The Washington times., 1915-08-31
Unknown Golfer. Wins
Qualification Round
Amateur Championship Medal Won Over Big Field
BY Dudley A. Nudge By Margin of Two
Strokes-Francis Oumet Third.

bElNolI, Aug. 3l.-Du0ley A. MudRe
the golfer unknown to fame except in
the distant regions Of Minnesota. and
who won the thirty hole qualifying
round In the amateur championship
over a held Of sixty-six entrants, Is
paired with Hamilton X. Kerr in the
upper half OF the frs. round.
The open champion, the amateur
champion. the western champion ard
the southern champion. four former
amateur champions and three State
champions all clash today in the first
match play Of the 1918 national ANA
teur golf tournament. Yesterday saw
bad Eolfilng weather and the same
cold wind was sweeping the links
carly today.
Cnc Of the most intehesting matches
on today'a card is that between Chick
Evans and Ned Sawyer v no have met
II the semi-anals Of the western
variahiy Sawyer has given Evans a
terrific battle.
Jerry Travars is matched today
with George Crump and Ouimet meets
Gardner Of Buffalo.
The complete pairinEs follow:
UPPER HALF.
Robert A. Gardner, Hinsdale. VS.. L.
I. Bredin. Detroit; T. NJ. Sherman.
ysey g. T. vs. sssSe GsSeF' V RSssn pns
Charles Evans T.. Edgewater: Paul
Flushing: Jerome d. Travera. Upper
Montclair. vs.. George Crump. Pine Val
Jesse quilford. Woodland: Dudley
Nudge. Town and Country. vs.. Hamilton
K. Kerr. Ekwanok: Howard b. Lee. De-
troit. VS.. e. NJ. Byers,- Allegheny.
LOWER HALF.
Davidson Heron. Oakmont. vs. Nell
Hunter. Midwick. vs. A. c. Ulmer,
Florida: J. G. Anderson. Siwanoy. VS..
man. Detroit. vs.. DR.. c. r. Gardner.
Agawam Hunt: George r: Lyon. Lamb
ton. Canada. VS.. John N. Stearns. 3D.
Williamsport: Albert Seckel. Riverside,
VS.. Sheriff. Sherman. Yahnundasis; w.
standieh. tr.. Detroit: Francis Ouimet.
Woodland. VS.. w. II. Gardner. I'd. Buff
faio.
Nudge was at the top OF the list
when the qualifying round Of the ma;
Country Club OF Detroit. Plaving
from the Town and Country. Club.
Nudge made an ordinary 70 in tho
morning and an extraordinary 7s IN
which gave him the medal by a mar
gin Of two strokes. The 73 was ex-
,raordnsriy yestssrday because Of the
wind swept over the course. making
good golf practically Impossible in
the morning, and though 1t did no.
blow as strongly later in the day. it
afternoon to make a 7s a remarkab bic
Performances. The fact that none Of
the more famous golfers could equal
1t Is ample proof Of its worth.
Dudley Nudge is a versatile young
the golf championship Of his State a
few weeks ago. He hasn't played much
competitive golf before this season,
year in hodine 'd down was the snrassa poston
OF catcher on Yale's baseball team
This year he left Yale In February and
spent more time on the links. the result
OF which was in evidence today. He
has two more years to serve at Yale.
however so he is not lost to baseball
after all. As for his golf. Nudge comes
BY. II honestly, for he is cousin Of
John and Archie. Reid and that means
mis- veins. John Reid, IT., didn't qualify
yesterday. but when he heard that his
little cousin had won the medal he ap-
peared just as happy as though he had
Robert A. Gardner. national cha mpion
In 1909 was second yesterday. with 76-
7s--l5A. and his rs led the field in the
morning round In third place was
Francis ouimst' >, the first OF the trium-
Jerome y. Travers. tn" ooen cham
pion, and Chick Evans, holders OF the
Western title. Ouimet's companions in
iist with 1872 apiece. Trayers made an
s2 in the morning and an 50 In the
afternoon. and Evans reversed the
process. There were thirteen golfers