The Washington times., 1922-09-03
GOLF TITLE
HUNT FINDS
BRITONS SET
Foremost American Exponents
Tally Brilliant Scores IN
Opener at Brookline Course.
BY ROBERT c. HARLOW.

nR0OKLINE, Mass, Sept. 2.
h Eight official and three
unofficial representative Of
British golf played so well today
in the first qualifying round Of :.
the national amateur golf cham
pionship that a number are cer-
tain to qualify and make a real
international contest of it when
the match play rounds start Tues
day.
While the pick of the British
amateurs were playing their shots
well, the foremost Americans
played brilliantly and the class
of the British Isles and the
United States were in front at
the end of the day for the thirty
two places in the match play.
There were 100 starters. There
were eight men on the official Brit
ish team. and five OF the number
were among the thirty-seven players
who did 10 or better for the first
round. The British scores: w. b.
Terrence. ~; Cyril Toliey, "a; g. G.
-AyImer, rs: John Caven, rs; w. w.
Mackenzie. 70; c. ". L. Hooman.
81; Bernard Darwin. 50; Roger
f.
Maintain Reputation.
Members of the British team are i,
being aided in their effort to main.
tain the prestige Of old country golf
by Tommy Armour, who did a conn
mendable ~ after taking AZ to the
turn. He came back in 35. with a
3 at the home hole. where he
holed long putt.
Willie Hunter, former British
amateur champion, did 81, with a
at the short sixteenth, where he had
a hall out of bounds and took
puts Sandy Armour did an 80.
AS for the Americans, Robert
Gardner, of Hinsdale, twice amateur
champion. led the field for the first
round with a well-played IL. His
card:
Out e44434 $50
In "a 43454 8 5--35-71
Scores 10y other Americans-John
Jess T.. Sweetser, 30; Chick Evans,
"a; Jesse Guilford, "a; Francis
ouimet, 10, and w. c. Fownes. 7e.
Greer Shoots Well.
Marcus A. Greer, of Pittsburgh,
but formerly a Canadian player, do
a ~, tieing with Terrence. a Scotch
member of the British team, for seoj
ond place at the end OF today's play
The second qualifying round wiz
be contested on Monday, when thH
entire field. or as many as stiii co4f /,
slider they have a chance to qualifSs \
win resume the struggle. The scored 2
made today and Monday will be TO-
tailed and the thirty-two players hav ,
ing the lowest scores for the tive
rounds will enter the match play.
From today's score II appeared
certain that all of the American
cracks, such as Jones, Evans, Out
met. Gardner, Guilford, and Sweet
set, would qualify, and that at least
five members of the British team
would make 1t.
II is estimated that 1t viii require
a total of 157 to qualify provided the
players are furnished with another
such day as that which greeted
W Every Qualifying round produce,
sorrow for some crack golfers.
fell 70 the lot of Harrison Jimmy
Johnston, of st. Paul, and Roget
wethered, of the British team To
play the roles OF the unfortunatei
today. Johnston took 81 strokes
and wethered SO, and they will need
some fine golf on Monday to make
the qualifying grade.
wethered was exceedingly nerp
GUS throughout his round. He wal
in trouble off many tees and had
miserable time Of 1t all morning
while playing with Bobby Jones be
fore a large gallery.
The other big ones did as expected
Jones. Evans and Ouimet, Americas :.
famous amateur trio, hit their shot
in their usual masterful style ant
returned satisfactory cards. TIT
following players were rs or better
r.. A. Gardner, Chicago, IL; M. A
Grier, Pittsburgh, ~; w. b. Tor
renee, England, 70; Jesse Sweetser
New York, 70; Robert T. Jones, jrg
Atlanta, 70; John GAAnderson, New
York, rs; Charles Evans, jr., Chi
cago. "A; Jesse Guilford, Boston, -
j, j. BeadIe, Pittsburgh, "a Cyr9
Tolley. England, "a; George Au
brach. Roston, rs; q. v. Rolan
Texas, rs: r. c. Newton. Boston, 70
Scores made by other well-known
w. G. Fownes, jr., Pittsburgh, 70
c. c., Aylmer, England, 76; Franci,
Ouimet, 76; T. ID. Armour, New
York, n; John Csven, England, IS
r. p. Hunter, Los Angeles, rs
Ruddy Knepper, Sioux City, rs; f.
A. Godchaux. New Orleans, rs; Mas
Marston, Philadelphia, 70: Franz
Dyer, New York. 10; Nelson Whit
ney, New Orleans. go; Eddy Held
So: Reginald Lewis, New York, So
Harold Weber, Toledo. 50; Jimmy
Ward, Kansas City, SO; Ira Couch \
Chicago, 81 Henry Topping, New
York, 81; Donald Parson, Youngs
town, IS. E.sa