The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-25
MAX MARSTON LEADS
FIELD BY 3 STROKES
Makes Score of 76 in Qualify
ing Round Of Lakewood
Golf Tournament.
Special Despatch TO TIE sus.

Special Despatch TO TIE SuS.
LAKEWOOD, N. j., April 24.--Tryins
weather conditions made no dents in
Max r. .Marston's game, which ap-
peared to old time advantage in tho
testing round OF the open golf tourna-
irent at the Country Club of Lakewood
to-day. The Baltusrol entrants score Of
I6 won the medal, and led the second
man. James c. Parrish, Jr., OF the Ma
tional links by margin of three
strokes. In getting his credible total the
erstwhile New Jersey title holder had
no particularly lucky breaks; on ths con-
trary. his missed puts prevented him
frcia being several strokes better.
Golfers were on hand from all points
of the compass. but II spoke wen for
the metropolitan district that Only two
| outsiders made the first sixteen. They
were Maurice Risley Of Atlantic City
and II. l.. Bond OF Baltimore, both
with a score OF 81. Those with 81 or
! better made the first division.
As the first few cards we're posted
| they leaned so heavily to the high side
as to give the impression that little
worth while would be returned. The
| ca j. birds had good excuses. for when
they drove Off rain was falling, making
the going unusually heavy for this
course. Before noon, however, the sun
| was out and conditions became all that
could be desired.
MncLnughIin's Fine Finish.
One OF the unfortunates to Start in
! the wet and finish like q ray OF sun
shine was y. s. MacLaughlin. who plays
from either Scarsdale or Ekwanok as
whim dictates. Usually capable OF get
| ting around in 90 or better, MacLaugh-
| lin nearly founderei going out. taking
| 62 to the turn. He then proceeded to
| forget the past by starting back with
3, at the tenth and eleventh. respec-
| lively. Small wonder he came home
| in SO.
Not a little was expected OF trio of
| colegians who motorcd over from
| Princeton. They were J. Simpson Dean,
+. II. Wooworth ard Richard A.
| Haight, all OF whom qualified, though
| failure to keep c!el- OF trouble mill
| tated against low sco:ts. The far driv-
ing Haight had excellent company. be-
ing paired with Marston, whose card
showed nohing worse than 5 or better
! than ..
The former New Jersey champion
reached the half way point In 40
! Haight taking three strokes more. Com
Ing hack the Princetonian drove TO the
edge Of the twelfth green and afte. a
| neat chip got down the putt Cor q 3
The hole is go yards, He overdrove
the $40 yard thirteenth, but another
good putt got him ., and then he
| spoiled Il all by going out o; bounds
from the fourteenth tee and topping the
next ball 70 the bunker. That hole
cost him n and the next a 6, where
his drive again went wild. Marstor
brought off a putt Of couple Of clubs
| length Tor az that hole and only
missed getting 4 70 by falling in a short
putt at the home hole. His card was
as follows:
Out .........."S .ts5s46 SO
Reelsie Among Favorites.
| After Parrish had returned with a
| - and George Dixon, nother man from
the National Links with an 81, It was
figured that the only person likely to
bother Marston for the medal was W
NJ. Reekie. the Scotch-taught golfer
who plays from the Upper Montclail
Country Club. Last week. Reekie had
a 50 over his home links but two In
| different holes SPOILED his chances TO-
day. He had a : at the fourth and Ar
4, the long eighth hole. These repre-.
| sent!ng five wasted strokes prevented
him from getting we'll under so. A,
It was. Reek!e chalked UP an 81. tn,
snme as Maurice R!sley. the Atant!,
CITY champion and Bond. one OF tn,
strongest OF the Baltimore players
Apparently improving like wine of an
Gent vintage. L. \. Hamilton. belong.
| ing 20 clubs here and there but tht.
time entering from Deal, scored 80 bot.
| ways for total OF so. That Is ono O,
tie best scores Hamilton has ever had IN
a Lakewood tournament and he's hees
| playing here OFF an on for twenty wears
| Pierre a. Proai the Rumson champion
after ~ to the turn played good golf
coming back in 80 for an So, TWO stroke.
| better than 4. j. Mendes OF Siwanoy
| Frank Barton. winner here a year ago
putted !ndifrerently and took So. on.
shot less than L. @. Sp!ndler, former
Fox Hills champion. Considering hi,
hno long game. Spindler thought he ha 4
the hardest kind of luck. For instance
! lie drove the twelfth, thirteenth anc
fourteenth greens, but couldn't get bet,
ter than at any one OF them.
Scores In the qualifying round:
FIRST SIXTEEN.