Evening star., 1940-05-28
Hogan Is Conspicuou,
Among Pros Failing
To Make Grade
Many Noted Amateurs
Out, Including Evons,
Turneso, BiIIows
BY HUGH s. FULLERTON, Jr.,
Associated Press 6ports Writer.

ASSOCIATED FreSS Sports Wrltet.
NEW YORK, May 28.-Old Man
Par apparently hasn't a chance and
the best of the amateur golfers not
much more when the crack profess
sionals who think they may win the
National Open championship start
taking golf courses apart.
Thirty-one of the best players
the low 80 in last years open and
the home club pro at Cleveland's S
Canterbury Club, where the 1910
tournament will be played June 6-s
were exempted from yesterday s
sectional qualifying rounds for the
Open. Yet when the rest of the
entry list of 1.163 had finished play
ing 36-hole rounds in Is districts, the
fairways were fairly Uttered with the
pieces they had chopped off par.
And only five amateurs were able
to lead the way in their respective
districts, including two who tied for
top honors.
Offers 3-Stroke Margin.
The greatest job of par-breaking
by any Of the 139 qualifiers and one
OF the greatest ever seen in these
sectional rounds was turned in by
Lawson Little, who won both the
United States and British amateur
titles in 1884 and 1895. Notably un-
successful in his professional career
since then, Little suddenly got "hot''
and shot amazing rounds of 65-6s
-134 to lead the big field in the Chi
cago district. He was strokes un-
der par for two Olympia Fields
courses and set a record for the No
4 layout with his IS.
Scores under 10 weren't at all rare
with 1872 good golfers firing away
but the only one to come within 8
strokes Of Little's figure was Leon
ard Dodson, who carded 68-69-137
at Kansas City.
The exacting test brought the
usual number of surprises and heart
breaks as only about one of 10
players were able to make the
qualifying grade. The highest sue
cessful score in any district was 155
at Jacksonville. Fla.
Noted Amateurs Fail.
The amateur aces were the prin-
cipal victims. In addition to Willie
Turnesa, 1888 amateur champion
and Ray Billows. last years runner
up to Bud Ward, such prominent
simon-pures as Chick Evans. one
time amateur and open champion
Art Doering. Bobby Dunkelberger
Trailer Bill Holt. Bob Babbish
Edwin c. Kingsley, Leland Hamman
and the former tennis champion
Ellsworth Vines, failed to make the
grade.
They weren't alone in this, for Ben
Horgan, sensation among the pros
last winter. could earn no. better
than an alternates berth, white
former Champions Billy Burke and
Willie MacFarlane missed out along
with Witty Cox, Chandler Harper
Joe Kirkwood, Alvin Kruger, Bill
Mehlhorn and Jock Hutchison
senior.
Sarazen, Hagen Make Grade.
Six former open champions were
successful. Gene SaraZen, who hasn't
had to play through since 1920 and
who still wears knickers when he
plays, came through with Johnny
Farrell at New York. Walter Hagen
made the grade at Cleveland. Johnny
Goodman. former amateur and open
champ, led the field with sub-par
golf at Omaha and Tony Manero
was first at Boston. Sam Parks, jr.
won his first at Pittsburgh. Martin
Pose and Jim Ferrier, champions OF
Argentina and Australia, respective
ly, also qualified handily.
The leaders in each district, with
number of qualifiers given in
brackets:
Chicago 17). Lawson Little, Brettor
Woods, N. H., 65-69-134.
Kansas City a. Leonard Dodson. Kan.
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