Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-09
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THE THRILLS IN
GOLF CONTESTS
GodChaux and Mckee, Not
Out of Their Teens, Lead
the Field in Trans-MisSiS-
Sippi Tournament.
tBy The Associated Press.>

OeuNSTs Sulosf aus % W.
youths not out of their teens
furnished the thrills of today in
the first qualifying round of the
Trans Mississippi golf tournament.
Frank Godchaux, New Orleans,
vanderbilt university student. led
the field with 70 for the Is
holes. Robert Mckee, Des Moines,
present Trans Mississippi cham
pion, was a stroke behind the
southerner with whom he was
paired.
Godchaux, who is 10 years old,
was under three par on the III
teenth green ana with three pars
could have equalled the course rec
ord of SO. He got in trouble, how
ever, on the next two holes and
finished the round with 70, one
above par.
Less spectacular but steadier
was the play of Mckee. He had
two thirty-sevens. The only large
gallery of the day followed God
chaux and Mckee and saw some
splendid golf. Godchaux had par
or better on all except the seventh.
sixteenth and seventeenth holes
and his card showed brides on
four holes. Mckee also had four
brides and was two strokes under
par on the ninth hole. He had par
or better on eleven holes.
Sharing honors with Mckee for
second place in the days play was
Harley Hurley, to play the Cen
fury club star. He had "a. 9th
ers with scores of so or better
were: ]. Cutie, Kansas City, rs;
Harry G. ,Legg, Minneapolis. rs;
r. Gaines, Omaha, 10; Alexander
Graham, Wellington, Kans., ~;
Blaine Young, Omaha, 49,; George
Won Elm, Salt Lake City, so; }. "A.
Kennedy, Tulsa, so. :,
In this division are virtually all
of the entrants conceded a chance
to wrest the championship from
Mckee. DIR. L. D, Bromfield, Den
yer. Colorado state champion, was
off form today and took an 81.
The second qualifying round
will be played tomorrow. the 81
low scores qualifying for the
championship flight in which
match play begins Wednesday.
From the indications today. a
score of better than 81 in each
of the qualifying rounds Will DC
REQUIRED to put player in the
championship flight.
One of the entrants who drew
much attention today was Harry
Legg. of the Minikahda club OF
Minneapolis. Five times champion
Of the association, Legg easily won
a place among the first ten and
is almost certain to qualify. Ken
nedy, the Oklahoma state cham
pion, who has shot the course IT
T3. had an off day on the greens
missing several puts that he or
dinarily sinks with ease. He tool
an even 40 out and in. Other STATE
champions, with the exception o.
Bromfield, Jared well. Won Elm
of Utah was tied with Kennedy
Young of Nebraska and Graham o
Kansas each had 70.
Indication of the close play tina
NAV be expected in the champion
ship flight came in the pairing o
Godchaux and Mckee in the quail
flying round. Godchaux was on
up on the champion for each o
the nine holes.
Scores between so and 30 fol
low:
A. H. Warner, Denver, So; Dl
L. D. Bromfield, 50; N. C. Morris
Denver, SO; H. A. Bisher, Denver
SO: e, r. McCleland. Kansas City
SO: c. T. Brown. Denver. "a; W
X. Brown, Jr., 81; Emerson Carey
Hutchinson, Kans. "a; L. G. Pal
mer, Denver. "a; w. ]. Maker, Den
yer, IS; D. f. Golding, WIGHT
ANhnE0T
Denver, IS: Ralph Peters. Ontahs
IS; T. N. Cochran. Wichita Fam
Tex. IS: Emerson Carey. Jr
Hutchinson, Kans.. S5; f. l.
Prockter, Denver. IS; w. r. Kool
beck, Harlan, Iowa, So; j. d. CAD,
Rock Island, Ill, So; Frank Jati
ray, Minneapolis, So; Graz
Chamberlain, Hutchinson, Kans
So; A. G. Barteldes. Denver. sc
A. J. O'Brien. Denver. 81; w;
Foye, Omaha, 81; r. D. Champion
Denver, ST; w. H. Wickham, Der
yer. So; e. A. Creighton, Omaha
SS; e. s. Kassler, Denver, So;
r. Dimes Denver, So; H. Decke
Kansas City. IS; J. H. Monro
Kansas City. SO; M. G. Colpetze
Omaha. So; w. K. Cundiff. Der
yer, SO: Fl. lngereoll, Colorau
Springs, SO: Gillette Hill. Denye
90: Henry Eberhardt, Saline
Kans., 90; r. e. Watson, Kanss
city, 80; Tom Griffith, Wichit'
90; W. w. Campbell Los Angelo
90; Freed Mccartney. Denver. 81
w. F. Brooks. Minneapolis. go;
p. Frederickson. Oklahoma Cit
90; H. G. Sherman, Denver. 81
M. j. Schwartz, Omaha. 80.
Fifty-three players had scores I
90 and better. Other scores II
cluded:
J. N. Potter, Colorado Spring
81; G. E. McCutcheon, WIGHT
Falls, Tex, 100; c. o. Davis. Wici
sta Falls. Tex. 90; r. S. Youn
Colorado Springs. 1902; H. K. Cha
Colorado Springs. 81; e. B. Dur
Colorado Springs. 81; A. H. BUM
er. Boulder, Colo. 92.