The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21
p Birmingham Golfers Qualify in Di1ie Meet
Roebuck Comes Second in Team Competition in Quali- lying Round at Atlanta.

Atlanta, June 20.--Three players tied with T5 for low medalist in the qualifying round of the Southern Golf association amateur tournament on East Lake course here today. They are Perry Adair and Bobby Jones of Atlanta, present and former cham pion, and T. W. Palmer, Miami, Fla.
 The Atlanta Athletic club, on whose course the tournament is being held won the team trophy with the re- markably low score of sos. while the Roebuck club of Birmingham came next with S30.
 A haze that tempered the suns rays and a cooling breeze that was not strong enough to interfere with driving made the day a well nigh perfect one and It brought forth ai- most every kind of golf from the 150 representatives of the Dixie game who entered.
 Every Type There
 There was every type of golfer, too, ranging from R. H. Baugh of Birmingham, who has played for 30 of his 57 years. to his son R. H. Baugh. Jr., who is 16, and who quail fled with a 79 against the s5 which, put his father in the second division. Bobby Jones and his father, R. P. Jones, made another father and son. and the fathers Ss put him In the second division. Adair, Jones and Palmer, the three who are to play off the tie for low medalist later displayed a game that was frequent ly close to par 72, although 1t was only by shooting two under par for the last four holes that brought Jones into the tie.
 Birdie Scores
 All three were having their trou- bles at times, but gained strokes by shooting under par. Adair shot a birdie three on number three and Jones made birdie fours on numbers four, five. fifteen and seventeen, Palmer made his birdie on numbers four and five. Adair started out by pushing his ball to the right while Jones. although getting great distance, had trouble with his ap- proach shots and putting. Palmer seemed to be steadier on the whole and shot Il holes In par.
 Of the other contenders. Chris Brinke, new crowned champion of Kentucky, turned In the most re- ished with an s4, despite the fact that he took an eight on number five or three strokes above par, and a ten on number nine, which was double par.
 The championship flight held 10 players who broke 80 and the highest . score among the 32 was an S5, the player. Charles H. Cox, getting in after a draw with others who had that number of strokes. Seven states were represented.
 Those who qualified for the match play will start tomorrow with their qualifying scores follow:
 Upper Bracket
 Perry Adair, Atlanta, 75, va J. R. Finn. Atlanta 80.
 Bobby Jones, Atlanta, T6, vs. W. c. osmis, Chattanooga, s1. F. M. Laxton, Charlotte, N C.. 7s, vs. Charles H. Black, Jr.. Atlanta, s2. Lewis Taohau, Louisville. 7S, vs. R. G. Sutherland, Chattanooga, ss.
 Mike Thomas. Nashville. Ts. vs. Henry Todd Atlanta. S5.
 c. E. Quinn. Chattanooga, 80. vs. D. T. McRitchie, Atlanta, S4.
 Gilbert Ashe. Atlanta, 30, vs. Chris Brinke, Louisville. s4.
 c. V Rainwater, Atlanta, 80, vs. ". c. Harris, Memphis. s4.
 Lower Bracket
 T. W. Palmer, Miami, 75. vs. I. J. Osbun, Birmingham, 30.
 Frank Godchaux, New Orleans, TT. vs. C. H. Ridley. Atlanta, s1.
 T. N. Bradshaw. Atlanta, 7e. vs. Jack Wenzler, Memphis, s2.
 R. H. Baugh, Jr.. Birmingham, 79. vs. Charles Sciple. Atlanta. ss.
 M. c. Jones, Atlanta, 7s. vs. Dan Jarvis, Nashville. S3.
 Ewing Watkins, Chattanooga, 80, vs C. W. Carver, Atlanta, s4.
 To- AIr vs. B. c. Whitten. Savannah. S4.
 A. c. Ulmer, Jacksonville, 30. vs. Charles H. Cox, Atlanta, S5.
 Other scores of the qualifying