Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-29
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NEW YORK. Oct. 2s-A supcrwo-
man OF the links forced supcrmalc
golfer 20 unwontcd heights to SUR
pass her today at the Pelham Country
Club
James Barnes. national omen
champion. defeated Miss Cecil Lcitch,
woman champion OF Great Britain,
France and Canada, by three and one.
in an exhibition match. In which he
granted her six hisaucs. To over
come this handicap he played such
remarkable golf that ne made the
6.4i?-yard course in 6S six strokes
under par and four under the previ-
Gus course record. set bv himself
MISS i.citch had II medal score OF So
the best II woman had ever done on
the course. three strokes under the
card that won the qua flying medal
in the recent woman's national
championship.
Miss l.citch played Rarncs in the
afternoon after defeating Miss Alcxa
ShriihG. former national champion.
by TWO up. The English wonau's
card in the morning was six strokes
higher than her record in the after
noon.
""rncs iins Handicap 4" Overcome.
Barnes would have won By six and
-FOUR, In nonhandicap match. but
the SiN-bisluc handicap. a form of
pay III which Miss Leitch frequently
engages with professionals, was a
great obstacle for him to overcome.
II meant that Miss Lcitch could cleo,
at any green. after the puts were
sunk. to subtract from her strokes
Tor the hole one or any Of the STROKES
advantage permitted her for Tho
match. She usually took q bisuuc,to
naive holcs. which Barnes had won.
NJ the turn. Barnes, having played
IN one under par. was two M on
actual play. hut the match was even
because Miss Leitch used two Of her
hislucs I" halve two holes. which no
''" oiaScd in one under par. Barnes
nad one eagle and six brides. he
pIaSr" nine holes in par and two
hoicS IN one over par. lie went ON,
IN 80. one under par. and came home
!" ~. five under par. While tho
match ended at the scvcn,ccn,h
green. the bye hole was pIavcd ,n
permit the record. \ tee sho, on,
OF bounds at the third hole cos, hi,
II SIX. one over par. ana at the mr.
Tour sixth. his long drive bouncc,I
mack from hill. requiring him ,n
play his second shot ahead of Miss
-citch's for tho first ana only time
III me match. His second left him
WIN bad lie. near stone wall. iust
of the green.
ON I'll" way home Barnes had an
eagle three and three brides lie
missed an eagle two mt tho homo
green ny hair. He might have b,d
Il hirdi" instead OF Il par five a, Tho
seventeenth except for the fac, ,bnt
ne inadvertently played his second
Sh"t to the eighth green, which nd
joins the seventeenth
Driving of iSnrneS Features
The feature Of his work was his
drives which were from nfty TO 100
yards longer than the efforts of Tho
female Babe Ruth" of the tee. Ills
drives had not only length but con
troi. For instance at the dG5-vard
doc-lcg thirteenth hole he DELHI
eratciy hooked his tee shot around
treee getting a distance OF at leas,
30 yards. which paved the way for
birdie three, while Miss I.citch
drove into the trees and required
seven strokes to sink. her worst
hole OF the match. His ability TO
hook at Will enabled Barnes to get
a birdie three at the 3l0-yard dog
leg second. His tee shot here curved
around trees and went into trap.
ten yards short OF the green.
At the 525-yard fourteenth hole.
f'arncS got ap eagle three by
mighty drive that was said by an
official who measured il by pacing
To he 80 yards long. Barnes here
put his second shot six feet from
the PIN An accurate index Of his
driving power was the home hole.
"a yards, where his tee shot made
the green. twenty feet from the Gun
ana beyond il. His first put skinned
past the hole by hair. Miss TcItcn
here was sixty yards short Of the
green with her effort from the tee.
nut had an excellent second iron
shot Indeed her approaches were
one Of the brightest spots Of her
days work. They offset in meas
IRE her shorter whacks from the
tee against Barnes.
Barnes was the better puttcr tax
Ing twcnty-ninc strokes on green's 10
MISS l."itch's thirtv-fivr. He had re-
markablc chip shot from trap. AZ
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