Evening star., 1926-06-10
AMERICAN GOLFERS
BEATEN IN BRITAIN
Gadd Apparently Winner Of
Tourney-Barnes and
KirkWood Disqualified.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LIVERPOOL, June 10.-George
Gadd, with an aggregate OF 296. looked
a likely winner, with the hnal round
about half completed, in the British
northern professional golf champion
ship tournament.
None ot tho American professionals
was left with even a nghting chance
after Bill Mehlhrons fine try proved
not quite good enough. Mehlhorn.
with an aggregate OF 14S for the hrst
two days play, scored IS this morning
and II this afternoon for an aggre-
gate of 299.
Aside from Gadd, w. H. Davies ana
G.. A. Whitcombe seemed to have the
best chances. They needed - to win,
while either II. G. Jolly or Aubrey
Boomer, the other possibilities. re-
quired II, which seemed an uniikeis
score under the inclement weather
conditions OF late afternoon.
Two Americans Disqualified.
Jim Barnes and Joe kirkwoOd were
disqualified from further play because
they were not at the hrst zee on
scheduled time for this morning .
TOuHu. w dItOi ""~
late. but not as badly delayed as the
other two. was allowed to continue.
William Robert son. British play
er. was also disqualified for late start
ing. Barnes KirkwOod and Hagen
were allowed to play the morning
round under protest while their cases
were considered. The starter at tne
first tee stated that Hagen responded
when his name was called, AND TINS
resulted in the committee allowing
him to continue in play.
Hagen played the third round
smoothly for a "a. Trouble in
bunker on the thirteenth cost MIN = o:
Barnes finished his morning rouho
in IL, but his score was not entered
on the ofIicial sheet. His agsresate
was 220, placing him one below Hano
who was leading. with zig.
Other scores were: James H1Nrn
rs aggregate, 301. Walter Hagen
*, ag"recste 3O4. Cyril Walker. 81
aggregate. 3Os. T. ID. Armour with
drew at.. the end Of the third round
All Watrous, IS; aggregate, 3oZ.
Gadd. leading at the end OF th|
morning play with 21s, slipped on th'
st eps leading to rhe clubhouse iocke'
room after finishing his morning
round and brought recurrence OF al
old injury to his foot. lie was unable
to continue play after tight ba ndaSlns
Cyril Walker started his morning
round raggedly, ). 6. 8. 4. .. nnolnl
bunkers trouble and other din1cnltle'
and taking 40 to go out. lie lmproIel
coming in and finished with IS. H'
scored % on the ninth and ffteentf
and q birdie 3 on the home hole, "her'
he sank a long putt.
Bill Mehlhorn was also In trouble
on the first outward trip, taking s!
on the third and fourth. His spoor
shot off the tee on the third. found
bunker and he took = to get out. III
was also bunke cred ON the fourth. HI
took 3 puts on two greens. but hat
hard luck on several others, rimmin,
the cup in tries for brides.
Watrous Breaks Record.
Al Watrous broke the Formb.
course record by two strokes will
a splendid IS in the third round thi
morning. lie went out in "a an'
came back by the same score. Hi
card included two 2s, one on the l8l
yard ninth and the second On the 404
yard fifteenth. The latter was de
cidedly the more remarkable. TIT
Grand Rapids pro holing a full iror
shot against the wind for an eagle
His card:
out. 5 3 4 4 4 4 234
In..... 5 4 3 5 4 2 3 4 4-34-6