Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-16
0U|MET AND THOMPSON
DIVIDE HONORS OF DAY
Pair Leads Big Field of Amateur and
Professional Golfers OH Bal
tuSrol Links.
SCORE OF 151 STROKES EACH
Three Other Amateurs, Kirby, Mar
ston and Topping, Qualify-To.
Day Another 36-Hole Qualifying
Round VIII BE Played.

Day Another 36-Hole Qualifying
Round Will BE Played.
SHORT HILLS. ~ j.. juno 15.-Fran-
els Ouimet, national amateur cham
pion, divided honors in the first quail
lying round for this years open title
with. James Thompson, the Philadcl-
phia professional. at the Baltusrol Golf
! Club to-day. This pair led the big field
of amateur and professional aspirants
by scores of l5l strokes each.
Three other amateurs qualified to-
day. These were Oswald Kirby, OF Eli
glcwood former Metropolitan and New
Jersey state champion; Max r. Mars
ton. who won the New Jersey State
title last Saturday, and Henry j. Top
ping, OF Greenwich Conn, runner up
In the French championship last wear
George Low, of the local club. George
Mclean. of Philadelphia. and Clarence
Hackney. of Atlantic City. led the other
professionals with 1852 each. Alex Smith,
! Wykagyl, New York, and George Sar-
gent Chevy Chase. Washington. D. c..
TWO former holders OF the open title.
| finished with 1853 each. but Alex Ross,
of WeeBurn, Mass, failed to qualify
by one stroke, his total being 162.
i The best score for eighteen holes
made during the days play was 10. Out
met. Mcdonald, Sargent and Mclean
being the players.
Tomorrow another 36-hole qualify
ing round will be played by the other
entrants, who include Chick" Evans.
John G. Anderson. Jerome D. Travers.
Walter c. Hagen, James NJ Barnes
Louis Teller. OF France. and Ben Say
ers. the Scotchman.
The following players qualified to-
day:
Francis Ouimet. Woodland, Mass,
l5i James Thompson. Philadelphia,
| 49, Clarence Hackney. Atlantic City.
l52; George Low, Baltusrol. y. j., 1852:
George Mclean, Dunwoodie. y. Y. 1852;
Alex Smith, Wykagyl, y. Y. 1872;
, George Seargent Chevy Chase. Wash
i ,5,ts D; G. l52: r; G. Macdonald.
| Boston, Mass, 1873; II. II. Barker. Rich
mond. Va, 1874: Wilfrcd Reid, Sea View.
I y. j., 1874; Charles Hoffncr, Wood bury,
| \. j.. l56: George Simpson, Oak Park,
| III. l56; Jack Iiobens. EnElcwood n.
j., 157; Oswald Kirkby. Englewood. ~
| j. l57; Arthur Reid Upper Montciair,
I y. j.. l5S: Joe Mitchell, RidEewood. y.
I j., l5S: Elmer Loving. Quaker Ridge.
/ \. Y. ISIS; Dan Kenny, Hamilton. Ont.
| ISIS; Herbert Lacerblade, Youngstown,
! Ohio. l5S; David Mckay. Bellevue, Pa,
| l5s: William Hunter st. Louis, Mo-. 159;
! Jack Hutchinson, Pittsburgh. Pa. l59:
! Max Marston, Baltusrol, y. j. l5a:
David Stevens, Mohawk y. Y, l61:
Frank Adams. French Lick. Ind, 16l;
George T. Savers Merton. Pa. 161: Mac
1
! William McFarlane. Elizabeth. y. j..
| l6l: Emil Loeffer. Pittsburgh. Pa. ISL;
Harry Hampton. Lenox. Mass. ISL; II.
]. Topping. Greenwich, Conn, 16l.
BY CHICK EVANS
RALTuSROl. COLE CLUB. SHORT
HILLS, y J.. June l5.-Francis ouimet.
| Thompson. OF the Philadelphia Country
Club. led the field of seventy odd play
CT in 1t.ct 1uI- C II, ,;,,,,
round OF the national open champion
ship.
be remembered that the golfers playing
in this event are the hes, 70 be found
George Low. the home professionals
G. w. Hackney. of Atlantic City. and
George Mclean Of punwoodie. were
were several tied for the next position,
AT 1853. so you can see the leaders are
These figures show what can he done
on the course. and the first score may
! be the best that can be made with
telling. and it may he that $50 will be
The day was almost perfect for good
golf scores for three quarters OF the
field. Mild gray and pleasantly warm
About twenty minutes o~rer Ouimets
| derstorm, and the rain came down in
torrents. | agree with the twenty
golfers who were still playing that no
ouimct: who was paired with Will
fred Reid, started forth about 10
by large gallery. am sure he COM,
pletcly realized the expectations of his
friends. Francis is looking in the best
OF health. with hut little OF the slender
ness he used to know. Indeed, he is
really big man.
David Hunters failure TO land among
the first ihirty-two Is rcErcttable. but
trouble on his tee shots is largely re-
sp99nsible. Frank Adams, formerly a
brilliantly This morning.
Alcc Smith. with whom he was
afternoon. The players were dis diss
patched in the smoothcst way possible.
ana in consequence the game of one
of the players suffered. | am sorry TO
see so few Chicagoans here. Only
George Simpson, OF Oak Park played
to-day. and he qualified crcditably with
There is no doubt that qualifying
rounds In medal play tournaments are
very hard upon the players. and tend
OF endurance as of skill. seventy
holes of medal play. especially on this
course. is long strain. and the addi-
uon OF thirty siX-hole qualifying
round works great hardship, hat. Of
course, it rs as fair for one as another.
ing the qualifying rounds in different
parts OF the country. before the actual
easier for the professionals. who are
Obliged under this plan TO spend a
week or more away from their work.
With the large entries. elimination
rounds arc absolutely necessary and
II is only question of the best time
and place for them. Tommy McNa-
mara's experience last year is a good
example OF what the endurance test
may do. AT the end of siXty-eich t
holes he looked winner. but he fell
down on the last eighteen holes and
'did not even finish in the money
u VIII be interesting to see whether
to-day viii have an ADVANTAGE Over
those who 20 out Tomorrow and have
three straight days of medal PLAY
OFF FOR BANKERS MEETING
The trains to Old Poin; Comfort this