Evening star., 1921-07-22
PLAY IN TOURNEY
THRILLS GALLERY
Barnes and Others Play
Super Golf as Former
Stars Drop Out.
BY w. H. McCALLUM.

BY w. II. McCALLGM.
Long Jim Barnes. austere prince
Of. golfers today domtnstes the
Aper3can open golf' championship,
being played over the course df the
caluubia Country Club. .
Long Jim. who hangs hts hat dust
now in the PROFESSIONALS shop at
the Pelham Country Club. near New
HDssr-that is. when she Is not trav-
cling about the!s country showing the
natives how toSwield the driver and
mashie-breezed his way yesterday
around the course of the Columbia
Club in a thirty-six total Of IA,
four strokes in front of Freddie Nc
Leod. the local entrant representing
the home club. and Charles r. Muir
ray Of Montreal. Canada. who were
tied for second place with 148.
Barnes tied his own course record
with a card of SO in the morning
and then--breeEing along under
heavy wraps-got around in Is in
the afternoon for a thirty -six-hole
total which has not been equaled
a spectacular and austere figure o.
the links. His silence is awesome
and his personality compelling. But
when he hits a golf ball everybody
VINO watches KNOWS BARNES Appfe-
!, ciates his business and feels his re-
sponsfbility.
For many years Long Jim has been
knocking at the door OF the open
championship of the United States.
| Several times Jim has been out in
front. But each time some untoward
incident OF the tickle goddess has
thrust him back from the purple
fringed parapet which bears the
champions crown. Today Long Jim
appears a likely winner of the open
golf championship of 1921. He has
not too much to spare. Four strokes
| don't mean q great deal over such
| course as Columbia. But Jim is
hitting his shots Just right. and II
| he nnds the greens to his liking
today he'll lead the neld a merry
chase-and probably one that no 9TH
| er competitor can match.
Mcleod Accurate and Steady.
Fred Mcleod has already earned
| his place in the golhing hall of fame.
Freddy was tied with Charles r.
Murray of the Royal Montreal Club
| for second place with two consistent
| 74s for thfrty-six-hole total Of 14S.
Murray had IS and 73. Freddie mas
saged the ball around the course yes
terday In the manner Of which he
| alone ts master. He does nothing
/ spectacular. SensationaIism is far
removed from the Mcleod conception
| Of the way the game should be
played. Freddie believes in the
| pitch-and carries out his convictions
to the nth degree.
Thorough familiarity with the
course and a delicate putting touch
earned the diminutive Columbia pro-
fessional his second place notch yes
terday; Comtined with his aeeura.e
iron shots, he found 1t not at all DIFF
ncult to breeze around in q pair OF
74s.
| Murray. on the other hand. had his
difficulties. chiefly with the greens
The former Canadian champion was
playing a far more consistent game
than he showed In the qualifyfnk
round with Chick Evans Wednesday
His tee shots were consistently down
| the middle ana his iron shots were
very fine. Those mean little three
foot puts cost him several strokes
yesterday.
Don't overlook Clarence Hackney
George Duncan. Alex Smith and Louis
Teller. who are tied for third place
with totals Of $50. Bobby Jones re.
posed comfortably in Fourth plac'
with q thirty-six hole card Of 14s
Chick Evans. holder of the Unites
States and western amateur title
rests comfortably In a tie for fiftl
place with Emil Loffier at Isl. Chicl
Ii seven strokes back Of the :ad.l
and In very sweet position-on'
from which couple OF fine round
will very likely place HIM in a com
manding position Chick has the goi
In him to threaten the leader-and j
he hnds his puts dropping as the!
did on the last nine Wednesday. chicl
will put up a grand struggle for tol
honors.
Il Murray Ca. stanA Grind.
This chap Murray cannot be over
j. looked by any man. Murray fs ;
stocky-built feHow-able to with
enty-two holes. He will have to b
Notwithstsndins that George Dun
can at the close Of yesterdays pla!
. was only six shots back of jim
Barnes. his chances were not con
. house. in view Of his poor perform
ance yesterday afternoon. Duncan
should do better than his $50 tota
today.
His partner. Abe Mitchell. tn,
fS we'll she pS,ssa s9'shs. se
a sloppy exhibition of golf on TIL
first nine holes yesterday afternoon
He covered the first eight holes 1,
S6-was on the ntuth green In five
and asked his 'caddie to pick up hi
bail, thereby Withdrawing from tn
tournament.
4 Father Opportunity knocked vain
" for admfttance into Bobby Jones
golf locker yesterday afternoon. Tn
/ young Atlanta fash breesed through
the first nine In q par-shatterinI
. score Of 3S, two below par. Every
, thing was breaking right for tn
Young Albanian on the first nine.
. Jones starfs Missine Putts.
After the turn, however. he raj
into q bunker Of Gargantuan pro
|: portions. in the shape Of a series 0
missed puts. Bobby did not pla.
| nearly SO well on the last nine hole
as he did in securing his remarkably
SO out. His second shot to the twelfth
hole was hooked a wee bit and hi
. chip shot wandered across the green
| He took three putts At the four
teenth his pitch was pushed to tn
: right. and although he chfpped up t
, within ten feet. his pufi was shor
and he took 5 to the h0le. He got
par 1 at the fifteenthA but at the shor
sixteenth took three puts for a 4
On the seventeenth green the your,
Albanian again took three puts. H
| secured a par on the eighteenth.
Even with his bad-looking In min
Of Ss. Bobby today stands well n
J among the leaders in the tourna
ment: His total for thfty.slx hole
of 14s Aentities him to 2erious con
sideratfSn, and slthouglA he win b
|. the flying jim BarnesI he has eaoug
: golf in him to do anything except tn
. impossiblea The gallery which crowd
. ed and pushed its way oveH the roll
: ing hills Of Columbia yest<rdaY aft
ernonn will never forRet tie fhanc