Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-20
Barnett, Coltart, Sayers and
Ro,ue in Select Class After
First Days Test--Immense
Gallery Watches Play
BY SANDY McNIBLICK


Chase, Md. July 20.-There's little
bit of comedy about the Flowers
That Bloom in the Spring. Ira. La,
but the line takes on tinge Of the
tragic when applied to the qualifying
round for the open golf championship
of the United States.
There were 124 starters yesterday,
and forty three qualified. thanks to the
fact that score of 1S made the grade.
The rest of n total field of more than
2G0 stars tecd off today over these
the mugginesS of furnacc-like hent.
Some Of the scores made yesterday
looked indeed like the score on the
thermometer.
Before the qualifying round there
were some so rash as to think 1t would
take at least 70 to get in. The rea-
son for this was partly that never be-
fore has such fast field competed.
partly because the course is peculiarly
susceptible to brides and mostly for
the reason that there were some daz-
zling scores chalkcd up In practice,
There were 61s. GSs, Cos and what
not. Nearly avery one was rounding
the course gallantly, before the tourney.
under, 70. though n few were hardy
enough to admit they had as high as
II. But all these scores passed right
out of the picture when the qualifying
round actually started Many of these
| players frizzled away and died without
chance even at the home hole.
Conditions Differ
The best scores turned in yesterday
! we're 73s. Monday they were turning
/ 73s with frequency, precision and mod =
esty. All of which Is not meant for a
I,ln h,,t ell NV 70 hrtn hn Ia
that conditions in rehearsal and the
actual play are a whole lot different
In fact, the intermittent gap IS more
than standard parasang.
There were only eighteen holes to be
played and but thirty-two leading
scores and ties to qualify. There was
the nerve test of the galleries and the
strain under fire and there were the
green's. skittsh and slippery.
Then, too, the old story Of the mara .
thon runner who ran himself groggy
in the first few towns to lead the field
applies. There's sort of superstition
on this in golf. No player cares tc
burn himself out" play his best goli
in the qualifying round. 1t generally
works out that he fails to win.
Four Philadelphia district playeri
qualified yesterday out of eight, anc
ten play today.
The following have qualified: Johr
Barnett, Tredyffrin, IL Frank Col
tart, Country Club, IS; George Savers
Merton, rs, and John j, Rowe, Sten
: ton, rs.
Platt Is Out
All these players were consistent
though they might possibly have bet
tered their scores but for the fortune
Of the course. You must keep on tn
line at Columbia to score. II you &c
in trouble it's real trouble.
The following Quaker City entrie
failed to qualify:
]. W. Platt, Whitemarsh, amateur
So; Jim Thomson, Overbrook so; Jir
Edmundson, North Hills, 81, and JGc
Sawyer, Torresdale, 70.
Platt, one OF the first starters, playe
with a pro named Manley from tn
Pittsburgh district. The scribes froI
there say Manley has never broken S
; In Journeys in the Smoky City and h
, had a 90 yesterday. Plat walked him
self ragged hunting his partners ball
: on the first seven holes, got none {
e his long puts and then began to folio
his partners example on the long galn'
q getting in trouble repeatedly.
r The local deserved a better fate 9
= ne has been playing as well as any {
b them and was right on his game up
his disaster yesterday.
:. The Philadelphian who got Il
K toughest break was Jack Sawyer, WI
took a 10. He had to finish for Z
q got trapped and took Q. One stroll
Il less would have put him in.
Driving Poorly
lin Thomson also had 4-4 for
= 7S. but got a pair of 5s. Jim Edmunc
D. son virtually spoiled his chances on Il
", second and third holes. His driving HI
u been awry and he can't see to straight'
it out.
The former Irish champion started
he used TO in the land of Bricks Al
Shamrocks. The only good drive he h
VAS at the first and 1t gave him Il bi
q But q wide one on the second buri
itself and cost him o. a slice TO I
,e rough at the third gave him n and !
" six at the sixth with u terrific sli
5 from the tee completed the ruin.
E. The following locals teed off today :
,r Toncy Natalie. Lansdowne; 10
Edmundson, Llanerch; Walter War
* pennBgroye Andy Campbell, Spri
,e Haven; Clarence Hackney, Allan
5 CITY William Leach, Merchantyill
. Bill Robinson. Cricket Club: \.
10 McFarlan, Cricket; Charles Hoffn,
~ Philmont; Jack Campbell, Old Yo
ID road and Morrie Tslman, Whitemars
al The feature pair today was J