The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-31
CLARE, AHEARN OR
 GRANT MAY BE THE NEW CHAMPION
Match Play Began To-day Over Local Links;
 Group of g Start

England Amateur Golf Tournament started today with the defending champion. Capt. Frank Ross. Hart ford, eliminated from the running.
 Charley Clare, New Haven insur- ance salesman, who turned in 67. or ? below par, for medalist hon. OTIS inthe qualifying round late esterday. led the championship flight with an aggregate of 142 for the 36 holes. He took a 75 on the last IS.
 Dow Ahern, Willimantic. with a 72 and 73 was three strokes behind and was tied with Phil Simons, Newton, Mass. Tony Kosinski. Connecticut champion, failed to qualify.
 The qualifying score of 157 mar rowed the championship flight tc 32 players. in a tive-way piayoff Charles Crowley, Wollaston, Mass. {; l. k. Ives, Hartford; k. T. Sprinkle. Portland Me, and A. Peterson. Oak Hill, Mass, barely edged into the qualifying ranks at J. T. l.. Hub- bard, Hartford, was eliminated on the second extra hole.
 And Besides
 The remainder of the leading field included Francis Doyle, Wa chusett, Mass; c. w Birch, Stam- ford; Spencer Brainard, New Ha- ven; Bob Grant, Wethersfield; John Brown, Portland, Me; H. H. Mandy, Jr., Wethersfield; w. $, Meany, Greenwich; C. R. Round, Metacomet, R. l.; Bruno Pardee, New Haven; l.. A. McGowan, Jr.; Providence; Mike Bobel, Metacom- ct, k. l.; Joe Lynch, Blue Hill, Mass: Joe Toole, Springfield; Art Gedney, New Haven; J. P. Burke, Wanumetonomy, k. l.; Carl Ab- bolt, Waterville, Me-; Burt Resnik, New Haven; Herman Goldberger, Woodland, Mass; John Boyd, Port land, Me-; James Fisher, Bear Hill Mass; Guy Hayes, North Andover, Mass; F. A. Finn, New Hampshire; John Talmieri, New Haven; R. w. Brown, Jr., Brookline Mass. An drew Pierson, Edgewood; A. Peter son, Oak Hill, Mass.
 Today's Earrings
 Sprinsle vs Finn; Clare vs Mand- ley; J. Brown vs Toole; McGowan vs Ives.
 Doyle vs Goldberger; Meany ys Brainard; Birch vs A. Pierson; B. Pardce vs J. Burke.
 Bobel vs Palmieri Resnik vs Lynch; Peterson vs Ahern; Ged- ney vs C. Abbott.
 Round vs Fischer; Grant vs Hayes; Crowley vs Simons; P. Brown vs Boyd.
 Here's the card of the medalist Charley Clare, which marked him as the man to beat during the match play which began this morn ing, Clare drawing Howard Mand- ly, Jr., of Wethersfield as his first opponent.
 Par out 443 444 435-35 Par in 443 ASA 444-34-35-69 Morning Round.
 Clare out 443 344 344-32
 Clare in 433 444 5-32-67 Afternoon Round Clare out 444 454 535-SS Clare in AGA 444 344-37-3S-7; Players Entertained
 An excellent dinner and enter tainment was furnished the play CTS and friends of the Connecticut Golf Association last evening at the SouHlly Siups NolSOiii H. AhoS Farmer, president ofthe New Eng land Golf Association, and better known as Yale's athletic supervisor was toastmaster and called upon Charley Clare, the days medalist, Walter Batterson, president of the c. G. A., and R. w. Phillips. Wa terbury Country Club president, all of whom welcomed the New Eng land players and wished them well during their match play compe- tition which began at 9:30 a. m. to- day.
 Championship Qualifyers. c. c, Clare, Race Brook, 6775-14: Dow Ahern, Willimantic 72-73-14i Phil Simons, Longmea- dow, Mass. .......... 15-O-l4i Francis Doyle, Wach- | usett, Mass. .......... 74-72-14t c. W. Birch, Woodway, 74-73--14i Spencer Brainard, New
 Haven ............... 75-72-14I Robert NJ. Grant. Weth-
 ersfield ...... ....... 71-76-14' John Brown, Jo rtland, | Me. ........' 'f-tf-ii' H. H. Mandy, Jr. Weth-
 ersfield .l.... ........ 76-73-1l! D. S. Meany, Tamarac, - c. B. "% Round, Metacomet, ,.. Brund Pgrdee, New L. A. McGowan, Jr. Me
 tocomet. k. l. ...... 72-S9--5. Mike Bobel, Metacomet,
 R. I. ................. 79-73-15. Joe Lynch. Blue Hill
 Joseph A. Toole, Spring
 field .......... ....... 74-79-15; J. MH"isapRt ?. BuPRe, ';i. wanameio. ''-''--'' ''
 nomy, R. l. .... 73-SO--15 Carroll Abbott, Water
 ville, Me. ............ 75-7S--l5 Burt Resnik, Race Brook | ...........' ..'.'.... '4-oV-lo Herman Gold h e rger,
 Woodland. Mass ..... 75-79-15 John Boyd, Portlond. Me.
 .................,.... 7s-77-15 James Fisher, Bear Hill,
 Mass ............... 77-7S-15 Guy Hayes. North An dover, Mass. ........ 71-74-15 F. A. Finn, New Hamp-
 John Palmieri, Meadow
 brook ................ 77-79-15 R. w. Brown, Jr., Brook
 line. Mass. ....,,..... 77-79--15 Andrew Plerson, Edge l wood .... .......... S0-76-l5 A. Peterson, Oak Hin,
 Mass. ............... 79-7S-15
 R. T. Sprinkle, Maine.
 ............... ,...,.. 79-7S-15
 L. K. Ives. liar tford. Conn. .....,.......... 75-S2-l6 Charles Crowley. Vol