Evening star., 1932-09-13
YOUNG CROSSLEY
LEADS AMATEURS
.19.Year.0Id Harvard Fresh
man Misses Chance to
Break Records.
~ the Associated Press.

chance to equal or crack the medal
record Of 142 by skidding on the last
four holes.
Crossley had the course record as
well as new qualifying mark in his
grasp by playing the first IA holes In
two under par He had gone out in 80.
:. Apparently upset by the big gallery
Five Farms course Of the Baltimore
Country Club. the youngster three
putted the fifteenth and eighteenth, fell
short with his approach on the six
teenth and put his tee shot on the
seventeenth into the woods Altogether
he dropped four strokes for par
Crossleys total Of las overlook Jack
Westland of Chicago, who had 71-75-
LAG for the two days. On their heels
was Charley Seaver Of Los Angeles with
147
The first days leader. Johnny Fischer
of Cincinnati. with a So, was just get
ting under way on his second round
Shoot Sensational Game.
Two youthful contenders- Maurice
, MeGs1thy II tt,s 0f New York sn and WI WI
cisco-shot sensational golf over the
last nine to clinch qualifying places
after being in some danger. Mccarthy,
back in a subpar "a, carded 73 for a
35-hole total of $50. Little added a
fine 72 to his nrst-round 7s for the
same total.
Crossleys putter clicked as he sank
l5-footer on the first green, another
Of feet on the fourth and 20-footer
on the eighth, for brides. His only
slip on the outgoing nine was trapped
tee shot at the ninth. He started back
with four more pars in succession.
f-- k-1
Harrison R. Dummy Johnston of ST.
Paul eliminated himself for the third
straight year since he captured the
national title in 1929.
Johnston had left himself in a tough
spot with first round II.
Jinx Since Taking Title.
The qualifying rounds have been
"jinxi for Johnston since he defeated
DR.. Oscar Willing for the champion
ship in the final round at Pebble Beach
three years ago Due to an injured
ankle, Johnston did not compete in
the Walker Cup matches at Brookline.
Westland, whose opening II put him
In second place, two strokes back Of
Fischer, blazed his way over the out
going nine this morning in IS, even
par. He pitched within foot Of the
seventh hole for his only birdie, but
took three puts on the nipsh.
Today's l8 holes comple.A the So
hole test to decide the 81 fcatch play
participants.
Little, "the man who beat the man
who beat Bobby Jones' in 1929, was l
over part for the first three holes. 4-5-4.
He had rs, the same as Champion
Francis Ouimet
John Reed, jr, Of Richmond, Va,
90 1lyv,v,1 kpil1ia ~ ftAp ,hte frck YHttnH
81, shot even par 35 for the outward
nine. The Virginia youngster offset
some wildness with his irons by putting
sensaticnally. He got 15-footer on
the eighth and another from rs feet,
on the ninth for brides.
Little reached the turn in So. only
one over par The SaH Francisco
youngster, taking plenty Of time with
every stroke. dropped a lo-footer for
deuce on the fourth, holed another putt
of five feet for birdie on the seventh,
but three-putted the ninth.
Westisnd, playing his iron shots
beautifully, had four fair-sized puts
for brides, aside from pitching within
a foot Of the pin ftx 3 on the
seventh. He three-p,stted the ninth.
however.
Watts Gum Also Out.
Watts Gum, rurler-up TO Bobby
Jones In 1925 at Oakinont, was out OF 1t
as he took AZ for the first nine fol-
lowing his first-round 81.
Keefe Carter Of Oklahoma City, for
mer Western champion, also eliminated
himself by taking Al to reach the turn.
He had 70 yesterday. -, .
Seaver, the blond young siege gun,
with a frst-round IS, started 3I-3,
with brides on the first and third holes.
Seavers drive of the first tee cleared
a trap designed to catch the buffers
second shots. 1t rolled over 800 yards.
Seaver's brides on the first and third
holes were the result Of 12-foot puts.
He got another when he fired his tee
shot on the 163-yard fourth hole with
in feet Of the cup. The Californian
then dropped two strokes to par, with
a on the fifth, where he put his
second into trap, came out poorly
and reached the green with his fourth.
From the rough on the treacherous
sixth hole Seaver laid beautiful third
shot within feet Of the cup, but missed
the putt for another birdie.
Westland hit the skids coming back.
He put his second shot into the ditch,
costing him penalty stroke and took
a 6. After 4 on the eleventh, the
Chicagoan three-putted the twelfth and
thirteenth and was 4 over par alto
gether.
Reed Also Eliminated.
Reed, the Richmond boy, despite
good IS, was out of the running with
a total of 157.
Little, playing steadily all the way,
was trapped on the twelfth, but other
wise had par figures over the last nine
to post q 72 that gave him the safe
aggregate of $50.
Another grand rally by Mccarthy in
round Of 73, put him safely into the
fold with q total Of $50. Mccarthy
three-putted the twelfth, but other
wise played sensationally. He exploded
within 2 feet of the cup from trap
to save . par on the thirteenth sank
q l5-footer for a birdie on the long
fourteenth and holed out from 6 fees
on the eighteenth for another birdie.
seaver failed to sustain his hot pace
and was out in 36, one over par. A
short approach cost him a stroke on
the seventh and he was bunkered on
the ninth
Westland, after a par on the difficult
fourteenth, 3-putted the next hole. He
sank 12-footer for a deuce on the
seventeenth, but was bunkered and lost
another stroke on the last hole. His
rs gave him two-day score Of 146.
Scores for the S6 holes showing, re-
spectively, yesterdays rounds, today's
score and the aggregate: ..+
H. L. Weatherwax. Albany, N. Y. 77-77-l54
Pat Sawyer, Minnes polls. Mimi. 77-81-158
l.. L. Van Zandt. Tulsa. Okla. 8o-74-lS
Ed Hammant Dayton, Ohio. 76-80-lS6
James M. Robbins. Haverford Pa. 80-79--fSo
keefe Carter. Oklahoma City.
Watts Quinn, Oakmont, Pa. -. 63-Sl-l63
w; E. Dettweiler. jr. Washing
john Inn Reed. R jr. Richmond. va. sSsS-issS
MINI. Observation-Disclosures. 77-71l5S
W. L. Hartley, Scotland. >. -. = 79-7S-157
Gus Fet1, CHICAGO ..,......s... so-7S-le6
Maurice J. Mccarthy, jr Harri- =.