The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-31

"'iou " cnlp snOt TOT n 4 on the SIS
yard eighth. and got down a couple of
long puts Just when he needed them.
But taken all In all he did not play z, cd
golf' n fact which probably was due to
the weather. for the open champion
never Is at his best on a cold day.
Evans Runs to Three Puts.
Chick Evans. as usual, found Door
putting his chief obstacle to success.
He missed a number OF puts in the
morning and n great many In the after
noon. When 1t Is said that during his
second round Chick took three puts on
Iine greens. hve of them in succession.
the reason fer his So Is not hard to un-
derstand. Robert Gardner earned his
hign place by his long driving and deadly
approaching. His extreme length from
the tee stood him in good stead against
the wind. and there were many holes
on which the wind had TO be faced
Ned Sawyer also contributed TO Chi
o share OF the gbcry by getting
around In II, 10, 1855. a stroke behind
ouimct and a stroke ahead OF Max
Marston, who led the Metropolitan con-
tineent with 81, rs. 157. Paul Hunter
of Chicago and Nelson whitney Of New
Orleans were on even terms with
Marston.
In addition to Marston three Metro
politan golfers qualified: John G..
Anderson, 161. and Jerome D.. Travers
and Gardiner w. White. l62 each. Ham,
ilton X. Kerr entered from Ekwanok and
John n. Stearns Sd. from wiliiamsport,
really should be accredited to the Metro
politan district, so New York has a half
dozen representatives still in the night.
seeley Eliminated.
The three golfers who tied at 1853 for
the last two places were Stearns, George
V. Rotan. the Texas champion. and W.
Parker Seeley, the former Connecticut
champion. On the first hole OF the
playof Stearns made n 4 TO 5 for each
of the others and so put himself in the
championship division. on the second
hole. Seeley sliced into the rough and
Rotan played a great second shot to the
green. getting a 4. a stroke under par,
and putting Seeley out of the competi-
ton.
The best known names on the list OF
those who failed to qualify are c. G.
Waldo. Jr., John Reid. Jr., Harold
Weber. f. =. Allis Sd. Walter Egan, r..
$. Worthlngton. b. W. and y. c. Cork
ran. i. W. Tewkesbury and Fraser Hale
Henry ]. Topping. Max Behr and
Dewitt Balch were the leading lights OF
the contingent that did not hand in
scores.
As soon as the playoff was completed,
the draw was made in open session by
the L. S. G. \. executive committee.
Travers, Evans, Sawyer and Robert
Gardner landed in the upper M harder
half and ouimet Is in the lower with
w c. Fownes. Jr.. Nelson Whitney and
Jimmy Stariish as his outstanding com
panions, The Chicago golfers are In
mourning because VAN and Sawyer
will meet in the morning and one OF the
other will be eliminated before the day
Is over. nothe good match to-mor-
row will be that between Jesse Guilford
and Max M1rston, The draw for the
first match round
UPPER HALF.
Robert A. Gardner. Hinsdale. VS.. L.
L. Bredin. Detroit IT, VI. Sherman.
Yahnundas!s. VS.. George V. Rotan. Pine
Valley D.. f. Sawyer. Wheaton. We.
Charles Evans. Jr., E~dgewater: Paul
Hunter. Midlothian, VS.. Gardiner White,
Flushing Jerome d. Travers. Upper
Montclair. VS.. George Crump. Pine Val
ley; Max r. Marston, Baltusrol. VS..
Jesse Gullford. Woodland Dudley
Nudge, Town and Country. w. Hamilton
X. Kerr, Ekwanok Howard b. Lee,
Detroit. VS.. f. NJ. Byers, Allegheny.
LOWER HALF.
Davidson Heron. Oakmont, vs., Nell
son VI. Whitney. Audubon r. f. Hun
ter. Midwick. VS., A. C. Timer, F1orids,
j. q. Anderson. Siwanoy. VS.. Reuben b.
Brah. Audubon j. b. Schlotman, De-
trolt, VS.. DR.. C. II. Gardner, Agawam
Hunt George F.. Lyon. Lambton. Can
ada. vs.. John y. Stearns Sd, Williams
port Albert Seckel, Riverside, W.. Sher-
rill Sherman, Y~ahnundasis: w. c.
Foynes. Jr., Oakmont, VS. James ID.
Standish. Jr., Detroit Francis Ouimet,
Woodland, VS.. w. H.. Gardner I'd, Buff
falo.
Scores OF the qualifying rounds: