The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
.CORKRAN LEADS
 IN TEST ROUND Bobby Jones Second In Qualifying In National 5 Amateur

!. ARDMORE, Pa, Sept. 20.-Brilliant golf, including a record breaking 67 by D. Clarke Corkran, of Philadelphia, marked the first IS holes of play today in the qualifying round for the national amateur championship at the Merion Cricket. club.
 Out in 36, equal to par, and home in 31, three under par, Carkran led an international field in which most of the ten stars of Great Britian's Walker cup team fared poorly. He has an excel lent chance to win the qualifying medal which will be decided when the field has played s1S more holes Monday.
 Jones Is Second.
 Bobby Jones, of Atlanta, competing at the club where he made sensational debut in national golf eight years ago, seemed to have the lead without dis pute with T2 until Carkran turned in his surprising card. Bobby dropped to second place. Next came another prodigy, Roland R. Mckenzie, II year old High school student of Washington, D. C., with a T3, which was equalled by T. A. Torrance, of the British Walker cup team, the only visiting Briten to be the low seventies; F. J. Wright, Jr.. of Boston, formerly of los Angeles, and Dexter Cummings, of Chicago, in- tercollegiate champion.
 If the excellent conditions of today continue on Monday, competitors must get we'll under so in order to be cer- tain of being among the 32 who will continue in the tournament, starting match play on Tuesday.
 There were 49 scores of better than 80 after today's play, with IA at 70.
 Scores Of Leaders.
 The score of the 35 leaders, including six ties. at IS, were D. Clarke Corkran, Philadelphia, 36-31-67; Robert T. Jones, IT,, Atlanta, 35-36-37; Roland R. Me Kenzie, Washington, D. C., 34-39-73. T. A. Torrance, Scotland, 37-36-73. F. J. Wright, Jr., Boston, 35-3S-13. Dexter Cummings, Chicago, 38.35-73. William I. Hunter, Los Angeles, 3S-36-74. Els worth H. Augustus, Chicago, 40-34-74. Jesse F. Guilford, Boston, 36-3S-74. J. Wood Plait, Philadelphia, 39-35-74. George Fon. Elm, Los Angeles. 39-36- 75. Francis Ouimet, Boston, 37-3S-75. w. Parker Seely, Bridgeport, Conn.,, 40 35-75. Eddie Held, St. Louis, 39-36- I5. Max R. Marston, Philadelphia, 3S-3S-76. Charles Evans, Jr., Chicago, 3S-36-76. Louis NJ. Washburn, Phila- delphia, 37-39-76. R. T. Wintringer, Steubenville, O., 39-37-76. c. H. Paul, New York, 3Sl3S-76. Loren Running, Pittsburgh, 3S-3S-76. H. J. Topping, Greenwich, Conn.,, 40-37-77. Dr. O. F. Willing, Portland, Ore, 3S-39-77. M. NJ. Jack, Philadelphia, 39,3S-77. c. J. Dunphy, Washington, 39-3S-77. Robert A. Gardner, Chicago, 39-3S-77. H. Chandler Egan, Portland, Ore, 39-3S- 77. W. ,Fownes, Jr., Pittsburgh. 40-37- v. Maurice Risley, Atlantic City, 4f- 36-I7. Eddie Lowery, Dedham, Mass, 42-35-T7. Jack Mackie, Jr., New York, 37-41-GS. Edward H. Driggs, Jr., New York, 40,38-7S. R. E. Knepper, Chi cago, 41-31-1S. R. c. Long, Pittsburgh, 40-3S-7S. H. Gardner, Buffalo, 42-36-7S. L. NJ. Watts, St. Louis, 40-3S-TS.
 Sweetser And Policy.
 Out in the danger zone with 70 ordinary enough to qualify if supple mented with another round equally as good are, among others, Jess Sweetser of Walker cup team. Eight other Brit ish Walker cup players seem to have slim chances to qualify.
 Bobby Jones was out in 35, one under par, but slipped a bit coming home. He scored three bridies. On the 523 yard second hole, his second, with spoon, carried him to the edge ,of the green and he, was down in four, missing an eagle by less than an inch. His worst hole was the eleventh, where he got six after driving ito rough of deep clover. His second was fizzled and it took him four to reach the green. He had three one-putt greens and never exceeded two,