Evening star., 1939-09-12
College Student, Il,
Gets Lead Of Two
Strokes in Rain
Iron Play Proves Big Aid
To Swurthmore Senior:
Brownell Cards q 76
BY FRITZ HOWELL,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

CHICAGO, Sept. 12-America"
amateur golfng brigade started
down the homestretch of the 60
hole qualifier for the 43d annual ma
tional championship today, wonder
ing if it had another Bobby Jones
on its hands.
A newcomer to the big-time links
wars, bashful, 2l-year-old Harry H.
Haverstick, jr., of Lancaster, Pa,
senior and golf captain at Swarth-
more, was in the drivers seat as the
round got under way. The big ques-
ton was whether he possessed the
shots to stay there.
While the galleryites followed the
favorites yesterday and watched
them explode all over North Shores
tough terrain, the Pennsylvania
youngster slipped in unnoticed
through the rain to post a neat 68,
four under par, one over the tour
nament record and two strokes
ahead of eight better-known aspir-
ants to the crown now adjoining
the dark locks of Willie Turnesa,
youngest of the New York golf1ng
clan
Registers Five Brides.
Haverstick, after a shaky 81 going
out, cut corners on the back nine
for 81, five brides Frightening his
homestretch card Most of them
came as the result of perfect iron
play.
OF the 167 starters, only 131 2ere
left today, the remainder b'SWing
themselves out of the way bv scoring
80 or worse on the opening 18. OF
the remainder. the low 64 qualify
today for match play starting to-
morrow.
Plenty of talent was wrapped up
in the octet bracketed at 10. The
list included Johnny Goodman of
Omaha, 1887 champion, who won
the 1888 National Open over this
same course; Harry Todd of Dallas,
Tex, the Western amateur king:
Capt. Ken Rogers, Army flyer of
Montgomery, Ala, twice winner of
the Hawaiian Open and amateur
titles; Maurice j. Mccarthy of Gin
cinnati, former national intercolle-
giate and New York metropolitan
ruler, Walker Cup star and three
time Ohio champion, and Don
Schumacher of Dallas, Thomas
Sheehan of Notre Dame, Albert E.
(Scotty) Campbell of Seattle, an
other Walker Cupper. and Harold
Mo,rl1,, IF Corr
Nine Match Even Figures.
C. Ross Somerville of Canada, 1882
champion; B. Patrick Abbott, the
movie extra from Altadena, Calf,
who reached the final last year, and
Harry Givan of Seattle, clipped par
for It's, while nine others matched
even figures.
In the photo finish with par were
Johnny Fischer of Cincinnati, the
1896 champion; Ray Billows Of
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, finalist in 1887;
Freddie Haas of New Orleans, for
mer Walker Cup player; Marvin
Ward of Spokane. Wash; Jack
Hoerner of Glen View, H.; Sam
Ruskin of Milwaukee, Robert Fraser
of Omaha, Richard D. Chapman of
Greenwich, Conn. and Joseph
Thompson of Burlington, Ontario,
Canada.
Turnesa was we'll within the fold
with IS, and all the other hot
shots still had chance to get into
the match play Charley Yates of
Atlanta, former British king. had
"A; Frank Strafaci of Long Beach,
N. Y, one-time national publinks
ruler, had II to deadlock with
Chick Evans, winner in 1915 and
1920. Francis Ouimet, 1914 and
1881 winner, was in with 78. The
consensus was that a pair of TBS
would be necessary to make the title
flight.
BrOwnell Cards a IS.
If this proves to be the case Bobby
Brownell, Washington's lone rep
resentative in the tournament,
should qualify with something to
spare. Yesterday, despite slumping
to Al on the incoming round, he
carded 76. due to one -under-par
IS for the first nine holes.