Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-12
NATIONAL GOLF
ROUND POSTPONED
soeey Greens and Fairways
Cause Delay in Title Tour
ney at Skokie
RENEW PLAY TOMORROW

Glencoe, H.. July 12. - Todny's
nualifying rounds In the national open
.o,f tournament was postponed until
tomorrow, when it was found to be
,mnossible to play over the course, which
had been flooded by heavy rain which
showed 10 signs of letting up at 10
A. NJ.
The course was a collection Of small
nonds and the traps were fub Of water;
many of the greens virtually were un-
der water and the fairways were flood
"A The entire course really was ''casual
water" and there was no dry place
10 nut a ball after lifting it from the
many little ponds.
The finals will he played Friday and
Saturday. Saturday had been held open
for possible play off Of n tie, and If
there is a tie it will have to be de-
cided Sunday or Monday.
Swim on Links
The water was so deep on some Of
the fnirways that children living near
The course donned their bathing suits
suards @ chased them away. foday's rain
started shortly after I o'clock and to-
eethcr with the downpour of yestcr-
day, left the course as soft as thaw-
ing ground, with big pools In the low
ground.
Old. timers said this was the first time
that IN open championship golf tour.
nampnt had ever been postponed in this
country because OF rain. In the his
tory of impobtanN tournaments. the
n n
postponemcnt Of n championship event
and this happened in England years
ago.
Actually the survivors of tomorrow 8
play may total more than twenty-four.
Tor the twenty four with the lowest
scores and those tied for twenty fourth
place will be entitled to try for the title.
Most Of the stars with international
reputati0ns were included in the Two
fields which already have made the
thirty.six hole pilgrimage around the
Skokic course. but the list of sched
uled starters contained many noted for
little doubt that the competition would
be keen.
Hunter Plays Tomorrow
Willie ]. Hunter. former British am
atcur champion; A. A. Armour. title
holder Of Scotland: Harrison II. John.
ston. the pridigious swattcr from St.
Paul. who holds the Minnesota amateur
championship: Pat O'IInra. of New
York: Bob Mcdonald. Chicago pro-
fcssional. noted for his driving and
French. Of Youngstown. o.. captain Of
the American team which journcved I,
England two years ago. and Freddie
Mcleod. Of Washington. d. c.. for
merly national open champion. are some
Of the men sending drives down the
fairways tomorrow.
Yesterdays clOudburst on top of II
good downpour Sunday night had more
than loOsened previously baked fair
ways
Greens Very Soggy
The green's were soogy yesterday ana
many scores were increased by four or
five strokes through inability of the
player to Judge the ground. on which
water could BE- scooped up with the hand
in many places. The fairways dried out
very well with the EXCEPTION of puddlcs
Of casual water. Tie balls could BE-
lifted from these puIdles. of course, but
the chief difficulty was that many shots
headed for the green would land in the
water and stOp dead instead of going
on toward the flag.
Despite the adverse elements. yester-
days golf was about up to that of the
day before. which was conceded by many
to have been one of the greatest days
OF golf ever seen in a tournament.
An even twenty four Won their way
into the finals with the same maximum
score as Monday, 1872.
Walter Hagen, of Detroit, led thu
field with n score of 141. John Farrell
New York professional. had the low
round with 6S. One fourth of th'
quolifiers were amateurs. with Eddi,
Held, a nineteen-year- old St. Loui
player, leading them with 147 in eight
place. George Duncan, the famou
English professional, took Al on hi
fnal nine and barely qualified
At the 154 mark stood S. Dawson
Heron, Of Chicago. former nationa
I amateur champion and the second for
mer national amateur titleholdcr to g
out, Bob Gardner failing Monday
Accompanying him were Art Reid. o
Ardsley, y. Y. Wilfred Reid, 0
Washington, d. c.; Kern Marsh. o
London, Canada. and George Sargent
OF (Np1ip,huc n ne