New Britain herald., 1930-09-22
AMATEUR GOLFERS BEGIN PLAY TODAY
Qualifying Round to Be Staged
 Over ArdmOre Course

Ardmore, Pa, Sept. 22 R - Amateur golfers of every age, size and shape began today the first Is hole round of the 36 hole qualifying test of the 34th amateur champion. ship. They came from every section of the United States including one far away territorial possession Hawaii, and from England, Scotland and Cuba.
 Today's field numbered 16S bu, tomorrow night only 32 will be lief, to go into the match play consisting of two IS hole rounds Wednesday and 36 hole clashes through Satur- day when the champion will be crownedS
 The 1880 championship carries more golf drama than any of the 33 which have gone before. It gives Robert T. Jones, Jr., chance to make it four in row. The amateur cup is the only important golf tro. phy not in the bag of the Atlanta lawyer. A victory for Jones in this competition will make golf history It will make him the first man in the games history to hold all majo titles.
 Jones, too, can have his name in. Iscribed on the amateur cup for the fifth time by scoring a victory over the rolling Merton course. That nev. CT has been done. Jerome D. Ira. vers won it four times but was balk- ed in the fifth effort.
 Bobby has had his clubs working their familiar magic, but so have others. If he is to win over the course where he made his first ap. pearance, in national competition al the age of 14 and later won his first amateur championship, he vii have to play Jones golf"
 The Georgian in his last tuning up round cut a stroke from 'Meri. on's par with a brilliant 69, but il was not the low score of the day George Voigt. slim, dark New York bond salesman, playing with the barrister, scored birdie three a i the home hole to better Bob's tota by a shot, 6S to 69. There have beer dozens of other players in the low 70s in the practice rounds and an! one of them may "get hot" before the weeks play is over and win un. dying golf fame as the man who beat Jones'"
 The qualifying 32 will be dotted by the names of sensational young golfers who have played their wa, into the championship class in tht last few years, such as Johnn, Goodman. iThe Omaha boy wht stopped Jones last year at Pebbl' Beach and Don Moe, University 0 Oregon student and baby membe of the Walker cup team.
 The defending champion, Harri son R. {Jimmy) Johnston has beer neglected in the advance calcula tions and practically run over by tn surging gallery following the tripl champion, but the St. Paul til holder is sound golfer and one o the half dozen best putters in tn big field.
 George Von Elm, who has an nounced that he will retire iron competition in the championshil after the current event, won th title in 1926, defeating Jones in thu finals and has not been able sine to get by the hazardous, sudden death" IS hole rounds of the frs day of match play. He will make ; desperate effort.
 Many other former champions ar trying to repeat including Chandle Egan, Francis Ouimet, Jess Sweet ser, Jesse Guilford, Davy Heron Max Marston and w. C. Fownes, Jl 1 Cyril Tolley. former British anna teur champion, and T. A. Bourne English native champion headed delegation of a dozen British play CTS. c. Ross Somerville, Canadian champion, Don Carrick, forme champion, and a dozen others, cam to strike blows for the land of tn Maple Leaf. Antonio Carrillo Jr stood alone as the single representa- tive of Cuba.
 Francis H. I. Brown, California champion, came from Honolulu t claim the distinction of travelling tn greatest distance. H. Law Weather wax, Albany, N. Y., and Wilfre' Crossley, Dedham, Mass.,17 year ol youngsters, are the juniors in tn field and Francis C. Robertson Man chester, Nt., who is well in his 60 is the senior.
 The big parade in the first hal of the medal play qualifying roun' started at o'clock (E. s. T) thi morning, the players travelling il pairs. The last pair could not ge away until 3 o'clock in the after noon. The ones who were first to day will be last tomorrow.
 Only 32 can qualify and those wh tie for 32d place will have to pla until the right to qualify is settled With such & big field the possibilit loomed that the sedate Merio course tomorrow night will b shocked by. the sight of ambition players striking matches on tn greens to locate their balls. It ha heen done in other championships.
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