Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-13
I'M BARNES IS WINNER
|! larry VARDON FINISHES
JUST ONE POINT BEHIND
Hurry Hampton. of ltIchniond, Falls
Out of Select Class with
40 for Dny.

inrry Hampton, of ltIchmond, Falls
Ont of Select Glass with
40 for Day.
TOLEDO, OHIO. August 12.-Jamcs
iarncs. of st. Louis. with II few com
3ctuors still out, today took tho lead
I the end OF thirty-six holes In the
atlOnal open golf cham plonship
ournamcnt at Inverness with 1910
t6, Harry Vardon was second with
i73-l47.
Some players who promise to re-
urn' low scores. according to their
ecords for the first nine. Including
leo DieGcl, were still out.
western and British golfers held
no honors tonight at tho end OF
no .iirst thirty:six holes OF the ma
omar open golf championship at In
[crncss clu3. Jock Hutchinson, OF
hicaso. repeating his record 90 this
iurgins. and adding a fair az this
Lscf ,I',s fGS a total Of ii5 stroke.
,w iownsman. Leo Diegnl and james
5pIhcs, or st. Louis, with LAG, while
i ARR Nnrdon and Edward Ray. OF
treat Britain, and Walter Hagen, Of
'etrolt registered 147
C6ick Evans, formerly national
hampton. led the amateurs with "a
S~rlt0, tying with his partner. Bob
icDoniid, OF Chicago. and being only
nc stroke higher than Eddie Ioos.
mother ChicHSoan. Evans might
nnhily have led the field. but FOR
Kissed puts on the first round, and
NO missed iron shots on the thirty
, fth and thirty-sixth holes. where he
corcd 6 and S.
Willie AiacFarlnne, OF New York.
/ be list with 7G-75-l5I, followed by
ne Southern amateur champion.
bobby Jones. of Atlanta, who re-
uired lh2 for the double round OF
ne links. His driver refused to work
Enil at times. and his putter also
ovciopcd hating motion. running
IN morning; TO IS. from which nc
n9stracted FOR strokes in the Gee
that OF William Mehlhorn. OF;
.ulsa, who started with a brace Of
L~-SIh but improved until he wore
~ count down TO lj2. Jack Burke,
'as second in the Qualifying rounds,
nd Fred Mcleod. Of Washington.
ermeriy national champion. also had
rudolph Knepper. o, sioux civ
mo led the amateurs in the nrst
uallIicat!on rouad with ~ and
JUMPED to s. IN the second circuit,
nIshcd well up in the list with 1853.
.ohny. not a few experts going above
In either one round or the other.
no several IN Doth rounds. while
.ohn Rodgers. OF Parkersburs. w
ea!erday 10 qualify with the last
ont!nvcnt "A; l57. recorded "a total
w Tor me first round today. His
otal WAS i72.
snSppsr, the amais u did G mot do "e so
VOL today, w. c. Fowncs, Jr.. OF
pittsburgh former amateur chHplon.
ahlng lbs strokes: 4. ID. Armour, OF
f.c9uand. lcO; Harrison Johnston. o,
oleao. ana John @. Anderson. OF
Pew York. lGl. and Howard Ice. %
Hutchinson and Hagen. the last
ar TO hn!sh drew the. largcs; gal
.any professionals that the Western
pen champion would fail OF in Ms
Pay today, but Hutchinson rcc!cd
Im inc hr"t niHa IN ~, the same as
AR coming home. bnt he he made a !,
|eectacular finish TO keep under 20.
liz drive was 23o yards. but he
roach. landing on the edge OF trap.
10 Clipped 10 within seven feet OF
j. 10 nag. and his putt circlcd the cup
In the SIDE Mill ana fen in from the
| ear side He pleased the gallery by
fhe afternoon by driving 200 yards
y the edge OF the same trap.
Hagen played splendid golf in de-
ensc OF his crown. but his "a in the
Friner's 90 They both shot 81 on
he third nine and Hagen won back
hrcc strokes by excellent work on
| ne last lap.
Barnes and Vardon also had a large
1;allery and displayed some cxcellcn,
Falling only one short OF IIutch,n
ions record, Nardon's 74-73-li7 was
he same as returned by his country
nan, Ray.