Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-05
RECORD NUMBER ENTRIES FOR
OPENING STATE AMATEUR GOLF
CHAMP|ONSH HIP EARLY TODAY

sented last night by more than four
score players. at the Augusta Country
Club. where everything was in readi-
ness for the Maine State amateur golf
championship, opening this morning
and continuing through Friday. Hi
Kicker, the present champ, said as he
finished q round Of II that he had
never seen q course in better condi-
ton. His Is shooting the best golf of
his career and is man to be watch
ed. He has Strengthened out his
drives and Is on the line with his
irons. He has won the title twice and
is expected by many to repeat a third
time.
Charles bug" Erswell. the father
Of the M. S. G.. A., is the first to drive
off, starting on the dot of s o'clock
this forenoon. Paired with him is
Walter Higgens, the newly elected NJ.
S. G. A. vice president. Mr.. Higgens
comes from the Penobscot Valley C.
C. of Bangor and Is said to be able to
give the Bug quite q rub. The third
member to start at is Smith Dun
mack Of Augusta, Of whom much is ex-
pected. Dunnack has been shooting
good golf lately and is the real dark
horse of the tourney.
At S16 DR.. Tyson, Augustus present
champion, hits his first drive of the
tournament. The doctors golf is al
ways dangerous, and this summer he
is after the title in earnest. With him
will be Hi Kicker, the champ, and
Roger Snow, twice semi-finalist This
will be the match to watch in the
morning, as all three have good
show at the title, and all three will be
among the lowest qualifiers. Pete
Pierce of Augusta, who Is picked by
many to win, does not start until 9.12.
Pete has been steadying down lately,
and can he Keep consistent has the
best chance to win. Pete leaves Maine
soon, SO this is his last crack at the
title for few years to come.
Many scores under 40 were turned
in yesterday, Kicker. Tyson and Pierce
all getting ass. George Wallace, Port
lands dark horse. turned in 81 and
a N3S. Wallace, had he more experience,
would stand a chance at the finals.
Smith .Dunnack, Alden Hichborn and
Bill Viles, all of Augusta, were also
under the 40 mark. Haynes Wheeler
reported last night that his sprained
wrist was we'll enough to permit his
playing. To prove 1t he shot a round
of only three over par.
A list of the starting times as
given out by Fran Gilman, who is
in charge of the tournament, Is as
follows:
8 A. NC. L. ErsweH. Portland;
s. Dunnack, Augusta; w. S. Hig-
gins, Bangor.
S:O4 A NC. w. Lovejoy, Oak
dale; l.. E. Wardwell Rockland;
w. n. Nash, Brunswick.
sos A. NH. c. Berry, Portland;
H. Fredericks, Portland; c. d. Bart
lett, Bangor.
s:12 A. NC. E. Downing, Angus
ia: F. j. McArdle, Augusta; c. H.
Sugatt, Portland.
S:16 A. Mr.. U. Snow, Portland; /;
Hiram Kicker, Jr., Poland Spring;
DIR. F. c. Tyson, Augusta.
500 A Mn. H. Wheeler, Angus
ta E. H. Boody, Portland; r. H.
Jackson, Augusta.
S:24 A. M.-F. r. White. Kenne-
bunk; w. r. Campbell, Portland;
Paul Smith. Bangor.
S:2S A. MA. S. Hichborn, Au-
gusta; w. c. Corey, Portland; P. V.
hill. Augusta.
S:32 A Mn. F. Mccarthy, Wat
erville; D. b. Dewar, Augusta; Eben
Leavitt, P. U.
S:36 A. NV. P. Adams. Angus
ia; George Stobie. Waterville; F. r.
York, Kennebunk.
$40 A. NV G. Boothby. Au-
gusta; r. V. Horan. Unattached;
c. A. Sadler, Brunswick.
o. ID H.
Waterville: E. E. Blair. Augusta; w,
F. Mccarthy, Old Orchard
S:4S A. M.-Arthur Scruton, Mart. I;
F. P. Stanford. Waterville; NJ. H.
Neale, Portland.
S:52 A. MA. P. Mcwhorter. Au-
gusta: H L. Pishon, Augusta; C. c.
Abbott, Mart.
s:56 A. M.-Dr. S. E. Fisher. Port
land; Harlan Turner, Portland; w
B. Arnold, Waterville.
900 A. NV. II. Cook. Water
Vile; John Stobie, Waterville; j. P
Aver. Portland.
9:04 A. Neon Smith, Willow
dale: Harry Rounds, Portland; Har-
ris Woodman, Augusta.
9:0S A. M. D. Speirs, p. u;
A. P. Blake, Waterville; D. A. Pol
son, Portland
9:12 A. NH. H. Pierce. Jr., Au-
gusta; c. p. Cook, Waterville; c. w
Kicker, Poland.
9:16 A. NV. L. Brown. Water
vile; Arthur Niles, Mart: w. p
Viles, Augusta.
9:2o A. M.-Dr. f. S. winslow
Waterville; S. s. Webster. Angus
ia; r. L. Erwin, Waterville
9:24 A. NH. T. Briggs, Mart.
Harold Hall, Mart; N. H. Barrows
Waterville.
9:2s A. M-Charles Park, Water.
Vile; Lincoln Hall, Willowdale; A
+. Parrott, Jr., Augusta.
1886 A. NV. Blair, waterville
c. r. Gordon, Bangor; G. Giroux
Waterville.
9:44 A. M.-Blaine Bonney, Mart;
Guy Lawrence, Willowdale; DIR. C
NJ. Thomas. Bangor.
9:52 A. MI. NJ. Gillin, Bangor
A. P. Mccarthy. Bangor; Arthur
Kingsley, Mart.
1000 A. M.-George Erswell
Brunswick; Rosco Brown, Portland
William keppie, Old Orchard.