Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-13
QUALIFYING final
BRINGS HIGH CARDS
Several Reach Turn With Poor
Scores at Skokie-Ayton
Gets Par a.
EMMETT FRENCH SHOOTS 81

GeIncoe. Ills, July 13.-Although
the Skoklc course was In very good
shape despite yesterdays lake-pro.
ducing rain. high scores prevailed
among the first players to reach the
ninth hole in today's thirty six hole
ouslifying rounds of the national open
Solf tournament.
IAury Ayton, Of Chicago, was the
Arst TO have a par card at the quarter
way mark, turning in a nice "a. Fred
die Mcleod, of Washington, paired
with him, had trouble on one or two
holes and shot 3S. Their cards:
MORNING ROUND
S;;S{;:$:ssss, 3; ;;;;;{;$%ss;,, ss'5i;, Il ts;st Ess:::
, Boyd Shoots in Par
A few minutes later Tom Boyd, Of
Fox Hills, turned in n "a. His card !:
Morning round:
psyd-out ......... 53445 53s5 2-a4
Emmett French, Youngstown, o..
and formerly Of York. Pa, checked in
With 81.
The reens were rather heavy, but
the ponds in the fairways had been ar
tifcially removed and the course was
drying out rapidly under absolutely
perfect skies. With fair weather pre-
dicted by the weather man it was ex.
pected that the links would be in per-
feet condition for the finals tomorrow
and Saturday.
Many of the stars in today's section,
such as Harrison Johnston, Of st. Paul,
and Willie Hunter, Of England, did not
get away until afternoon.
Among the early nine.hole scores
we're Emmett French. youngstown,
O., 81; J. Turneasa, Elmsford, N. Y.
SO; Charles Lorms, Columbus, o., A.
10th Only Dry Hole
The links, parched by a forty-two-
day drouth, soon absorbed the excess
drink yesterday afternoon and last
night, leaving the course rather heavy.
but playable. 1t can be said by the
facetious Britons but newly acquainted
with the Nolsteadism period of Ameri-
can history that the nineteenth hole is
the only dry place on the course.
All the vast expanse of water that
submerged fairways and greens yester.
day did not cause any more turmoil
than one wee puddle that fingered
Tuesday in pit on the fifteenth hole
from preceding rains. Into that small,
aqueous space. Charles Thorn plunked
his drive. The ball was playable from
its limpid lie. but the scorer said It
could be dropped back under rule
on casual water.
There are so many local rules these
days In an effort to make the L. =.
o.. A: rule conform to- st. Andrews
and still permit. escape from the Scot
'ish law of the links. that Thorn thought
this was one to make innOcuous the
rnlc that makes casual water in
bunker water hazard, from which
one may drop only with a penalty Of
one stroke.
Saved "by" Watery Grave
So the ball was played and the.
penalty stroke was not added. This
made Thom's score for thirty six holes
lo2. the maximum score to qualify on
Tuesday. crowding out four players who
had 1913 each. Thom mentioned the
scoring to the committee and it was
taken up with the result that a stroke
was added and the other four players
with LOB were made eligible IN the per
sons of Bob PEBBLES. of Louisville:
amk frank McNamarn, of Ortcga. Fla.
Willie Ogg. of Worcester. Mass. and
Al Harkbarth. of Chicago. saved by"
Tatery grave rs Ogg expressed it.
II today's play produces any ties for
Mehty-fourth place the total qualfcrs
Will run into the eighties. While many
Of the more famous players Went
through the primal ordeal Monday and
Tuesday. today's group contained such
excellent players as William Mehlhorn,
OF Shreveport, who set course record
o. W last week In practice; Emmett
french, Of Youngstown, who made n
similar low score in the eWstern open
~ CLEVELAND last year, and Bob Mac
Dcnald, who won the largest purse in
{olidom by taking the Texas open title
last winter with remarkably low
Also there was Fred Mcleod, who
won the title many years ago and has
not yet lost his prowess. Also such
nne scorers as Harry Hampton, of De-
!.oit; Tom Kerrigan. of New York, and
fred Bell Of Denver, not to mention
other professionals.
Many Amateurs Start
The amateurs who have figured we'll
IN the first two days, also had n goodlv
representation today with such brilliant
payers az Guy Standifer. of Washing
Ton, d: c.; Harrison Johnston. of st.
raul K; +. Bockenkamp. of st. Louis. ,
ana Willie Hunter, of England, for
merly British amateur champion.
IL would scarcely require a wiseacre
10 predict that the record qualifying
score of G7-67 1876, made by Jock
!htmn,tchlson. nv, of Chicago, on Monday,
WIZ not be duplicated. and only the
most hopeful expected total that would
MIl MsIual the second best effort made by
rM,aIter Hagen, of Detroit. who notched
m m,'o; l4l on Tuesday, for the course
was slower today.
a. local rule has been made to allow
.ne cleaning of balls on the putting
green's and grOosmen have been pro- /
s'aed at each hole to fill up all holes
~ IN the green by the plow force
y. cnt balls when they alight, but there
", was little roll to drives and puts had
. but, unless the weatherman PLAYS
.ae golfers false, the course should be
aGout ripe for perfect golf by tomorrow
, Wnen the real contest begins. for the
;url Is good and the grass on the greens
% as perfect as the pile of a velvet