New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-13

and the 1.-Two Orphans" combined.
Jock was as fdgety and as nervous
as catfish hooked on a double barb.
but he fought like tiger all the way,
and at the end of the first tnirty-six
holes was one stroke in front of jim
Barnes and Leo Deigel and two strokes
in advance of Walter Hagen, Harry
vardon and Ted Ray, who were all
Jumped within easy striking distance
of the peak.
Jock, with another 60 in the morning.
needed 145 strokes for the thirty-six-
hole route. If the same system of
scoring had been employed for this
championship as that used st Brae Burn
last year Hutchinson would tonight be
open champion of America, with the
sensational total of ESQ.
Qualifying Scores Not Counted
But on sais occasion the qualifying
scores did not count as they did year
ago, and the gallant Scot from the
shadow of st. Andrews. now at Glen
view, Chicago. still has thirty-six holes
left in which to continue the most
nerve-wracking battle that any open
championship has ever known.
One stroke back of Jock with totals
of 146 are Long jim Barnes and Leo
Diegel, foreign born and home
bred. And one stroke back of this pair
az 147 are Hagen, Ray and Vardon.
Unless young miracle happens one
member from this quintet Will win.
For FIVE ~ the six are veteran cam
paigNers and the other is a scrappv
young home bred who has been play.
ing sensational golf for the last week
ard who. except for an unlucky at the
s twelfth hole, would to-day be leading
the field.
hutchinson in the shadow of the
big four-Hagen. Barnes. Vardon and
Ray has no chance to loaf. The two
British stars are entirely too close for
any comfort. One may slip and fade
out OF the big picture, but there is
hardly chance that both will break.
But the golf fortunes of the United
States are still we'll protected bv
Hutchinson, Barnes, Diegel and Hagen.
Among these leading SIX there are
tive home breds in Hagen sand Diegel,
;vo of the foreign born in Hutchinson
a. BARNES and two British entries in
NarloN md Ray, feature that has
ads immense interest 30 the final
battle throughout Friday. To take
each ~ IN turn:
No.e Inspired Golf
Hutchinson morning round was a
continuation = inspired golf. Once
long drives FIR down the course. pitch
Ing to the pin and putting consistently.
IN TINS spectacular march his golf
looked to be entirely too easy for a
grown man to play.
Out in 33, his first mistake came with
hooked drive at the tenth that car
RED near the cedars and forced him
to play safe. But after two par holes
he GOT this back by holding a 25-foot
putt for 2 at the short thirteenth.
Thereafter his card totaled even as
CT an average.
Jocks afternoon round was a diff
ferent story. Inspire ton here gave way
to perspiration, ana he had to battle
with the spirit of the ancient Highland
clan to save his lead. Hooked tee
shots began to Get aim into trouble,
and at the fourth hole, where Hutchin-
son needed a 6, Hagen had got back a
strokes
At This point Jock settled down for a
spell, but or the inward journey he be-
Ia I'D TO pi,ch dead from the rough to
ge- his par 5. At the short thirteenth
Ae was tapped, but fine recovery and
one putt brought him in 8. And so
nc fought it out, until at the $40 yard
eighteenth he lit into a mighty wallop
tiat stopped only two yards short of
TIE bunker guarding the green, and
totn has siX-foot putt for 3 hung on
the lip Of the cup.
Hagen Struggles Badly
Hagen began struggling badly There
were times III the morning when he
l"o' cd worried. At the fifth hole, for
example. he was fifteen yards over the
ais second n.ted his head
- As 'hird aid failed to get on. Here
ne needed a six. At the next hole he
again ioOAed Up on mashie shot, half
topped 1t and was lucky to dodge 8
bunker
But at this point he settled down
grlmiy with 4 terrific wallop that came
within ten yards of the green on
the seventh hole, high carry
over the trees turning the trick. And
his chip shot hit the cup for a 2 but
popped out at the edge. After N
rlokety time in the afternoon where he
needed six at the drive and pitch
sixth hole, where he was badly
ounkered, Hagen goS going again and