Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-23
''Mmof Courage andSkiH,"
Praises the President,
Presenting "Long Jim'
With Silver Cup Emble-
matte of National Golf
Title
BY SANDY McNIBLICK
columbia County Club, Chevy Chase,

Columbia County Club, CheNy ChaSe,
Md, July %.
TT WAS a field day for Jim Barnes
l. that twenty fifth combat for the open
golf championship Of these United
States. It's all over today but the
shouting, and there'll be plenty Of that
for jim
For Barnes has been, these long years
past, the heir-apparent to the Ameri-
gan golf throne. Now he's come into
his own and 10000 throats roared his
praise at the coronation.
The finest, clennest type Of athlete
with whom | have come in personal
contact said President Harding, in
presenting the huge silver cup yester'
day.
Mr.. Barnes, / salute you as real
champion, as man Of courage and
skill, and as man who had even more
than that to win your title.
IF or you had balance and poise and
you had control over your nerves and
your inner self.
"When you are in the rough and you
plant your great feet there preparing to
deal with that problem. | have never
seen you make that shot till you had
studied 1t out and We're ready.
1T is n quality / love in any man
and think the characteristics you dis
played TO win this championship are a
fine example for us all
SunkiSt Jim blushed an even brighter
crimson as he fdgcted under this praise
from the Nations ruler.
Speech, speech" came from all
sides.
Il never yet held ont one Of those
things" grinned jim, ns he fondled the
cup while the movie machines ground
on. "But | want TO thank you. MIR:
President. for what you have said !
want to thank the club and everybody
for the way l have been treated, and
wish to state that | think this has
been the most successful tournament
ever held for the American champion
ship-cspccially for Jim Barnes
All for Jim
As Barnes finished his modest con-
fession of happiness. a pro yelled out
| above the cheering, "We're all for you
| jim and they werc-the whole pack
who trailed awash in his wake all the
way Seldom has a victory been more
popular or more unanimous. once
back there in 1906 when the game was
Young ant everything. it is said Alex
Smith won the title by nine strokes.
j too. But thnt's about the lone page oil
history, either. in this country or
abroad. anybody could quote ofhand
to show of-auy champion showing his
heels so whole hcartedly to the pack.
You might have thought the tourney
wns held for the sole purpose OF mag
nifying the greatest of jim Barnes
golf game ; that he was star performing;
you might say, in front of chorus oil
spear bearers ~, oo
He led from start to finish. His 6o
to qualify was the best made by any OF
the 2GO contestants. His go in the first
round of the medal play proper for the
championship gave him IN" lead Whlch
wos never headed. for he led at the
end of the first day with ~ 90 la
four strokes better than any OF the
eighty eight who qualified.
We told yesterday how. when Jim
Barnes is up like that on them the first
day. he goes through with it to II be-
wildrring finish. how they cant catch
him when he is right. and so 1t turned
out For his last day total was but
a stroke worse and h" finished IN one
of the lowest totals ever made IN th'
championship. 90 10 10 I!-2N'. 'hl"B
Evans once had the lowest card IN a
titular tussle. 2S6. but he didn make
II on greens like those at Columbia.
Wanted That Title
So, after listening to them hollor for
him all week. you can blame ) III
Barnes for the broad beams that Wrin
l;led his face as he went away from
the rud.
Espccially rs on his bosom was tht
gold medal he'll always keep. cradIeo
in his arm Americas : grandcst goij
trophy which he must defend, in on
hand tho gold watch presented by ca
ters Seeds for the best round made, and
in the other $500 which. of course, was
| lDrd TO take.