The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-16
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SID MOVES ST PACESSTRONC
 GOLF|NG FIELD
Pine Orchard Man Takes ' But Ties Course Record;
 Pillows vs Burke

Before g o'clock this morning one of the fastest" fields in the nine year history of the Country Club of Waterbury Invitation Golf Tour nament was under way, with six flights of competitors in action throughout the morning and the winner of the meet liable to be any one of six men.
 Sid Moves of Pine Orchard, slim, looking but keen golfer from any tee to green who got lon his game" while at Yaie, was the irn- mediate objective of the field which included 163 yesterday and was re- duced to 96 today after qualifying scores were posted. Moves shot Q sensational sub-par 67 yesterday to beat everyone else from four to plus forty strokes, but the fact that it tied the course record, was not as important as the additional fact that he played the incoming nine holes in 30 strokes and on the sixth hole took a big, big seven when his ball became intimate with two sand traps directly after his drive.
 1889 Runner-up
 Moves, former Eli golf captain nearly won lost year, for he was beaten m the final green by Johnny McKeon of Brooklawn. This year, medalist Moves who met Jack Glenn of Indian Hills this morning has the eastern amateur champion Ray Pillows of Poughkeepsie Sto contend with later on, provided, of course, that both are successful in their first and second round com- petition. Pillows had a tough test on his hands today in Pete Burke, of Hop Brook, two time district champion, who knows the Water bury course very well. Pillows had quite a little putting trouble yes- terday especially on the outgoing nine which he scored in four over par for a 39.
 Another exciting feature of the qualifying round of the three day tournament yesterday, was 8 play of including nine men who fought for five places in the first sixteen and the entire matter was settled on the first green, four of the nine who tied at 76, scoring one over par four. Dick Chapman of Green wich the society" golfer and 1888 champ of the present tourney was among those who played off and stayed in when he hit a fine drive hut overplayed the green, chipping back and then dropping an 8 or 10 foot putt for his four. Frank Eng fish, 198 state champ missed 8 four foot putt for par which knocked him out of action. while Bruno Par dee of New Haven Municipal a keen match player, drove badly but planked his second shot on the green for two butts, par and place in the championship flight. He met Gene Atwater of Cheshire this morning. English was the first winner of the local tournament, started in 1881. Another surprise yesterday was the failure of M. P. "Pipey" Warner to qualify, as he missed out on the sudden death" playoff. Last year, six men played of at 77 for four places.
 Because of the large playoff, plenty of tough competition was expected in the second flight which includes Warner, Bill Goss of Wa terbury Harold Smith, English, Henry Campbell. Bill Goss, Jr., and Sam Williams, Widdy Neale of ale and Dr. J. J. Hennessey.
 Jack Coe and Doug Lunan were the only home club players to make the championship flight. Both had qualifying rounds of 75, as did Pete Burke of Naugatuck, whose chance of lifetime came today if he could knock off" the eastern anna teur champion, Ray Pillows.