The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28
JERSEY GOLFERS
SHOW Up WELL IN
i. S. G. A. TOURNEY
Willie Smith Leads Big Field in
Qualifying Round at MyOpia,
with $50 Score.

HAMILTON, Mass, Aug. 2S.--By
brilliant work in the morning and
steady golf in the afternoon, Willie
Smith, fresh from the burning sands of
Mexico. led the field yesterday at the
end of the first SO holes of the open golf
championship at the Myopia Hunt
Club. Smith made the morning round
in spite of q northeast gale which blew
heavily in II strokes. n was five
worse in the afternoon, finishing the
day with a total of $50. John Jones.
the local professional, who probably
knows the links better than anyone,
was second, with 1862 strokes. Alex
Smith, brother of the leader, with 163
strokes, was a good third, and Fred
Mcleod, of the Midlothian Club. h
cago, an excellent fourth, with 164
strokes. The remainder of the field of
so players trailed behind, six of them
better than 40, twenty-five others un-
der 100 and thirteen more 1872 or bet
ter, this last figure being the limit at
which the players qualified for further
effort today.
OF the 48 who will continue for the
final So holes four were amateurs, Wal
ter j. Travis, of Garden City; Hugo r.
tombstone, of Myopia; John G. Ander-
son, of Woodland. and John B. Hylan,
of Vesper. Six other amateurs started,
but failed to get into the qualifying
round for the second days play, while
80 professionals were also dropped out
of the running.
Jersey players figured we'll among
those who qualified. Jack Hobens, Ct
Englewood, turned in q card of 167;
George Law, of Baltimore, liz; Dave
Hunter, of Essex County, TIA, and Dave
Honeynan, of Arsdale. III.
The players found Myopia in a gale
of wind to be a stiff problem in spit
of the fact that Wednesdays rain had
made the greens less dangerous as d
| putting proposition. The gale was par
ticularly severe in the morning. and
| with a heavy breeze from the sea, it
pushed the balls back that were driven
In its teeth or the second, fourth,
twelfth I'M eighteenth holes, while OIL
the third and fifth holes it swept across
with such vigor that lost balls in the
rough grass were frequent. Some of
the players ran up scores of eight II
nine on these holes, and a Few reached
double figures.
Only two rounds were made under so,
Willie Smiths II in the forenoon II
IT'LL INlCuOlS . III Is III Cd III u -
erncon play. Willie Smiths play was
particularly brilliant in the outward
course of the morning ound.
The scores:
Willie Smith, Mexico:
Out ........ 8 5454364 2-36
In .....-... 44544646 4--41--H
Out ........ 8 8 3 6 $40
In .......... 4 5545644 5-42-s2-159
John Jones, Myopia............S1, S1-162
Alex. Smith, Nassau...........S0, S3--163
Fred Mcleod, Midlothian. ....S2, Silt
Jack Hutchinson, st. Andrews. 1865
Gilbert Nichols, Tedesco. ........... 1855
| Jack Hobens, Englewood ....,...... 167
Tom Mcnamara, Wollaston ......... 161
Lawrie Auchterlonle, Glen View. 16S
Alec Campbell, Country Club....... 16S
Richard Kimball, New Bedford. -. 10
H.. H. Barker, Garden Clty.......... 10
Bob PEBBLES, Sound Beach. .......... Ill
Willie Anderson, Onwentsia. ........ Ill
Donald Ball, Philadelphia. 1900. III
George Low, Baltusrol. ............. IT,
Peter Robertson, Oakmont. ......... 173
M. j. Brady, Commonwealth....o... 173
OrTin Terry, Waumbeck. ...,....... 173
David Brown, Lawrence. ........... 173
Walter j. Travis, Garden City,. 173
II. 7. Rawlins, Ekwanok............ ia
Alec Ross, Brae Burn................ ia
David Hunter, Essex Co. Country. TIA
Percy Barrett, Lambton, CAM. TIA
G. NJ. Cummings, Toronto........ ITS
]. s. Pearson, Richmond County,. III
David Honeyman, Arsdale. ......... III
Hugo r. tombstone, Myopia........ 1T
John G.. Anderson, Woodland. ....... 17S
John B. Hylan, Vesper. 17s
James Maiden, Nassau. 179
Ernest Way, Detroit. ............ 179
Donald j. Ross, Oakley 179
David Robertson, Pittsburg.......... 49,
Walter Fovargue, Skokio 1870
j. Lloyd, Essex County 1876
w. H. Way, Detroit. uncommon. 1S0
Herbert Strong, Apawamis. ......... 1870
Jack Campbell, Overlook. ......... $50
David Ogilvie, Morris County........ 1876
John "A. Croke. Kent County........ ISL
! Jack Dingwall. Edgeworth. ......... 1871
]. s. Mackie, Fox Hills. ............ 1872
o. G.. Hackbarth, st. Louis. ........, 49,
Arthur Smith, Arlington. 1872
Stewart Maiden, Wee Burn. ........ 49,
w. s. Robinson, Atlantic City. 80. 49,