Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-23
PORTLAND LEADS
In the First Days Golf
Play at Augusta
Maine State Amateur Golf Cham
pionship Being Played on Course
Of Augusta Country cIub-WiIi
Continue Today and Saturday

Low scoring, close matches, ster-
ling golf, fine weather and the gen
eral ail-round excellence Of the golf
played by members Of the Portland
County Club were the outstanding
features Of the first day Of the Maine
State Amateur Golf Championship,
played on the course Of the Augusta
Country Club yesterday.
Just about at moon rise the last
belated golfers were closing IN on
the 18th hole and a few moments
later general casting up Of ac-
counts was possible, which showed
that Portland still had fouI players
in the championship fight, Bruins
wick had to and Waterville and Au-
gusta one each.
The Augusta Country Club sue
ceeded in qualifying but three play
ers in the first flight, and only one
survived the first match round This
player was D. S. Stuart of Gardiner,
who was tied for seventh place with
three other golfers in the qualifying
round and who defeated W. P. At
wood in the opening match round.
Mr. Stewart is a strong golfer of long
experience and good courage and he
is likely to fight his way well to-
ward the championship.
In the second flight five Augusta
players still remain and in the thir.i
fight two, SO Augusta still has
chances all up and down the line.
1t might be said, in fairness to
several Of Augustus best players,
that they have had entire RESPONSE
bility for running the tournament
and have sacrificed their Solf to
their duties as hosts.
The star Of the 1s-hole qualifying
round in the morning was H. Z.
Mitchell OF Brunswick, whose 81
was low score for the morning and
flying round. His score by holes was:
554 443 Aft
646 652 536-43-s4
E. X Atwood of Waterville was
second in the qualifying round,
while w. Fl. Cook Of Waterville, 4.
A. Randall of Portland and G. S. Frs
we'll of Portland were tied for third
place with 86's.
One notable feature of Mr.. Mitch
ellis qualifying round was that on
the sixth hole, after playing his first
shot out of bounds, he played his
second from the tee into the cup,
a distance of 165 yards; thus getting
a two on the hole-after driving out
of bounds, a feat never before quai-
ified-though the hole has been made
IN one stroke at least once before
this season.
Brunswick and Portland had the ma
jority of honors in the afternoon play.
The former town qualified two men and
both of them survived the first round.
while four of the six players qualified
by Portland stuck through.
One OF the surprises of the tourna-
ment and one of the brilliant matches
was the defeat of c. S. Erswell by Har-
Ian Turner. This match went IS holes
before a decision was reached. A still
longer extra hole match was that be
tween Mitchell and Brown, which
Mitchell won, one up, p holes.
The tournament continues today This
morning the second match round will
be played in the first. second and third
fights and the first rounds in the conso-
lation matches. In the afternoon the
semi-fnals will be played. Saturday A.
mails of Sc holes will be played
Club members and their guests IN
large numbers were out to see the pla y
yesterday afternoon and the restaura Mt
was we'll patronized at noon and night
meals. AS the tournament continues
still larger crowds are looked for.
The scores follow;