Evening star., 1915-06-18
Ouimet and Evans Eliminated
in National Open Champion
ship Contest.
MCDONALD AND TELLER
TIE FOR SECOND PLACE
Former Gets a 73 and Latter 76
for Total of 222 in Third
Round of 72-Hole Test.

SHORT HILLS, n. J.. June 1s-Jerome
D. Travers, former amateur golf
champion. took the lead in the play
today for the national open golf
championship. when he turned in a
card of 37-36-73 for the morning $
round. This with the score of l4S
yesterday makes Travers' score for
fifty-four holes gel.
Weather conditions today could not
have been better for low scoring. and
the general impression was that the
winning score would be several strokes
under 300.
Gil Nichols Gets a 73.
Out of the first twenty cards turned
in for the third round a seventythree
by Gil Nichols. was one of the best
This made the Wilmington profession
ais total 232 for tifty-four holes.
Francis Ouimet who played along
with Nichols, was not in good form
and even his poor score of eighty was
Ouimet's total of 23S at this stage puts
him so far back that he has no pos
sible chance Of obtaining place
among the prize winners.
r. G. Macdonald of Buffalo also had
73, which with 14s of yesterday makes
his total 222.
Louis Teller paired with Hagen, the
title holder. went out in "a, equalins
the best outward score OF the tourna-
ment, but he took 40. five over par
coming back. with a score of rs. This
added to his previous score of 146
makes a total of 222 for the former
French champion and gives him a tie
with Macdonald so far for first place
Hagen also had IS. bringing his total
up to 227.
Two Cards of $50 Handed In.
Wilfrid Reid. the English player, who
is entered from Sea View, N. J.. ha6
IS. total of 23o.
A. ]. Sanderson. Boulogne, France
also had 23o. made up of 1856 and IS.
George Low. Baltusrol. 152-76-22s
and Tom kerrigan, Dedham, Mass.
153-76-229. were among the loves
totals from the first ten pairs to finish
the early round.
Chick" Evans had 80 which brough,
his score up to 232 This put him out
Of the contest so far as getting place
on the prize list is concerned.
Tom Mcnamara. the Boston player
had "a. total of 223. just one stroke
behind r. G. Mcdonald and Louis Tel
lier. who lead with 222,
Have Scores of 155 and Under.
Following are the names and scores
of twenty-five players who have scores
of 1855 and under:
James NJ. Barnes. White Marsh Val
ley, Pa. 71-75-146: Louis Teller
Canoe Brook. N. J., 75-71-14s; NJ. j
Brady. Wollaston. Mass. 7s-71-147
y. D. Travers. Upper Montclair
N. j.. 76-72-14s: Tom Mcnamara
Boston. Mass. 7s71-149; r. G. Mac
Donald, Buffalo. N Y. 72-77-149
Fred Mcleod, Washington. D. c., IA
7e-15o: Walter C Hagen. Rochester
N. Y, 7s-73-151; A Campbell, Balti-
more. Nd. 7S-75-151; Charles Evans
jr. Edgewater. Ill. 71s1-152: George
Low. Baltusrol, N. j.. 7s-74-152
George Sargent, Chevy Chase, D. c.
75-77-152; Tom Kerrigan. Dedham
| Mass, 78-75-153: A. G. Sanderson
| Boulogne, France, 77-76-153; David
Ogilivie. Morris County. N. j.. 1915
1853: Jack Hutchinson. Pittsburgh. Pa
74-79-153: Alec Smith. Wykagyl
n. Y. 7s-7s-154: MAX R. Marston
Baltusrol, N. j., 77-77-154; Jack Dowl-
ing. Scarsdale, N. Y, 75-79-154. Jack
Park, East Hampton. ". Y. 77-77-154
Otto Hackbarth. Hinsdale, Ill. S0-75-
155; Wilfred Reid. Seavtew. n. J.. IL
7S-155.
"Amateurs.