New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-29
Blue Mound Player Makes
Qualifying Round
in 144.
By FRED HAWTHORNE.

Minneapolis, June 2s.-Another sur
prise was sprung to-day on the unsus-
pecting golhng public, when 6 J. Simp-
son. OF Blue Mound. returned the low
score of the day in the second qualify
ing round of the national open cham
pionship on the wind-blown course OF
the Minikahda Golf Club. Simpson
went around in the morning in 10 and
in the afternoon his card read II. max
Ing q total Of l44.
Simpsons work in the afternoon was
little less than remarkable, and but Tor
q lost ball on the home hole he would
almost surely have had SO. Driving
70 the last green, Simpson, seeking to
take advantage Of the side roll, sent ms
ball we'll TO the right. II was a long
swipe, and looked as II u would oniy
leave the professional d short mashie
pitch 10 the green. But when caddies'
Simpson and Joe Mitchell, his playing
partner, sought the hiding place of the
rubber core. they were stumped. Inc
ball could not be found. and Simpson
was forced TO drop another and lose
the distance, taking a six for the hole
Forty-fcur players began the double
round to-day. and the thirty-two who
handed IN cards Of 1866 or better quail
fled for the championship, which be
gins officially tomorrow morning. The
sixty-four men VINO have proved their
right 70 fight il out for the title now
held by Jerry Travers. the amateur,
will play thirty-sx holes of medal play
tomorrow and thirty-six on Friday.
Amateurs Figure Well.
Once more the amateurs figured well
TO the fore in to-days battle for the
places, Chick Evans, Western amateur
champion and one Of the most brilliant
young golfers in the country. returning
cards of 70 and 20 for total Of l45.
This placed him in a tie for second
place with Tom Vardon, brother OF the
great Harry, who had rounds Of II
and "a.
Jim Barnes, Of White Marsh Valley,
Western open champion in 1914, was
third, with 75-71-l46, and little Joe
Mitchell, of Ridgewood, was the closest
up OF the Metropolitan pros, having
rounds of 10 and rs, for total Of
14S. A stroke behind him came Gil
Nichols, Of Great Neck.
Other well known golfers up near
the top were George Sargent, champion
in 1909. with 15l; Wilfred Reid, vii
mington, the diminutive Englishman,
gan, Siwanoy, a home bred, with 1852
total.
Who is going 10 win the title this
year? Not even those in the struggle
for the honors would care to hazard a
guess tonight Gil Nichols went so far
as to say that the total of the winner
would not fall below 2G2. Others were
optimistic enough 20 think that he who
los IN frfd 10
plete the double round in 2Ss strokes,
but not one would stick his finger on
the man who is going TO be the new
champion on Friday.
Still an Open Contest.
without trying 70 get around the
grand old dope and standing in due
awe of the preverseness Of the royal and
ancient pastIme, TO one who has fol-
lowed the leading players around for
the last two days there seems 20 be
any one Of az least half dozen who
may come through the gruelling test
10 victory, the laurel wreath and hard
cash.
Alex Nipper Campbell low man yes
terday; Walter Hagsn. 1914 champion;
Gil Nichols, Joe Mitchell. Jim Barnes,
Robert G.. Macdonald. Jack Bowling.
Louis Teller and Nike Brady are some
Of the names that may be seen at the
top on Friday, to merton the profes-
SIGNALS.
Among the amateurs the genial,
freckled Chick Evans. who has before
this upset the plans OF the money chas-
ers,, must always be considered. J. S.
Worthington, of Mid Surrey, England,
who landed in th}<d place yesterday,
with 145. is capable of giving anybody
a battle. but the distance seems tri-
fe too long for him.
These names might mean nothing
when the last ball is putted into the
eighteenth cup. for one OF the newer
generation among the pros. a Scot, or
a homebred, is Just as liable as not 70
cheat the pickers and walk away with
the big purse.
Professional golfers care nothing
for scores: they are after results and
follow the lines Of least resistance 70
win. Three or four OF the big fellows
were ragged on their putting to-day
! falling to get down three and four