Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-28
VETERAN MCLEOD
LEADS GOLF FIELD
IN WORCESTER PLAY

Worcester, Mass. May OF (By A.
veteran of many a hard campaign
and wearer OF the premier crown of
American glfdom nearly two decades
ago. set the pace today for a field of
the TWO day Sc he's eastern qualify
ing test for the 1924 national open
golf championship.
Mcleod, open title holder in 1908
and now professional at the Column
bia County Club. Washington, u. c..
who failed to qualify two years ago
at Skokie, came back to IS own and
led the pick OF the East's Linksmen
impressively. His card of - was one
over par for the difficult Worcester
Country Club course but it represent
ed REMARKABLY good golf in the face of
biting gale and occasional squalls
that swept the links most of the day
and sent d majority of the scores
skyrocketing.
The battle-scarred veteran led by
stroke his nearest rival Johnny
! Farrell. young homebred of the Qua
kcr Ridge Club, Tuckahoe, y. v, who
lost chance for a tie when he mis-
sed a two foot putt on the 18th
green.
Grouped behind Farrell in a tie for
third place at "a were four stars,
Jesse Guiford. Boston "Siege gun"
and leader of a small amateur en-
try; Dave Spittall, Savannah, Ga,
Crack: the veteran Mike Brady, now
of Mammaroneck, y. y: and Peter
OHara of HaWorth. y. j.
Outstanding stars of the field, in
addition to these leaders. came
through with scores that kept them
! well with the vanguard but not be-
fore several had given their follow
ers Il score. Walter Hagen. former
British and American open king, took
/ things easy to tally rs, as did his
! Worcester partner, Willie OGg, but
! G-ne SaraZen, 1922 champion, with
- and Joe kirkWood, former Aus
| trah3n champion. with rs, found the
gong 4 bit rough at times.
This trio attracted the major share
of attention from a gallery of several
| thousand enthusiasts and gave the
| CnlOokerS an assorted variety of
| thrills. Hagen and Sarazen, Beau
! Bruinmeis OF the field, shot good and
| bad golf but each had enough in re-
serve at needed moments to emerge
safely from trouble or sink long,
tricky puts.
All told. only Al or about % per
| cent of the field broke eighty, proof
of the testing nature of the course
| aud accompanying conditions and
| experts tonight figured that it would
take 100 or better at the end of to-
! n'uIrow's final IS holes to land among
! the Al qualifiers, plus last place ties,
IN = Il sVrfa. InV
! This select group will battle it out
! Hills. Birmingham. Mich, on Thurs
! day and Friday of next week with
! the survivors of the western quail
! flying Tournament now in progress
al Oak Park, HIS
| Guilford, putting superblr and
| averting threatened disaster at the
! eighth with q marvellous mashie shot
! that cleared several trees and made
! the green. was the bright star of the
} half dozen amateurs seeking honors.
, Jams J. Mapes of Boston, however.
! placed himself well up on the list
with rs, but the others. the most
notable of whom was John G. Ander-
! s"n of New York, apparently are out
of the running.
| The leaders in today's round:
'
! John Farrell. TuCahoe. \. y. .....7S
! Jesse Guilford, Boston .......... "a
! Dave Spittall, Savannah, Ga. 49,.
| Peter O'Hara. Haworth. n. J......74
! Mike Brady, Mamaroneck, n. Y. IA
| Charles Hoffner, Philmont, Pa. ....75
| Arthur Reid. Pennington. Conn. ..15
! w. H. Cox. Brooklyn. \. Y. .......75
! Walter Hagen. New York. ........16
Willie Ogr. Worcester, Mass, ....76
Cyril Hughes. Lancaster, Pa. ....76
! George Shea, Trenton, n. J.......77
! Gene Sara zen, Briarcliffe, y. Y. 1T
, Cyril Walker Englewood. \. J. .s71
Tom Kerrigan. Mt. Vernon. \. y. Il
Robert Cruickshank, Westfield.
Leo Diegal. Washington, d. c., ....17
| Al Ciuci. Briarcliffe. \. Y. ........77
George Aulbach, Boston. Mass. III
George Griffin, Philadelphia, Pa, 1T
Gil Nichols. Providence. r. I. III
Pat Doyle. Lake Champlain, n. Y. II
T. u. Armour. New York, ........l1
Francis Gallett, Laurelton, \. y. -