Evening star., 1915-06-16
BIG FIELD SEEKING
0PENGOLF K0NORS
Over 70 Amateurs and Pro-
fessioEaIs in Second Half,
Qualifying Round.
CONTEST BEING WAGED
ON BALTUSROL LINKS
Thirty-Two Players Yesterday Earn.
ed Right to Continue in Cham
pionship Competition.

SHORT HILLS, N. J., June 16.-More
than seventy amateur and professional
golfers. comprising the remainder OF
the big field Of aspirants for national
open golf honors. began today the sec
ond half of the qualifying round on the
links of the Baltusrol Club.
Thirty-two players. headed by Fran
els Ouimet, national amateur cham
pion. and James R. Thompson. the
Philadelphia Country Clubs profess
sional. with scores Of ISL each. yester-
day, earned the right to continue play
for this years championship at ~
holes tomorrow and Friday similar
number were to qualify today.
At the start today the greens were
slow after yesterdays thunder and
rain storm, and low scores were not
expected. Among the professionals
who started were Gil Nichols of Will
mington, Del, who won the open at
Shawnee. Pa, recently; James A. Dom
aldson. Glenview, ILL.,; Eugene E. Nc
Carthy, Jacksonville, and James M.
Barnes. the western open champion
who was paired with Chick Evans, the
young western amateur champion.
Other Prominent Entrants.
John G. Anderson. the former Boston
player, was entered for the Siwanoy
Club of Mount Vernon. n. Y. Walter
c. Hager of Rochester, the title holder,
who played with Louis Teller. for
mer French champion. were another
pair of prominent professionals.
Jerome D. Travers. the Montclair.
N. j.. amateur. who has won all the
principal titles except the open. was
paired with Ben Sayres. Scotch pro-
fessional. who. while on a vacation
here, is entered from the Merton Crtck-
ct Club Of Philadelphia.
The sensation of the early play was
furnished by Gil Nichols. when he re-
turned a card of 72, the best SO far In
the tournament and two strokes under
par.
Eugene Mccarthy. the Florida Coun-
try Clubs professional. had a Is. He
made a "a for the first nine holes. the
best of the week. but required Al COM
ing back.
Another good card was a 76 by En-
nett French Of York, Pa.
Cards Of the Crack Players.
Chick Evans began his round with a
promising for the first. under par.
while Barnes. who topped his tee, took
6. There was nothing remarkable in
either mans play during the round.
each going out in 3s. one over par. and
tney ndO tHc onHic .
giving each 16.
Hagen. the champion. did not live, up
TO his reputation in his round with
Teller, the French professional Tel
Ner was the more careful of the pair
at all stages. and this accounts Tor mis-
16 to IS for Hagen.
Jerome D. Travers did nothing out
Of the ordinary in his round or 81. 3S-
IS. except for the fact that he took
eight strokes for the sixteenth. par
losing the ball in the woods. He nm
ished up with a twelve-foot putt for a
3 on the home green. where Sayres.
who was paired with him. took an
extra putt for card OF 81.
Those Who Qualified Yesterday.
Francis ouimet OF the Woodland Golf
Club, Massachusetts. and national am
ateur champion divided the honors in
the nrst qualifying round for this
years open title with James Thomp-
terday. This pair led the big field of
amateur and professional aspirants
with scores of 161 strokes each.
George Sargent of Chevy Chase, D. c.,
| qualified with a score of 153.
The players qualifying yesterday
| are: Francis Ouimet. Woodland, Mass,
ISL: James Thompson. Philadelphia,
l5l: Clarence Hackney. Atlantic City.
1872: George Low. Baltusrol. n. j.. 152:
George Mclean. Dunwoodie. N. Y, 1872;
Alexander Smith. Wykagyl. N. Y. 1873:
George Sargent. Chevy Chase, Wash
ington. D. c., 1853; r. G. Macdonald,
Buffalo. N. Y. 1853; Tom Mcnamara,
Boston. Mass. 153; H. H. Barker. Rich
r.ond. Va. 154; Wilfred Reid. Sea View,
N. J.. 154 Charles Hoffner, Woodbury.,
n. J.. 156; G. o. Simpson. Oak Park,
Ill. l5s: Jack Hobens. Enslewood, N.
j., 1877; Oswald Kirkby. Enslewood, n
j.. 157: Arthur Reid. Upper MontcIair
n. J.: l5si Joe Mitchell. Ridsewood. N
NJ Y, 1853: Dan Kenny. Hamilton, Ont.
1853: Herbert Lagerblade. Youngstown,
Ohio. 1853; David Mckay. Bellevue. Pa,
1853; William Hunter. St. Louis, Mo
l5s: Jack Hutchinson. Pittsburgh, Pa
l5S: Max Marston. Baltusrol. N. j., l59:
David Stevens. Mohawk. n. Y, 161;
Frank Adams. French Lick. Ind, ISL;
George T. Sayers. Merton. Pa, 161:
Macdonald Smith. Wykagyl. NJ Y, l61:
William MacFariane. Elisabeth. N. j.
lsl; Emil toeffer. Pittsburgh. Pa. 1s1
Harry Hampton. Lenox, Mass, lei. and
H l. Topping Greenwich, Conn I6I