The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-03
ST|CkNEY QUALITIES
IN CHAMPIONSHIPS,
Young st. Louis Golfer Finished
2Sth in Field of 1913 Crack
Amateurs.
FOUND LONG COURSE HARD.
His "Curves" Had Not Distance
Enough to Negotiate the Bunk
ers PrOperly-Travis Led
the Entire Lot.
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New York. July 2-stuart @. -ettehney,
st. Louis's only representative In the anna
teur championship golf tourney. which
opened to-day at the Garden City Golf
Club. Garden City. L. l.. did his city
proud by Qualifying in the opening round
with a score of 1s6 for the IS holes. Mr..
stickney qualified twenty-eighth in a field of
los, and in which were thirty-two qualify
ing places. He finished above seventy-three
OF the best 100 golfers in America.
The youthful ST. Louisan is the youngest
player in the tourney. His dashing style and
extreme youth made him quite a favorite
with the gallery" Though the boy found
the long course trying. he got over il in
fine shape. He was twenty strokes behind
the high man. Travis, the Australian, but
only seven strokes shy Of Hartman. the
champion. and but q stroke or two back Of
such good players as Tying, McCawiey.
Brooks. Reid. Lockwood. Pyne. Hubbard
and some better than Quincy Shaw, Beck
with. Thorp and Richardson.
Mr.. Stickney found trouble In the long
carries necessary to avoid bunkers on this
course. The professionals hereabouts say
that he Is a bit short on wrist power, and
does not get a long enough ball 10 proper
ly carry the many bunkers on the course.
Stickney himself says that he was lucky to
qualify. and having done that is quite con-
tent. though he will make a hard fight to
get UP In the ties of the tournament He
said that his playing fortune to-day was
none too good.
Out Of IL golfers who have entered for
the contest. lc3 put in an appearance. OF
these thirty-three qualified for .thirty,two
places. Five men tied for the four last
places with scores OF 1s7 each. but one of
these Will have TO drop out tomorrow as
soon as he is defeated in the match play
Walter J. Travis of Oakland. L. l.. and
making the best score for the thirty-six
holes. In the morning he took eighty-five
strokes for the first round, but in the after
noon he did the course In eighty-one, max
ing total of i6s
r. c. Watson Of Westbrook had a score
OF 50 for the morning. but went back to IS
In the afternoon. finishing with a total Of
lbS. Both Travis and Watson played excel
lent golf. They were loudly applauded by
the spectators and players when they both
made the last hole In two. Each Of theQi
made a beautiful drive over the pond and il
both cases the bali lay dead within a few
feet of the cup.
J. A, Stillman OF Newport made the
morning round in 81. but could do no better
than s2 for the second round. making his
1888, went around It in ls6. while II. NJ.
the s. holes in l1S f. N. Byers, Yale Uni
versity, tied Douglass score with i7s.
All OF the contestants found the links
difficult and those who were unable to
make carries found the punishment i'm the
buIkers. All together. the result of the days
play was most satisfactory. and the tourna-
ment promises TO be both interesting and
successful Following are the five best
scores of the other twenty-eight players
who qualified: