New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-28
Il Or1rler CaCldy
Big Sensation
On Golf Links
William Creavy Covers the
Course in 68, Tying Rec
ord; Farrell Also Star
By Ray Mccarthy


For six years Wi!liam\ GRAVY and
Johnny Farrell were caddyire = The
Siwanoy Club. As caddies thew were
N Class A, and as embryo golfers
they showed all the earmarks Of com
ing stars. To-day both of them. now
luii-fiedged professionals, are strup-
gilng for the metropolitan open cham
p'onship on the same course over
"hlch they once caddied, and each has
a grand chance of carrying off the
uille. Ihey are starting the third
round this morning only step be-
hind the fast-fying~Cy Walker. of
the Englewood Country Club. who is
stlil running well in the van in good
form. sO0N
Creavy's performance was the fea-
lure OF day Of good things. This
good,looklng young man, returning to
MS home lot from taraway Kansas.
where he is now located at the Hill
crest Club, apparently was so overjoyed
at being back with the folks he went
right out and shot his head off. He
took up where Cyril Walker left off
on Tuesday and came within whisper
Oh breaking the course record of g.
at the seventeenth tee Creavy stood
He was on the green at the seven
tcenth putting for his 4, but the ball
hung on the edge of the cup and re-
fused to drop. SO Creavy took a 5,
and q at the home hole boosted his;
score to GO strokes, as fine per-
formance as was ever shown on those
wonderful links.
Gayly Bedecked Gallery
Creavy, who looks every bit the real
athlete he is, had the touca ana made
good use of it,, He hammered out
brides so rapidly the news quickly
spread torthe clubhouse that a dark
horse was after the record, and by the
ume the youngster had turned into
the stretch he had gayly bedecked
gallery trailing him and looking on in
astonlshment as he galloped along IN
fiawless stride. This was his card:
IN 2u' ........5 4 ss44aa442 s-s ss :,
Creavy's wonderful round doesn't
put him in the lead, as he had a rs
on the first round, but it does put him
right on the heels of Walker, who has
total score of 143. Walker had an
other good round yesterday, making
the trip in rs strokes. Creavy's CO
gave him a total of 146 and places
him in tie for the second position
with Big Bob Macdonald, the bonb bard
ing Bob O'Link professional.
After his dismal failure at Washing
ton last week the lanky Scot is COM
ing back to his own and in this tourna-
skill. his two rounds of 70 each are
kind that is generally good enough to
bring home the bacon Many believe
the tall Sir Robert will carry on to the
goal in the final two rounds to-day.
Johnny Farrell, Creavy's former play
mate, and now chief rival, and one of
the most promising young golfers that
has come up in the last few years, is
next in line, running neck and neck
with the robust Marty O'Loughlin, of
the Plainfeld Country Club. Each has
score Of AT. It's fine total end it
means danger to the leaders.
Severe Test for Farrell
If young Farrell, who has the game,
can withstand the final driving pace
which such phenoms as Hagen, Barnes
and Tom Kcrrigan are sure to launch
to-day he will be up there with the
leaders at the end.
Barnes and i - - 5,Al have
couple of good r. 1T and can be
counted upon to a.low few things
to-day. They are playing steadily and
easily and getting good scores without
much aid from old Mother Luck.
That is the crowd upon which most
of the interest will be centered to-day
and which will attract most Of the gal
leryites 1t may be that some dark
horse further back will break out in
mad frenzy of scoring and upset the
dope, but it does not seem likely.
Peter O'Hara, the Shackamaxon Club
star, who holds the New Jersey State
open championship, had the best score
of the day yesterday, excepting
Creavy's tally. o'Hara, playing as he
did on the last two rounds with jim
Barnes at Washington, turned In a
very snappy II, which, however, will
be of little use to him piled on to an
81 he dragged down on the first round.
Yesterdays score was:
fn' ! : ! : 4-ss--71
A great many in the field were au-
tomaticaily dropped from further com
petition yesterday. Only those whose
totals were within 10 strokes of the
eighth man will compete in the final
two rounds. The summary: