The Washington times., 1929-08-05
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Maupice Il. Mclaughlin, the
famous Red Mac Of the tennis
courts rs years ago, viii play
III the national amateur golf
championship at Del Monte,
Calf, early next month.
SO WIN Arthur "Tillieo shafsr.
the temperamerltal one who Wearleo
Il ST professional baseball and quit
the New York Giants ID the glow Of
his stardonl Likewise Robert q,
..DiTaks TeInpieton, coach Of the
Stanford University champi piOnship
track team, and, unless am II
error, another entry viii be Ward
Edmonds, his pole vaulter ana
hurdler =
Thus the most interesting Of all
national golf championships had its
final flip OF piquancy added today
when the official pairings for the
qualifying round were released, and
with the Jones, OuimefS, Won Elms,
Tolleys and others immortal in the
lore 81 Of golf were found names
equally famous for their activities
elsewhere. This apparently is to be
the amateur championship of all
amateur champi ionshiEs.
This man Jones, usually . 4
tournament in himself, will find
himself the focus Of major at.
tenEiOm only because he ia Jones n
and not because the famous
golfers of four countries failed
to enter.
Bobby viii begin his qualifying
effort on September at 1920
I o'clock ana on the following day at.
1:45, hise companion being Jack
Neville, the State champion out that
way. They win make an admirable
duo, vet it isn't likely that Cyril
Tolley, British champion. starting
20 minutes before Bobby or George
Won En-, starting Is minutes after
y Toiley is paired with Jimmy
Johnston. great golfer: Won Elm
with William K. Lanman, Of Coluna.
bus, o.
This trio-Jones, Won Elm and
Tolley--is expected to provide much
of the random hystsria of the
qualifying round with their At
tempts to break Pebble Beach's COM
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over par. Only the medal scores Of
this round win be acceptable as
course records, otherwise the round
will be worthy of attention only
because 1t determines the champion
] ship field that viii compete In the
match play rounds that follow. 1t
may be, however. that the medal,
ist or even the record breaker Will
not be found among the three
named. Four men in five Of the
record field of 12,6 in fact, are
capable. Of either performance or
both.
There is Francis ouimet, for In
stance. He is paired with George
Richie. San Francisco, and will
start the first day at o'clock ana
the second at 1890. Eustace Storey,
former British champion and DR..
Paul Hunter, the coast star. paired
at 9;25 and 1850 respectively, are q
pafr OF plausible entries. So are
Major, Guy Campbell, the English
man, and Don Moe, who will start
at Ill and 2:25; Jess SWeetser. re-
appearing in competition as former
American and British champion, and
scheduled to start with Gus Novotny,
La Grange, ILL.,, at 1:20 and 10I
o'clock Chick Evans. old line cham |
pion, who is paired with William i. |
Little, San Francisco, at 1:l5 and
9:55; Phillips Finlay and Ross Som
ervilie, Canadian champion, coupled
at 1870 and 1910, and so on, almost |
ad infinitum.
These are only representa-
tive few Of the great entry hst
-49 qualified starters had to be
thrown ont to keep the matter
within reasonable limits. Some
Of the others and their starting
times follow:
Jack Westland, French champion,
at $40 and 11:45, paired with Jack i
Mackey, Los Angeles; Jesse Gull.
ford and Roy Moe, Portland, Ore.,I
at S:35 and 1890; Rudy Knepperl
and Charles III. Black. jr., at S:3e
and 1855; Keefe Carter, paired with i
Jack Wolf, at $40 and 1905: Dave
Martin and Jimmy Standisa, S:45
and 1910: Johnny Mcdugh and Jack /
Mackie, jr., 9:10 and 1895; T. Al.
Bourne, OF England. who goes with
H. II. Batchelder, at 9:35 and loo;
Clarence Hubby paired with Lester
Coleman, at I0:45 and 2:I0: George
Noight ana Clarence Wolff, 1T 1880
and 2:15; DR.. q. r. willing and d.
Clarks Corkran. at 1855 and 2:20;I
Bon Stein and 4. Suffern Taller,
NJ at 1I:10 and 2:35. Watts Gum.
who Is off with Arthur Sweet at
1880 and $40; Gene Hemans, paired
with Russell Smith. AT 11:45 and
s:25; John -Ames, partnered by Leslie
Hensley, at 1I:50 ana $40: Harry
Legg. paired with r. r. Combs, at
1910 and $50: Rlidie Wilhelm and
Douglas Casey at 12:2O and 9:00s
Allen Moser and Don Carrick, the
Canadian. at 1926 and 9:O5: George i
Dawson, finRlist la the British
champ pionship. who plays with d..
M. Sangster AT 1896 and 9:15.
Arthur Yates ii another good
one. He gOes ne 1885 and 1855
with Ralph Hoffman. Then
there d Frank Doap. who II
paired with Dennis Lavender
DC 4 and 0:a0: Guy StandfEer.
paired with Jack Gaines, at 1:5S
and 1883, and Roland MacKen.
vie. paired with John S. Gaines.
at 2:0s and 1915,
Also Chandler Egsn and Fred
Wrsxht at 2as and 1885; william !