New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-30

So three Of the longest hitters IN
golfdom. Ouimet, Guilford and Mar
ston, were selected 20 make the Jest,
The centre field palisade here Is Nv
wards from the home plate-far ne
vond the carry of Ty's greatest wal
iop or Wahoo Sans mighuest ciout'
In fact. neither has ever hit this cen
ire field fence near the fsgpole on
Nv. Ouimet, the amateur champion,
introduced BY Hughey Jennings, lea
the fusillade. His wallop not only
carried the fence, but, sailing far pe-
yond, crossed a row of houses thirty
Yards further back and disappeared
rom sight through the top Of tall
oak. maple or ash tree, as the case
might be. ~
Anyway, il was a regular tree fuil
grown to a true Western height. Cooo'
crawford and Jennings, with the as
sembled Tigers and Yanks. made no
effort to conceal their astonishment'
When Max Marston followed with an
other long smash almost 10 the same
spot the wonder grew. But the Dig
rest shock came when Jesse Gulliord'
he human Krupp, known also as the
Bav State Siege Gun, lit into one that
was only beginning to rise as ~
cleared the deep fence and crossed
the roof Of some outlying house across
the street. Guilford's drive under nor,
NAL conditions, or rather over normal
turf. would have travelled at least oSO
Yards For he is he longest hitter
i7 the game, and that smash was one
Of the best, timed to the last nleKer'
and struck with terrific power.
Immediately after this exhibition
Tv came up and announced that ne
would be at first tee tomorrow at ~
o'clock Re had no intention OF miss
ing anything like this.
Which is a reminder that oy dusk
ON Monday only thirty-two OF the Dig
field will be left and that the land
cane then will have been cleared for
the match play 10 follow on TUESDAY
through the rest Of the week.
I'm The second qualifying round-the
anal elimination Ouimet and Waiter
gan got away at $50. lraVeIS Is
he next of the big three 10 foiloW'
'.b Fb Rivers AZ 1906, and at IL
r-ans gets away with Max Marston'
Tbore IS still wide range Of discus
SON as 10 whether the big three VIII
bo unset this season, as it looks to
be 30 so with them against the neld'
lust AT present Evans is playing
The best golf Of the eminent THO
Chick led both by several strokes IN
Nh qualifying round, and on sunday
n. travelled the course IN seventy
three strokes, playing, as he put IT,
one Of the best rounds he had ever
known lie was out in 50, but at the
thirteenth. fourteenth and hfteentn
holes took four strokes over par and
vet came back in 3S. The par Tor
,bese three holes is 4-3-4 and they
cost Chick 5-4-6 81 was putting
much better than have been, ne
said. "and for the first time here am
beginning 20 get confidence IN my
short game
Ouimet. who was feeling none 100
well on Saturday, was in much better
fettle to-day. and expects TO be right Dy
Tuesday Al the latest. TrRvers is an
other who has been suffering from a
cold. and is not yet physically NJ;
lack strength now more than ANYTHING
else" said Jerry to-day, and TINS
shows in my tee shots. In place OF
. swinging easily, l feel as if ] had got
nv body into the drive 10 get any dis
lance. and this hasn't helped my play
with the wood. However, ! feel more
confidence in my putting than | have
felt Al any time this season much
more than ever felt al Baltusrol and
this may even things up
One Of the main Sunday features
was the play-of for the American
golfer trophy, and Marston and Van
Week had tied at 10 with Tom and
Sheriff. Sherman in a best-ball match:
This time the Sherman brothers held
together better than their rivals, nm
ishing in front by three strokes-a "
against IS. The New York golfers
had their good and bad streaks to-
eether and were unable to meet the
effective team play OF their opponents
who travelled steadily to the end go
INK out IN 81 and racing back home IN
IS.
or the seventy-three golfers who
start Monday morning forty-one must
drop out by this afternoons count.
The leaders and those given even an
outside chance are all playing well
enough 20 qualify, but there is always.
some fayorite tossed to the wolves OF
fate in these qualifying rounds, so not
even the best are feeling any too sure.
Il is figured that two Sis will qualify,
while a stroke or two higher might be
sufficient. but the qualifying margin