New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-01
Edgewater Player Breaks
Record to Win
Big Event.
JACK HUTCHINSON
WINS SECOND PLACE
Jim Barnes Is Third-Many
Startling Surprises In Play
for Title.
By FRED HAWTHORNE.

the Edgewater amateur. won the TWEEN
tv-seeond annual national open golf
championship Of the United States TO-
day, over the links Of the Minikahda
Golf Club, completing the seventy-two
holes struggle in 2s6 strokes. the low
est figures ever recorded for the classic
OF the links.
Two strokes behind Evans cane Jack
Hutchinson. the great Scotch profess
sional Of the Allegheny Country Club.
Of Pittsburgh. Who finished with won
derful sixty-eight in the afternoon. fig
ures that brought him from the ruck up
10 second place.
James NJ Barnes, the tall Brton
from the Whitmarsh Valley Club, Of
PHILADELPHIA. was third with 200, fol-
lowed by Wilfred Reid. another Briton;
George Sargent, q Scot, and Gilbert
Nichols. Of the Great Neck Country
Club. all with scores OF 293 marked
against their names.
Walter Hagen, Of Rochester who won
ne title in 1914. was next with 2so'
NTH Robert c. Macdonald. the Scot
fror, RuFalO. at his heels, with 29b.
Michael J. Brady. one Of the best OF the
torobrcds. Tom NardOn, brother or
uarrv. pc.rrctual British open cham
NON and James J. OBucn, a. young
American conner from Mansfield, ONO.
oacb with 2a7. completed the list OF
the money winners.
Many Startling Surprises.
The dav developed many startling
SURPRISES and until late in the after
noon il was not known for certain VINO
had won the big tourney. although as
mar after man holed out on the eigh-
teenth green. near the clubhouse, me
chances Of the smiling Chick grew
fitrle Wnfred Reid was the man
--bom the professionals were depend
INC uoon at the start Of play this
norm nc 10 head off the rush OF Evans
Tho third amateur 20 win the tourns-
mont open 10 the best players IN the
world. ,.-;..
But these hopes went a-glimmering
when the Wilmington pro turned UP a.
.bo end Of his first round with a -
having again developed trouble with
his putter. The Briton did better IN
the afternoon, coming home IN ~ ou'
81 was 700 late, for Evans had an over
vhelming lead. even though ms morn
irr round cost him "a.
Long Jim Barnes was the next man
N seriously threaten the amateurs su-
nremacv. He went around in Drill
iort II in the morning, even with
five st the home hole. and THIS cu'
down Evans's lead TO only three
strokes. Until almost the last Barnes
was hailed as the man TO snatch 'nt
crown away from Chick, but IT was not
no be. for in the afternoon the n!te
Marsh pro took q "a. which lett DIT"
four strokes behind Evans.
Hutchinson Not Figured.
Nobody had figured Hutchinson as
having "A chance TO dispute the leader
ship among the first three. Beginning
plav this morning. JACK was sew"
strokes behind Evans, an almost linpoS-
sible lead 20 overcome taxing mt" 2 IN
sheraton the callbre Of game CmcH
had been showing. Hutchinson gaineo
Two strokes on the Chicago boy N inc
morning. cetting - 10 the latterS a.
Fvon then Jack might have saved al
ioae+ two strokes as he had two SKIES
an his morning card. through MISSED
Tn the afternoon round the Scotch
man gave one of the greatest eNhlol
lions of uphill golf ever seen in 'he
West. In spite Of missing TWO lo-.nCn
nutts. one on the sixth ana a"o'n,eI
ON the ninth green. he reachou ."c
turn IN 80 and then came nome a.
rorderful clip, having 2. seven as
and a Q for the last nine, giving I'm
La tho lorcst score ever made in
tournament play on the Minkahda
Big Gain on Evans.
rb,e hutchinson gained five strokes
81, Evans in two rounds, and although
no failed 10 win the title ana the eolu
n,odal bo pulled down S323 for mrs,
rJace among the pros and speclai
Vic hung up by the committee ior
,be hest single round of the day.
Too much cannot be said OF Evans
nlav during che last two days. RAY ing
i1ncrbIv In the first two rounds, ne
had a total of 1879 Tor 'hlr'y-S.N 49, ~,
leading his nearest opponent by '"'''
To.dav. in the face Of predictions,
bat bc would crack" unable 70 stand
10 oruellinr pace. the slender chicago
,outb kept his lead. playing carefully
co,eie+ontlv and with fine courage Wnen
in amenities. as he frequently was. q,
T. was n happy Chick who received
CONGRATULATIONS on the clubhouse lawn
.ffer the din OF COMBAT hdu ui'N """'
Mon and women pressed around hlm'
.bakiur his hand and telling HIM what
an entirely remarkable young goier ne
vas. r .,,o.;Ao,+
~ The United States Golf Association;
mad presented the massive medal ana
he Great silver championship cup
which will remain in the custody or inc
Fdcewater Golf Club, the hundreds or
persons forming great circle ABOUT
Inc champion. called upon hm TOT
speech Chick had been seated beside
his cray-haired mother, his hand ciaSped
I'M hers, and he evidently dreaded the
ordeal before him. but she patted nm
ON the back and showed HIM into the
arena.
Better on Putting Green.
Chick does better on the putting
groom than on the rOstrum. The hrst
lew words were spoken so low that not
oven the vigilant ears OF the newspaper
correspondents could eaten what ne
aid but he braced nobly and told
now when wee lad. he had first taken
an tho game of golf and finally sue
coded In winning his hrst small
armament. on that day, he said, ne
had determined 20 win the national
omen title before he quit the game.
Something had always heretofore
rrevented him from gaining the hlgn-
AmusementS