New-York tribune., 1919-09-17
FavOrites Win
First Matches
In Golf
Barnes, Western Open Cham.
pion, and Brady Among
Six Home-Bred Survivors

Links experts got down to real work
to start the championship tournament
of the Professional Golfers Associa-
ton at the Engineers Country Club
yesterday. The playing in the first
round was of calibre fitting men of
their class. and with few exceptions
favorites came through. These includ-
ed Jim Barnes, the Western open title
holder; Jock Hutchison, Glen View;
Bob Macdonald New Evanston; Emmet
French, of York, and Mike Brady, of
Oakley.
Another to score we'll in the carly
hours was George Fotheringham, who
rather decisively took the measure of
Eddie Loos, the Beverly record holder.
Conditions called for thirty-six hole
matches, yet two were carried to the
home green-that between Macdonald
and Tom Boyd of Fox Hills, and Will
frid Reid, of Wilmington, and Pat
Doyle, of Deal. On the other hand,
French, Fred Mcleod, Barnes, Brady,
Mclean and Mcnamara won dccisively.
Six Homebreds
AS the situation now stands, there
are six homebreds out of the sixteen
survivors. Two of these, Brady and
Mclean, must fight it out in the lower
bracket, while another pair consists of
French and Tom Kerrigan. Mcnamara
will have to take on the famed Hutchi-
son, while Otto Hackbarth must meet
Barnes. Other matches will consist of
potJ To,o VIII
default yesterday; Douglas Edgar, an
other man who didn't have to play, vs..
Harry Hampton, and Fotheringham vs..
Macdonald.
Barnes and Carl Anderson were one
Of the first pairs to leave the tee. and
because of the Western open champions
reputation, carried quite a gallery. The
tall Briton won the first two holes,
his opponent being unsteady. but it
Anderson turned the tables by be-
c ming l up with a 4 at the sixth,
but Barnes got back on his stride
again, and turned for home up after
capturing the eighth and ninth. He
had gone out in al to 43 for Anderson.
Coming home, Barnes played steadily
and finished the morning round 3 up.
He made the circuit in 70, his opponent
taking SO.
Starting with his advantage of up,
Barnes gave Anderson few opportuni-
ties to do more than try to halve holes.
After at the first the Western
champion supplemented six consecutive
4s and followed that with at the
eighth where he laid a driving iron
shot to within fifteen feet Of the flag
AT that time he stood up, but lost the
ninth, where he got a poor drive.
Even so, Barnes was out in 81 and only
i ri l,o
won the tenth and twelfth in 8 and 4
respectively, which made him a winner,
up and to play. 1t will be seen
that for the twelve holes in the after
noon the tell Briton had gone along
at even As.
The cards read as follows:
Anaerso1' Aa5"fs 1ut out. 5s5 s-ss
haassso" ha%@ss N" ,n s-ss52 :-ss-!s
hnasrsoS hn5sss Su', ou, So So
Barnes, In ......
Tom Boyd, of Fox Hills, had putt
ing streak on and surprised his
brother professionals when he finished
the morning round up on big Rob
Mcdonald. Both went out in 3S. and
Boyd then recorded birds" on three
holes. One was 2 at the 1o5-yard
teenth, where he Clipped in short
downhill mashie shot The Staten ISL
and professional made the round in 76
BY getting a good start in the after
noon Mcdonald soon wiped out Boyd s
advantage, and they were all square at
the tenth. Boyd then drew away and
became up, though Mcdonald, after
getting in the sand at the short four
teenth and recovering with q rare
MI
half by failing cn short putt. 1t left
him 2 down going to the fifteenth, but
then big Bob won three straight holes
and an extra hole match would have
been required had Boyd not taken three
puts on the home green.
The summary:
First round-Jim Barnes Sunset Hin,
Otto Hackbarth. Cincinnati. beat Joe Syl-
, xester, ST. Adams. up and to play;
horn. up and to play; Emmet French,
York. beat Clarence Hackney, Atlantic
City. up and to play; Bob Macdonald
0 l up; George Fotheringham Glen Cove
"" beat Eddie Lo9s Beverly. 5 up and 6 to
Louis MSrtucci White Beeches up and
\ to play; Jock Hutchinson, Glen View
o beat John Bredemus. unattached, VI
> and 20 play; Harry Hampton. Richmond
o beat Jack Hobens Englewood. up and
to play; J. Douglas Edgar, Druid Hills
beat Jose Koseman. Wcstmorcland by de
. fault; Fred Mcleod, Columbia, beat Jane:
Rose. Milwaukee, up and to play
George Gordon; Wannainoisett. beat Davs
Wilson Blue Mound. up and to play
3 Wilfred Reid. Wilmington, beat Pat Doyle
) Deal. ny; James West. Rockaway Hunt
beat 1vNli~ Kidd, Algonquin. by default
, Mike Brady. Oailley. beat Louis Teller
: Rrae Burn up and to play; George
: Mclean. Great Neck, beat John FaEyell
= Slwanoy, I up and to play
D0d0ers .nsn Ont