Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-05-07 | Page 16 | Ace Golfers Seek Posts

ACE GOLFERS GOLFER SEEK POSTS POST 1 Hagen Picard Must Qualify For US U.S. Open B By BOB CAVAGNARO As Associated Press Pross Sport Writer NEW YORK May 7 Entries 7 and pairings for tor the sectional qualifying qualify qualify- Ing ng rounds of ot tho the 1935 1035 national open g go o olf I 1 f championship announced Tuesday find Cind no less than 4 40 amateur amateur ama- ama eur and professional headliners facing strong competition for tor the limited places available Oyer- Oyer 25 courses throughout the thel country 1087 1081 will battle baUle at 36 holes next Monda Monday for places and the right to compete at Pittsburgh starting June Juno 6 6 for tor forthe forthe the crown now worn by O Olin in Dutra The championship field ultimately ultimate ultimate- ly Iy y will comprise players the theother theother theother other 40 being exempt from quail quail- tyIng ying play New York and Chicago the di dig die with tho the largest entries will ho be the focal points They The become tho the hot spots by by- virtue of tho the fact that three former holders of the tho title three ex- ex British open winners and a strong supporting ca cast t of top- top will be with a flock of hopefuls with an average of anI only one pIa place co open for every 10 men Chicago's field with an aggregate gate entry of and only 14 places Includes Tommy Armour former Cormer champion Denny Shute hute and Jock Hutchison all three former former for for- or- or mer British open titleholders In addition there are arc two well known professionals Dick Metz and Frank Walsh and a trio of front rank amateurs Chick amateurs Chick Evans Jr Georgo George Dawson and Johnny Lehman Willie MacFarlane and Johnny Farrell respectively winners of or the open crown In 1925 and 1928 and Joe Ezar the louring touring Texan will wil willbe be among the contenders for Cor 13 berths in the New York district Another contender will be Craig Wood who was disqualified after the second round of the 1934 championship championship championship cham cham- for playing the wrong ball Their chances will be imperiled by such players as Byron Nelson the former Texan now established in the metropolitan area Vic Vie Ghezzi Bill and Clarence Clark as well as the amateurs Bobby Jacobson Rudy Knepper and Gene Romans The veteran Walter Vatter Hagen will celebrate his first twenty year in major golfing wars by joining 39 other players in the Detroit district competition for five places Other well known competitors there will willbe willbe willbe be Al AI former Canadian open and Chuck Kocsis an amateur The battle among starters for 11 places In In Inthe the Philadelphia sector ector will wIn find tall Henry Picard the pace paco pacesetter of the prote professionals professionals' profession profession- sion- sion als als' winter inter barnstorming t tour ur In Ina a Jam with a number of other stars like Gene Kunes semifinal semifinal- 1st in the 1931 P. P G. G A. A Felix Serafin and big Ed Dudle Dudley Johnny Johnn Goodman the Omaha am amateur who won the championship championship championship champion champion- ship in 1933 1033 will take the thc test against 15 others for two places in his home town Jimmy Thomson the long ong hitting Californian and andRay andRay andRay Ray Mangrum of ot Los Angeles are In the Pittsburgh district Harry Gandy one of or the few tew who pressed Lawson Little at Brookline last September in the national amateur and Walter Emery former intercollegiate intercollegiate inter inter- collegiate star will vill take their chances at Tulsa Scotty Campbell 1933 34 Ca Canadian Cana Cana- adian a- a dian dlan amateur champion Harry Givan and Ted Longworth constitute constitute constitute tute the field at Seattle with two places available The The- brothers Professional ProCessional Joe and Amateur Willie will attempt to qualify In the Boston district