The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-21
V[Q|1T BEST
Of CLASS

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, March
21.-Johnny Farrell, dapper
young Irishman from the
Quaker Ridge Golf Club,
Mamaroneck, N. Y, today was
richer by $1,000 in cash and
the $1,000 gold plate-the
victor's prize in the Miami
Beach-La Gorce open golf
tournament.
George Voigt. brilliant young
amateur OF Washington, d. c., ana
the only Simon-pure to finish lin
the money" shot 2SS and won
the 81 900 John Oliver La Gorce
trophy offered low amateur. Votgt
was in a tie with AL Espinosa, Chi
cago professional, and Lloyd Gu.
dickson, Cleveland, for eighth place.
Farrell was winner in the first pre-
sentation OF the richest event in
golf history. with $4,000 in cash
offered a hand-picked field, by rea-
son Of a course burning drive in the
concluding round Of the event.
He made golf history. set
ting a new course record for
La GOrce Of So, eight strokes
under par. He bettcred the
mark made by Henry Cuicf Of
StratfOrd, Conn.,, in the quail
flying round by two strokes. He
finished with . ia for the ~
holes, or 10 strokes under par.
rr ,..11.a 49, t,,.tiI;ar@ "A fre
the outgoing nine which Bobby
Cruickshank, Progress, n II, had
turned in, then passed Bobby IN the
backstretch, and came home two
strokes in front.
He started his last nine with his
mother and his brother. Jim, Tor =
gallery. but he gathered the drove
OF 1000 winter visitors who had
been following the play of Cruick-
shank and Sarazen and came home
with them all at his heels.
But when his last putt clicked
into the cup for par, he turned
ia his mother. who rushed out
on the eighteenth green, ana re-
ceived her proud hug before he
grabbed the congratulations Of
the hundreds who milled and
CIneereGi around him.
Cruickshank's brilliant Sc on the
final round, for d 72-l1ole total of
ITS. got him second money Of
81 500. Then came Joe Kirkwood.
trick shot artist of Albany, Ca.
with 279 to collect $1,000. IA
fourth was Harry Hampton. Of Key
West. with 282 which won him
$3.50. Gene Sarazen. who led the
fpeslA
the final round, took q "a, and had
to be satisfied with asa for fifth
place. which brought him 500.
The leading scores were as tol'
Johnny Farrell Mamaroneci. y. r.
70-TO-71-63-274.
Bobby Cruichshank, Purchase M To
Joe Kirkwood, Albany, Ca. TIL
Harry Hampton. Key West. 74-ss--
Gene sarazen. Fresh Meadows Springs
Long Island, n. T., 6s-72--7O--14--
TOMMY ARMOUR, washington. D. C..
Harry Cooper, Buffalo, n T. IFS
75-6S-2g6.
AL Espinsoa, Chicago. 145-ss-T4-
GO. j. voIGT. washington. D. C..
146--70-72-2sS.
Lloyd Gullickson, Cleveland, 14T-
70-71-2ss.
71-289.
Massie Miller, Norwich. Conn, 49,
71-72-2S9.
Frank walsh, Appleton. Wis. HI
W. Klein. East williston. L. l.. 14s--
6S-73-29O.
H. cuici, Bridgeport. Conn. 142-7s-
1881.
MacD. Smith, Great Neck. L. L.
147-71--73-291.
Il. KerriEan. Bronxvilie. N. t. 14S-
72--75-292
n. Laney. San Antonio, Tex. 14s--
76-71-2S3.
>. Golden, Paterson. N. J.. 1s1-ss-
IT.. Mancro. Elmsford, N. r. 14s--
72-74-294
j. Forester. Englewood. N. J.. 164--
70-71-295.
Johnny COnnell. Chicago. 154-7s-
$685..
Eddie Held. st. Louis. 1tO-7b-
72-N297
M Turnssa. Elmsford, N. T., 1sO-
72--75-297
&C. Mayo. Flushing. L. l., 1SO-71-
>, R. Hancock. Wilmington. N. c.. 1s4--
Amateur