New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-28
Forty-four Compete in the
Qualifying Round at
Minikahda.
TELLER ONE STROKE
BEHIND LEADER
Best Card Is 71-73-144-
Play of English Amateur
a Feature.
By FRED HAWTHORNE.

Minneapolis, Mimi, June 27.-Ale1
Campbell, of the Baltimore Country
Club, led the field of fortyfour pro-
fessionals and amateurs in the first
qualifying round to-day, on the links
Of the Minikahda Golf Club, with the
splendid total of 7l-73-144. A
stroke behind came little Louis Teller,
of Brookline. the diminutive French
man. He had rounds of 1915 -i45.
1t was a great day for the amateurs,
for of five entered in the first days
play, two, J. S. Worthington, of Mid
Surrey, England, with 71-75-146,
and Harry c. Legg, of the home club,
with 75-72-147, took third and
fourth places.
Such noted pros as Walter c. Hagen,
champion in 1914; Fred Mcleod, title
holder In 1908; Robert G. Macdonald,
Buffalo, who tied with Gill Nichols
last year for the Metropolitan open.
and Jack Bowling, Of Scarsdale, were
forced 10 give way to the Simon pures.
Jack Hutchinson, the Scot from
Pittsburgh, tied with Legg for fourth
place while Hagen, James Ferguson,
Of Winnipeg; Bowling and Mcleod,
finished abreast, with l49 each. The
thirty-two men having scores of 161
or better qualified for the cham
pionship that starts on Thursday.
Next 10 the surprise occasioned by
the success Of old "Nipper" Campbell,
who has been in this country so long
that he is associated with the earliest
history of the game, the sterling per-
Torrance of Worthington came in for
comment Worthington has long been
known as one of the upper fight Of
amateurs IN England, but little was
known Of him in this country, whose
shores he only reached about ten days
ago.
on the first nine holes In the morn
ing he played splendid golf. reaching
the turn i'm "a. He came home in 81,
dropping one stroke on the fourteenth.
In the afternoon he again played with
wonderful steadiness, reaching the turn
in even fours, just par, and kept up
this same unvarying rate until he
reached the sixteenth, where a topped
iron shot placed him in trap. giving
him 4 six there. This seemed 70 upset
him badly for few minutes, and on
the short seventeenth he needed five,
two strokes over par. But for these
two lapses, Worthington might have
had another II, for the lowest total OF
the day.
Sixty to Play To-day.
Tomorrow the rest Of the field. 20
the number Of about sixty, VIII get un-
der way. with the best thirty-two scores
to qualify, and then, with the tried
and true sixty-four who have come
through the testing rounds. the cham
pionship will begin early on Thursday
morning.
Chick Evans. runner-up for the ma
tional amateur title in 1912, and pres
ent Western amateur champion. will be
among those making the rounds tomor-
row.
Minneapolis turned on its finest
brand Of weather to-day. a warm sun
and a slight breeze making playing CON
ditions well-nigh perfect. Robert Tay-
Tor. the Minikahda professional, has
been grooming the course for weeks
and the turf was in superb condition
when play began
Minneapolis takes its golf seriouly.
The eighteenth green. overlooking the
shores of Lake Calhoun, was surround
cd all dav bv a gallery Of from 100 10
200 persons, a majority of them women.
The green is adjacent 10 the club
house. and in addition to this conyen-
fence a large tent threw its welcome
shade over those who watched the play
ers finish.
More than one club member was
overheard TO remark. 81 would rather
60 20 the ball game to-day. but sup
pose really must stay and see this
thing out: and so he did. and others
feel il their duty 20 give golf its day
in court
The two matches that carried the
largest galleries Of the day were the
pairs formed by Worthington and Ha-
gen and Teller and Elliot II. Evans, OF
Evanston. a younger brother OF the
famous and freckled Chick
When HAGEN had stepped 10 the frat