medal nl play divided d between tho the two days All contestants whose score at nt the close of today's today play of thirty-six thirty holes holc exceeds ds by fifteen strokes the tenth will drop out The Tho ten tent prizes will bo be apportioned as us follows First prize and a gold medal l second prize 10 io Oi third fourth 80 fifth 70 sixth 60 seventh lIe 50 O el eighth 40 ninth 30 and tenth 20 O. O Should an amateur win uny of ot the prizes he ho will receive tho the equivalent lent in plate |