New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-23

Barnes neStrooe the Held ike a golhng
Colossus.
His sSill and poise we're supreme
from the moment he struck the first
drive in the qualifying test. where ne
broke the record of the course. His
driving was long and straight, his iron
play was superb and on the green's.
where so many fsltered, his trustv
putting blade found the true line to
the center Of the cup, where, with an
uncanny touch, he coaxed the elusive
ball into it's nest of tin.
The Pride of Pelham started his
third round four strokes in front of
Freddie Mcleod and Charlie Murray
Jones and only George Duncan threat
ening SIX strokes away But after the
third round had been completed there
was no longer the faintest shadow Of
q d fot regarding the name OF Ted
Rays successor. For at noon. with
only one round 70 go, Barnes was rest
ing on the crest Of the wave at PIT.
seven strokes in front of Freddie Nc
Leod and Walter Hagen, who were then
tied at 224.
The story might inst as we'll been
written at noon of Barnes long de-
layed triumph. For no living golfer
have spotted Long Jim seven strokes
and cut away his lead While Hagen
or Mcleod, through some terrific IN
set, might have brought him down,
Duncan and Hutchison, the last two
British champions, had long since faded
into the shadows, faint silhouettes
against the championship skyline.
Neither could find his top form nor
come upon stride swift enough to
keep pace with the long legs and the
magic score OF the newly arrived man
DARN of the game.
Hutchinson fell back quickly, but
Duncan hung on grinly until his third
round, cropping for the miracle that
refused to break, until his outward
journey of 80 with bad start home
told him that his final chance was over
and that the last Of this Britons was
put out of the fight.
Leading by seven strokes, Barnes
captured the entire gallery when he
started his final advance. From the
first blow of the green crest of the
first tee he left no doubt that he was
out to nail down his victory beyond
the reach of horny handed fate Word
cane back Of improving scores, but
there was no sign of wavering as he
played his approaches boldly to the
green and went after his puts with
the same conf dent touch he had shown
from the start.
Waivers Only Once
There were those who figured that
he might break, but as he began to
turn cut par figures hole after hole
It became evident that he was not only
going TO win, but that he was going 10
win by overwhelming figures in final
proof that his mastery was complete.
The new champion had but one wav-
ering spell and that came IN the morn
.ag round.
For the first SIX holes he had no less
than five SIS, but a. the second he
proved that destiny was ON hand to
back up his skill. With the ball rest
ing in the rough upon the steep slope
Of a Columbian hill, sixty yards from
the green that was guarded by
the Pelham pro. pitched grandly to the
green's edge. where the ball huttered
along the keen, rolling surface until it
finally toppled into the cup for an
eagle 2, two strokes under par. This
amazing break merely served to in
crease the margin, for 2 nine stroke
lead doesn't have TO fall back upon
miracles.
All interest after Barnes's great out
ward round of "a IN the afternoon CEN
tered upon the battle for second place.
Here Hagen and Mcleod fought to the
final putt, both playing at tor speed,
and only a dizzy finish by aage,
bropght him level with the Columbia
veteran, who won his championship
thirteen years ago.
Hagen, apparently we'll TO the rear,
opened W full steam and finished with
four 3's, Gaping the astonishing eli
max by sinking his mashie chip over a
bank on the final hole. At the same
green Mcleod had ten-foot putt to
stanA alone back of Barnes, but the
ball. after hitting the rim, refused to
drop.
Mcleod was not the only veteran
who proved the enduring quality Of
his skill Alex Smith came to the
seventeenth hole n the forenoon with
out mark on his card above for
hfty-two consecutive holes-rare proof
Of wonderful steadiness that appar-
emily was not to be broken.
Trouble at Seventeenth
But at the seventeenth his pitch
failed to hold the plateau green and
finally trickled into such trouble that
ne needed to hole cut. After this
bad break of fortune Smith turned in
IA for his final journey, playing with
ell the ancient skill that gave him two
crowns to wear many years ago. Both
Mcleod and Smith were well entitled to
the congratulations Of the old guard
and the new. By strange turn Of
fortune it fell to the lot of Bobby Jones,
the youngest player in the tournament,
70 tie with Alex Smith. the oldest.
With one at nineteen and the other at
lrty-one, the gap of thirty-two years
proved nc barrier at golf.
In the afternoon test Jones started
out TO devour the course. He was away
fomping with 8, 8, 4. 3, but at the long,
nerve-crushing fifth, that wrecked so
many budding hopes, he planted two
strokes in succession out of bounds and
MIS- final dash was over His early
card OF 3, 8, 4, s, 9 was typical Of this
championship with it's terrifying h2z~
aras waiting in Turk for any stray shot
'Hhere heartbreaking penalties ruled
the day.
Chick Evans, amateur champion,
agaln led the amateurs with q clear
grip on fourth place, but he was too far
away after his first three rounds to
nave any nope of reaching the top. AT
sass ne finished Ghree strokes in front
VI 1eorge Duncan, who stood at 300 In
money
While the matchless play of Jim
narnes killed off any final thrills such
inverness and Brae Burn knew, the
tournament was wonderfully handled in
sssseES way. The galleries, directed by
ha1 al