Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-22
BAINES LED HIGH CLASS FIELDOF GOLFERS

Ws4Aiastsa. July zL-James M Har1es. the attenuated sorrel-tep pro- teHslena1 from the Pelham, Y. r.. coun- try club. led an exceptionally high class hsid of golfers with a score of IA strokes at the close of the first day of the tEenty-Sixth national open golf eh2nspinnship over the course of the Co., lumhia Country Club.
 Barnes score for the full Ss holes to- ezy showed an average of enc stroke ever par for each nine boles, or a total oe four ever par for the day's play.
 Four strokes back of Barnes came Charles R. Murray of the Royal Golf club of Montreal, and Fred Mcleod of ehs loczl club professional who tied with a score of 14s. Fourth place was held by Robert T. Jones Jr., of Atlanta, The youthful southern amateur with his 14s led four contestants in the 150 cls ss aftsr which the field aligned itself in Eroups. ranging in numerical order fr@1 15f made by Charles Evans. of Chicago. national amateur champion. to Jim Donnschie with total of 1s1.
 Long Jim Barnes. as he is generally known. today showed a brand of almost reFfect golf. He was the class of the field for the day at least. exhibiting the most consistent golf. being good in ev- e1E CenlEAnleuL or the
 Barnes in taxing first place by four stroke, al the halfway mark placed him seif in a commanding tournament posi- tiou but cannot afford to let down in his -isy, and must maintain the same high standard tomorrow in order to make sure O. the prize Never in his hunt for an orsn chsmoicnshlD has he approach sd to6sys position. In the test he has led at the end Of the eighteen holes but -eve- at thirty-siX. \ solhnS technics itv at enc time thres tened 10 check his career iu the present tournament. A question arose regarding the possibility of his d;squslifi ton during the play ot the afternoon roInd. due to an unveri- fed score or one. Of the holes. The mat is- was called to the attention Of the United States Golf Association comm, t. ter wa.ch ruled that Barnes was in no way ts blsrrs for tho infrsction ot the rfi's and -ssuesd To ac. other than to add s7 sdfitio1s! stroke to his score.
 Charles r. Murray and Fred Mcleod. wfo are trailing Barnes. are two dan =erous opponents and are within strik- Ing distance of Barnes should he snow the slightest let-Gowu in his present form Mcleod putted eIcellently today and. as home professional, knows the course iii5e book and might easily to- morrow shoot ss or ss which would place him alongside the leader.
 Murray. tr. former Canadian cham pionsh.p holder also played excellent and consistent golf. his iron shots being particularly good. although he had oc- cssioaai troUb,e in getting down putts. He is consiaersd the dark horse or the arst five. Robbie Jones, if he should play golf Of the type displayed in the hrst nine holes Of the afternoon round Ehen he dH thirty -three-two under par, Hzs an excellent chance to place among The leaders. Jones was extremely bad or the frsr nine holes which he did in 4u- Ho in1nroYed on the honeEard nine of tSe forenoon, and played really phe- r0uenal golf on his outward tour after lunch. Coming hack he showed a Hash os his temperament on the seventeenth Ea-a he missed a short put.
 Clarence Hackney Of Atlantic City. Alex Smith O. New London. Louis Tel Her. former French champion. Of West Newton, Mass-, and George Duncan .orued the QuzEtette with the 15O score. National Amateur Champion Chick Evans. is expected by many of the ex- aerts to do bette, than 151 in tomorrow s round. and is c.2sssd among these play "-r who stil have an excellent chance for the championship should Barnes fall