Aleck Smith has said that Mc
Donald was the best golfer of the
whole Smith clan, and McDonald is
seemingly well on his way now to ,
proving his brother’s convictions.
McDonald Smith was eompara- !
tively a new name to golf followers 1
when reports of Ms amazing accom
plishments this summer in England
began to flash back to this side, and
when he clicked off his 69’s over
there the question was asked me
everywhere: “Who is McDonald
Smith?”
Smith is a professional In San
Francisco and has figured promi
nently in Pacific coast champion
ships. For several years, however,
he gave up the game entirely, for
reasons whi<$h none of us ever un
derstood. We all give it up now and
them, of course, and I assumed that
Smith had found himself better suit
ed to other endeavors. I was told re
cently, however, that he had abso
dutely abandoned golf for a period
of years, but had decided, this year,
to try his comeback. It was some
comeback. Smith missed the British
championship, the hardest title to
capture, by the narrowest margin.
Smith will undoubtedly turn up at
the American national open In New
EGAN WINS GRAND
CIRCUIT FEATURE
NORTH RANDALL, Cleveland. July
6.—(By Associated Press.)—Fred
Egan, the former western relnsman.
now of Memphis, drove Pearl Benbot*
to victory and a new record in the
Tavern stake, feature of today's
Grand Circuit harness racing pro
gram at North Randall. The card
contained three stakes, the others be
ing the Pasig sweepstakes for
3-year-old trotters, won by Ethelin
da, and the Experiment, for 3-year
old pacers, which went to Anna
Bradford Girl.
