New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-27
Walker Covers
Siwanoy Links
In 68 Strokes
Hagen Also Plays Clever
Game and Finishes With a
20; Philadelphia Shines
BY Ray Mccarthy

Cyril Walker, the wiry young pro.
fessional of the Englewood Country
Club, led record breaking field of
solfing barriers in the first round of
the Metropolitan open championship
tournament at the Siwanoy Country
Club yesterday: Walker, playing
phenomenal golf. went around the
beautiful layout in Bronxville in the
dazzling tally of 6S strokes.
Walker was playing with Walter
Hagen, the playing through title hold
err, and this pair certainly gave the
gallery plenty of thrills. Hagen him
self had wonderful round of 70
which puts him in a commanding posi-
ton for the rest of the chase. Know
ing Hagen's ability to go get them
at once under steam, it would not be
at all surprising to see the former
national king repeat his victory of
last year. and of the last three Years.
This seems to be his pet tournament
Marvellous putting combined with
wonderful. recoveries from the little
sponsibge for the low scores of Hagen
and Walker. This is the way thew
chased each other around in the first
lap;
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Walker Approaches Record
Walkers outgoing score comes pretty
dose to being record. The SO EQUALS
the course record. Hagen. on his re-
turn, was going like triphammer. Ap-
parently bent for new record, he got
into trouble on the last three holes and
was slowed down.
Following closely upon the heels of
the two leaders is young Johnny Far
rell, Of the Quaker Ridge club. grand
player, who is destined to do veil II hoA
fore his golfng days are numbered.
Farrell has a II. He has the game
and it only remains to be seen whether
he can stand the pace for four rounds.
To date in his short career the Quaker
Ridge youth has not yet mastered this
essential detail of the game. Farrell's
sparkling round was:
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Follow three stalwarts, Bob MacDon-
aid, Of the Bob O. Link Club, of Chi
cage, whose failure to qualify in the
national last week was one of the
greatest surprises of the meeting:
Marty O'Loughlin, of Plainfeld, and
Archie Sanderson, of Sleepy Hollow.
Each has score of 10 with which to
start the second lap. They played sound.
steady golf all the way and we'll earned
their good scores.
Barnes in Running
Running next in order in easy. nat
ural stride which promises danger for
the leaders before the race Is run. ia
Long Jim Barnes, the Pelham Prince.
with "a to his credit. The golfer of
the Glover Leaf is golfng on the fly
these days. On Monday paired with
the Chief Executive of the land, Presi-
dent Harding, Barnes avenged the vic
tory OF Freddie Mcleod, Columbia pro-.
and Bob Small, newspaper writer Of
Washington, gained at st. Augustine
last winter, by winning over the CO.
lumbia course.
The margin of victory was one point.
but Barnes and the President were as
well satisfied as though it had been
ioc: 1t was sufficient to collect the
spols. Barnes returned early yester-
Gay morning, and Immediately upon his
arrival went to Siwanoy and began
shooting for further honors.
barnes played around with Tommy
herrigan, the Siwanoy star, who also
had "a. They are both playing we'll
and Will be sure to be up in the race
all the way. Their score Of "a yester-
DAY was good start.
Joe Kirkwood, the Australian freak
SHOEMAKER, and Tom Boyd, the philo-
sophical golf pro of the Fox Hills Club,
are running abreast of Barnes and
Aerrigan, as is Joe Sylvester, of ST.
Adams.
The remainder Of the field of more
tnan l25 players is spread out clear
back the score of 96. Joseph Massey,
with his trusty niblick and putter, COM
piled that non-winnfng total.
The amateurs, of whom there are but
few, are headed by A. F. Hammer, of
the Baltusrol Club, and Tommy Armour,
from bonnie Scotland. Each had 76.
armour deserves an extra half point at
least for finishing in the rain.
1t was an all-day caravan that began
the parade at 8 o'clock and finished
promptly as the factory whistles were
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