The Washington times., 1937-06-02
Cliff Spencer
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By CHICK KENNY

placing three IN J[le COVeGeu CIV
of five who will launch attack on
the title next week over the Oak
land Hills Club course at Blrmlng-
ham near Detroit.
The WaShingtonianS were Cliff
Spencer, Beaver Dam professional,
who carried off top honors by
scoring a 142 to lead the field Of
As starters; Bob Barnett, the
stocky red-head commercial at
Chevy Chase, who finished runner
I'D in the SO holes test, with 145;
and Frank Cunningham, assistant
pro at Burning Tree, who gained
a berth by winning one OF the
two places in the three-way play
off at $50. .
Virginia is represented by al
Houghton, maestro of Old Point
Comfort and former Washington
ian who posted 146 to draw up
into third place in the flve-spot
division, and Baltimore added its
representative when Carroll Mac
Masters, pro at Woodholme in
the Baltimore sector, won the re-
manning playoff post for fifth posi-
ton with his $50.
Shorey eliminated
The gent who was eliminated
by Cunningham and MacMaster
in that play-off affair was Mel
Shorey, white-garbed professional
at East Potomac Park. It was just
one of those tough breaks and
Mel took it with a grim smile.
And so Washington's amateur
club-Wielders fail to make the
grade for this year, anyhow.
There's always a next, however
Leading the fairly small group
of simon.pureS into the test yes
terday was Ralph Quinter, one OF
the Districts top flight performers
who is a threat in the best OF
company. Quinter posted a Isl to
90 in six-way tie for sixth posi-
ton in reckoning. Others in this
strata were Roland Mackenzie
Congressional; Rut Coffee, Win
chester, Va; Leo Walper, Be
thesda; George Diffenbaugh, In
dian Spring and Charley Betsch
Ter, of Hillendale, Baltimore. They
are all professionals at their re
spective clubs.
The cards of the five qualifiers
together with the posted scores OF
the entire field follow:
A field of 172 golfers today was
qualified for the national open
to be played June 10 to II at
Birmingham, Mich. The group
included 80 low scorerers and ties
in the open last year, AL Watrous,
host pro, and 1879 players who
emerged from qualifying play con-
Quoted throughout the nation.
Eight qualified on the Pacific
Coast last month and the rest
came through yesterday to whittle
an entry Of more than 1,40O to
the comparative handful which
will start the championship
proper.
The pace was set for the quail
fiers by Sam Snead, the all-around
athlete and young pro playing at
Huntington, W. Va, and Dutch
Harrison, who competed at Little
Rock, Ark. Each carded a total
Of 1856 for SO holes yesterday
Snead put together rounds of II
and IS, while Harrison played a
1857.
Third among the days low
scorers was Orville White, Of
Greensboro, N. c., who turned in
a 74-64-138, his afternoon round
being low for the day.
Georgia Amateur Low
The outstanding performance
among amateurs was credited to
Crawford Rainwater. who quail
fled at Atlanta with 70-70-140.
Among the notableS who failed
to earn a place in the starting
field were Chick Evans, a former
champion; Leo Diegel, Abe and Al
Espinosa, Reynolds Smith. Ro.
land Mckenzie, Charley Yates
Johnny Lehman and Gene
KuhneS.
PITTSBURGH, June 1.-Two
brothers, Ray and Lloyd Mangrum
today were among the qualifiers
for the National Open Golf tour.
nament at Oakland Hills Country
Club, Michigan, June 1912.
Others to qualify were Perry
Del Vecchio, of Greensburg: Fred
Nonnenberg. 2o-year-old amateur
from Alcoma; Money Onoretta
and Eddie Morgan, Cumberland
Md.
Lloyd Mangrum shared media!
honors with Sam Parks, jr., 1895
open title-holder, yesterday, when
a field of 10 We'd for the seven
places allotted the tri-State sec
ton. Ray was exempt because Of
having finished among the 80 low
scorers year ago.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 2
Bill Kaiser and Jack Ryan, a pail
of Louisville professionals, were
tops today among Ohio golfers
who sought one of the IL place
allotted Shotmakers of the Stat
in the national open Tournament
at Birmingham, Mich. June 1912
Kaiser fired himself 141, coupl
ing u with a par-cracking 6!
to lead the field. Ryan was ON
better than Kaiser in the morn
ing with II, but failed to mattel
his rivals SUI nar golf in tn
afternoon and .ook another 7
for 142.