New-York tribune., 1920-04-01
Oui11let Stroke
Behind Three
Golf Leaders
Newton, Standisln and Cra-
ham Tie at IS i'm Amateur
Tourney at Pinelurst
By Ray Mccarthy

ny NAY !VlCSdl tlly
PlNEHURST, N. c.. March 3l.-The
start Of the North and South amateur
golf championship tournament wos
made to-day with 272 players. a record
field, competing in the first OF the two
rounds. Tie tournament will be played
over stretch of six days. Two rounds.
Of eighteen holes each. arc to he played
to qualify sixteen contestants, the sur
Vivors to compete in match play the
remaining four days.
Francis Ouimet, Of Brookline. Mass.
former rational amateur and open
champion; Perry Adair Of Atlanta,
Ga; Ellsworth Augustus. Of ClcNeland
and r. {. Newton, OF Brookline, who
are expected TO make strong bid for
thc titic, were among those having a
score of better than 50 to-day. Twenty
eight players went round III less than
81. 1t IS not likely that any Of those
with scores above 50 val! qualify.
At prescn, +. c. Newton, J. D. Stan
dish, Of Detroit, and S. }. Graham. Of
Greenwich, lead the field with score
Of IS each. These three played over
the No. . course to-day, as did Ouimet,
exceptionally. Ouimct and Adair had
76 each and Augustus turned in a card
OF ~. Ouimc, is favored to win the
medal score. with Adair second choice.
New Workers Fare Well
New Workers, or players from the
metropolitan district, Jared well in the
days play, nine finishing among the
first twenty eight. They included s. j.
Graham. of Greenwich, 76; A. +. Raney.
Of Greenwich, ~, T. L.. Scofeld, Of
Stamford, 10; A. +. Brand, of Garden
c. v, SO; w. L. Trucsdell. OF Garden
City, 50; K. +. Mundy. Of Ardsey. SO;
T. 5. Fuller. Of Ardsley, 49, l.. A. Ham
ilton, Garden City, SO, and J. D. Chap
man. Greenwich. "a.
Oumet went around with F. c. New
pionship and other titles. Ouimet
Started out in sensational manner,
1aklng the first hole, par S, in 3.
He went along smoothly until the fifth,
where he Uncorked q poor drive. He
topped his second shot and ended by
taking g. AT that he went out in 81.
But on the return trip he Jared badly
for half the distance, took a decided
brace on the fifteenth, when he holed
out in .. and finished strongly. New
ton played steady game the whole
distance.
The failure of Ouimet to turn In
better card can be attributed to the
fact that the Bostonian did not exert
himself He took things easy practi
cally all the way ard did not exhibit
his true form until the fifteenth. From
there on home he showed ell the stuff
Of which champions are made.
Adair was accompanied by Augustus.
If this Cleveland player were a little
more accurate with his iron shots and
puts he would mako the very best Of
them travel to beat him. He is proba-
bly, one Of the longest, if not the long
est. drivers Of any of the golfers in
this country. Playing with Hagen on
Monday he outdrove the national open
champion on more than half of the
eighteen holes.
But when it comes TO second shots
and puts this stalwart chap IS as apt
TO shoot one out Of bounds as nc Is to
lay it dead against the flag. E%perl-
cnce is what he needs.
Adair, despite his good showing. IS
in need Of more work. This young man
undoubtedly will be going stronger by
the end of the week. He has played
very little golf this year. and weu;
around here only twice before to-day.
At present we would venture the guess
that he and Ouimct Will be fighting il
out in the final round.
The leading scores:
+ C.. newton. Erooleine $
} - Stsni -h' De,,@s'i; 'naon,.ich So
frtncis Ouiu.et. Brookiine. &7-39--'t
rarly Affair. Atlanta. 3S-3S-'6.
A. +. FNuty, Greenwich, 3s--3s-1'.
eDonalG Tarson Youngstown 3s-4o-7S.
III Weh,9 lverness, 4o-3S-7s
8N. &. Dauforth. North Fork 40--3S-7s.
T. J.. StoNeld, stamford, 10 SD .
+ L.. Aueretus. Cleveland. Al-3s-,e.
81. Noalou. Richmond, Sl--a'-s0
a. v Rrand. Garden city. 39-4
X q Boci.enNalap. Midland. 4l--3s- 50,
4 T. Roberts, Detroit, 43-aS-Sl
charles h4u9 NsseN county, 4o
.i,,.,t. .r.,L
j E Wells. Kenilworth. it-3'-S2
q. VI. Howard. ia.ifaX, n $, 4a-.t
~ r TrursArll. Garden city. tn
e. f. We'son jr National, 81
* " Ardsley, al va
~ f. g. Oas}.ont. 81 ~
'T Ardsl,v. lI--i2--3s.
r nckaway Hunt, "a -
/. \. 4..." !, Garden Sity, as-' -'s.
g. Banee ion, ~ -4h-S4
u. D Chapman Greenwich, ta--se-sA
played over so cousse, others over