Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-06
So CONTESTANTS
BATTLE IN GOLF
AT ELM CITY

Especial to the kennebec JournaD
Waterville, Aug. 5-The Maine
State Amateur Golf tournament
started here this morning when SO
contestants from all over the state
entered the qualifying round.
Harlan Turner of the Portland
Country Club, who is defending his
title tied with Hiram Kicker of Pa
land Springs for the low medal score
each having card of IS, four above
par. William II. Cook of WateryilIe
was close behind with 70. OF the
first 10 who will go on toward the
championship tomorrow George
Stobie was the last one to get in his
score. being Sc. about three lower
than what was expected by those
doping the tournament last night.
This was accounted for by the fact
that three players turned in 50
cards.
The greens were in very fair con-
dition as it had rained hard the day
before but 1t was the hottest day
OF the year In Waterville and the
players were well fatigled when
they had rounded the Is holes.
The surprise of the tournament
was that r. II. Curlette of Bar Har-
Dor tailed to turn in his card. Re-
ports from eastern Maine were that
Curlette was a conner and he was
expected to put in bid for top hon.
ors. This was explained by the
fact that through a misunderstood
ing Mr.. Curlette appeared ready to
play yesterday morning but his turn
did not come until late in the after
noon.
c. S. Strout of the Biddeford and
Saco Club is the oldest of the play
ers this year taking away the laur-
els that have been worn by Mr.. Err
eswell of Portland for the tourna-
ment a year ago. Mr.. Strout turned
in a card of 81 and tomorrow he
will match with Hi Kicker in the
second round. Mr.. Strout recalls
that he attended school with His
father.
Following are the medal scores
of the first round.
H. Turner IS; H. Kicker IS w.
Cook 10: r. Snow 50; DIR. Tyson so;
+. White 81: Pierce 81: DR.. VIM
slow So: c. Erswell SO: r. Erwin 81;
c. Strout 81; B. Hichborn 81; A.
Blake 81: w. Williamson So: w.
Niles 50: G.. Stebie Sc; Wardwell 81:
H. Fredericks 81: Sadler IS; H. Ber-
ry 50; H. Body 50; H. Abbott 80;
York 80: Hall 30; Ham 81; DR.. Fish
err 81; w. Blair 90: Wallace 81: Co.
rey %: Briggs 81: Thomas 81; c.
Kicker %; c. Green 81; Dunnack
32; H. A. Rounds 3d. Stanford %:
Brown %: Gordon 93: Wyman 80:
S. Piers "a: Z. Blair "a; Arnold 95:
Young 90: Doyle 90; Smith 81; c. II,
Park 9S: Hill 9S: G.. West 30; Gillin
1O1; Parsons 102; Bailey 1O4.
The way the players will pair up
Wednesday is as follows:
FIRST SIXTEEN
Harland Turner of Portland and
c. Erswell. of Portland; w. p. Viles
of Augusta and Roger Snow of Port
land; Pete Pierce of Augusta and W,
Williamson of Augusta: r. L. Erwin.
of Waterville and W. H. Cook of
Waterville; DR.. Tyson of Augusta
and Booker Hichborn of Augusta;
George Stobie of Waterville and DR..
Winslow of Waterville: f. White of
and Alton Blake of Wat
erville: c. Strout of Biddeford. Saco
and Hiram Kicker of Poland Springs.
SECOND SIXTEEN
Wardwell and Fisher: Corey and
York: H. Abbott and c. Kicker: Ham
and Berry; Body and Dunnack: W.
Blair and c. Cook: Hall and Briggs;
Drake and Sadler.
THIRD SIXTEEN
Wallace and E. Blair; REYNOLDS
and Gordon: Wynan and P. Hill:
Young and H. Rounds: Brown and
Doyle: Park and Spears; Stanford
ana Smith; Arnold and Green.