The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-31
DUDLEY NUDGE
GETS NAME ON
ROLL OF FAME
Yale Student of st. Paul
Leads National Golf
Field With 152.
QUINTET THIRD: A
AND TRAVERS JET 1862

AND TRAVERS GET 1852
DETROIT. Aug. 30.-A name unknown
to golfng fame except In the distant
regions Of Minnesota was at the top Of
the list when the thirty-six hole qualify
lns round of the national amateur cham
pionship ended late this afternoon on
the long links of the Country Club Of
Detroit. Dudley A. Nudge of st. Paul.
Mimi, playing from the Town and Coun
try Club. made IN ordinary 70 in the
morning and an extraordinary 10 in the
afternoon for "A total OF l52. which
gave him the medal by a margin Of two
strokes. The 70 was extraordinary to-
day because Of the unfavorable weather
conditions. A cold wind swept over the
course, making good golf practically i'm
possible in the morning, and though II did
not blow as strongly later In the day, II
still was bothersome enough In the after
noon to make a 10 a remarkable per-
Torrance. The fact that none Of the
more famous golfers could equal 1t Is
ample proof Of its worth.
Medal Winner Yale Catcher.
Dudley Nudge is a versatile young
man, 81 years of age. who won the golf
championship Of his State a few weeks
ago. He hasn't played much competitive
golf before this season, principally be-
cause he was engaged n year ago in
holding down the position of catcher
on Yale's baseball team. This year ne
left Yale in February and spent more
time on the links, the result of which
Vas in evidence to-day. 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 it honestly,
for he is a cousin OF John and Archie
Reid, and that mean that he has the
best Of golfng blood in his veins. John
Reid. Jr, didn't qualify to-day, but
when he heard that his little cousin
had won the medal. he appeared just as
happy as though he had led the field
himself.
Robert A. Gardner, national cham
pion in 1909, was second to-day with
1918, 1874. and his 76 led the field in
the morning round. In third place was
Francis Ouimet. the first of the trium-
virate. with IT'S. 1856.
fravers and Evans Far BACK.
Jerome d. Travers. the open cham
pion. and Chick Evans. holders Of the
Western title. Ouimet's companions in
the great trio. were well down the list
with 1862 apiece. Travers made an So
in the morning and an so in the after
noon, and Evans reversed the process.
There were thirteen golfers ahead Of
the famous pair, and they shared the
1862 mark with Gardner w. White OF
Flushing. The top qualifying score was
1853. at which there was "A three cor
nered tie for two places.
The dali caused no excitement
whom he turned in his card of 70 at the
end OF the morning round except that
his friends congratulated him upon
being one of the select few who did bet
ter than so. 1t was a different story
when Nudge set out in the afternoon.
The wind had died down a bit n the
youngster proceeded TO make the most
OF improved conditions. He began with
a par 4. and on the 447 yard second hole
encouraged himself nightly by holing
out from the edge of the green for a 3.
where par Is 5. Then came three
we'll played holes with no shots missed
and no exceptional shots made. On
the sixth. however. he topped his drive.
the mistake costing him a stroke. The
seventh was made in par 3, and on the
eighth, which Is SIS yards long. he put
his third shot dead, only to miss the
putt for a 4. The same thing happened
in the ninth, where, after a fine second
shot. he missed a five foot putt and took
4 for the hole. Even with the two missed
puts marked against him he was out In
a6. a stroke under par.
Gets No rs on Inplay.
Coming home he played eight of the
holes in I. and one. the long sixteenth,
in 8, On two of them he should have
made SO, so his inward journey in 81
was not quite as creditable as his score
for the first nine holes He made his 4
on the tenth, and on the eleventh, which
is a : hole, pitched his third dead and
holed his patti for a 4. on the thirteenth
his second shot stopped less than a yard
from the pin. and his putt, though 1t
seemed to hit the cup squarely. refused
TO stay In, and he had to be content
with the par 1. on the short fourteenth
his tee shot was Just OF the green,
but he took three more to get down and
lost a stroke. More trouble was encoun-
tered in the fifteenth. where he sliced into
a trap and, after playing a great re-
coyery shot, which gave him a chance
for a 3 after all. missed the putt. He
lhhsFi Tic IlfAA lNo III pa o"' ~
the home hole with a Q left for a ~.
A poor choice OF clubs spoiled his
tee shot and his ball dropped into the big
trap in front OF III green. He over
played the hole in getting out, but was
down IN two puts and then walked TO
The edge OF the green to be overwhelmed
with congratulations.
II know I was having lots or luck,
but ! never realized | would win the
medal" was Mudge's only comment.
His card
Dudley a. Nudge. Town and Country
Morning round;
nl''....., $685. 80 y.
Afternoon round:
In...."... i444 g 4 4-37-73-i52
Francis Ouimet, the defending cham
p!on, played pretty good golf all day,
and MAJ Marston, who played with him,
did likewise, Now and then the amateur
champion got into difficulties, but none
OF them was serious. He holed a number
Oh long puts and missed a few short
ones. II was good steady golf that put
nm In third place. and he was well salts
he'd with his work.
Jerry In Tight nee
OF Travers and Evans not so much
can be Said. The open champion was
not at his best and kept getting into
tight places all day. AZ he put Ii after
be had finished, 81 never worked harder
IN my life. not even that time at Garden
City" But even though he did nave to
work Jerry every now and then played