The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-12
Oliver Wins Cup for Lowest Score in Qualifying Round and
 Birmingham Gets Cup
SOME CLOSE PLAYING
 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
Second Round In Cup Play Will Com n1ence This Morning-High Scores Made Yesterday Due to
 the Weather.

High scores were the rule yesterday in the opening play at the invitation golf tournament of the Birmingham Goun- try Club Cold weather, accompanied by considerable wind, had it's effect on the playing of practically every one pres ent and but few played up to their mark.
 The tournament opened with some twen- tv-five out of town entries and the re- maining number were local men. There were about seventy in the qualifying round, and siXtyfour are entered Ill the four flights for which cups are of- fered.
 The local players carried off most Of the prizes yesterday, the visitors In many instances seeming to be unable to get into their stride. Some of the out or town players who are recognized as among the best in the south fell into the second and third flights, and one or two even fell as far bac-- as the fourth flights.
 George C. Oliver, of the Birmingham club, chairman of the general committee in charge of the arrangements for the tournament, won the beautiful cup of fered for the lowest qualifying score. He made the IS holes in S7, being one lower than E. l.. Brown and R. IL. Thach. both local players. However, in the first flights of the cup play he fell down. K B. Squires of Chattanooga beating him out by one up in twenty holes.
 The cup offered for the team having the four lowest scores in the qualifying round was won by Birmingham MT. Oliver, MT. Brown and MT. Thach are certain of one of the markers offered to each member of the wining team, and H. H. Mayberry w. r. Ward, R. H.. Baugh and the Rev. J A. Duncan are tied for the fourth place. They will have to play off the tie.
 There were several close matches yes terday in the cup play. It required twen- | ty holes for Squires to defeat Oliver. w. P Ward won from Thomas Ward, one up in nineteen holes, and II. c. Stiles
 defeated R. II. Baugh only one up in twenty holes.
 The cup play will continue today,
 
 place this afternoon in ali four flights. Tomorrow there will be handicap tour | nament, finalsts not being eligible, and | tomorrow afternoon the finals will be played.
 The entires and their score in the quail flying round. yesterday were as follows: G. c. Oliver, S7; E. l.. Brown, SS; R. H. Thach SS: II H. Mayberry, 94; w. P Ward. 94. R. H. Baugh. 94; J. A. Duncan. 94 w H. Johnston, 97; Il. E. Thixton. 91; K B. Squires, 97: s. Rilcher. 9S; II. C. Stiles. 9S; H. F. Stringfellow, 97; Thomas Ward, go; J. A. Snider, 99; J, L. Keer, 100; w. B. Leedy, Jr.. 100; R. H. Brook, 1ol | Sid Norwood. 1O1: Frank Steinmehl 10l J. R. Saver, 1O1; T. J. Watson. 1O2; A. W. Nelson 103; ]. B. Cobbs 103; 1T K. Stone. | 103; A. F. Crane, 103; j. W. Tomlinson 104 k. c. Munger, 104; R. H. Thaoh. Jr.. l0j: l.. T. Smith, 1O5; Rob Stone. 1t6; c. An gier, 107; H. l.. Badham, 1C7; E. K. Camp 10S; Frank Holland 10S; F. S. Watts 105, F. A. Lupton, 109; T. B. Paine, 110; Fulton Colrille, 110; Ike Boyd, 110; R. w. Daniels, III; c. Exum 112; c. A. Stone. 112; r. B. Bowers, 112; O. M. Reynolds, 112: H. E. Smith, 113; A. w. Bell, ll5; w R. MLr- dock. 113 E, II. Caaniss 115; O. W. Un- derwood. l16; J. A. Miller. H. A. L. Ful- enwider, IF; c. P. Bondurant. 1l9; E.. P. Thompson, 121; H. s. Ryall, 127; Hugh Martin, 13O; w. w. Crawford, 1t9; W. (. Weston, IA.