The sun., 1919-04-01
STYLES LEADS Big
FIELD OF GOLFERS
Makes q 76 in North and South
Amateur Championship at
Pinehurst.
Special psspatoA 70 Tn sur.

PfNEHuRsr, N. c.. March s1.--The
ninth hole on the championship course
was made In / In the qualifying round
OF the North and South amateur cham
pionship tournament here to-day, Chris
Z TOPPER d. Robert of West Hampton
sinking a mashe shot from the tee at a
distance OF 140 yards. This IL the first
hole made in / here this season.
Another spectacular feat was achieved
by A. J. Mendes Of Siwanoy. who went
down In on the ninth hoe on the num-
Der course. negotiating the $50 yards
with O couple of cleek shots. Mendes
drove with a cleek all the way around
and finished in 81.
A record breaking field OF 244 con.
teatants disposed OF the first eighteen
holes Of the thlrty-slx holr round to-
day. half Of the players going over the
number course and the other half using
number 8.
Tomorrow the process will be re-
versed.
Edward Styles Of the Washington Golf
and North Hills clubs. led with n 7s on
the difficult number course and was
followed by James D. Standish, Jr., Of
Detroit, with q rs. made on number 2.
G, O. Waldo, Jr., of Detroit, who won
the recent Bellesire tournament. and
Fra nklin Gates Of Moore county, tied for
third place at 70. They we're followed
by Ned Beall Of Unontown, at so, all
three playing on number 2. The only
low scores made on number 3 were
styles 70. Mendes 81 and another 81 for
G. F. Newton OF Brookline, a recent Pa
CLIO Coast champion.
Irving S. Robson OF Rochester, the
North and South champion, finished In
SO on number and tied with Frank 8.
Eanforth Of North Fork. George A.
Dixon. Jr., OF the National Links had an
SO.
Styles played a peculiar round. He
took and Z on the way out, but
teenth. where he went down In 2, he
was even fours, but ended by taking one
over par on each OF the last four holes
Notwithstanding this slump he had
another 80 coming. The answer 10 that
he had no less than four brides In the
course Of the round. going down under
par on the fourth. seventh, twelfth and
fourteen holes.
Styles. who won the Qualifying medal
In the recent St Valentine and spring
tournaments here, is expected to finish
at the top tomorrow. especially In view
or the fact that the four men who fol-
low still have the difficulties Of the num-
Der 3 course ahead OF them
On the other hand 1t Is pointed out
that Styles followed up a 73 on the num-
Der course In last weeks open tourna-
ment by an So and IS on course In
the seooad days play.
Those who finished In 30 or better
follow:
Edward Styles. Sorth Hills. course No
Z IS; ss-1s; James p. standish, Jr.
Detroit course No. 2. 81, as; c. O.
waldo Jr., Detroit t2). 40. ss-7s; franklin
II. Gales Pinehurst (O, IS, <l--7s, Ed.
ward {: Beall, uniontown "a, 40, 1910:
a. J. Mendes. Siwanoy H), So, <3-si;
r c. Newman. Brookline ca. 20. 4l-sl;
irving g. Robson Rochester (D. 40, "a
se! f. 3. Danfor;h. North Fork (0, 50,
$50 George A Dixon, Jr.. National
ern Pines (3,, 20, t4-sti Dickinson Bishop
Dowagiao t2). Il, 49,; Tom Morrison,
k.ril worth t?). Il, <4-s5. Donald Par
son, Youngstown C), ~. 43-s5. l.. A.
Hamilton. Garden City (D, 40, 45--s5:
n. c. Fownes, Oskmont (2), -, t2.--s6;
r. A stranahan, Inverness go, AZ. t5--s1;
y, Y. Sconeld. Woodway (2). IS, t2-s7;
II. G. Phillips, Moore County go, 40, III
81; \. s. Hurd. Pttsburg co, 40. H-s1:
George T. Gregg, Oakmont t3D, 40. III
81; y. {. Dillon, Alpine (2D. i8, st--s7:
J. NJ. Thompson. Spring Haven (2D, II,
tI-ss: c. L.. Becker. Philadelphia (2),
IS. $50; q F. watson, Jr., Baltuspoi