Arizona republican., 1921-07-23
]. BARNES WINS NATIONAL OPEN. WITH 289 SCORE
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WASHINGTON, July 22-James NJ. Barnes professional of the Pelham Bay, N. r., Country club won the na- tionaI open championship here today with a score of 289 strokes for 72 holes.
 Nine strokes in his wake came Walter Hagen of New York. champion in 1919. and Fred Mcleod, profess ional of the local course each with score of 29S.
 National amateur champion Charles Chick Evans, of the Edgewater club of Chicago, was fourth with BOP, the first amateur to finish. The second amateur, Robert T. Bobby" Jones of Atlanta, tied with the pro- fessionals Alex Smith of New Lon don. and Emmett French of Youngs- town. Ohio, with a score of 303.
 Foreign Entries Fare Poorly
 Of the half dozen foreign entrants only one, George Duncan winner of the 1920 English open, finished well up. He was tied with Clarence Hackney of Atlantic City for. eighth place with 305.
 Following this pair came Emil Loeffler of Pittsburg with a 306 and A. T. Hackbarth of Park Ridge, Ills. one stroke behind Loeffler. Barnes, in winning his first national cham pionship, gave a remarkable exhibi- tion of brilliant yet consistent golf. a standard which will probably stand for some seasons to come.
 Had Barnes been a trifle more fort unate in his putting on>he final nine holes, he would have created a new championship record. As it was he came within three strokes of the figures made by Chick" Evans in the open of 1916, when the western anna teur played around the Minnekahda course at Minneapolis at 2S6. Today with an applauding and gaily de- decked gallery of some thousand spectators following him and knowing that at last after many previous at- tempts he had the championship within his grasp. Barnes weakened at the final greens and has missed several butts which earlier in ths play would have been easy for him Today was a victory after nine year. of struggle for the title. Barnes frs tried for the championship in 191: at Buffalo. In 1915 he came well t the fore when he finished in fourtl place with 301. In 1916 he was fourtl
 
 eleventh place with 315. Last seasor he tied with 'Chrck" Evans for sixth place with 29S.
 | From the time he made the turi Wednesday in 36 Barnes was neve headed by any of his competitors His out nine Thursday. the first min of the championship proper. was tn best of the day, and he turned in card of 6s to lead George Duncan b. three shots. He led by four shots a the end of the second round.
 At the eleventh hole this morninl Fred Mcleod. the local professional was within one stroke of the flyin Barnes. A six on the twelfth hol ruined McLeod's chances to catch tn ultimate winner and Mcleod followe with a five on the short thirteenth Waiter Hagen, 1919 champion, wh was tied for second place with Nc l Leod at the end of 54 holes and wh finished in a tie for second plac, never came close to overtaking tn winner. although his last nine wa played in S4 one under par- Barnes Outdrives Competitors
 Barnes played with the most sup erb confidence all through the tourna ment. He was very long from the te and appeared to have perfect trust 1 : his irons. His putting was by far tn ] best of any competitors. Barnes wa also the most consistent of any of tn competitors fin getting down in tw from green edges.
 Thursday
 r a. m, out .. ........445 356 333-;
 in .........344 444 244-; f