New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-05

noon. And the golfer who wasn't put
ting we'll had to be sound in other re-
spects.
Note the difference in these two
scores. Anderson had a 80 on the
east course and 20 on the west course.
John Montgomery Ward had 76 on
the east course and an 81 on the west
course. The veteran was travelling at
q wonderful clip in the forenoon over
the championship stretch. He had the
first seventeen holes in 90 strokes, with
for 70, but he needed to hole
out on the last green.
Trouble for Anderson.
John Anderson's chief trouble came
on the sixteenth hole in the morning.
His drive was out of bounds, and after
hitting another tee shot he thumped
one into the yawning and abysmal
grotto that guards this green-a YER
liable nightmare of a place, where
trouble grows in luXuriant quantities.
Before Anderson had chopped his way
clear and had holed his putt, nine
strokes had been employed TO turn
the trick. With q par 4 here he
would have been out in IS, despite
bad start.
Before overlooking the hero class
mention should be made Of Bob Gard
ner. Despite his injured hand the
champion qualified easily with $50, only
strokes above the medal winner
Gardner had an SO in the morning, but
in the afternoon he cut this down to n,
showing that he is coming back nicely
to his best game.
Oswald Kirkby, metropolitan cham
pion. played along at steady, even
clip, with no great luck in his putting.
He had no great amount of trouble, but
he made no particular effort TO extend
himself. being content to qualify be-
yond any chance. With 70 over the
west course, he had an so TO finish with,
ard with this he was well content, re-
memberng the harsh fate that had pur-
sued him at Garden City and Ekwanok.
His game is now at its best, and with
Max Marston and Johnny Anderson,
among others, the metropolitan district
is almost sure of getting a man to the
final round.
Cheers for Pittsburghers.
Pittsburgh should furnish three lusty
cheers for her two veterans. With
Fownes leading, Eb. Byers finished in
third place with 1877. These two cam
paigners have both won amateur cham
pionships. and their games to-day would
indicate that both are about ready TO
make another drive for the top. Byers
meets young Bob Jones tomorrow, and
the man who won his first champion
ship whom Jones was exactly four years
old will have a hard fight on his hands,
as the Atlanta youngster is fine match
player
The West finished with at least three
strong contenders in the list represent
ed by Evans, Gardner and Sawyer.
Gardner is in the upper half, with
Evans and Sawyer in the lower circle.
The East will be well represented at
match play by Kirkby. Marston, Ander-
son, Fownes. Byers and Guilford. The
siege gun from Boston had rs in the
forenoon, but he needed an SO to finish
with. The South is in the hunt with
Nelson Whitney. Perry Adair and Bob
Jones, to the intersectional scramble
should carry unusual interest
With the qualifying round over, the
big drive begins to-day at match play
over the 36-hole route. II was again
the fate Of Chick Evans TO draw
tough match for his start as he faces
Nelson Whitney, winner Of the recent
tournament, at the National course.
Evans and Whitney are in the lower
half, and unless Chick is putting far
better than he did to-day he may find
himself once more dropped in the first
round, just as he fell at Ekwanok in
1914 before Byers and at Detroit before
Ned. Sawyer. Whitney is playing first
class golf, and he is quite capable Of
giving even the open champion fight
all the way.
Hard Matches on To-Day.
This is not the only hard match Of
the day. In the same section John An
derson meets Ned Sawyer, and as both
are good, game fighters this duel will
carry a big gallery. In the upper half
the best match in sight should be be-
tween John Montgomery Ward and Bob
Gardner. John VI. is fine match play
or. but if Gardeners hand is in shape
IL looks 70 be the champion should win.
But at the clip Ward was moving this
forenoon over the championship course
the Chicago star will be in for battle.
Kirby meets Gil.
Tiffany and Marston meet Pfeil, while
Jess Guilford faces Charley Comstock,
Of Sleepy Hollow. Henry Topping,
Gardner White. Frank Dyer and Eddie
Van Vleeck all got in nicely, giving
the Metropolitan district big repre-
sentation.
Here are some Of the leading scores;
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