New-York tribune., 1921-06-26
(hicagoan Captures Open
Tile, I59-15O, After
His Tie With Wethered,
Amateur From Oxford
Gallery Of 5000
Sees Thrilling Play
Pros Victory Brings
This Honor to America
for First Time i'm History
By Arthur S. Draper
s,ne;ai Ccbse 10 The T.sb.ns

sr ANDREWS, Scotland. June 25.--
,ak Hutchison, hailing from Chicago,
d. native son Of this place, won the
| srssh open golf championship to-day
1 I'D for the first time in it's long his
i br che most coveted cup in the golf-
;sg world goes to America.
Playing eff tie with Roger Weth-
a.a, the young Oxford undergraduate,
ssichison lett no doubt that he is the
ftsss goiser playing to-day, his mar
m Of victory over thirty-six holes
A.sg nine strokes at the finish. he
nsh: easily have added q few more,
hrt after he had a lead of twelve
strokes at the thirty y-second hole he
lswed down and took no chances,
While the amateur went after every
4 sisg. The cards. totals were 15o and
as.
4 tremendous gallery, made up al
aost wholly of Wethered sympathiz-
/ sr, followed the players despite the
s5normsl heat for this country. Not
gnse Arnaud Massey took the cup to
4 grsrce has it left these shores. and
Hutehison is the only other visitor
1 10 make successful challenge.
In England the open championship
3 considered an even higher honor
y hold than the amateur title, and
hiash golf naturally suffered heavy
ahE, especially as the American pros
saished first and second and only a
Egng amateur stood between them
1 I'D complete victory in the champion-
dip rounds.
New st. Andrews Record
Meight consecutive rounds Hutchi-
ssn had an average of a fraction over
j. record never before equalled in
tssmpionship play. Incidentally he
A established a record for st. Andrews
4 q 10. Hutchison broke Wethered's
heart this afternoon by going out in SO
and gaining six strokes, thereby max
as BIS total advantage nine strokes.
his outward score contained four SIS,
sae Of which was made on q par s
sps. Jock sank puts from every cor
af Of the green's. He PLAYED hia
aashse approaches with all the skill
ia magician. Poor Wethered couldn't
iAnd the pace and his putting wrists
/ became palsied. On seven different
green's the amateur reqired three puts
laea and that is a large part of the
Hory Of his defeat, for he outdroye
aatchison on many holes. The Ameri-
an was troubled with a nasty hook.
mich got him into all manner Of diff
saitles and from which, fortunately, he
merged because of the wizardry of
Ak nashie shots.
ne truth is that Wethered PLAYED
ssh beyond his form ali through the
saampionship until the final round and
Aay-oit, and then he tried to match
siainaEily good golf against the super
iuman brand.
y u - possible to pick any single
asuus,s,.anding au,, shot of dozen or more
ufihant ones he made to-day, perhaps
aatchlson's full iron to within eight feet
lae pin at the fourth hole might be
,s.ss'sd s'.a as the turning point of the
s.sy Jock was 200 yards from the
sinesn' with two nasty bunkers in front
him. He cut the ball so heavily it
seat roll five feet after it nit the
= aa,a.Dased q green. He got an easy 4
70 Wsthered's 6.
Oxford Boy Loses Heart
! vas an amazingly good shot and it
s.ss Jock the greatest confidence, while
= the same time it was equally dis
aeartsning to his opponent. Immedi-
s.eiy afterward the fireworks started,
ssa hutchison playing FIVE hard holes
q sixteen shots.
. y Ihe morning, under q blazing sun
~ ~ WITH only gentle breeze to relieve
ae oppressive heat, an army of Ave
noasahd sssu golf enthusiasts tramped
ssr sist the sand dunes and was rewarded
va. va some high class golf by both
,.ssn sssnered ad Hutchison. Some were
tsssasa H. neg on housetops as they watched
,,,ln ,ahntchison had a IA, only three
~tsSss ssas better than Wethered's card.
,ns.id .n,sa oid not contain single 8, the
naseur n,n having thirteen 4s, eleven of
ms.a. sa u . row, and FIVE 5s. Had it been
Sa ksss play the American would have
ss :sss a., up, Tor Hutchison had 3s on four
s5e the match Hutchison spent
1ohtinued on pass seventeen,