New-York tribune., 1922-08-29
Boston Golfer
Wins Medal i'm
Toledo Tourney
Aulbach Leads Public Links
Players With I3o; Six
New y YorlSers Qualify
BY Ray Mccarthy

TOLEDO, Aug. 2S.-In conceiving the
idea of holding n national tournament
for public links golfers James d.
otandish. Of the United States Golf AS
sociation executive committee, has done
more to unearth new golf talent in this
| country than any other single in
dlvidual. Even Standsh and S. P.
Jermain, Toledo's noted golf host.
never dreamed OF the caliber Of golf,
these public links patrons, who arc
here contcnding for the Standish cup,
are capable of playing
Take. for instance, the remarkable
score of George r. Aulbach, Of Boston.
who led the qualifying field of 1873
players, wish 139 for seventy-two holes.
| With the exception of Jock Hutchison's
| phenomenal rounds at the national
open championship at Chicago this
year, this is the lowest qualifying
score ever made in a national tourna-
ment in this country 1t is easily the
finest qualifying performance ever ex-
| hibited in a national amateur compe-
tition.
+, 1t will be argued, of course, that OF
tawa Park, on which this tournament is
| being held, is considerably short of
| being championship lay-out--the en-
tire yardage IS 5,605--but one has to
play wonderful golf to get around any
test of thirtysix holes in 139 strokes
or four under even As.
Resembles Ouimet
| Aulbach is a slightly built young man
of twenty years of age. In appearance
!, l. 4 A..
although he is not as tall by at least
| half foot.
Aulbach has done all of his public
| links playing on the nine-hoe course
at Franklin Park in Boston, which is
the only public links the Bay State
| capital OWNS. Aulbach, however, has
| had the advantage of having lived all
his life next door to golf course in
Wollaston, Mass, and through the
kindness of members of that club he
has been able to put in many long eve
nings in hard practice.
Aulbach is at present a senior in
Boston University, and this year was
captain of the university golf team.
Last year he won twenty-one prizes in
various state competitions. Thus it
can be seen that the young mans feat
to-day was no fluke.
The majority of those who qualified
day for the championship hit the ball
we'll. There manner of hitting and their
fine form were astonishing to those
who had expected to see q lot of novces
in action. The public course here at
Ottawa Park is rather short, but the
greens are all we'll trapped and call
for accurate pitch shots.
Aulbach's winning round with par of
the course follows;
Mornins MerninE in..: Hn' 4-ss e-ss-7o
Afternoon, oat. s "a 4-Ss
| Aulbach will be seen in action in
the national amateur championship
| qualifying round on Saturday.
Before the start of the tournament
| to-day it was generally expected that
Eddie Held, the sharp shooting ST.
Louisan, who gained notorety recent
| ly by taking "Chick" Evans to the
twenty first hole in the Western ANA
teur championship, would be the whole
show in the qualifying round. Held
lived UP to his reputation as a first
class golfer, but his total score for
the day was ten strokes back of the
wonderful tally of Aulbach. Held,
however, showed enough to convince
all who saw him that he will be a
hard man to beat in match play.
New Workers Do Well
The New York contingent made a
grand showing. Six of the nine play
ers who came here from old Van Cort-
many as any city qualified Chicago
had six also. New York, in addition
to ticing Chicago for the largest num-
Der, had the honor of having the
youngest player in the qualifying
ranks. Charles Somers, only fifteen
years of age, tied for the last place
at 100 having 80 for each round Of
course there is still possibility that
the boy may not get in as the tie will
be played off tomorrow morning.
Joe Ford, New York City champion,
and Dick Walsh led the New York
/ team members with a score of 15O
each. They both played sound golf
all the way. Walsh had chance to
break $50 but took unnecessary
chances on the last three holes. He
and Ford will bear watching in match
play. The long hitting Harry Scharff
was close on the heels of Ford and
Walsh with 151. He too played fine
golf to-day. His long driving was one
OF the features of the days play.
W. f. Serrick and r. X. Lomas were
the other New Workers to qualify.
Lomas was right up with the leaders
with 154, and Serrick was close behind
with 155. Serrick deserves great
credit in qualifying as he has a very
lame ankle, and in the afternoon round
could scarcely walk. On this round he
took an 81, but his fine morning round
OF 73 saved him from going out Young
Somers really played remarkable golf
UP to the green, but putted poorly. He
| took three puts on nine greens in the
afternoon.
Gordon Whitman, H. c. Burr and =.
A. Linton were the New York players
Who failed to get in. They got off to
poor start, and like every other
golfer had one Of those poor days on
which nothing goes right.
The pairings for the first round to-
morrow morning are as follows: G.
Aulbach vs. Joe kureck, Fred LLOYD VS.
James Fee, Brad Smith VS.. Thomas
Malley, Matt Jams vs.. Bye, Ed Held VS..
William Nude, Harry ScharfT VS.. Ice
O'Leary, j. F. Christie VS. Bye, Mike
Tobin VS.. William Mather, William
Quinlin VS.. j. T. Mcclure, Richard
Walsh VS.. Francis Murphy, W. f. Ser
rick VS. Bye, ice Ford VS. G. Fahey,
Ed Curtin VS.. c. G. Rowe, James & :.
Curran VS.. Henry Decker, A. B. Hadden
VS.. Bye.
Charles Corker Wins