The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-10
News From World Of Sport
EDWARDS TOPS
FIELD OF AS
IN FIRST PLAY
Makes Course in Y, Par
Score-InternAtionals
Finish Well
(By Associated Press.l

Chicago, July 10.-Kenneth P. Ed
wards of the Midlothian Country club
of Chicago yesterday topped field
| of 145 golfers in the 19-hole elimina-
ton round of the Western Amateur
championship, playing the $500 yard
Midlothian course in 70 strokes, par
| for the links. His brother Donald was
second with rs. Francis Ouimet OF
Boston, playing by invitation as an
amateur, although held a profession
al by the United States Golf associa-
ton, scored n, tying for third place
with ]. g. Anderson of New York,
Arthur Lee of Detroit and F. ]. Doug
lass of Chicago.
Addison stillwell and Albert Seek
| ell, former champion, were next with
7S. The only others to get under 80
were Perry Adair Of Atlanta and z.
H. Bangard, of Chicago with 70.
The International entries finished
well, Mack May, of Buenos Aires, of
| Argentine, champion, and ]. s.
Worthington of England each scoring
81. Scores above 81 were eliminated
from the 1S-hole medal play this
forenoon to qualify the best 80 for
match play.
Bobby Jones, the youthful Atlanta
golfer and southern champion, play
ed consistently through the green
but poor putting gave him 40-40-S0.
Tom Prescott, another Atlanta entry,
also scored 41-39-s0, while Richard
Hickey OF Atlanta made the round in
42-40-S2.
The fifth Georgian. G. w. Adair.
father Of Perry, was close behind
with SO. a.
Another southern expert, Reuben
G. Bush Of New Orleans, south cham
pion in 1916, totaled 42-43-85.
The eastern contingent nearly lost
one representative when Jess E.
Guilford, champion of Massachusetts,,
ran amuck on the second half. He
went out in 3S-two over par, but
got tangled with log and other diff
ficulties on the sixteenth hole for a
8, finishing with "a.
Among the surprises was the fail
ure of James D. Standish, Jr., of De-
troit, former Michigan champion and
twice runner-up to Chick Evans, to
qualify. Playing with the southern
champion, Standish took 80 strokes
for the Is holes.
The only Pacific coast entry to de-
fend the title held by Heinrich
Schmidt of Oakland, who has enlisted
for war service. also was eliminated
The weather was fine but the put
ting green's did not meet the unani-
nous approval of the players. The
new rule of the Western Golf asso-
citation, requiring the ball nearer the
hole to be played first, met with ap-
prevail Of most of the players, in
Guiding Ouimet, Worthington and the
Edwards brothers.
Scores of Those Not Eliminated.
Kenneth Edwards, Chicago, 37-35--72.
Donald Edwards, Chicago, 36-40-76.
Francis Ouimet, Boston, 40-37-77.
]. @. Anderson, New York, 38-39-77.
Arthur Lee, Detroit. 39-3S-77.
Frank Douglass, Chicago, 3S-39-77.
Addison Stillweli, chicago, 40-3S-7S.
Albert Seekel, Chicago, Ss-40--7s.
Perry Adair, Atlanta, 40-39-79.
E. H. Bankard, Chicago, 5000.
Robert Jones, Atlanta, 40-40-S0.
Tom Prescott. Atlanta, 41-39-S0.
Ned Sawyer, Chicago, 42-3S-S0.
Paul Hunter, Chicago, 42-3S-S0.
A. Mcintyre, Chicago, 1880.
Paul Barnett, Chicago, $3.50.
Runcie B. Martin, Chicago, 40-40-S0.
Joseph Mcdonald, Chicago, 39-41-S0.
K Peterson, Chicago, 39-41-S0.
Charles Grimes, Chicago, 3S-43-s1.
Walter Crowdus, Chicago, 41-40-S1.
Jack May, Argentina, 40-42-S2.
J. Douglas, Chicago, 41-41-S2.
r. Knepper Sioux City, 43-39-S2. .
J. Henry, Chicago, S9-43-S2.