The Washington herald., 1913-09-19
ENGLISHGOLFERS
LEAD IN TOURNEY
Wilfred Reid and Harry Var
don Tied for First Honorsin IN
National Championship.
MAKE AN UPHILL FIGHT
Ray Plays Great Game After the Ninth
Hole, Pulling Out Of the Ruek
Into Third Position.
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Spnc1Rl TO The washington hctAia
Brookline. Mass. Sept. E-Harry Var
don and wiIfred Reid tied for first, each
with III strokes. Edward Ray tied third
at l4s strokes. That is how the record
stands for the first half of the national
open championship played here today
and all the honors are with the three
Englishmen Just named.
Though the success of Vardon in the
first qualifying round and that of Ray
in the second, were indications OF the
strength of the visitors before play be-
gan today, the home professionals
showed the way in the morning round.
and when all of the first round scores
were in, 1t seemed as though the British
golfers were to be beaten in their at
tempt to lift the American champion
ship cup. At the end Of the first eigh-
teen holes of the championship test,
Macdonald Smith, of wykagyl, and
Alex Ross, of Braeburn. led the field Of
sixty-nine with n. Then came Jack
Croke, of Chicago, with -; Walter HAHN,
of Rochester; Tom Mcnamara, of Bos-
ton. and Robert Andrew, of New Haven,
with %. and the national champion, j. ].
McDermott, and ]. NJ. Barnes, with "a.
That made list of eight before Vardon
and Ray, the two leading Englishmen,
were reached at the IS mark, along with
several home players, including HERE
shoff, who led the amateur contingent
Ray was nowhere as far as the top of
the list was concerned for he took ~
for the round.
Reid Goes to Top.
With their backs to the wall. the Eng
lishmen then began to fight and won
derful fight they made. First, Reid
came in with a Y and went to the top
with his total of 147. A little later Var
don's q was posted and his l47 went up
beside Reid's. Then came a long wait
for Ray, one Of the last to start, and in
the meantime one after of the leading
Americans turned up with doleful faces,
for each and every one Of them had
drifted back instead of improving. Nc
Dermott was 79, Mcnamara was IS, and
so il went on. With Vardon and Reid
in the lead, things looked blue enough.
but soon word came in from the ninth
that Ray had gone out in % and was
getting better every minute. Reports
OF his progress thereafter showed that
he was playing extraordinary golf, and
when his bulky figure finally came into
sight on the eighteenth tee, 1t was
learned that he had a four for a 20. The
crowd banked deep around the home
green, saw a lone drive, followed by
feet from the cup. 1t looked as though
the big Englishman was going to score a
So, but that triumph was denied him.
Ray Misses Putt.
He was hot and tired as he played the
shot; he putted hurriedIy and missed.
But there was glory enough in any case.
for he had pulled himself from a point |
far back in the ruck, to third place, and |
only his Acknowledgement were ahead |
of him.
The card of his second round follows:
Edward Ray. England:
Out -............ ............ 35II SIS
$3.50 $50
The national champion. McDermott,
has 152. along with several others, and
still has a lighting chance of catching up.
All with scores over l65 were dropped,
and the remainder will play thirty-six
holes more tomorrow. The scores of the
first ten survivors follow: