OCTOBER 8 17 Around the Map Bobby Cruikshank Wins New York State Open—Miss Gorman Retains West Virginia Title By Innis Brown

HIS has been a great year in golf for prevented his finishing closer around the top. They halved the fourth, giving Hagen the marking the arrival at the crest of Victory in this tournament should give decision, and second prize money. T some lofty peak by a bunch of more Cruikshank's stock a substantial boost. This Here are the results: or less well known golfers, who had not pre- is his first year in the states, his present posi- Robert Cruikshank, Essex County. . 298 viously scaled such heights. Witness the tion being that of assistant to Davy Hunter Walter Hagen, Detroit...... 305 winning of the British Open by Jock Hut- at the Essex County Country Club of New Mike Brady, Oakland Hills...... 305 chison and of the United States Open by Jim Jersey. He came to America early the past Emmet French, Youngstown...... 307 Barnes. Of course Jim and Jock have been spring, and this is his first job, he having Cyril Walker, Englewood...... 307 acknowledged stars for some years, but just decided to take up professional golf John Golden, Tuxedo...... 309 neither had ever acquired a national title be- since the war. Last year he played in the Fred Canausa, West Point...... 309 fore. Then to proceed on a bit further. Bill Charlie Hoffner, Philmont...... 310 Trovinger of Detroit registered his first big Louis Chiappetta, Woodway...... 312 victory in winning the Canadian Open. Bob John Farrell, Quaker Ridge...... 313 MacDonald acquired his first title of im- portance in winning the Metropolitan. Also Jack Forrester, Meadow Brook. . . . . 314 Jack Gordon, Buffalo...... Willie Ogg leaped into prominence by win- 314 ning the Shawnee Open, and Cyril Walker Pat O'Hara, Richmond County...... 314 captured the Pennsylvania championship. Charlie McKenna, Rochester...... 316 Clarence Hackney, Atlantic City. . . . 316 Now comes another new luminary in the Arthur Reid, Ardsley...... 317 person of Bobby Cruikshank, who has just Tom Kerrigan, Siwanoy...... 318 captured what has been designated as the Wilfrid Reid, Wilmington...... 319 first New York State Open Championship. Charlie Mothersole, Wee Burn...... 320 This tournament was staged by the Bellevue Ned McKenna, Rochester...... 321 Country Club at Syracuse, and lacks the Tom Boyd, Fox Hills...... 323 sanction of a state golf association, simply Pat Doyle, Deal...... 321 because there doesn't happen to be any such H. Goodwin, Buffalo...... 324 organization. However, that detracts noth- John Lord, Amsterdam...... 325 ing from Cruikshank's performance, for the C. H. Anderson, Bronxville...... 325 field that competed included quite a list of great golfers, whether the championship is Miss Gorman Retains Title official or not. UBDUING a strong field of ambitious S challengers. Miss Kathleen Gorman of Led from the Start Parkersburg retained her title of West Vir- N this instance Cruikshank won like a real ginia State champion in the annual tourna- I champion, finishing out with a total of 298 ment held a short time since over the course for the seventy-two holes, seven strokes bet- of the Wheeling Country Club. In the final ter than Walter Hagen and Mike Brady who match she defeated Mrs. Edward W. Stifel tied for second place at 305. What is more of the home club 4 up and 2 to play in an Cruikshank went out right from the start and excellent exhibition of golf. set the pace, establishing a lead on the first After they had halved the first three holes, round, and held it to the finish. Miss Gorman took the lead with a par 4 Cruikshank brought in a round of 73 in on the fourth hole and became two up when the morning, which was one stroke better than her 5 was good enough to win the fifth. They Jack Forrester of Meadow Brook, who stood halved the next, but Mrs. Stifel holed a par second. In the afternoon, Cruikshank scored 4 to win the seventh. Then Miss Gorman a 76 to give him a total of 149. Forrester won both the eighth and ninth to turn three managed to hold the pace and was still in up. second place one stroke back of the leader at She reeled off wins on the tenth and the end of the day. Mike Brady was in third eleventh, and it began to look like a walk- place with 152, with Emmet French, Louis over. However, Mrs. Stifel rallied and won Chiappetta and John Golden tied for fourth the twelfth and thirteenth. They exchanged at 153. wins on the next two, leaving Miss Gorman On the third round, Cruikshank kept the dormie three. She got down a par 3 on the even tenor of his way, bringing in a card of short sixteenth to end the match 4 and 2. 75, and still retaining the lead. Then in the Levick The champion qualified for the final by de- afternoon, he shaved one stroke from that R. A. "Bobby" Cruikshank, of the Essex feating Mrs. Dawley of Charleston 6 and 4 County Country Club, winner of the New in the semi-final. In that round Mrs. Stifel figure to make his total for the day 149, and York State Open Championship at Syracuse his grand total 298. Forrester, however, defeated Mrs. Angus MacDonald, also of skidded badly the second day and ricocheted Charleston by 6 and 5. away back into the ruck. Meantime Brady British Amateur championship at Muirfield, turned in two more very creditable rounds to and made a good showing. He was re- Miss Caverly Triumphs bring his total to 305, while Hagen pulled garded as one of the finest young amateurs ETTING out gamely on the second round up to a tie at that figure with a good strong in Scotland. behind a handicap of eleven strokes that finish. Emmet French required one more separateS d her from the leader on the first Hagen Wins Play-off stroke the second day, finishing with a total round, Miss Mildred Caverly of the Phila- of 307 for the two days, and ending in a tie NSTEAD of dividing second and third delphia Cricket Club finished out brilliantly with Cyril Walker of Englewood who brought I money, Hagen and Brady, time-honored on the home green of the second round to in the best single round of the tournament opponents in several big tournaments, decided win the annual thirty six-holes competition with a par 72 and also the best single day's to play off the tie over four extra holes. for the Mary Thayer Farnum Cup over her play with rounds of 76-72—148. Erratic play After halving the first of these, Hagen picked home course a short time since. Her victory on the first day which ran his total to 159 up a stroke on Mike at the second and third. 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was scored by a margin of one stroke in another try, Hoffner won by 81 over a clubmate, Mrs. Clarence H. to 84. Vanderbeck with a total of 180 * * * against 181. Charlie Pierson, a youthful star of On the first day, Mrs. Vanderbeck the Montclair Country Club, captured had played superbly, bringing in a the third annual New Jersey State card of 84, composed of 45 for the Golf Association Junior Champion- first nine and 30 for the second, very ship played a short time since over good golf indeed, especially since two the course of the Upper Montclair sixes and a seven were included. This Country Club. In the final match was seven strokes ahead of Mrs. Pierson defeated Jerry LaDue of Caleb F. Fox and Mrs. G. Henry Yountakah by the wide margin of 7 Stetson, both of Huntingdon Valley, and 5. The winner played almost who were tied for second. Miss flawless golf, bringing in a card of 72 Caverly whose play had been erratic for the round. Stephen Berrien of was third with 95. Upper Montclair won the qualifying medal with a card of 73, hut was With this lead it looked like rather beaten in the first round of match a procession for Mrs. Vanderbeck. play. However, she was quite off her game Miss Virginia Gittins, eighteen- on the second day, especially on the year-old star of the Fox River Coun- first nine holes, where she took 51. try Club proved the winner in the Miss Caverly was out in 44, and had recent contest for women staged by cut away seven strokes of her handi- the Sheboygan Country Club. Miss cap. Also Mrs. Stetson with 45 had Gittins turned in a card of 49 for the cut away six of her seven-strokes def- nine holes which is the best record icit, while Mrs. Fox was but three scored over the course by a woman strokes back of the leader with her golfer. Fox River won the team 47 to the turn. match by a margin of two points. The contest over the second nine proved a thriller. By the time all Commodore Heard Shows 'Em had finished the seventeenth hole, only three strokes separated Mrs. Van- N a walk-away match ending on the derbeck who still led, and Mrs. Stet- Itwenty-fifth green Commodore Bryan son who was third with Miss Cav- Heard of Houston took a sharp crack erly in between them. Mrs. Fox was at the "youth must be served" slogan five strokes back. A par 3 on the by winning from C. Gordon of the rather difficult home green won the Glen Garden club, Fort Worth, in decision for Miss Caverly, a long putt the finals of the North Texas invita- from the edge of the green turning tion tournament at Cedar Crest Coun- the trick. Mrs. Vanderbeck from but try Club. The 70-year-old golfer who, twelve feet from the cup on her since the retirement of Bob Connerly, third, but took three putts for a 6, is the grand old man of Texas golf- while Mrs. Stetson got down in 4 dom, was in rare form, running but to finish third, one stroke back of one stroke behind Gordon's 76, the Mrs. Vanderbeck. low score in the qualifying round. Famed for getting his tee shots Here are the results: straight down the course, Commo- Miss Mildred Caverly, Philadel- dore drove a far longer ball than phia Cricket...... 180 usual in this tournament, frequently Mrs. C. H. Vanderbeck, Philadel- driving 275 yards. phia Cricket ...... 181 Jay Renfro, who recently won the Mrs. G. H. Stetson, Huntingdon invitation tournament at Glen Gar- Valley...... 182 den, was defeated by C. M. Storey of Mrs. C. F. Fox, Huntingdon Waco, 3 and 2. Storey gave Gordon Valley ...... 185 a hard match losing on the home Miss Margaretta Dixon, Philadel- green. C. Weichsel of the Dallas phia Cricket ...... 195 Country Club captured second flight Mrs. J. W. Turnbull, Philadelphia honors and in the third flight J. C. Cricket ...... 202 Lee of Glen Garden was the winner. Mrs. M. Reugenberg, Cedarbrook.211 At Volstead rates it would have been Mrs. S. B. Peck, Country Club. . .212 burdensome for Claud Sunningham of Miss Marjorie Taylor, Philadel- Corsicana and Paul Stephenson of phia Cricket ...... 215 Cedar Crest to have followed the "old country" custom of ''setting 'em up," Tewksbury In Stellar Role as each got a one on the 150-yard No. AUL TEWKSBURY of Aroni- 2 hole. P mink, proved the winner of the This was the formal opening of the annual invitation tournament of the second nine of the Cedar Crest course. Lu Lu Temple Country Ctub of Phila- The course stretches 6,343 yards, with delphia, and in the manner of his win- a par 72, and it is claimed that few- ning, indicated that he might have courses in America possess more nat- proved quite a factor in the National ural advantages. The only drawback Championship, had he chosen to enter to the tourney was that it conflicted that event. In the final round, he de- with the national amateur at St. Louis feated George Warren Stevens, the and so such Dallas stars as Charles L. seventeen- year-old star of Hunting- Dexter, Louis Jacoby and Cameron don Valley, by 3 and 2, playing prac- Buxton were unable to enter. tically flawless golf. * * * However, it was his performance in While numerous professionals in previous matches that stood out more the Metropolitan district have been prominently. In the first round he shooting at the purse of $500 offered swept Woodie Platt out of list, then by the Wykagyl Country Club for came right back and eliminated Nor- the record score beating par for the man Maxwell in the second round. course, T. V. Bermingham, a club In the semi-final, he met another top- member, went out recently and hung notcher in George Hoffner, whom he up a mark of 70, two strokes under defeated by 2 and 1. In each of his par, and a record for both amateurs rounds, Tewksbury was consistently and professionals. This is a stroke around par for each match. Norman better than the record of Frank Maxwell, Charles Doelp of Tredyffrin McNamara, the Cherry Valley pro- and Hoffner tied for low qualifying fessional, who had the lowest round honors. In the play-off Maxwell did up to that time. Berminggham's card not put in an appearance. Hoffner showed 36-34—70. Par for the course and Doelp tied again at 80 each, but is 36-36—72.