The sun., 1919-07-18
FOG Isl NO HANDICAP
TO MARSTON'S GOLF
Baltusrol Star Wins Qualify
ing Round in Jersey Cham
pionship With IS.
By INNS BROWN.

Max X. Marston or Baltusrol made
nice addition to his rapidly accumu.
lating collection OF qualifying trophies
in the New Jersey State golf champion
ship tournament at the Deal Golf Clut
yesterday. For the 'steenth time thi,
season he came home in the van of 9
strong field in the qualifying round will
card OF rs for the eighteen holes
Maurice Risley Of Atlantic City finished
second Ave strokes back of Marston.
In the parlanoe Of the racetraci
Marston Is a high class mud runner. Ir
no less than four tournaments this sea
son play in the qualifying round ha'
been marred by unfavorable weather
conditions, due to rain and wet soggS
fairways and putting green's. But the,
don't appear to worry the Baltusro
star. He has played his game eacf
time and come through with nice rec
ords regardless Of conditions.
Yesterday during the forenoon fol
denser than Pittsburg smoke hung ovei
the links. Owing to the big field play
ers began to tee of by 1880 o'clock II
the morning. At that time all hole,
were blind" Frequently players wer,
unable to see the green at distances o.
not moro than fifty yards. Lost BALL
became a habit, accounting in no small
way for the high scores turned In b!
several prominent players. However
the field was fully as large as antici
psted. moro than l<o entering the com
petition.
Marston Consfstently Good.
Marston made but few mistakes in hi
| start with a bird on the first and raj
the next three in par Is. At the fiftl
he made a poor drive. was short on hi
third. and after reaching the green tool
| three puts. He finished the flrst hal
In IS. one stroke above par.
On the 475 yard twelfth he ran owe
par because Of three puts after reach
ing the green. His tee shot on the shor
| thirteenth dropped into a bunker and h
took a 4. His second shot was a hi
wide of the green on the sixteenth ant
he took here. The other holes OF
this side he played in par figures.
His card:
Out ....'.......s .ts342S-ss =.
Bnltusrol Teams Win.
Led by Marston Baltusrol captured
team honors with a four man total o.
339. E. NJ. Wild, SO A. r. Hammer, So
and H. Y. Barrow. 90 were the othel
tnree members or the winning team
Morris county took second place in team
play with 351, Upper Montclair was thirt
| with 352. Deal fourth with 354 and At
lantio City fifth with $50.
In order to provide time for thirty 81,
| holes Of play in the championship divi
| sion on Saturday, the first round o
| match play was run of in the first ant
second sixteens. The draw in the cham
| pionship sixteen developed close matche
| all around. Marston proved the easies
| winter with his 4 and 2 victory over G
Parker Toms of the home club. TIL
winner was up at the end Of the frs
nine and was never in trouble from
| there out
The match between A. r. Kamme
and William Reekie proved an interest
ing one. After working over the frs
four holes with lead of one hole. ReelSi
lapsed and allowed the Baltusrol playe
| to win and /. In the second round o
match play z. NJ. Wild will meet Harol,
Steiner. c. T. Maxwell will tackle A. F
Hammer. Max Marston will engage ]
p. Bradshaw and w. Z. Donahue will
hook up with F. r. Turrell.
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