The New York herald., 1921-09-07
GOLFERS TUNING UP
FOR NATIONALPLAY
Reports Of Record Scores Show
Stars Are on Edge for
Title Tourney.
ny KERR N. PETRIE.

With their national championship
tournament now less than two weeks
away II Is not surprising that reports
are coming in Of the fine golf which is
being shown by many of the leading
amateurs. Not many tournaments are
being held these days, but nevertheless
the men who hold the centre of the stage
at st. Louis Country Club are not allow
Ing any grass to grow under their
brogans. At least two well known East
ern amateurs have made record scores
the last few days and good reports are
also heard Of the form OF the stars OF
the Middle West.
Even Bobby Jones who has had the
misfortune to burn his left hand has
been making the best OF bad job and
has been out practising with his right,
according to dispatches from Atlanta
Bobby expects to be right for the
championship. bur If he Is not 1t need
surprise no one II he enters the fray
playing a la Louis Martucci.
The two record rounds referred to
above were made by Francis Ouimet
when the Woodlander on his first trip
around the Breton Woods links regis
tered a 81 and by Jesse Sweetser, who
on Sunday played Siwanoy in 6S.
Sweetser's total tied the professional
record OF the course. although on Mon
day that was lowered stroke by Tom
Kerrigan. Sweetser, It Is stated, played
the first nine holes In 80, three above the
average Of threes. This Is golf OF a
most extraordinary sort.
Ouimet's round also was remarkable
considering that it was hisDfrst trip
around the Breton Woods cotAse. He
was out in 80 and home in 35, with a
string Of as and As that was broken
only once in the eighteen holes, that
being when he rolled up at the
eleventh. He had four 3s and five As
out going. The Breton Woods par is 72.
Entries are now in order for the last
championship golf tournament OF the
season, the women's national event
which Is to be decided over the links of
the Hollywood Golf Club at Deal, N. j.,
October to inclusive. The programme
for the tourney shows little new as the
women have not yet been confronted
with the problems Of an unwieldy en-
try list and such which have necessitated
preliminary qualifying round by the
men. Play will begin as heretofore on
Monday and finish on Saturday 1t
Is, however. worthy of mention that the
final round will be over thirty-six holes.
Thirty-two will qualify for the match
play.
The tournament this year is to be an
international event, Miss Cecil Leitch
the British champion. her sister Edith
and Miss Doris Chambers having
planned to emulate the example set in
1913 by Miss Gladys Revenscroft, Miss
Muriel Dodd and Miss Mabel Harrison,
and play in the event. The English
women are now In Canada.
Intending competitors are reminded
that entries are this year being re-
ceived by Thomas ]. MMahon, 81 Mas
sau street. New York city. These
should be sent In through the secre-
taries Of the respective clubs and must
be accompanied by the entrance fee of
50. Wednesday. September 81. is the
closing date.
J. +. Shaniey, Jr,. donor OF the Shan
ley memorial seniors trophy. was the
winner OF the Labor Day tournament
held on the links of the Lakewood
Country Club. making both low gross
and low net. with a card of S0-8-72
Although taking I33 strokes to get
around. the liberal allowance Of IS
strokes made N. S. Perkins winner of
the second prize.
ARTHUR ]. Butler and James A. But
sSas Doti u NohdchdIudxOn, enjoyed the
handicap Of 81 strokes, the former get
ting 12S gross and n net and the lat
ter 130 and 70. Brantz Mayer of Lake.
wood came in between these two at
s6-lS-7S. Failing to get a hole in
one. F. p. Kimball had to rest content
with SS-S 80. while +. Freyhoid of
Chevy Chase had 105-24-sl: r. p.
Norfleet. Lakewood, 1O1-1S-s3: H.
N. Eddy. Lakewood. 107-24--s3 and
Z. q. Rowe. Weequahic, 91-7-S4.
Just to show that II was all right
about putting his name on the supple
mentary eligibility list for the national
amateur championship A. c. Gregson
annexed the Labor Day handicap tour
nament for the Tierney cup at the Belle
claire Golf and Country Club. Gregson.
IN the semi-final. defeated w. S. M'Kay.
: and 3. and then downed j. T. Mead
don. Jr.. by and 1. MCaddon. in the
semi-hnal. eliminated l.. c. Maltby.
and 2.
In the final of the second division J.
~ Kule won from |. Hoffheimer, 4 and Q.
while in the third set Eddie Smith beat
w. MQueen. 3 and q Neal Faulkereon.
Or. w. @. Fralick. L. o. Smith and w.
zwiner tied for the qualifying medal at
20. Fauikerson winning the playoff