The evening world., 1920-06-10
Ned SGZUyer Captures
Met'' Qualifying Medal
Low Scoring Epidemic Hits
Large Field in 36-HOIe Test
Made Over ApaWamiS Links.
By William Abbott.

A MEAN trick was perpetrated on
n the Apawamis Club yesterday
during the playing of the So
hole qualifying round for the metro
politan championship. Last year Jess
Sweetser, a youngster from Yonkers,
shot around the historic course In 80,
a feat which Influenced the club Of
ficials to make such alterations In
the links as would prevent such reck-
less feats in the future. Changes
were made. The old 1s-hole' and other
holes were made over. The club folks,
satisfied with the transformation,
complacently sat back and awaited
Developments. They came in a clus-
ter during the 36-hole qualifying test
for the twentieth metropolitan cham
pionship.
Ned Sawyer, formerly of the West
and now a hard hitter entered from
the Slwanoy Club, cepped the medal
with a grand total Of 148 strokes, u
feat that made the Apawamis author
tiles open their eyes in establishment.
| This was taking undue liberties with
thoir course. But Sawyer earned
about everything he got. His first
round Of II stood as a record for the
made-over links. This achievement
was made without much golhng luck
and also with few mistakes. A n In
the afternoon journey safely gave
Sawyer the medal. four strokes ahead
of Frank Dyer OF Upper Montclair.
his nearest opponent.
The whole field was afflicted with a
| low scoring epidemic. So many
cards came in around the low 70s
that William Potts, the Apawamis
professional. who acted as chief
scorer. began to wonder II the boys
were actually playing all the holes
on their double rounds. Frank Dyer
Johnny Anderson, ]. Simpson Dean
OF Princeton, Jerry Travers, A. L.
who was runner-up TO Oswald Kirk
by for metropolitan honors at Brook
lawn last year; Oswald KrlOby, and
a host of others all returned scores
that gave Col. Bogey a black eye
Jerry Travers, hero Of countless
links battles. continues to pull out
the gallery. The former national
champ was in fair form yesterday
His hrst round OF IS was pretty good
but on the second trip Jerry waG
lAillu Oh lHo EINCho anu nc Hdu "
take three puts at most stations
around the nag. However, Travers IL
still in the running for the trophy he
has already captured on flve different
occasions.
The showing OF Oswald Klrltby, de.
Tending champion, was rather dis.
appointing. The Englewood stal
couldn't do better than an 81 on tht
FIRST round, and he didn't nash much
Improvement on his second. HI
qualified. though. which wes the maiI
thing.
Golf viii easily throw the best o
'em. Last week In the finals for thu
Jersey State title william ReekiC
made young Frank Dyer look prett!
much like a novice. But revenge Il
sweet. Yesterday Dyer came In sec
ond TO Sawyer. while Reekie finished
well up with the second raters.
The starting field. III in number
was the greatest that ever swung of
for honors in New Yorl's homo dis
trict All the luminaries were oI
hand with the single exception o
Sam Graham and f. G. Newton. wit
competed In the British championship
this week, ana young Jess SweetseI
who couldn't be present Mayo
! some one wtll crash through and bus
W the moAaDall thAA TnAVoHas TFANli