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with a sizzling II to add to his rec
ord-breaking SO of yesterday fol
a 36-hole total of 1879. Late in the
afternoon he still led the field ano
was expected to take qualifying
honorS.
Ties For Second
Sarazen was tied with Percy
Alliss, veteran Britisher, for sec
ond place behind Cotton with 143
Sarazen made many of his parS
by holding long puts with a new
putter he acquired Monday, ar
oddly shaped gun metal cleek, the
Americans putting was almost
sensational, as it was yesterday.
ALI Padgham, British profes
sional champion and rated with
Cotton and Sarazen, scored a 7G
at Wallasey today for a total OF
148, placing him among the first
dozen or so low qualifierS.
Cotton Shoots 139
Henry Cotton, British profes
sional, scored Subpar II today in
his second and final 18-hole quail
flying round.
Two under par for the WallaSey
course owe; which he played, Cot
ton had 9. 36-hole total of 1879
which as it was posted looked good
enough tc stand as the low quail
flying score of the tournament
although most entrants still had
to finish their second rounds. Cot
tons record breaking SO over the
Hoylake course yesterday gave
him good lead.
Clips Amateur Record
Scores generally were low, how
ever, and Hector HomSon, of Eng
land, set a new amateur qualify
ing record of 145. clipping three
strokes off the record set by
George Won Elm, of the United
States, in 1890. Thomson had a
brilliant So over the Wallasey
course today after an only fair
IT at Hoylake yesterday.
Erie Ball, of Mobile, Ala,
scored 80 and IS for a "a at
Wallasey, getting a qualifying
total of 1874. Early in the day it
appeared this would be good
enough to get just inside the
qualifying border line.
Ball was in the doubtful class
last night with his 80, but the "a
today appeared to be recovery
enough. Archie Compston, vet
eran English professional. after a
brilliant 70 yesterday, encoun-
tered trouble for an 81 today.
His 151-stroke total made him an
almost certain qualifier. however
Alfred Perry, defending title.
holder, carded a 78 at Hoylake
for a 30-hole total of 1854, a me-
diocre figure.
Percy Allis added a IA to his
spectacular 50 of yesterday for
a qualifying total of 143. AlliSs
played Wallasey today.
T. Dennis Boardman, of South
Hamilton, Mass, became the sec.
ond of the seven American en-
trants to fall by the wayside to-
day, carding an SO over the diff,
cult Hoylake lay out for a 35-hole
total of 1862. Previously Frank
Ball, of Tannersville, N. Y, put
himself out of the running with
a IT, which, added to 81 yeSter.
day, gave him a total of 1854.
Willie Goggin, San Francisco
professional, scored a par 73 over
the Wallasey course for a sure
qualifying total of $50. Goggin
was out in IS, two under par,
but went over by taking 38 com
ing in.
Those who qualify today will
begin the championship proper
over the Royal Liverpool course
at Hoylake tomorrow with an Is
hole round.
Leading scorers we're:
Richard Burton, England, 37-3e
-73-144; Cyril Tolley, veteran
English professional 37-36-73-
148; Aubrey Boomer, England, "a
$50; Archie Compston, England
39-42-81-151; Norman Sutton
England, 73-73-146.
Henry Cotton, English profes
sional of Brussels Club, 34-37-
71-139; Hector Thomson, English
amateur, 34-34-68-145; ERIE
Ball, Mobile, Ala. 39-35-74-154
Percy AlliSs, England, 39-35-74-
143; Alfred Perry, England, defend
ing titleholder, 78-154; A. j
Lacey, England, 78-151; J. Fer
rier, Australian amateur, 77-154
E. R. Whitcombe, England, 78-
1859; George johnson, England, Z;
las; w. T. Irvine, England, TO
1855; Cecil Denny, England, 79-
ISL; T. Dennis Boardman, U. S.