Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-10

0hicago, July 1O.-ShoOting over n
,.,nrse which for weeks had been hard
I. n rock but today had puddles of
eater along the fairways and green rs
s,ft os sponges as result Of drench-
N, rain early this morning, more than
I'M golfers started the first 36-holc
oualifying rounds in the National Open
Tournament, without single one Of
,hs stars ,5eing able to negotiate the
Srst nine or eighteen holes in par.
Among the field were nine Pennsyl-
vaninns. ,.,.,
A.ojed by Emil Loefflcr. of Oakmont,
winner winner Of the recent Western Penn
.ylvania omen, who, paired with the
S,illiont young Scottish pro. Bobby
Crnickshnnk, left the tee at 0: 10 A. NJ.
Sor the first round Of the thirty six
hoe test. One pair back was Charles
Hofner. of Philmont, who was drawn
with 81 Baxter, Of Hamilton, ..
Others in the Pennsylvania de'egation
included II. G. Lawson. Of Grafton;
Alex Campbell. of Losantiville; /; George
". Peters, of Gulph Mills; L. X. Man
lev. of Beaver Falls; Jack Kennedy. of
Pittsburgh John J. Rowe, of Stenton,
and !. W. Sawyer, Of Torresdale. A'sO
included in the first days delegation
vas Cyril Walker, of Englewood, n.
j.. holder of the Philadelphia open.
who was paired with Alex Smith, twice
open champion.
Three Star Combinations
Included in the first days consign-
nent of stars we're three combinations
that commanded the careful attention OF
the gallery of golf worshipers for
whom the 81 admission fee, charged
for the first time Mt an American cham.
oionship, had no terrOrs. First of all
N point of interest came Jim Barnes
and Chick Evans, the former defending
Ns title won last year Mt Washington;
the latter former holder as we'll as
two.timc winner of the amateur crown.
Next in popularity was the Abe Mitch
tl.Phi Gaudin combination and the
lock IIutchisOn- Mike Brady team. Joe
Kirkwood the Austria asian star. play
hg with Joe Novak, of Spokane, also
held a warm place in the hearts of the
gallery.
! Early this morning heavy rain.
which continued for several hours, gave
the course Il much needed drenching.
It was the first fall in rty-four days
and brought joy to those golfers whose
srecialty is the stopshOt. lust before
the first pair started out, however, it
cleared off. the sun came out and the
wind died down. making conditions as
nearly ideal as possible in the light of
what has gone before.
Close followers Of golf are utterly at
Gen when it comes to making any pre-
dictOns as to the winner. Opinion
seems pretty well agreed that those hav-
Ing the best chance nre Walter Hagen.
the British champion; Chick Evans.
Abe Mitchell, George Duncan, 1920
British champion. and Willie Hunter,
e.British amateur titleholdcr, for
whose run-up speciality the course Is
admirably suited.
Jones Lacks Confidence
Barnes. up to the present time, has
not been impressive; neither was
Z HutchiSon, nor GuilfOrd. while Robby
Jones Is m'ntally unsatisficd with con-
ditions and lacking his usual conf
dcnce.
The first pair teed up their balls at
H:% 4. NJ, but the first real gallery
70 follow match came when Abe
Mitchell and Phil Gaudin, Skokie pro,
went out about 10 o'clock. shortly
after they were away "Chick" Evans
and Jim Barnes, paired. were ready to
start and from then on the well-known
nars were mingled with the lesser
known stars in Alch way that tho
SPECTATORS could pick any pairing and
De sure of following some one worth
seeing, The players were sent out ut
,m,e'mhutc intervals, the schedule call
ing Tor the last pair to start the second
round of eighteen holes about ) p. NJ.
!, Several players have shot well under
tne par of 10 in practice rounds, John
SSlack the fifty zone -year-old San
francisco grandfather. having the best
average with n 40 for four rounds. in.
G.Ig SG.nning G7 and n so. Sixty-six. by
Maniam Mclhorn, of Shreveport, La,
"as the best score last week.