South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-25
MIKE BRADY STILL
LEADS IN WESTERN
OPEN GOLF TOURNEY
Shoots 90. Three Under Par
-"Chick" Evans, Erratic,
Has Hard Shedding.


BIRMINGHAM Mich. Aug "a
dBy A P.)-Swinging a driver that
always carried the ball safely over
traps and bunkers and a mashie that
repeatedly left a one putt lie, Mike
Brady, Thursday turned in a card OF
69-three strokes under rar-in the
second days play of the western
open golf tournament. over the oak
land Hills course and easily led the
field Of qualihers for Fridays finals
with a SO hole score Of al.
Four strokes back Of Nike and
fighting so gamely that he also had
less than par card was Jock
Hutchinson, Chicago. who formerly
held the British open ,itIe. Then
there was a gap with Dave Robert
son of Detroit and young Johnny
Farrell MamaroneCk. Y. Y, tied for
third at 14S. laurie Ayton Of Chi
cago was fifth with $50. Following
in order came Pat PetranCk Of Nut
ley, y. J.. a comparatively unknown,
and Emmett French of Youngstown.
o., Isl; George Sargent veteran Of
Columbus, o. Isl. Chick Evans Of
Chicago leader OF the amateurs with
1852 after a disastrous blow up near
the end Of Thursdays play; Tom
Kennett Of Matteson. H., 152. and
the Canadian open champion, Al
Walrous Of Detroit. 1913.
Sixty-eight qua lifted for the finals
the extra ones getting in through
ties. These men will play SO holes
Friday and their qualifying scores
will be added to tomorow's cards to
determine the total for - holes
Tonight there was little question
that Brady was a strong favorite
for the title with Jock HutchisOn as
the chief man Ia be feared These
two are the only ones who have
shown any consistency in their
shooting over the difficult course
Brady was extremely confident. say
ing he never hit the ball better" in
his life than during the past two
days and he felt certain he could
maintain his lead. Jock summed w
the Detroiter's chances this way:
Mikes got the title in his hir
pocket and sewed up so tightly if
couldn't he pried loose with A nib
lick"
Brady playing his home course. is
the only shooter who has been able
10 putt successfully on the fast, un-
dulating green's.
The play Thursday was typical
tournament golf--a flash here and
there. a collapse occasionally. a star
. 8. !.
paratively unknown forging to tho
front
Chick" Evans started out Xix,
Chick" Of old. marking mp birdie.
and pairs consistently. but he topped
wood into the ditch on the fifth
and from then on lacked confidence
and repeatedly was short on ap-
rroaches. Taking skies on the 14tt
and 18th and five on the 10Th through
shots consistently short Of the green
Chick drove into a trap on the par
three 18th Trying to switch out he
hit too high and sent the ball across
the green into the weeds. a so yard
shot where he needed only Is.
Nice drive. Chick remarked his
caddy. and when the next pitch also
was long the caddy termed It a
beautiful brassie
That was Chicks game after the
first nine-frst too short. then toe
long. short puts missed and every
thing wrong.
Young Johnny Farrell % years
old youngster, who was only a stroke
behind Brady Wednesday nirht. alsC
played crratically but beautiful re-
coveries held his score down He
repeatedly played a deadly mashi,
20 the cup only 10 miss short putt.
through too hurried shooting.
or the 81 qualifers only eight
were amateurs. but Evans was tn,
only amateur OF national note who
( was contestant
Among the players who qualified