Evening star., 1928-09-10
BOBBY ZONES FIFTH,
JOHNSTON LEADING
Latter Shoots II at Brae
Burn, With defending Cham
pion Six Strokes Back.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BRAE BURN COUNTRY CLUB,
NEWTON, Mass. September 10.-Bang-
ing out a spectacular II. one under par,
and record for the heightened cham
pionship course of 6,643 yards, Harrison
r. (Jimmy) Johnston, veteran Mime
apolis star. jumped into the lead for the
first 18 holes of the national amateur
golf championship qualifying test today
This gave Johnston. temporarily at
least. three-stroke margin over his
nearest rival. Don Moe of Portland.
Greg. who had a. and a six-stroke edge
over the champion, Bobby Jones with
II.
John r. Ryerson of the Onwentsia
Club. Chicago. carding fine rs, had
occupied the lead for five minutes un-
til Moe. right behind him, came in one
stroke better only to give way to john
ston.
Winner i'm Rare Form.
Johnston. who has held the Western
amateur title and perennially topped
the Minnesota State list, was in rare
form His only mistakes of any conse-
quence were on the first and fourteenth
holes. on each of which he dropped a
stroke to par. File more than offset
these by getting brides on the fourth
eighth and tenth, as he exhibited un-
canny control of his irons and a putting
touch that seldom failed.
The Braeburn course record is So,
made last year by r. R. GOrton, club
member, but it was carded before the
layout was heightened and sprinkled
with additional hazards for the title
test. so that Johnston's mark was re-
garded as a new championship mark.
Ouimet Loses Chance.
Francis Ouimet. playing otherwise
steady. missed a good chance to go
into a temporary tie for the lead when
he dropped a stroke to par on each
of the last two holes, finishing in 80
39-78.
Max Marston slipped badly on the
second nine After going out in 81.
he took a Al to get home. for 78
count. The former champion had SIS
on six of the nine coming home holes.
His companion, T. A. Terrence, the
British player, was in trouble on both
sides of the course, adding 40 to 43
for SO.
Harry G. Pitt, of Washington, D. c.,
was even with par for the first six holes
and set the pace for the early part OF
later on and finished with 38-41-79,
three strokes behind, the leader.
The scores of other Washington play
ers were:
A. L. Hougton. 39-4l-80
M. Bh Stevenson, 38-44-32.
r. W. Diggs, 4l-42-83.
Maurice Mccarthy, Georgetown Uni
versity star and intercollegiate cham
pion, slumped on the last three holes
of the outgoing journey. losing a stroke
to par on each and making the turn
with 40 He finished the l8 holes with
70.
Rallying on the final holes after
ragged start in defense of his national
amateur golf title. Bobby Jones COM
pleted the first 18 holes in II, over
par. He took 40 on the first 9, but
equaled par 81, coming in
Bobby's II placed him next to r. R.
Gorton of the home club, who finished
with rs.
Jones Has Poor Start.
Bobby was off to poor start, his
drive from the first tee being on
mound and he found brook from
there. His approach was timid, and he
had to be satisfied with 6 on the par A
first. Ogilvie played a steady 4.
The champions tee shot on the
second was over another mound and In
a clunp of trees. He made a good
recovery. but carried over the green.
Bob Clipped on IL feet past the pin
and needed two puts for S, one over
par. He was three over par for two
holes.
Ogilvie got another par 4.
Bobby hit a long, straight tee shot on
the 375-yard third, and sent his second
whistling to the green. His putt from
40 feet hung on the lip of the cup and
he scored par 4, as did Ogilvie. The
title holder wore broad grin as he left
the green after his near birdie. He
began to look like the champion on this
hole. His 20-year-old partner was cool
in the face of the big gallery and was
still three strokes better than Bobby.
Hits Another Long Shot.
Jones blasted another long shot from
the fourth tee, hole of 446 yards. He
was on the edge of the green with
a number three iron. Ogilvie's second
found trap and he took 4 to get on.
Bob approached past the cup, but got
his par while Davey took s.
Bobby was in tough rough from the
zee on the long fifth. SIT yards, and had
brassie left on his third. The long
wood found trap guarding the green
and he had to take another 6. Ogllv1e
got perfect S.
At the 150-yard sixth, both Jones
and Ogilvie were ON, but Davey got
his putt down for birdie, while BOD
took par 3.
Jones hit his best tee shot of the
round thus far on the 412-yard seventh.
1t was ideally placed with clear ave.
nue. to the narrow green. OgllVle MT
a tree and then reached rough at the
edge of the green. Jones was well on
and got an easy par 4. Ogilvie took g.
Jones uncovered slice on the 221.
ward eighth, so did Ogilvie. Both nao
bad lies and we're on far from the cup
Bob's approach putt pulled away ana ne
got 4. one over par. So did Ogllvle.
The champion was 5 over par Tor tne
eight holes and remained so when ne
got a perfect at the ninth.
Jones Trapped on Turn.
Starting home, Jones was trapped
from the tee on the 49l-yard tentn.
He had to be satisfied to get back on
the fairway with his second, but he
then sent long iron to the green:
Ogilvie was in a world of trouble and
slipped over to a ridge beyond the
green on his fourth Bobby got par
S and Ogilvie took T. Before he putted
Bobby suggested that Dave mark his
ball. "I don't know where this Is going
when l hit it," he said.
Both players reached the 463-yard
eleventh in g Ogilvie got six-foot
putt down for birdie and Bobby took
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