Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-15
BOBBY JONES lEADs'
IN QUALIFYING ROVi|
FOR AMATEUR TIIIF'

Short Hills. y. j.. Sent
The magic clubs Of Pohs..
paced Americas amate,r DDg
successfully through the o,s s,a
tion Tor the amateur chans.sa
TO a dramatic finish on tS
cupped links Of Baltusror
Three thousand spectator.
the famous Albanian throrgs y
liant match over the rolIins
Of the Orange Mountains =, io't
noon as he raced ahead 80 :.
TO post a 70 for a mod, jug
total OF 143. But II was We
three hours later, with dn.t
down on the links battlegrn@,,Iss
they had the privilege NJ 'Ho
upon the days most s,irrip
gle, with Francis Ouirnat s q
hero OF bygone days and
Watts Gum, Bobbys Atlan,. !!
the final last year. fshtjna y
ately for places in the No.. e
ing field.
-Four other players. N n q.
SON OF Chevy Chase. Nd. Edds.
Of st. Louis, VI. l.. Mass;a.
Fort Worth. Texas. and rl
Dyer Of Memphis. were gro,. aak
the youthful Georgian and ~
I'm the post round contest n, ~
fNe places in the list. And !,
Ouimet that interest forc,,ss.sss
only a year ago the hes,
former champion in a. .iraiI..
went down TO defeat in ~
stunning surprise OF the sea-.
There was breathless susn.-.
the popular veteran hookad ~
ond shot OF the FIVE cornerss
of INTO a trap TO the left Of n.
green. once more it spuearas
grim fate was 10 reach on,
ing arm TO brush from The
one Of the most picturesque :.
of all time.
But today Ouimet va. -
than his misfortune. Wfth -
tacular shot he hoisted tbs
from The sand and landed !, ~
six feet Of the pin. He tLs,
his putt for birdie four "a
his qualification
Massingill, playing strai,.. j
true all the way down ne e.
also gathered a four. while cr,,
spite a poor run Up shot ans
AFTER hooking into tree
through with par five. This Is4,
er and stevenson. both of wsor.
SKIES. to battle II out on the :.
hole for the 32nd place in y. y
and par figures proved cood -
TO sweep the Maryland PLAYER !
the fold.
Dyer made a noble attenn. :,
himself, on the second green
his rival had played the hi. !
fectly for a four, the Memnbi, !
found himself 50 feet from -. j
on his third. His putt reaches 4
cup. circled its edge tantaIizinslr
then hoped clear. giving Stsrs.
the hole and victory.
With this belated reseue .. i
1avorites. all the outstanding
tenders for the crown held nv
came through. Brilliant -
rounds saved most of them after
ratio starts yesterday and a vievk
the qualifying figures showed i
highest scores that have preva,ls;E
the national event in several n
Only Is players were inside fbs
mark, including four members q,
Walker cup team.
Contrasting with his n1achirs.
play of yesterday. Jones TODAY ID
trouble aplenty, but his bag ses7k
to hold the solution Of every "A
lem. He was in water. he ws,z
sand, he was in tall grass but n
OF the hazards were too great fr
versatile implements.
Four strokes behind Jones n
Rudy knepper of Chicago. with 4
while Lauren Epson duplicated l
10 of yesterday to clinch third u
at 152s ]. Wood Platt Of Phisi1
phiaand Eustace F. Storey Of D
land. next in line with a brace
194s. were two strokes better 4
Roland Mackenzie Of WashinaH
ID. G., the younsster, who won I
years medal.
Jess Guilford of Boston pa
consistently good golf all the saFt
tie George Lawson of Chicago !
eighth place, while George Won .
OF Los Angeles survived a dis<
pointing seven at the first hols
finish with IS for A safe 159.