Evening star., 1937-05-25
EIGHT us. GOLFERS
SCORE IN ENGLAND
John Levinson Advances to
Third Round of British
Amateur.
b the Associated Press.

SANDWICH, England, May as
Eight Americans, headed by the main
threat, Dick Chapman Of Greenwich,
Conn, remained in the chase for the
British amateur golf championship
after two days of firing In the first
round had been completed today.
Meanwhile John o. Levinson of
Chicago, New England amateur title
holder, gained the third round, de-
feating c. W. Timmis of Great Brit
ain, and 2.
Chapman caught q tartar In IT,
year-old James Bruen, jr., British
boys champion, but uncorked two long,
accurate puts on the 10th and 17th
green's to win, 2 and l. Surviving
along with him and Levinson were
]. G. Freshwater Of Hollywood, Calf;
P. A. Valentine Of Southampton,
N. j.; Wilford Wehrle Of Racine, Wis,
and Douglas Grant, Robert Sweeny
and R. B. Foster, all three native
Americans who make their homes in
England.
Wins on Goth Hole.
Levinson and Grant had earned
their second round brackets yesterday;
Valentine advanced through the de-
fault OF his initial opponent, and
Wehrle drew 4 first round bye but
the others all had to fight their way
past rugged opposition today to sur
vive.
Freshwater went two extra holes
before eliminating w. c. Carr at the
twentieth; Sweeny ousted the we'll
known Briton, Harry Bentley, 2 and
l, and Foster took Denis H. R. Mar
tin into camp, and l..
Two other invaders, Billy Sixty,
Milwaukee golf writer. and Norman
Macbeth, 58-year-old resident of Los
Angeles, were eliminated Sixty bowed
to Harry Braid, son Of Jim Braid,
famous British pro, and /. Macbeth
fell before Eric Chambers, up.
Freshwater and Carr, a former
Cambridge Blue, the son of Sir Ems
ley Carr, prominent British newspaper
man, waged close match all the way.
Americans Squirt Wins.
The American made a fine spurt to
win the eleventh, twelfth and thir-
teenth holes In row after being 2
down. He went 2 up at the fifteenth,
but Carr rallied to take the sixteenth
and seventeenth and send the match
into extra holes. At the twentieth
both were on the green in two and
Freshwater holed out from 3 feet.
Carrs second putt. however, curled
around the cup and the match was
over.
1t looked for = time as though the
17-year-old Bruen would carry Chap
man to extra holes until the American
sank 10-footer at the sixteenth and
then an 8-footer to end the match at
the seventeenth, where the youngster
sliced into the rough. Chapman's
putting was deadly all day.
Chapman and his boyish rival had
falling out at the fourteenth, where
Chapman drove into casual water.
Despite the opinion Of so persons, in
cluding competitors, that Chapman
could lift out without penalty, Bruen
stubbornly insisted there should be an
official ruling.
Chapman said he was thoroughly
fed up" played the ball out of the
water and halved the hole
DR.. w. Tweddell, winner OF the title
in 1927, was eliminated by Ian Mitch
ell. 2 and l. Cecil Ewing, one of the
favorites, came through with a 1-up
decision over r. Neill, however.
Levinson in Fine Form.
Levinson, q former Yale player, was
IN sensational form on the first nine,
which he covered in 81 strokes, equal
ing the best score ever shot for those
holes at the Royal st. Georges lay
out. He was up at the turn.
The Chicagoan was in trouble on
several holes coming home and could
not end the match until the sixteenth
green. He blew putt on the eleventh
and lost ball at the fourteenth to
give Timmis q chance to keep the
match alive.
Douglas Grant q native Californian,
who has lived is England for many
years, was eliminated by Andrew ia
jr., Of Great Britain, 2 and l.
Grant played steadily against young
Jameson, but could not match the
latter's fine scoring streak.
Lionel Mum, Irish veteran, won
from B. Drew, 6 and S.
In battle of ex-champions. Cyril
Toley eliminated the Hon. Michael
Scott. 2 and /. Tolley's superior
length was the deciding factor. To-
morrow Tolley will meet Frank Pen
nick, English champion, who elimi-
mated s. H. Newman, and 4. today.