The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-05
ANDERSON AND
P0TE LEADING
TODAY'S PLAY
Pote Four Up on Nierling
While Anderson Has Jimmy
Barrett Six Down

Fargo, N. D.. Aug. 5-[p.-R. w.
Pote Of Fargo and Ray Anderson Of
Grand Forks held substantial leads at
the end of the first lS holes Of play
in the semi final round Of the twelfth
annual tournament Of the North Da.
kota Golf association here today.
Pote was four up OH Bert V. Nier.
ling Of jamestown, 1924 runner up,
while Anderson had Jimmy Barrett Of
Devils Lake, the defending champion,
six down at the end of 10.
The final l8 holes Of the semi final
round will be played this afternoon.
Sorlien Elimina4ed
l. c. Sorlien of Bismarck was
eeliminated yesterday AFTERNOON ~
Ray Anderson of Grand Forks in one
Of the most Sensational matches Of
the tournament.
Anderson fought . gallant uphill
battle to stay in the running for the
championship. Sorlien started out
brilliantly, winning five Of the first
nine holes, while the best Anderson
could do was to halve the other
four.
Sorlien covered the first nine in 81,
one over par. He made pars on the
first, second, fourth, fifth, seventh
and ninth, q birdie on the eighth and
went one over par on the third and
sixth. Anderson took q 43, and still
never went more than one over par
on any of the holes. He pared the
fourth, seventh and eighth.
The Bismarck star got himself into
plenty of trouble right at the start
Of the second nine, while Anderson
continued his sure, methodical play
The Grand Forks yOungster won the
first four holes Of the second nine
when Sorlien recovered to win the
fourteenth and boost his lead to two
up. They halved the fifteenth and
Anderson shot a birdie three on the
sixteenth to win the hole. Sorlien TAX
ing q par four.
Match Squared
Sorlien had the match within his
grasp on the seventeenth green. but
he missed putt of less than three
feet, holing out in six for Q halve
Sorlien's drive on the eighteenth was
into the trees, while Anderson sent
his straight down the fairway. Sor-
lien succeeded in getting down in six
but Anderson made it in q par four
squaring the match.
Sorlien dubbed his drive on the
playoff hole, while Anderson sent his
straight down the center for 26(
yards. Sorlien's brassie failed him
and his second shot carried only %
far as Anderson's first. Sorlien'a
third was in the rough, close to the
green, while Anderson was just short
Of the green with his second. 8oxlieu
needed three more shots before ht
could get his ball down while Ander'
SON made it in par four, winning
the match.
Cox In Feature Match
The most sensational comeback ol
the tournament was staged by JohI
| Martin Of Fargo, who. after being
S down and to play to Ed. Cox Of
| Bismarck, succeeded in squaring thu
match on the seventeenth. and then
halved the eighteenth to finish al
eyen. Cox sunk o 12-f0ot putt on
the eighteenth TO avert defeat.
On the extr4 hole Martin sunk
20-foot putt for par four victory
Martin had q bad time on the first
nine. losing six holes. but he played
. strong game on the last nine t.
stay in the running.
Gene Leonard Of Bism1rck was still
in the tournament today. having
beaten v. A. Bousquet Of Maddox
and L. ID. Richardson Of Fargo yes
terday. Leonard was 3 up on B0us'
quet and beat Richardson, and 9
G. s. Haines Of Bismarck lost TO 7
L. Staneebye Of Dickinson. the Dick
inson man being 8 up.
o. C.. Croonquist Of bismarck beat
A. Mckay Of Fargo, ! up. but de-
faulted to A.. +. Murphy Of Fargo.
Leo Kossick Of Fargo beat Tom
Burke Of Bismarck, up.