Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19

II ROOkLlNE, MASS, Sept. 10
Is Play still goes on in the ma
tional open championship OF
the United States Golf Association,
but by tonight It is likely the 1913
title holder will be known and his
score probably will go down as a new
record
The battle for high honors was re-
sumed this morning, So Of the ortgi-
nal field of SO starting on the last half
Of the championship journey The
players were eliminated by the rule
which bars those who were fifteen
strokes below the stroke Of the last
man of the first ten. This cut short
the career of ten competitors and four
others picked up.
5ritons Out in Front.
Playing golf a Caliber seldom seeO
in America, two Of the trio of English
professionals forged to the front yes
terday in the first half of the nine
teenth annual open tournament Of tho
United States Golf Association, and
at dusk led the field by margin q
two strokes.
Harry Vardon and Wilfrid REID
turned in cards OF l47 for the first &c
holes, Edward Ray divided seConI
place with Herbert Strong Of the In
wood Club, of Inwood N. Y, each
having 149 Mcdonald Smith, of New
York, and J H. Barnes, of Tacoma,
were placed in third position with $50
After the leaders came a long line of
professionals, broken here and there
by the name of prominent amateur.
Francis Ouimet had the honor Il
showing the way for the amateurs
with a card of ISL. which played him
a tie with Willie Hagan, Alex Ross
and George Sargent for fourth place.
Louis Teller, the French professional
turned in 1852, which gave him fifth
"laCe in company with G. d. Thorn, of
ShinneCOck Hills Fred Herreshofr
the Long Island amateur; Jack Ne
DermOtt, present open champion, AMI
Jack Hutchinson divided the honors
of sixth place with 1853, while Jerome
Travers, the amateur champion, had
to be satisfied with a card OF 1856.
Ray Made a 20.
Edward Ray. the "iant Englishman.
stood out as the hero of the day :
play. Starting poorly on his morn
ing round he came back with a really
wonderful afternoon round in 40,
breaking the course record and lifting
him from ninth to second place. His
two Countrymen, Harry Vardon and
Reid, while far more consistent than
Ray and two strokes better than he
on the days play, lacked the brilliant
rally and thrill in their work that
caused Ray to be applauded by the
gallery as he finished.
Vardon and Ray divided the early
Gay gallery between them, and the
spectators were well repaid for their
long journey around the course, for
both played phenomenal golf at times.
There was a marked similarity in
the play and cards of NardOu and
Reid They played with almost clock
like steadiness, equaling par or better
hole after hole. regardless of the diff
cult lies. NardOn surpassed Reid in
his putting, but appeared to have lit
tie, if any, advantage with either
driver, iron or mashie.
Their cards were pictures Of stead =
mess, containing, as they did, a pre-
dominance Of tours. with occasional
fives and relieved by three
Leading Cards.
The scores of the two leaders for
the first half Of the 72-hole title play
follow:
Harry Vardon, England:
Morning:
out 444 ass 445-39
In 345 454 853-36-75
Afternoon:
Out ... 544 344 445-37
In $40 444 344-35-72--147
w. F. Reid England:
out . 544 Asa 354-3s
In $50 asa a44-S7-75
Afternoon:
out 444 443 1875
In 255 444 354-36-72-147
Ray started with his usual long
drives, but appeared to try too hard
Sor distance in his first and second
shots He missed a number OF puts,
some of which were within few feet
of the hole and as the forenoon wore
on, appeared TO become nervous on
every green His morning card of 70
was surpassed by several amateurs.
His recovery in the socend round in
the afternoon was all the more sensa-
tional when compared with his fore
noon PLAYING He put tremendous
power in his wood and iron shots and
exercised unusual care in putting
Some Of his drives we're phenOme
Ray went out in 50, I under par Two
slips, each Of about three fec.-one
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