The sun., 1916-09-05
FOWNES BEST IN
QUALIFYING FOR
GOLF H0N0RS
Card of l53 for East and
West Courses Nets Him
Medal at Merton Links.
ANDERSON FURNISH ES
SURPRISE OF DAY

HIHIAnFfpHl sept. ~ kDIItT
who did Just what he expected to do was
rare creature in the qualifying round
n the national amateur championship on
tho TWO courses Of the Merton Cricket
,lub TODAY. Most Of the %variances from
,be normal routine Of a championship
,usiify!n. round were not Of sufficient
inheritance to be called upsets. but they
kent popping up every minute or two all
dsy 'ong with a persistency which soon
had both contestants n spectators
wondering ~anxiousiy Just WAS
going to happen next.
TO begin with, William &. Fownes. Jr,,
% Oakmont. holder of the national title
An 1910, won the medal with q score OF
,i-16. 1873. the first round on the west
course. the easier Of the two. and the
second and better round on the more
dt'icult east course.
I, wasn't unusual for Fownes to win
the medal, for with X. H.. Gorton he led
the field at Ekwanok in 1914. but the
way he did 1t was out Of the ordinary.
The usual medalist. and the kind OF
Golfer that Fownes generally Is. plays
tIong steadily. making few mistakes and
keeping pretty close to par all the a
Fownes didn't follow the beaten path to-
day. His rounds were a sort OF patch
work in which good and bad holes Al
,eruated. and many Of those mad In par
were no, played In the orthodox fashion.
three puts u" o"e So" -.
lowed bN one on .ne "e~.' =. ~
sort oil so'i was su.nt'en, ""' u"
foShes al ""'' W"
..
H"'" VI ~
ne hright stars, most Of them. quail
fed. nut they did their share to NIL the
day with unexpected things by qualifying
.H- l.H. tl. ltat chan ~ THAR 0snnf
on such an important occasion. Chick
F,ans. the open champion. was tied at
oswald Kirkhy. with 1853. was tied for
esLth' ma t.ooer' y. ne une ~
.enu."s 'nhn - and.rs,n runnsr nm
"m" WIZ WI" y" '"
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H. ,,,s.. .no nro.
80 ,ta nos, ,ar,,i,. surnriss ~ the
,n,.,. to, "a. ,nor an ~ "a in ,hs
or,t,c -, ,hs .,s, course ana was
nr,,ai an, hy al, m. viss mes hut I'm
,ho o,,.,,,on rnmn.d around tho west
c,yr,o in a more 70 the lowest round
maaa an either links 70 made my.
vhe-e a, any time is good golf. but a 20
mad. when /, is needed TO balance n 30
Is far better than good. Anderson long
ago proved that he was a rood hghtsr,
and he reminded every one Of that fact
ssain to-day in the most forcible fashion
possible.
Nan Mars,on 81 Ra!tusrol. semi-hNalist
last wear at Detroit. was another golfer
Who accompl she'd something TO be proud
Of although he did not follow Anderson's
method % lowering himself into the depths
" despair first. The former New Jersey
Champion finished second in the big Held
Fovnes. began the day on the west
Unror,wuate for Marstos,
the ohiet feature or Marston's round
vas Inc sixteenth mole on the east course
!" me afternoon he was PLAYING soot
to, w TO 'hat point and was beginning
l" nave visions or capturing the media
sheh some one sauntered up to him viii
tNe delicate tidbit OF m~isinformation tina
oswald kirkby was in with i5i. NO
10 DE outdone ny the man VINO relievee
nm "t we burden Of his Jersey crow
WIS spr'hs' Nlarston decided to do Of
ee and the first opportunity VA riGhl
q hdha Aeaihst the strong wine ina
VI" u'"WIhg IL was almost q IoSIoe'
nope 10 Try 10 get the green Oeyono M
quarry In =. but Marston tried II.
Inc bail dropped In to the quarry an
Wv the time his ball hit the bottom o.
ne cup he mad played strokes
When he reached the club GUS z littla
later and found that kirkby's l5l wa
myth, his heart was filled with woe
for = he had played safe on the six
tenth and had been content TO get
+ Ne would have tied with Fownss To-
he medal.
,,',a, ' WHY "' ,,s nun VII
T. uI,.r ''.a'y w." ~. =.
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,.,.,a, ".''. ~ .'.s'S
'' "a" We ea,eu ,"a' nv" ~
g.. So. '''se' 'o-das out a'c NOT qua,
"'' es'h poorly ny taxing th'es pun
So. n'S' green I. t"e west cou's
'"'" " t"eHiy iooteT lot a par
W. 's htAt ana decided that perhap
""' QUA pu't AFTER all. The third wa
!'dEed wei IN d. but on the short fOurtl
ms s"il deserted him again and h
hooked MS tee shot, taking Z for tn
hole.
On the fifth green he needed q t.
loot putt to make up for . poor o.
Noach. and got IL. and then on the littl
sixth got into real difficulty. His she
from the tee high above the green lei
ne ball almost buried and he had I
waste a stroke in getting II free. II
Wa down IN two putts for a 4. and the
proceeded to r-deem himself by pitchin
- within five feet Of the pin on the ne,
tlth and getting his putt for a Z. Tire
Ilt.s on the eighth and a poor drive q
the ninth which cost him a stroh
brought mis- total w to 50 for the oul