Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-26
SOUTHERN GOLF PLAYER
PERFORMS REMARKABLY
Bobby" Jones Leads Field i'm
Race for Western Open Title
After Great Playing.
lEy Associ..,ch rress.l

CIENELANp. ONO. Aug. "5.-tu
amateur from the South with tn" re
markab'" score Of cH-7U--iSa. led in
the contest for tn" open golf cham
pionShip ur the Western Golf As
ISOLATION at the cad uf tuday's plal
az lakewood Club. l:"hhy jones. Of
Atlanta. with ma"hinc-iil,c golf. top
ping tn" scores "f tn. best profess
SioliaI golfers in tn" world. Including
Jock IlntChiSon. uf Chicago. British
open chanpiOn. aild James Barnes. of
Ne" York. national or"n chamui"n.
y repetition of his score FOR the Sec
ohd h;i!f of the contest. to l." plaN cd
by SiNty-ScVcn survivors tomorrow
would civ, total of 21S Tor seventy
NV" holes. I've strokes better than
IN" events record "r -" made twice
ny farncS. and eight Str"kcS bctt-r
IMAM IN" Record set in tn" national
tcur champion.
Scoring WAS not So spectacular to-
day as on WEDNESDAYS. when three
PLAYERS scored under 80. but Jones
,hf"iN missed iiNr-fou' putt on the
nome green Tor q second 80 in NV"
DAYS. Ills 20 was cuuaIlcd today by
only one other player. Laurie Ay,on.
OF IN" Evanston Golf club. Chicago.
only tW" players cuuallcd par II
today: Jock !iuichiSon. defending: his
t!ilr. and Robert Simpson. the only
'1IiiOrniI contender. " he took fifteen
strokes oil his first days score. show
IN winning the championship twice in
years Sou" by.
Thc perfect weather ami cxcclicn;
turf mad" low scores possible" and
better. another unhcard-of perform
:n"".
Emma French. OF Youngstown. who
set IN" Goliins world agug Yesterday
WIN Il record of 60. today fell OF
ten strokes. hut was sun in second
rlac" with li". Will" Fob PEBBLES. of
l'c"ria. failing by four strokes OF
duplicating his -. was in third pIac"
with li2.
Walter Hagen. twice national ana
western open champion. playing with
Jones was tied for fourth place. with
iiut"hiS"n at li3. taking - today to
ne latter =. and scoring better
Than he played. IS he Expressed IL.
Mike Brady. OF Detroit whom
itaE"n defeated in a play oft for the
national open title tw" years ago at
ii"St"n was next with lij. Will"
u. -. Hart. oi Marietta. Ohio. - new
player IN the national events. hy viz
tue OF a - on the second nine ,oduy
was seventh with lac.
ii"h Mcdonald, Of Chicago. Metro
polIian open champion. stunning 10
80 today. despite that Ii" went to M.
SHOP last might and put a now shaft
IN his maShic by artificial light Was
tied at - with Willie Org. al Wor-
ccstcr. Mass. and Dave ocilvi.. of
tn" home club.
Joe kirkwood, the Australian cham
ri"n. although he thrilled large
crowd on The home grcn" Ivy jumping
over SiymicS into the cup from all
distances. was of on ordinary putting
today and took ~ for total OF IFS.
lying with William Mchlhorn. of
Shreveport, and Franl, Adams ana
Tom Kenneth. Of Chicago.
Tncrc were four scores Of lia. in
Guiding James Barnes. and three. OF
LOO, including George Sargent. of
'"lumbhS former national open
champion.
IN" oniy amateurs besides Jones'
10 stay in The contest We're Nelson
DAVIS. Of Cleveland l3+, and Charles
IlymcS, OF Erie. IA. lj6.