The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
Cruickshank Lou
 Scorer In Second Round Of Meet

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 11.-"Wee Bobby" Cruichshank of westfield, N. J., small of stature, but mighty of wrist literally ironed his way to premier qualifying honors today in the western open golf tournament of qualifying play, topping field of no entrants in the battle for the western classic.
 Cruickshank and 65 other players will battle through 36-final tomor- row for the title.
 While major qualifying honors went to Cruickshank, today's play other who will clash in the decid- ing round today.
 "Jock" Hutchison equalled the course record of 67, 4 under par, in today's IS holes and tied with Will bur oakes. Chattanooga, Wilfred Reid, Detroit, and Walter Hagen, New York, as runner-up to Cruick- shank for low qualifying score.
 Hagen ran Hutchison close sec- ond for low score honors for the day, with a 68, six strokes better than his card of yesterday. He was out today in par and turned the inside nine in three under
 Oakes went the round today in only two over the course record and two under par, playing par golf on the first nine and clipping the par mark for the incoming nine by two strokes, which he gained by shooting birdie fours on three holes. one of which was the 492-yard difficult thirteenth.
 Reid's total was par for the 36 holes.
 H. c. Lagerblade, Bristol. Conn, finished in third position in the quali- flying test with a score of 143, which he accomplished by negotiating 'to- days journey in a 69playing the last nine in three under par after taking one more than the par mark for the outward journey.
 Mike Brady, defending champion, tied with Bob Mcdonald, Metropoli- tan champion, J. A. Kennedy of Tulsa, and c. W. Hall, Birmingham, Ala, with qualifying scores of 147, two strokes over that of Joe Kirkwood.
 The qualifying scores of the 66 who will compete tomorrow in the final 36-hole round for the title are: ,o Bobby cruickshank. Westfield. N. J.. 69-a1-I4o. nJock" Hutchison, Chicago. 142; Walter Hagen, New York, 74-es-142. Wilbur Oakes. Chattanooga. Tenn, 73-65 74-6s-14s. Joe Kirkwood, unattached, 75-7O-i45.o Mike Brady Birmingham, okia nifa 7s7S-i47 a A KHn9edy Mapo6sia T9!S9 GS ln1fon ham Aa B 55-72@7s7 227s1s Leo Piegel Wash Ing ton, U. S., f&-lb-l45. J. J. O Brlen, Frank sprogell, Memphis. 74-74-148. Bredemus. Houston. Tex, .7s-7s-i4s. J. J. Collins, Tulsa, Okla. 74-76--150. w. E. Mehlhorn. St. Louis. 75-75-150. w. w. Nelson, New Orleans, 74-76-150. c. w. Henry Newark, N. J., 73-T7--150. Arthur Longworth, St. Louis 75-7s-151. Harry Hampton, Detroit, 7s-75-151. c. P. Nel- son, Fort Wayne, Ind, 76-75-151. Err wine Nelson, Indianapolis, 77-74-151. J. E. Rogers, Dayton, Ohio. 79-73-152. Neal Mcintyre, Fon du Lac, Wis, s2-7O-152. R. E. Spicer, Jr., Memphis, 73-79-152. R. w, Treacy. panville; H., 75,7soal54. mar Nelson, Fort Wayne, Ind, 76-7s-154. Baird Beebe. Long Branch. |. l., 79-75- 154. John Black. Wichita, Kan, 7S-76- 154. J. E. Donaldson, Fennimore, L. L. 79-75-154. Frank Ogg, Tulsa, Okla, S1- 74-I65; Dan Kenney, Galveston, Tex, z67s-155. Lawrence Eustice, Memphis, 77-7S-155. Ray Address, Memphis. S4-72 -156. R. J. steinmehl Bluefield, w. Va, s0-76-156. Harry F. Jervis, Memphis. S1- 76-157.r Alec Guild, Chicago, 7s-5s-157. w. V Hoare, Chicago. 7S-So-15S. Leon ard Loos, Louisville, Ky, s1-77-15s. W. c. Sherwood, Newark. Ohio, 79-79-158. George Hosmer Crosse Isle, Mich 7979-