Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-13
Sheehan, Notre Dame
Shoots 139 10 Set
Qualifying Mark
BrowneII Makes Grade
With Isl, Getting IS
On Lost 9 Holes
BY FRITZ HOWELL,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

CHICAGO, Sept. 13-When great
golf fields are mentioned in the flu
ture, the chances are the boys will
cite as the finest of them all the 81
who started match play today over
North Shores hazardous holes for
the 43d national amateur champion
ship.
Still in there battling, after the
most sizzling qualifying test in the
Journeys history, we're a former ma
tional open king, four national anna
teur winners, a qquaqrtet of national
publinks rulers and five national in
tercollegiate victors.
Plenty of Fine Players.
Perhaps there was no Bobby Jones
on deck, but several of these boys
will do until another Bobby comes
along. The field was wide open; the
four who got into the title flight
through a 16-man playoff for the
last places apparently have an even
chance against the medalist.
That medalist, by the way, was
JliS1 oIlC "a I'LL &C ICdoOllo WHY ~ ioil
eyes were smiling as the qualifying
scores we're posted. He was Tom
Sheehan, captain Of Notre Danes
golf team the last two years, who
ripped two strokes off the all-time
qualifying mark with a sensational
5-under-par 139 for SO holes.
The Detroit youngster held g.
stroke lead over the field in taking
the medal with the greatest shot
making exhibition the big classic has
ever seen.
McCarthy's 142 Second.
Three blows off the pace with
two-under- par 142 was Maurice J.
Mccarthy, Ohio's Great McGoni-
gle" three time winner of the Buck
eye States amateur laurels, former
New York metropolitan and ma
tional intercollegiate champion, and
Walker Cup star. A stroke back of
him was a third son of old Erwin,
B. Patrick Abbott Of Altadena,
Calf, the curly-haired movie extra
who met Champion Willie Turnesa
al tiIe 4Il4o4o q SeoA oSo az AI1o-
burgh.
Next came C. Ross Somerville, the
Canadian star who won the amateur
in 1882, and H. H. Haverstick, the
Lancaster, Pa, youth who led the
first days round with a brilliant SO,
but slipped to a second round rs for
his even par l44 total.
Back Of them in the qualifier were
strung a flock of top-notch club
swingers, all capable of giving the
hot-shots a battle for the crown.
Turnesa qualified comfortably with
149, 10 strokes off the pace, but
with six-stroke margin over the
Is who battled in the four-place
playoff.
Brownell Makes Hot Finish.
Bobby Brownell, lone hope Of
Washington, D. c., got in easily with
Isl, shooting a IS on the last nine
after taking 40 for the outward
journey. This gave him rs to add
to his 76 round of Monday.
BroWnel started his first round
match at $40 today against S. B.
Roberts of Wales, who also had a
qualifying Isl.
BroWnell's card yesterday:
n 2p' $ 81 81 81 81 5 554-ss
Among the stars ousted in the
playof was Francis Ouimet of Au-
burndale, Mass, winner of the Ma
tional Open in 1918 and national
amateur champion in 1914 and 1881.
Gus T. Moreland, Peoria star who
finished the play test with 1853 and
failed to qualify was the medal
winner with 146 last year at Pitts
burgh.
Leading Matches Today.
Pairings and starting times EAST
ern Standard of the leading con-
tenders:
s:35 a m.-sam- Ruskin, Milwaukee, VS..
Johnny Goldman, Omaha. .,
8 arn-Maurice Mccarthy, Cincinnati
vs. Henry Kowal Hamilton, N. Y
9:l5 am-B Patrick Abbott Altadena,
Calf VS.. John Burke, Harrison \. y:
Manor. N. Y, vs.. Howard Everitt, Ore
land, Pa.
pnia. VS.. Tom Sheehan. Detroit.
Lynford Lardner, jr., oconomowoc Wis.
1890 a.m-Johnny Fischer, Cincinnati
VS.. w s. Alexander, Charlotte, N. c.
First and second round matches
today will slash the qualifying list
Of 81 to 16 by around shutdown.