New-York tribune., 1921-03-08
3 40 Golfers
Start Tourney
At Pinehurst
Lou Hamilton Takes Lead
for First Eighteen Holes;
Youngsters Trail Behind
= From q Special Correspondent

PINEHURST, N. c., March THE
largest field that ever competed In an
open golf meeting started to-day in
the qualifying rounds of the annual
spring tournament here. There were
SAG entries, representing practically
every large golf club in the East, with
number of Canadian and British
players in the list.
Play started at o'clock on the No.
and No. 3 courses and the last pairs
old not get away until $3.50 o'clock this
afternoon. The final 18 holes of the
qualifying round will be played to-
into at least twenty sixteens for match
play.
: Lou Hamilton, of Garden City, led
for the first Is holes with q 7S on the
No. 3 course, and the score ranged all
the way from this figure to 1872 by
Jack Blondel jr., Of Montclair, on the
No. . course.
Veterans Show the Way
1t remained for three vetevan golf
ers to show the younger men the way.
for w. +. TruesdeH, of Garden City,
and Frank II. Hoyt, of the Engineers
Club, with Hamilton, were the only
players to break 80. Hoyt and Trues-
dell each did 70 on the No. 3 course.
Club, Brookline, the favorte to win
the medal, took 80 on the course and
remained a well-backed favorite to be
out in front by tomorrow night
Whittemore announced that he would
play through the tournament. He
usually withdraws from competition
mere after the qualifying round
Play to-day indicated that all of the
low handicap men woulG qualify in the
first flight. Mr.. Truesdell's round was
remarkable, as he started with an s
VOL that he reached the turn in 40,
being even fours for the remaining
eight holes. George Van Keureu. Of
Englewood, scored an 65 on the No.
course, with an 8 on the eighteenth
hole.
Brumbaugh Very Steady
II. C. Fownes, of Oal.mont, father Of
". J. Fownes. the former national
amateur champion, made on the
twelfth hole on No 2, where he sank
a full brassie shot. John Heydler, OF
Garden City, president Of the National
League, scored JOG on the No. s
course. An II at the tenth hurt his
card Harold Porter (solworthy Hall!
had an opportunity to smash his local
record, but an at the eleventh and a
6 at the short eighth en- No. course
ran him, up to 92.
Martin G. Brumbaugh, former Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania vas very steady
with So out and q So in.
The summarizes:
Scores OF So or hotter No. 2 course
Fred r. Elliott, woodland Al, 42, s.;
b. g. Merri1nan, Waterbury, 44, 80. 81
O l. Reeker Pinehurst. Il, 43. 81; n G.
F'ownes. Oakmont AZ, 42, s5; H. G. We'll
born, Ardsiey. A. A., 50, George Van
! Keuren. Englewood, Il, -. 50,
40. , course-L: a. Hamilton, GardeI'
40 10, g. 70; " E. Truesden, Garden City
40. 50. 10; p. W. Whittemore. Broolllnee
Al, 80. so; II. c. Fownes 2d. oakmonJ, 40
II, 81; Donald Parson. Youngstown, ~, 40
So T. G. Newton. Brookline. -, 49' 80
J. D. Chapman, Greenwich. A, Al. So
Scores made by players from the
metropolitan district follow:
A. p Ashforth, Garden City. 44-4s-so
Bangor. Engiewood. 03-54--lo7; J. s
Brown, Montclair. 46--47-93; Jack Blon-
del 1r.. Montclair. T9-13--i52; Fred 5
! Bale Knickerhocker, 5t-5S-i04; II. IL
| Bric1ley. Garden City. 5t-o4-loS; yohr
| j. Blondel, Montclair. C0-63-l23; George
| Bomann Plaindeid, 52-5l-l03; T. H
Benedict Roselle, 5s-67-12o Joe Bydo-
l~l< Buffalo. 44--45-s9; II. O. Benedict,
Rosene. 51--47--ss, Il. r. Benedict, Ro-
aeld 4s-52-101; r. p. clemson. Middle
town, 45-4s-Ss G. 3. Carhart. Green
| wich. 49-=6-95; John Il. Chapman
| Green wich. 44--41-S5: II. + Converse
Albany, 5l--59--116: =. Y. Covert, Lock
I port, 4s-51--9s 5. A. Scribner, Siwanoy