Evening star., 1916-08-07
RECORD Of i'm BARNES
ATTRACTIVE TO GOLFERS
Professional Is Picked as One of
Leaders in Seasons Contests-Beat-
en- in Sunday Match.

Although he has not approa ched the
last years record of Fred Mcleod. who
participated in eight out of nine tour
neys, the slate of Jim Barnes appears
peculiarly attractive to those who pick
The foremost professional golfer of the
year. He finished third in the Ma
tional. being led only by Chick Evans
and Jock Hutchison. He was one of
the men in the triple tie for the Net
ropolitan open title, and, although he
ran into a bit OF trouble on the sew
enth hole when leading his rivals, he
finished but one stroke behind Hagen
out to Interlaken two years ago and
copped the western open championship
from one of the classiest fields which
have ever competed in this event. His
feat in capturing the Newspaper tour
ney over the Van Cortland Park course
from virtually the same field which
competed in the Metropolitan is now
history. and the establishment of a
worlds competitive record, while not
as great as if the tourney had been
played on "A harder course. will prob
ably stand for quite some time.
Dick Beattie the Bannock burn club
champion, and David Burgess. the pro
]
over 10 Jewell. Va, to play over the
course OF the Washington Golf and
Country Club yesterday. and were
soundiy beaten by the home club pair
of Beckett, the pro. and :. l.. Mosby,
one of the most prominent amateurs of
the Virginia organization The defeat
of the Bannockburn players was large
ly due to the scintillat ting work Of
Beckett. who shot a 50. Beckett has
entirely recovered the use of his light
! It,r nd y.ri he i.til
and " hich prevented him from playing
in the metropolitan open championship.
Ten days from the present date will
ind the pros from all over the coun-
try gathered at the Blue Mound Coun-
Try Club OF Milwaukee,, Wis. for the
western open championship crown. now
he Id by n" steady Tom McNa ma IA.
! This event almost comes up to the ma
tional open il the class OF the entry
list. aud has been in the past by
men who have attained country wide
renown. The present holder. McNa-
mara. has for years been known as
one Of the steadiest players in the pro
ranks. and is always q serious con-
tender in any championship. He is a
great putter, being second to none in
this department of the game, and al
though not as long driver as some
of the paid players he is long enough
to hold his own in any company. He
was runner-up in last years national
open and in 1912 again finished second
in the big pro event at the Buffalo
Country Club, when in his last round
he broke the course record with a
score of 6S.
The Gardner ia mily of Chicago. of which
Bob, the national amateur champion. is
the shining light, is one of the best
known in athletics in the country.
Saturday Paul Gardner, Bobs cousin.
and one of the golfers around the
Windy City. sot a - over the course
of the Onwentsia Country Club. J. r.
Gardner. Pauls father, has been known
for years one of the steadiest of
the western veterans and many am
bilious younSster has fallen at his
hand. Bob. as is known, held the world s
pole vaulting record for a week until
Marc Wright, the little wonder from
Dartmouth, beat his mark by an inch
Paul has been a fine tennis player and
was runner-up in the western tennis
championship a few years ago. In the
play at the Chicago Golf Club Satur-
day, Bob got around the difficult course
in seventy-seven strokes. which shows
that he is not in the worst of form and
viii be prepared to defend his amateur
title at Merton this September. The
matter OF the amateur champion Ship
lies largely in the conditions of the
draw, for II a man is drawn against
such men rs Travers, Evans, Kirkby
or several others who might be named
he has not much chance to survive the
FIVE rounds which must be played with
the competition becoming fiercer each
day.