The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-06
Anderson, Kerr, Seeley and
Reekie Eliminated in Metro
politan Tourney.
By INNS BROWN.

S'ohs Iuclen walker or staten Island
sprung something Of a surprise by cap
turing the low medal in the qualifying
round, to-day's activity In the metro
politan amateur golf championship at
Brooklawn developed more than one re-
versal Of form as figured by wise follow
ers OF the competition. As the result at
least two or more entrants who were
considered In advance to have better
than an even chance to travel at least to
me semi finals. and possibly further, are
out Of the running.
The first big fiipfiop Of the day hap
pened when Hamilton X Kerr's 2 and 1
victory over John G. Anderson was
chalked up on the board. Later on
James c. Parrish. Jr.. evoked quite con-
siderable comment by lifting william
Reekie right out Of championships com
petition with a 4 and victory. George
A. Dixon. Jr., by ousting Henry ]. Top
ping, also gave the dope sharp Jolt
Meantime surprise was expressed
when 1t was learned that Max Marston
had quite handful In defeating H. B.
Fem, and Grantland Rice came near
to upsetting the dope in another case
by playing Gardner White to a very
close f1nish. There also were very few
who calculated that John N Stearns,
Jr.. would keep the issue between him
self and Ned~Sawyer open until the
eighteenth green.
Kerr's Victory Big Surprise.
However. Kerr's victory over Ander-
son, considering the details. easily was
the big surprise. Anderson hustled
alopg through the first nine holes in
excellent form. He had 80 for the route
and started for home with a. margin
OF three holes. But Kerr wasn't dis
couraged. He kept hanging on. He had
his reward. when Anderson began to
slip Immediately after the turn.
The Siwanoy star lost the short tenth
in after Kerr had laid him a stymie
on his approach putt. Anderson failed
TO negotiate II and Kerr won with a 8.
He got. another one back on the long
eleventh. Both played the hole rather
badly and Kerr needed Ave to reach the
green. But his putter was working fine
all day, and he sank his first effort for &
6. Anderson on in four took three puts.
The twelfth and thirteenth were
halved in fours and fves respectively. but
Kerr evened the match on the four
teenth. He peeled OF a with another
single putt performance, and Anderson
could set no better than s. For the
first time during the round. Kerr as
sumed the lead on the short water hole
He landed his tee shot onto the green
and holed out In two puts. Anderson
was on the green and took 4. The
sixteenth was halved in fves and Kerr
won out when he captured the seven
tenth with against Anderson's S.
Parrish Eliminates Reekie.
James c. Parrish. Jr.'s, feat of elini-
rating William Reekie was accomplished
chiefly through very brilliant squirt on
the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth
holes. Tho two battled along through
the thirteenth on nearly even terms.
Parrish had a margin of one hole start
ing for the fourteenth, a margin which
didn't appear at all impressive in view Of
the close tustle they were having, since
there were hve more holes to be played
But the National Links player tore
into his opponent with a vengeance here.
He was on the green-it's a 40 yard
hole--in two and sank a putt for bird
3 Now two up. he kept right on at
this high speed by clicking off another
bird on the l45 yard fifteenth over the
lake. The sixteenth. 32l yards up hill.
he did in a par I, winning IL also. This
ended the match. Reekie equalled par
on both the fourteenth and fifteenth. but
it got him nothing.
Sawyer and Stearns fought a logged
battle right through to the eighteenth
green. Going out in 81 against Stearns's
80, the former ChicsEoan found him
self leading by two holes. Sawyer was
Just one over par for this stretch. But
Stearns began TO retrieve his losses as
soon as the two turned for home.
stearns Evens Match.
He took the tenth with a 8 against
Sawyers T. and then succeeded in even
ing the match by capturing the eleventh
with par against a for his oppo-
nent. Stearns got a lead on the thir-
teenth with another 5 against a for
Sawyer. They halved the fourteenth
but Sawyer ported 2 on short fifteenth
and they were all even again. Stearns
looked like a winner on the sixteenth
when Sawyer was over the green on his
second, and in playing over a mound
ran off the edge of the green on his
third.
Stearns approached to within four feet
OF the hole on his third. but SAWYER
saved his bacon by laying his chip back
dead stymie for his opponent They
hslved. stearns was Wild in his course
TO the green on the seventeenth, taking
three 70 get on. He got 5, but Saw
yer was on IN two and took two puts
The eighteenth was halved, giving Saw
yer the match.
Grantlsnd Rice carried Gardner
White at a merry clip in the first half 81
their round. He went out in 3S and
stood 2 up ut the turn. Whites second
on the tenth stynlied Rice, and Gardner
won the hole with a g. He also took
the long eleventh and evened up. The
twelfth and thirteenth were halved. Rice
had the fourteenth in hand until an
other styme saved the hole for White
The latter took the fifteenth and seven
teenth after the sixteenth had been
divided.
Oswald Kirkby had pretty easy sail
ing for the day. He was working
smoothly for his morning round and
took an easy victory over Allan F. Poin-
sett, whose play was erratic. In the
afternoon Kirkby put ]. T. L. Hubbard
out without much of a struggle. winning
and g.
walker Defeats Kerr,
Lucien Walker got through without
very much trouble In the morning round
against J. D. Chapman. But he had
quite a'handful in disposing OF Hamil-
ton. Kerr in the afternoon. Walker went
out against Kerr In 40 against a az, but
was Just even In match play.
best OF It at all times from the tee and
in several cases he beat Kerr TO the
green. Almost without exception he
was inside Kerr But the Greenwich
star was welding his putter with a
deadly accuracy. Only once did he fail