Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-23
HUNTER FAVORITE
IN GOLF TOURNEY
SIxTY-THREE COMPETING AT
ANNANDALE
Course in Excellent Condition and
Brilliant Play Witnessed-Last
Years Champion Makes
Good Score

PASADENA, Feb. 22.-Sixty-threc
competitors for the amateur golf cham
pionship Of Southern California started
today in the qualifying rounds of the
contest which is being played on the
grounds of the Annandale Country
club.
Paul Hunter, who holds the title since
last years play on the Los Angeles
clubs course, and favorite TO the
match this year, made the remarkable
score of 162 for thirty-six holes, two
under bogey.
He was run hard for honors by four
or five of the players. but it is be-
lieved his strongest opponent will be
Malcolm H. Eaton, who was in hard
luck during the first eighteen holes Of
the course, slicing one drive and losing
a ball on another stroke. His score, in
view of these facts, is close to that of
Hunter, he being credited with III.
1t is the hope of the men who are
keen for the game that these two will
be matched in the finals. Hunter is
perfectly familiar with the course, but
so is his rival, and it is generally con-
ceded that very pretty golf would be
played If they match up.
The course is in excellent condition
for the match, which will be continued
tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday
The gallery was small today, partly
because even without a gallery the
green was kept ringing with cries of
"Fore!" as the players followed one
another over the course almost too
close for comfort, and partly because
most of the golf enthusiasts are also
interested in automobiles and went to
the hill-climb in Altadena.
The first sixteen as picked by the
committee having the match in charge
are given below. They will follow the
rules of match play tomorrow, the
drawing being according to the regular
procedure for the amateur champion
ship, the trophy going to the player s
club:
Paul Hunter 1852, L. NJ. Harding III NJ.
H. Eaton III, T. P. Mumford 172, William
Fdererickson III, S. G. Lines ia, ]. A.
Brown 174, j. NJ. Hixon 174, A. H BraIey
j. V. Elliot 177 E. P. Gates III, E. B. Will
liams 17S, C. S. Eaton $50, H F. Wiltshire
181. S. P. Hunt 1S1, w. B. MILAN 1S1, r.
Sanderson 1S1.
OF the second sixteen to compete for
prizes the men who were tied for sixteenth
place dop back and will be followed by j.
A. Jerome 1872. w. B. Wrenn 1S2. r. w.
Spaulding 1872, Walter Crosby 1873, E. S.
Hunter 1S3, E. n. Wright 1874, P. Nixon 1S5,
Addison stillwen 1877, H. Whipple 1873, DIR.
E. W. Taylor, S. C. Birmham tied. 100.
Other scores. tie, J. S. Carroll 191, Har-
old Rider 191, H. B. Ingals 1913. F. S.
Wade 1877, o. B. Carter 2O1, F. W. Ruck-
helm 2O1, A. H. Cross 202, Alex MacKergan
2O6, W. H. Hight 206. J. A. Rankin 2O6,
Colin Stewart 2O7, F. v. Rider 207. w. A.
Hoag 207. Harvey Newby 2O7 ]. Cornelius
21O, W. w Leitheat PIP, z. w. Smith 212,
NJ T. Aleen 21S, E. R. Hungus 216, A. H.
Curtis 224, W. F. Knight 254, V. S. Ander-
son 256.
Partners for Tuesdays play, first sixteen,
amateur championship of Southern Califor-
MIA: Paul M. Hunter and A. H. Braly c.
5. Eaton and j. H. Brown, T. P Mumford
and E. p. Gates F. NJ. Jacobs and M. H.
Eaton, William Frederickson and ]. "
Elliot. E. r. Williams and s. c.. Lines. J.
NJ Hixon and tie, c. S. Byington and S. NJ.
Harding
Second sixteen for silver cup donated by
association, tie and z. S. Hunter. H Whip
pie and c, L. Hunter, H. B. Wrenn and E.
S. Armstrong. E. H. Robinson and. tie, J
H. Jevne and P. Hixon, Addison Stillwell
and r. w. Salisbury. Walter Crosby and
tie. E. N. Wight and tie.