Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-13
GOLF TOURNEY
RESUMES AFTER.
DELAY Il BY.RAN
Postponement Was First in
History Of National
Golf Meets.
fRy The Associated Prsssl

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Sickle Country Club, Glencoe, Ill,
July lS.--Aithough the Skokie course
was IN very sood shape despite yes
.eEoays lake producing rain. hiseel
seofta prevailed among the first play
en TO reach the ninth hole in today's
Hlrty-six hole qualifying rounds Of
he national open golf tournament.
ilrst to have q par card at4the quar-
Ter way mark, turning in a nice 34.
The greens were satheri heavy but
the ponds in the fairways had been
artlflcially removed and the course
was irving u rapidly under perfect
sales. With, fair weather. predicted
by the weather man it was expected
mat the links would be IN perfect
condition for the finals tomoffow and
Saturday. ...::..1
Many of the stars in today's Sec
ton. such as Harrison Johnston OF
St. Paul and Willie Hunter OF Eng
land. did not get away until after
noon.
Glencoe. Ill. July 1a.-(By The AS
sociated P~ress.)-After haltins~a day
in the history Of the event and one
of the few times in the archives OF
goQ, the national open cham pionship
was resumed at Skokie club today
with the third contingent of more
thanN1o 90 players stroking Sc holes to
determine which "a Of their number
\ are eligible to join the SIS survivors
of Monday and Tuesday in the cham
pionsnip play at 70 holes Friday and
Saturday, the elements permitting. :
Course Under Water !
Two thirds of the eighteenth fair
way was Under six inches Of water,
The first and SECOND greens were small
lakes and all along every fam way
were numerous pounds twenty and
thirty yards square. The greens were
virtually unputtaLle ANA the sand pits
were lagoonE in waich Il number Of
youngsters in battling suits went
swimming Until CHI SD away.
The rain ceased falling about noon
and occasionally in the afternoon the
sun peeked through the banks OF roll
ing clouds. Mo4t OF the day was
cloudy. however and Old Sol ftld little
chance to get. In any effective drying
work, good breeze acted as his
understudy and the fairways were
drying out worry we'll. Corps Of work
men hailed the water out OF the pits
and sopped up the pools on the putt
ing greens with sponges. Indications
were that without further rain Nthe
links would be in good shape tomor
row.. =
Mistake Made
Monday 81 entered the charmed
circle by virtue OF three ties for gath
place. while Tuesday the official
reports had an even "a qualifying
Today 1T developed that there had
been a mistake in the score of Charles
Thorn of New York, and he was
charged with 153 strokes instead OF
1852. This let in four other players
WHO had made 1853, namely: Bot
PEBBLES, Louisville: Frank Mcnamara.
Orege. Fla; Willie, Ogg, Worcester
Mass, and A.. f. Hackbarth, Chicago
Thorn drove into casual water in q
bunker on the 18th hole and hfted
4 and dropped in the same pit, which
would add a penalty of one stroke
but the scorer put down only the foul
strokes actually played. The rule.
provide that a man shall be disquali.
fed if he changes his score after 1t is
reported 60 the official scorer. but II
was voted by officerQ of the United
States Golf association to change the
score in this cas- as Thorn had under.
stood a. ball could be lifted from a
ual water, even in ,bunkers without a
penalty.