The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-19
GOLFERS IN TRIPLE
TIE FOR TOP PLACE
Manion, HERON and Tewkes-
bury Each Score 159 In
Qualifying Round.
BOBBY JONES is FOURTH
Day Produces Many Surprises,
Chief of Which Is Failure
Of Kirkby.
BY INNS BROWN.

OF k1fkby.
~ INNS BROWN.
oAKMoNr, Pa, Aug. 1s.-East. West
ana No Mans Land. meaning Pittsburs.
the midway city, split hrst honors three
ways in the qualifying round OF the Ma
tional Amateur Golf championship tourn-
sment at the Oalcmont Country Club TO-
day Paul Tewkesbury. formerly Of Bos-
ton, but more recently Of philadelphia;
James s. Manion. St Louis champion,
end s. Davidson Heron OF the home
club pulled up In q three ccrnered tie
after thirty-six holes OF play, with
total of 1853 each. Bobby Jones OF At
lnnta dropped in behind them. with 1bs.
All others were over the 100 mark.
Manion, who was one OF the irst
pair of the day to get away, had
slight advantage on the other pair start
ing in the afternoon round. For his
morning effort he netted 7e, tying
with John q. Anderson Of Siwanoy for
the honor of topping the field Of seventy
i've at the half way post
Heron was but one stroke back Of
him. with Tewkssbury dug In at 70.
After getting away 70 rather poor
start in the morning the St Louis player
rupted by but few misplays He had .
trio of 30 for the first three holes. but
came back by landing . bird Z on the
long fourth. He was even Is from there
n. with . on the short sixth. which
was Offset by a 8 on the ninth.
Trouble at the Twelfth
On the second half he found trouble
ut the terrible twelfth. Just q bit over
600 yards long. this has proved tough
nut for the entire field. On both rounds
It cost Manion a 7. each being due to
finding q trap on his second shot. with
two strokes needed to get out, still short
of the green. But from that point on
his game was brilliant for the rest of
tie round.
On the thirteenth and sixteenth
Nanion sank fine twos. He then nm
ished out with a neat four on the
eighteenth, a fine performance.
He was away to a better start in
the afternoon with q on the par s
first. but proceeded to take a row of
fives on the next three. He went IN
the first half from the fourth with even
fves again. three at the eighth bal
ancing or another five for the ninth.
He was out in 80 as in the morning
round.
But the second half proved more DIFF
fcult. A five at the tenth was increased
with his second seven OF the day on
the twelfth. This time he was not 90
fortunate in dropping his brace Of twos.
He found trouble at the fifteenth, when
his drive found a trap and his second
landed in another bunker and he took
six. His card follows:
(Morning3
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Tewkesbury rounded out q consistent
performance in balancing Off two rounds
Of 10 each for his total. However. he
reversed the order Of things bit in
the two halves of the two rounds In
the morning he had trouble on two
holes OF the FIRST side.
Plenty of Dimculty.
The fourth cost him a 7. when he
hooked to the rough from the tee anC
had rather poor out His third wal
still short and he pitched into a traI
on his fourth. He took five to get or
and needed two puts.
The second side caused him som,
trouble. though he succeeded In negotiat
ing the tough twelfth in par s. H,
was short or the green with his secont
on the eleventh and took s there. Al
the fourteenth he found one Of the cav
ernous traps along the route. and failed
to get out on his first effort. -Four wer'
needed to get on. and the hole cost
6. But he made up for this partly witt
npe on the 420 yard fifteenth
They were rare during the day. He
finished the nine heles In 80.
In the afternoon Tewkesbury shot nm,
golf for the first half. but dropped ava!
somewhat on the second side. He wal
one under par coming TO the ninth hole
but sliced back of bunker there ant
took to get on the green. A ran hi
total to IS. On the second nine he go
n bad start with a string of s. 6 and
for the FIRST three holes But he ran tn
rest one over 4's. to inish with ii
IA card:
(Morning)
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tAfternoon.)
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Herron's performance produced tn
fiashiest gold of the day when he turne
in a record Of 3S for the first nine hole
in spite of 7 at the ninth. He dotte'
this card with no less than four 3's. tw
OF which were Brides" Starting wit
y
nrst at the Ala yard third, which 1
up hill for the last 200 yards. H
smashed long iron to within ten fee
Of the pin and holed a single putt. TIL
fourth was handled in a par 8. II
landed another on the fifth. 346 yard
distant.
HERON Finds tho Traps.
great second left him compare
lively easy putt for this "birdie." tn
sixth, a short one. produced anotl,e
8, and after he had wasted one 1
doing the seventh in 8. he dropped
single putt after beautiful chip she
on the eighth. The ninth proved trouble
some from tee TO green. His drive lande
in a trap and his second found another
His third sliced into a third trap. jus
on the green. and his fourth ran almos
across. his approach putt was rattle
weak and he counted Z.
Herron's afternoon game again say
trouble for him at the ninth, where
scored a six. The third, which he dl
in the OF the morning, cost a whe
his second dropped In a trap just o.
the green. The short sixth was don
in 4, when his pitch from the tee wa
also trapped. He got to the turn /
40 The eleventh, twelfth and ffteent
cost him extra strokes on the secon
half, and he finished out with a Il, ate
taking three puts for on the hon
green.
Herron's card was as follows:
(MorninR)