Evening star., 1928-09-11
Mackenzie Is Eliminated.

Mackenzie Is Eliminated.
Roland Mackenzie, young Washing
ton, D. c., star and Walker Cup player.
who had bad 88 yesterday, completely
disSipated what slight chances he had
to qualify by losing three strokes to par
on the first six holes.
over par. thereby settling the elimina-
ton of the youth who topped the quail
flers at Oakmont in 1925.
Watts Gum, young Atlanta team
mate of Bobby Jones, whose 80 yester-
day put him on the ragged edge, got
down to more serious business today.
starting even par with 4--4--4
Gum kept up his sterling work by
negotiating the Waterloo fifth hole in
a birdie after going one over par with
on the fourth. He got his 3 on
the sixth to make it even As.
Gum skidded on the seventh and
eighth holes, losing a stroke to par on
each. but finished the outward nine
in 81.
SOmerville Takes 81.
Ross Somerville, Canadian champion
who showed himself into the spotlight
with brilliant 70 yesterday, was off to
a fast start with birdie three on the
nrst hole and "A, even par, on the
next two. He missed a four-foot putt on
the third green in his bid for another
birdie
Somerville finished his outward ionr.
ney in 81, two over par. He got most OF
the mistakes out of his system on the
snort sixth, pushing his tee shot into
the rough, then oVershooting the green
and finally taking 5, two over par.
ID. J. Armstrong, Aurora, ILL.,, had his
troubles today scoring 80 after a fine
rs yesterday, but his 153 put him well
70 the front among the early finishers
a stroke behind Won Elm.
Sweetser in Trouble.
Jess Sweetser, big New Yorker. ano
1922 champion, with a IS to work on
got into peck of trouble at the third
and took 2, including 8 puts.
SWeetser finished the outward nine
IN ~, four over par, as he Steadieo
down. but he was in a position where
ne could afford to waste few strokes
Among the early starters, the best
outgoing card, So, one over par, was
turned IN by Frank K. English of Water
bury Conn. Te needed ii, for he finished
yesterday with So.
d. J. Armstrong Aurora, ILL.,. who sur
prlSed the boys by shooting a fine 7a
yesterday. wasn't quite up to the same
pace on the outgoing nine, taking 80
1our over par, but never was in serious
difficulties.
Scores for 36 Holes.
Qualifying scores, showing, respective
ly, yesterdays 18 holes, today's l8 holes
and the 36-hole total:
George T. Dunlap, jr., Maplewood, N
H., 75-81-156.
Arthur Sweet, Chicago, 79-S3-162.
86-78-164.
Joseph p. Lynch, Newton, Mass, 80
84-164.
John G. Jones, Deal, N. j., s6-s2-
1853.
silas M. Newton New York, ss-ss-
168
Harold v. Kaler, Boston, s7-83-17O
James j. Conroy, West Newton, Mass.
86-84-170.
John S. Vavra, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
97-withdrew.
Joseph M. Batchelder. Salem. Mass.
82-79-161.
Samuel M. Parks, jr.. Pittsburgh, 80
81-161.
90 Frank sa N, N; English, Waterbury, Conn.
r. L. Babcock, Pittsburgh. sl-s7-
Frederick j. Wright, jr., Newton
| Mass, 74-80-154
William F. McPhail, Norfolk, Mass.
| 78-79-157.
Henry M. Gartner, Providence, r. l..
80-83-163.
Watts Gum, Atlanta, Ga, S0-75-
1855
Winthrop p. Herzy Wellesley, Mass.
84-87-17l.
Benjamin w. Estabrook, Boston, 80
80-160.
John F. Daley, Rochester, N. Y.
| 78-82-160.
Robert L. wintringer, steubenville
Ohio, 90-84-174.
D. J. Armstrong, Aurora, ILL.,, 73--
| 80-l53.
! w. c. Fownes, jr., Pittsburgh, 80
79-159.
Billy Sixty, Milwaukee, s4-s1-l65
! E. w. Haley, New York, 92-with-
drew
William K. Lanman, jr., Columbus
Ohio, 83-81-164.
Gordon Taylor Canada, 8o-75-155.
j. A. Cameron, Canada, 83-86-160
Paul H. Hyde, Buffalo. N Y.
83-79-162.