Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-25
BARNES INCREASES LEAD
HAS TOTAL OF 139 FOR SO
HOLES IN WESTERN OPEN
Harry Hampton Equals Record of 33
In Second Nine Set by Bob
Mcdonald, of Chicago
IBy Associated Pressl

CLEVELAND. OHIO, July 24-PlaY-
ing par 40 today, James Barnes in
creased his lead 10 four strokes over
the nearest contender for his title in
the Western open golf championship ut
the Mayfeld Country Club. Added TO
yesterdays 60, Barnes had total OF
ls9 for SO holes. while Walter Hagen,
national champion, was second with
l4S. having taken IL today because OF
pit trouble.
Two strokes away stood Fred Nc
Leod, Of Washington, d. c.. formerly
national champion. having scored "A to-
day on account of poor putting
Bob Mcdonald. of Chicago, shared
fourth place at JAG with Otto Hack
barth. OF Cincinnati, the ChicaEoan
setting new record OF 33 for the sec
ond nine and surprising Hagen, his
partner, by one stroke. His II was
the second best score of the day.
Harry Hampton Of Richmond, Va. later
eQualed McDonalds S3 after taking a
generous 40 TO go out. Tom Mcnamara
New York. who was second score at
20 yesterday. GOT tangled badly today
nj the start, taking seven for the sec
ono mole and Al 10 get out. He came
home in SO. registering 147.
Hurry Hampton QunuHes.
Those who qualified for tomorrow's
play with scores for today and total
for SO holes include: Jack Burgess,
Asheville. !7-135, and Harry Hampton.
Richmond Va, 73-l4S.
Hutchinson. of Chicago. and Willie
Kidd; of st. Louis. with 14s. and
Atlanta; Al, and Leo DieseI, of Detroit,
Aside from Barnes tho gallery
showed most interest in Hagen, who.
after dashinE off pars on the first two
holes thrilled the spectators by scor-
Ing en- eagle three on the 455-yard third
over billowinE hills to a blind green.
he whaled out such> long drive that
he reached the carpet with n mashie
and finished by holding ten-foot putt
, lev, He went over the green With his
took five. but recouped the loss with
birdie three on the 5lb-yard sixth
and two on the 145-yard eighth. He
on the ninth where he got enmeshe ed
in forest yesterday, but got down in
five.
Walter Hagen Has Spill.
Hagen had another spill on the $50
green into pit and took Ave, but
covered the rest of the homeward
journey In par except the sixteenth.
where he hooked his drive and took
five
Ellsworth Augustus. Of Cleveland,
was the only amateur to remain In
the race. ]. K. wadley. Of Texarkana.
being off his game.
Alexander Cunningham. of Wheel
ing, had tho worst spill of the leading
players, taking eight strokes moro
than his seventy-thrce OF yesterday.
Among tho big changes for the better
were r. w. Treacy, OF Chicago. who
improved from eighty-four to seventy
thu ee, and William Melhorn, his towns
man. who reduced yesterdays eighty
seven 20 seventy-two. tho third best
score Of today shared with Hutchin-
son.
Many Make Good Scores.
Other .cores for today's round and totals
ch SfIss' rh saTFsG shennesseS pas
TSn oy GYFl Fox w'lhff s ~ GGl1 JACK
burke. ST.. Paui, 7i.lb4: 4; F. liackpsT,h,
he RaT Trazsf Ts Crosse. Fs
is9tt Alex. Gerard. chicago. 7e-lbo; Fred
rrnn r'ssnpFgh sGif WHIT. n 4oe MsuFs
l6?. W. r. Dalgleish. Indianapolis: So,l63.
Jack Hutchinson; ChtcaSe: 72.i.s; Willie
K E9rs pa 7oisa Hdais oos ssi s1Ss
1855; Jack Jolly Newark. y. j. 7s-l6S
Thomas Edwards. steubenvtile. Ohio. 7s-
Otto Hackbarth. Cincinnati. 1916;
Willie .ogg: Atlanta. 75-1t5 W w G. !M,'a
Coinmbus. St-is9; Frank Adams. winnipeg.
77-ib2; Louis Teller, Boston, 77,15!: Rob
Nichoils New York. 7S-i5G: Norman clark.
Cleveland. s2-l56: n, w. Trcacy Chicago,
73-lb7; Andrew Brown. Lockport. n. Y.
Late scores included Harry HAMPTON.
RichInond. Va 73-i!s: Leo piegel De
J. 5s:iit; Frank sroEeli Rirminsham. Ala;
Robertson. Lafaycite. 7o-i67: j. r. Biakes-
lee. Ekhart. 1851