The New York herald., 1922-04-05
ROCHESTER ENYRANT
LEADS BY A STROKE
Finishes With Card Of 74-76-
t $50 in North and South
Championship.
E. L. SCOFIELD is SECOND
Winner Smashes Three Put
ters and Is Ready to Stop
When Luck Turns.

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
P1NEHURsr, N. c., April 4.--Arthur
Yates OF Rochester will soon have
necklace of gold medals. for he was
the medalist for the third consecutive
tournament In Pinehurst when he
led the field in the thirty-six hole
qualifying round OF the North and
South amateur gold championship to-
day with two rounds OF IA. 76-150
This placed him Just one shot ahead
Of e. l.. Scofeld OF Pinehurst. who
was "a, 77--161.
Yates was running around the club
house at noon complaining because
his two favorite clubs. a putter and
mashie niblick, were missing from his
bag when he went to his locker q few
minutes before he was scheduled to
start. The clubs could not be found
and Yates made some hurried pur-
chases in shop. He carried along
five putters and smashed three Of
these on the first few holes. Some
said he bit them. At the firth hole,
after starting with, three fives, a four
and a seven, Yates was mad enough
TO quit. and was going to pick up his
ball, but p. s. MacLaughlin Of New
York, Eis partner, quieted Yates's
nerves with sone sound advice and
they continued
BY holding long putt on the ninth,
Yates got out in II. but he swung over
the homeward bound circuit in S5
strokes and his total OF $50 added the
big gold qualifying medal to his tro-
phies.
Greens Dry and Fast.
What might be termed 1.-THE class
came through the qualifying round as
expected, although the going was hard
to-day and scores were not nearly as
low as yesterday. The players were
forced to contend with strong wind
and the greens were dry and fast.
Donald Herring, former Princeton half
back, reported taking "a puts on the
first nine holes. missing FIVE on one hole.
Others took nearly as many.
w. c. Fownes, Jr. Oakmont, former
national amateur champion A. l..
Walker, Jr., Richmond County; Mike
Thomas, Nashville. one OF the nations
forelnoa. left handed players; Donald
lAISOIt Illc Ilu WHlSliC CiidiilPiOt. dH0
II. c. Newton, former captain OF the
Massachusetts, Lesley cup team, all
qualified, as did Eddie Lowery, who
caddied for Francis Ouimet at Brook
line In 1913, when Ouimet won the open
championship from Vardon and Ray.
II. kasawaki. the amateur champion
of Japan, after taking 30 yesterday
failed to return a card to-day.
Henry Topping of Greenwich. and A.
l.. Walker, Jr., Richmond County. were
the only two players from the metro
politan district to make the champion
/ ship fight. Yates and II. X Robson
Of Rochester. were others from New
York State to set in. Hamilton Kerr OF
Garden City. tied with Francis T.
Heating of Pinehurst for the last place
In the first IS. at 164 strokes, but he
lost on the first hole OF the playoff.
Kerr's Play Erratic.
Kerr did not play thrs hole well. His
drive was fungo hit and landed In a
trap. He got out we'll enough but
hooked an iron into another trap at the
ieftrof the green. His fourth was short
and his fifth missed the cup. SO he
walked over and shook hands with keat-
ing, who hit two good wooden shots and
was on the green tor certain with
his third.
While the championship division lacks
an outstanding star such as Ouimet or
Evans the players are all capable
golfers. most Of whom have had expcri-
cnce In national tournament play. and
close competition Is certain. 1t is esti-
mated that there are twelve players in
the list who are capable OF beating each
other. The first and second rounds of
snatch play for the championship divi-
I sion will be competed on the No. 3
course
Lowery returned the lowest card of
the day, ~, on the championship
course. IT follows:
In .........4 { 8 Z 4 a-3s-Ti
Yates's card to-day:
Out ......... 2-41
In ........... f-35--76