The New York herald., 1921-04-03
JOCK HUTCHISON'S
291 EASILYEARNS
OPEN GOLF HONORS
Glen View Expert Becomes
North and South Cham
piOn.
LEADS BY FOUR STROKES
George Fotheringham and
{ Fred Mcleod Tie for Second
Place at 295.

PrNEHuRsr. N. c., April 2.-The
North and South open golf champion
ship title passed into the keeping Of
Jock Hutchison, the great Chicago
professional, at the conclusion Of the
tournament at Pinehurst this after
noon Hutchison disposed Of the
seventy-two holes Of play in a total of
margin of four strokes.
Fred Mcleod of Columbia, who
finished at $50 on the first day. SIX
strokes behind Hutchison and George
.Fotheringham OF Breton Woods, who
were tied for the lead at 144. made a
fine uphill fight in defence of his title.
won last year at the expense Of Walter
Hagen. and finished In tie with
Fotheringham for second money. at 295,
four strokes from the top. Mcleod had
. IS In this mornings round. but Hutchi
son got II, and the title defender was
eight strokes to the bad.
In the final round Freddy went around
in $50, 70. as against a final round
Of 76 for Jock.
SThe championship course was used for
10th of to-day's rounds. and the best gclf
of the day was played in the morning
hours. Peter O'Hara of Shackamaxon
and George Mclean both went around
In 10. Hutchison and Leo Diegel were
each IL and George Fotheringham would
have had a II save for a penalty stroke,
which he charged himself when he
caught his ball in the act of rolling over
while George was selecting club to
smite 1t with.
Tvhoro wara M aavapfiaa trrnad in
during the afternoon and only one II,
this being to the credit of Willie Leach
Of Merchantville. N. j.
Interest in the days play centred in
the great fight for the title between
Hutchison and Fotheringham and In the
equally exciting duel fought out be-
tween Walter Hagen and j. II. Kirk
wood. the Australian open champion.
who, playing together, tied at 154 last
night, tied again at 22s at the end OF
this mornings round and finished all
even, at 3o2 at the close of the tourna-
mont,
~. start out All Even.
Hntchison and Fotheringham, start
ing out this morning all even and play
ing together, carried an enormous and
not over considerate gallery around with
them Time and again 1t was necessary
TO check his swing in the very act OF
playing and to walt until members Of
the gallery had moved back or to one
vide to allow room for the shot But in
spite of the interference, the big throng
pnd the strain naturally attendant upon
Hghting out so close a race. both con-
1estants played magnificent golf from
start to finish.
Hutchinson gained a stroke on Fother-
lob xwtfkIr sr1t A ha 6rSf hnl
and George came back with gain of
two strokes at the third hole where.
after trapping his drive, he recovered
with wonderful shot to within a dozen
feet OF the cup on the distant and hidden
green and sank his next shot for a
birdie 3.
Futheringham reached the turn in 80
to Hutchison's 36 and he was more
than holding his own when he ran up
against the penalty stroke on the way
to the twelfth hole. His second shot. a
remarkable recovery from the woods to
the edge of the rough near the green.
landed In a tuft of grass and rolled
over while Fotherfngham was selecting
his club, but after he had cleared tho
way for his shot.
Georges calling of the penalty stroke
cost. him a tie for the lead at the end
! of the round. Hutchison had some hard
luck OF his own at the same hole. His
fine second shot. dropping down from
the. sky, hit the pin near the top. slid
down TO the bottom, struck the metal
OF the cup and was shunted Off TO the
edge OF the green.
Jock gathered In a fine birdie 3 on the
mound top thirteenth. Both players went
down under par at the fourteenth and
! the round ended with a medal score
of 36. 35-71 for Hutchison and 35. a.
~ for Fotheringham, and with Hutchison
one Stroke in the lead In the race for
the title.
The leaders stood as follows at the
end-of the third round: Jock Hutchison.
IA. T1-215; George Fotheringham. 1H.
T2-a6: Pete O'Hara 1F, W-2T: Leo
Diegel. 15o 71-221; Fred Mcleod. $50. "a
223: Martin o'Laughlin, NO. 7s-223
Both Hutchison and Fotheringham
slipped up on several holes In the final
round this afternoon, Hutchison taking
sevcnty-six and Fotheringham seventy
nine, but Pete O'Hara failed to take adj
vantage of the wide open opportunity
70 win the title or tie for Il and INDUCED
In a seventy-nine.
Hagan and Kirkwood were followed
through the day by almost as large a
gallery as attended the rounds of the
leaders Kirkwood played his usual
great game on the way to the greens,
and then threw away puts whenever
first class opportunities presented them
selves. As for Hagen. he did not miss
more than two or three puts OF fcss
than ten feet In the course Of the entire
day. but his long game was consistently
erratic.
Tne scores:
THE PRIZE WINNERS