Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-17
MUST BATTLE III
PROS IN TOURNEY
liz Gain Chance in Tests, as
= Other 80 Places Filled
Through Exemptions.
BY HERBERT w. BARKER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

= NEW YORK, June 17.-Of the 15C
players who will tee of in the national
open golf championship at the Inter
lachen Club, Minneapolis, July TO- II
and IL, only % will be amateurs.
District qualifying rounds throughout
the country yesterday saw SO profess
SIGNALS and IA amateurs gain the l12
vacant places, the other SO having been
filled through exemptions. In the SO
Jones, defending champion: Francis
Ouimet, Don Moe, DR.. o. F. willing,
George Voigt, George Won Elm, Roland
Mackenzie and Harrison r. (Jimmy
Johnston, all members of the 1880
Walker Cup team, and Cyril j. H. Toll
ley of England, only foreign entry in
the Minneapolis classic
In the main, other first-rank golfers
who failed to earn a place in the ex-
empt list came through the qualifying
round with flying colors.
In the New York district, Johnny
Farrell, open champion in 1928, and
T. P. Perkins, former British amateur
title holder, tied for second place be-
hind Rocky Rich. and other qualif1erS
here included such well known figures
as Bill Mehlhorn, Joe Turnesa and
Johnny Golden.
BolStad Is Leader.
Lester Bolstad, Minneapolis amateur.
former Big Ten champion, led the field
in the st. Paul district, and another
amateur. John Goodman of Omaha,
who eliminated Bobby Jones in the first
round Of the last amateur champion
ship. set the pace in the Omaha district.
Ed Dudley, Wilmington pro, success
fully passed the test in the Philadelphia
district. and at Chicago Jock Hutchi-
son and Harry Cooper, pros, qualified
easily the former leading the field with
q fine 142 for 36 holes. Chick Evans
veteran amateur, who won the amateur
title in 1916 and both the amateur and
open in 1920. also qualified at Chicago.
On the other side of the fence three
crack amateurs and a half dozen well
known pros failed to qualify in New
York. The casualty list included the
amateurs, jess Sweetser. amateur cham
Pion IN 1922; Eddie Held, Canadian
amateur title holder. and Maurice Nc
earthly, jr. Among the pros who failed
30 get into the charmed circle were
Mike Brady and Bobby Cruickshank,
both of whom have tied for the open
championship, only to lose on a play
of; Cyril Walker. open champion in
1924; Tony Manero, Tom Kerrigan and
Mike Turnesa.
Hancock Is Out.
At Richmond Roland Hancock. well
known pro, failed to qualify, and the
same fate met Sam Perry, Southern
amateur champion, at Atlanta.
The lowest score turned in during
qualifying play yesterday was lao, by
Ben Coltrin of Oakland, in the San
Francisco District, and by Sid Harmon
Of Salt Lake City in the Denver district.
The district leaders, with their scores,
follow:
District. Player. Score
San Francisco-Ben Coltrin, Oak
penver.siid Harmon, Sail lake 9'-l'O
psyton-jock Collins. Dayton. Il sLiT
Omaha-'John Goodman, Omaha II 7o-141
Chicago-Jock Hutchinson, Chi
PhiisSelphia-Charies Lacey. Pin: -
Eic6mond-Al Ho;ushit;oini.' wash: !" 80
Dailas@Raiphi ouldahi. Dallas. x ills
clTsy onapd,oTr m ob,d eklets' ?, 7a-,.
s. ss.E:yIli N Rods seattle. g 7l:s
PittsbGrshES'Fred Brand ir.' =. ~ a..
Greensburs, Pa. ............... rs 7s-14s
suffsioMclarence Doser, Ro:
Aksnsssssse f city.:C6::tef Jones. 70 vs.
Lawrence, Kans. .......... 70 7S-147
net Shore, r. L.: -. ...,:..... II T7-14s
New Yori.Rockiy Rich. Iarch: 80
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Los Anseles-Mortie Dutra, Long
sAmateur,