Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-19
COL LF[RS START PLAY
FOR J.. s. OPEN TITLE
100 Entrants in the Qualifying
Round on Columbia Country
Club Course.
BY Associated press 70 Every Evening

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Washington, July 10.
The open golf championship Of the
United States got under way over the
course Of the Columbia Country Club
near Washington today with half the
record field Of 2e0 entrants in the
tournament scheduled to play IN the
qualifying round at Is holes.
Arthur w. L>ongworth, Bluefeld
w. Va. and Harry Ellis, Woodbury.,
Long Island. were the first pair to tee
off at 8.30 Robert White. attached 70
the Wykagyl Club. New York. having
failed 10 appear for the qualifying
round in which he WAS paired with
John j. Rowe. Germantown, Pa.
The first half Of the qualifying
round is being played The second
half win be played tomorrow and the
I ~ best scores and ties at The end
Of play tomorrow win be paired for
the playing Of the championship prop
er, which begins Thursday morning.
/ The men who qualify for the
final test will play " holes. 3s each
on Thursday and Friday for the
championship. In case Of tie the
play of will be held Saturday.
Abe Mitchell. the long driver from
( the North Foreiand Club. Of England,
and Jock Hutchinson, Of Chicago. the
British open champion, drew the gall
/ lery today. They were preceded BY
| Joseph r. Kirkwood. the Australian
star, and Patrick Doyle, of Deal.
New Jersey. open champion Of Ireland
several years ago Walter Hagen.
/ champion in 1919 was paired with
4 Robert 4. Finkenstaedt. Washington
amateur. and Fred Mcleod, champion
/ in 1908. played today with Grant
land Rice, OF New York.
Max r. Narston. the crack Phiia-
deiphia amateur. withdrew from the
tournament on account OF business
reasons Charles Evans, Jr.. OF Chi
cazo. amateur champion of the United
| States. will play tomorrow afternoon
with Charles Murray. OF Montreal
Canada George Duncan, OF Nanger
Hill. London. British open champion
last year will play tomorrow morn
ing with James NJ. Barnes. of Pei
ham. and Robert T. Jones. the anna
teur from Atlanta who broke the
course record Sunday with a 6s. will
play tomorrow morning with Leo
1 Diegel, one OF those in attendance
for second place last year.
All OF the old officers OF the Pro-
| fessionaI Golfers Association were re-
elected at the annual meeting of the
association last night.
The association decided to hold its
annual championship as il was held
/ last year. with the first So players
in the open championship auto
matically qualifying for the Wana-
maker Trophy. Next year. however.
the tournament will revert to the con-
/ ditions OF 1919 with a sectional quail
tying round as the basis.
The association declared Itself in
favor of a Ss hole qualifying round
for the open championship.
The first complete scores returned
were those of Lonsworth and Ellis
The former came in with 80 for a
round of 80, while Ellis made the
course in 81
Scores in the 1s-hole qualifying
round--Cx denotes amateurs.l
A. w Longworth. Bluefield, ". Va,
43-ss. So
Harry Ellis. woodbury.. L. L, 4o-4l
lsl.
il. Howe. Germantown. Pa. 4o-ss
W. c. Skeliey, Hermitage, Richmond
Va, 44-4s. 81.
y. W Platt. whiternarsh Valley,
41-42. SS.
F. X. Manley, Beaver Fails. Pa,
45-4T. %.
James spencer. Washington. 42-3s
81.
c. Fl. Mayer. Edgewater. 41-sS. -
T. ]. Rajoppi, Maplewood, \. y, 80.
fs7. II.
/ chris shea Trenton, \. J.. 4o-41, 81
Arthur Beebe. West End. n J., 20.
80. 81.
james c. Ferguson, spring Lake. \
J.. $3.50. IS.
w.lfred Thompson. virginia country
club. 1885. IS.
Tom skipper, Rolling Road, 4o-4l
81
i A. }. sanderson. sleepy Hollow, IS,
joseph Kirkwood, Australia, ss-42
rs.
Patrick Doyle. Deal. 4O-4l, 81.
Nelson II. zimmerman. wesumore.
Eland. 1881 IS.
Il {. w. Hall. Birmingham. s2-4S. 81.
4 q. r. Sayers. Merton. sS-4o. IS.
Is. NJ. Newton, Country Club, Nir
giilia. 3S-42. so.
Matt Jams. Evanston, Nh 45-picke,
up.