New Britain herald., 1928-09-10
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JONES RALLIES ON LAST NINE HOLES Gets v in Qualifying Round Of
 Amateur Tournament MAKES A POOR START

BraeDuFn country SIuU, Ne"-
 ton, Mass, Sept. 10 RNBang-
 ing out spectacular Fl, one
 under par and record for the
 heightened championship course
 of 6,643 yards, Harrison R.
 (Jimmy) Johnston, veteran
 Minneapolis star, jumped into
 the lead for the first Is holes of
 the national amateur golf
 championship qualifying test
 today.
 This gave Johnston. tempor-
 arily at least, three stroke
 margin over his nearest rival.
 Don Moe of Portland, Oregon.
 who had "A, and six stroke
 edge over the champion, Bobby
 Jones.
 Atlantan Gets Into Great Difficulties
 on Opening Round Turning In a
 Score Five Over Par for Nine
 Holes.
 Braeburn Country Club, Newton, Mass, Sept. 10 R}-Rallying on the final nine holes after a ragged start in defense of his national amateur golf title, Bobby Jones completed the first IS holes of the qualifying round in 77, five over par.
 He took 40 on the first nine but equalled par g coming in.
 In Second Place
 'Bobby's " placed him temporar- lily in second place, as the only bet ter card returned at the time he finished was a 76 scored by R. R. Gorton, of the Home club, first to tee off in the first qualifying test. Francis Ouimet, former amateur and open champion and always to be reckoned with, was 8 stroke behind his friend, Jones, at IS. Early scores were high, suggesting that sos or even a stroke or two higher today would not necessarily bar entrance to the select 32 class to start match play "Wednesday.
 The battle of Braeburn, with the national amateur golf championship at stake, began this morning over the picturesque and wooded slopes of this rugged course. The field of IA. seeking the crown worn by Bobby Jones, got away on the first Is holes of the two-day S6-ho!e qualifying test shortly after o'clock. Robert Gorton of the Home club. holder of the course rec ord and Al Brodbeck of New York, being the first to tee off.
 Attracts Crowd
 Francis Ouimet, Boston favorite, attracted good sized gallery as he started at 9:3O with Harold Weber of Toledo but most of the early 1isers waited to go out with the champion, Jones, and David Ogilvie. Jr., Cleveland youth, at 9:45.
 Bobby was off to poor start, his drive from the first tee being on a mound and he found brook from there. His approach was timid and he had to be satisfied with six on the par four first.
 Ogilvie played a steady four.
 Good Recovery
 The champions tee shot on the second was over another mound and in a clump of trees. He made a good recovery but carried over the green.
 The champion got down to par figures with four on the 375 yard third hole.
 Ouimet got away impressively, matching par or the first three holes with 4-4-4, as he stuck to the straight and narrow path. Harry Pitt of Washington. D. C., was even with par for the ITS. SIX holes and set the pace for the early part of the field.
 4O Strokes
 Al Brodbeck, former New York state champion, virtually eliminated himself from the tournament by re- quiring 46 strokes, II over par, for his first nine. His wildness. especial ly off the tee, got him into a suc- cession of difficulties while his part ner. Groton, steadied to card 37. de- spite bad seven at the par fifth. This 577 yard fifth hole, longest on the course. with a gulley to carry from the tee and a bottle neck approach to the green, flanked by traps and trees. furnished an early Waterloo. Par five for this layout was equalled by only three of the first ten golfers to try it, the