The Washington times., 1928-08-03
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PHILADELPHIA, Aug 3
The third-round match between
Earl McAleer, Washington
southpaw, and Carl Kaufman
of Pittsburgh, the defending
champion, held the interest Of
spectators today at the Cobbs
Creek links here, where the
seventh annual National Pub
liz Links tournament is being
held.
Me leer defeated Mike Surmiak,
of Philadelphia, III the first round
Yesterday. and then late I'D the day
eliminated Samuel Graham, Pitts
biargll police official and one Of
the favorites to win the title, by
I llp and to play.
The day was disastrous for
PENNSYLVANIA representatives
Kaufman being the only man to
survive the second round ct play.
Frank BrOlxl, Of ST. Paul, the
tall Minneapolis Country Club
steward. eliminated Elliott
Martin. Florida youth, up on
the nineteenth hole iii the first
round yesterday
He came back to easily defeat
Harold Cook, Of Toledo, 5 and 3.
III the second round Brokl. one
of the favorites, meets Nicholas
D'onotrio, Of New Z ork. today.
Frank Tnvernizzi. Baltimore,
meets Kendall Morrison. Of st.
Joseph, Mo-. and Bernard Lucas.
Los Angeles, engages Phil Ogden,
Cleveland, in the other matches
scheduled for today.
Officials Of the national public
links golf championship k0urlla-
Inenf, iii attempting to Illustrate
an injunction sought by two col !.
Ored golfers WIN were disquali-
fled, appealed To the United
states Golf Association today for
lIerlnissi0n To move the play nut
side the jurisdiction Of the PlliIa-
delphia courts.
This move was ken after Robert
Bali chicago and Elmer Sout. New
ark. N. y. !, the DISQUALIFIED players,
sought an injunction against con-
tfnuation Of the play on the grounds
they were barred because Of racial
discrimination and not for rules VIC.
lation. as officials charged. The in
junction appeal will be heard today
by Judge Raymond MacNeille.
The disqualified players also plan
to ask Mayor Harry "a. Mackey to-
stop play on all public links in the
city in the event tournament off
Gals post bond and continue play II
an Injunction Is granted.
After Qualifying for match play
both men were disqualified Tor al
legged attractions of the rules.
John s. Miller, the other Washing
ton contestant, carried Leo Boyle. OF
Philadelphia. to the twentieth hole
before losing.
The Graham-McAIeer match at
tracted a throng OF spectators, and
McAleer was 2 up when they ar.
rived at the fifth hole. IT was. here
that the District linksman pulled
shot that broke Graham's morale.
NIcAleer found that his tee
shot landed in 8 creek, hut in
stead Of dropping out, he de-
cided to pitch out. His drive ap-
preached within the green and
Graham lost hope when this
spectacular shot was pulled.
Despite this. McAIeer required six
strokes, Graham gaining the hole.
However, the Westinghouse wen
the next seven holes, terminating
the match on the twelfth. The
cards were:
McAleer out .......4 45 3 81 4 4--42
Graham out .....6 s 5 s 6-45
MeAleer in .....-.ss ....ss...S
Graham In 49,. ..........4
Boyle and Miller waged tight
duel, with the lead changing hands
often until the turn, when Boyle
marked up a. birdie TO give him the
advantage. Then Miller forged
ahead, but the Philadelphian
squared the match with a birdie
three. on the eighteenth. They
halved the nineteenth. but Miller
topped his drive on the next and
Boyle won out with par four.
Their cards were:
Boyle out ...5 4446 s 4 4-Ss
Miller out - 5 s 6444 4--39
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