New Britain herald., 1925-09-01


 Jones pared the tenth in four, but Carter was behind c knoll on his drive and pitched out short, talk ing five. Both were down at the llth in par four and both went one over on the long l2th. Jones was trapped to the left on his drive and hls second stopped at the edge Of another batch of sand, while Carter worked through the rough on the right, fubbing a spoon on his sec- ond. Each required a six. Jones played the next two holes in par, while Carter went one over on each when he required three puts on the 13th and missed A five-foot tap on the 14th.
 On the 18th Jones drove into a trap 10 the right of the fairway. He was on the green in three. Carter drove down the center and was on in 2, Jones missed a long putt by an inch and was down for five. Carter was down in {.
 Carter drove 10 the far edge of the green on the short 18th. Jones was short of the green. Carter took three butts for four, Jones down for par , three.
 On the 17th Jones drove into trap in front of the green. Carter was g feet short of the green with a beautiful drive. Jones failed to pitch to the green. He sunk a 20- foot putt for par four, Carters second rolled to within two feet Of the pin, but he took two puts for four.
 1 Both had good drives on the 18th hole. Carter's second shot found a ! trap to the left of the green, while Jones laid his dead to the pin. Car i ter's wonderful pitch out of the trap laid him a scant four inches from the cup. It was the best shot he has played. Jones holed 20-toot Lutt for a birdie three and Carter went down with a par four.
 The cards follow:
 Jones-In ..... 446 345 3t3-S6 |
 Carter-In ..... 546 454 444-40
 Bill Fownes, Jr., of the local club. a former champion, made the S6 holes in 15s. Today he added an S2 to his 76 of yesterday. He failed to shoot par golf or coming, being three over tho stated figures going out and seven over coming home.
 Only three players out of the first 16 reporting had cards under 1eo. They were Fownes, H. J. M, He menz, Lancaster, Pa, with 159, and V. l.. Bradford, Jr, of Patterson heights. Pa, with 1bS.
 Bob Gardner of Chicago and Max Marston of Philadelphia, who shot above SO yesterday, found the going rough again today. They turned In cards of 160 and 162, respectively for the 36 holes. Followers of the game were of the opinion that about 154 would be the qualification limit In event of ties at the end of the qualifying round late today. 1t wal announced that the play-offs would be held immediately, so that the match play, scheduled to begin to- morrow morning, would not be in terfered with.
 Lee T. Thiltges, the Calume' amateur, was disqualified on thu seventh hole of the first nine wher he played the wrong ball, Mackenzie Going Well Mackenzie continued his sensa tional play during the first nine. H' made the turn in S6, one under par The Washington youth was shootin, : a wonderful game. He was maste of both fairways and greens. Hi card at the turn, the lowest turned in during the entire morning, showed one three seven fours and one five , including three birdies. The card Maokenzie--Out 454 444 434-S6
 Added to his 71 for the first 1 holes yesterday. Mackenzie had 10 < for 27 holes. He was on his gam and those in the gallery felt sur , that he would continue his grea ) playing during the final nine, givin l him the medalst fonors.