The New York herald., 1921-07-28
'WALKER'SGOLFL
Is NOW 5 STROKES
Englewo0d Professional Still
in Front of Met Open Field
at Siwanoy.
GETS rs FOR 143 TOTAL
William Creavy Equals Course
Record of 68 and Ties Bob
Macdonald for Second.
GETS rs FOR 143 TOTAL
BY KERR N. PETRIE.

BY KERR N. PETRIE.
Cyril Walker, professional Of the En-
glewood Country Club, like his cele-
brated namesake. is still going strong.
Going out In front of the field In the
first eighteen holes of play In the Met
ropolitan open golf championship at
Siwanoy on Tuesday. Cyril still was at
the head of the parade when the count
was made for the first thirty-six holes
yesterday. He had improved his posi-
ton slightly, too, and this despite the
fact that his card for the second round
was rs. where on the first trip around
It had been 6S.
After that initial spin Walter Hagen
had been only two strokes behind the
Englewood man with a 70. However
Walter yesterday took rs. and by re-
linquishing the second position enabled
Walker to add stroke to his overall
lead with total of 143 strokes.
Closest to Walker at the finish Of the
second eighteen were William v. Creavy
OF Hillcrest. Kansas City. and Bob Mac
donald Of Bob o. Link, Chicago. each at
146. John Farrell of Quaker Ridge, who
took third place the first day with II,
tied for fourth place with Marty
O'Loughlin of Plainfield with lat. A
stroke behind these two again came
Walter Hagen and Fred Canausa Of
West Point at 14s, and trailing this
couple by just such margin were Tom
Kerrigan OF Siwanoy and Jim Barnes of
Pelham, who the night before had been
given a complimentary dinner by his
club In recognition Of his winning the
national championship at Washington
last week.
Creavy proved to be the surprise Of
the round. His opening attempt had
cost him 7s. strokes. very average play
In such a tournament; Yesterday he
came away with a burst Of brilliance
that carried the afternoon gallery along
In raptures and almost resulted in a
record score of 67 being established.
Playing the last two holes Creavy had
the par of and 5 before him to better
Walkers mark. but on the seventeenth
the putt which would have enabled him
to set up new figure for Siwanoy hung
on the lip OF the cup.
Creayy on the last hole did not give
himself a good chance to better par He
was well down to the brook with his sec
ond. but his approach rolled off the
green to the left. Using his putter.
Creavy made o bold bid for the 4, but,
while the shot was perfect for strength.
It was off the line just the merest frac-
tion Of an inch.
Crenvy a Local Roy.
Although professional for several
years at Kansas City, Creavy formerly
was caddy at Siwanoy. He is a Tuck
ahoe boy and before going West to his
first professional appointment was as
sistant to Jack Inglis at Fairview. In
his sensational round many of his rela-
tives and friends were in close attend
ance. and an uncle even acted In the ca
pacitysof forecaddy. His card:
Out ........... IS 3-32
In ...4 4 3 "a 3 5-36-es
While not scoring within seven strokes
Of his first total, Walker again played
smoothly and made only one really bad
shot during the course of his round. This
lone blunder was socketed mashie at
the short sixth. 1t was not an expensive
mistake, as with his mashie-niblick
Walker proceeded to make up lost
ground by laying the ball dead for 8.
On the seventh the Englewood man
was trapped. and he had three puts on
the eighth. He had putt for at the
ninth, but on the tenth he did not give
himself much chance of cutting a stroke
from par. his approach being over the
green. After that all the holes were
pIayed in their true value. with possibly
the exception Of the fifteenth. where
Walker was in the rough to the right
His card:
Out 4 3 < 3 3 4-2s
In .......... 8 3 4 3 8 5-37-75
Jim Barnes, the open champion. played
the eleven holes from the fifth to the
fifteenth inclusive in three under IS,
but he'was unfortunate both in his start
and in his finish. At the second hole
he had a S. and 6 crept Into his card
at the fourth after another stroke had
been wasted on the short third. He had
at the sixteenth and brought his
days work to termination with 6.
Hagen, who again went out In COM
pany with Walker. did not hit 1t off
very happily. as his score of 7S would
seem to indicate. Generally he was not
hitting the ball well. and he was leav-
ing himself too much to do around the
green. He took 40 for the first nine.
However, Walter Is in his favorite fight
ing position. only five strokes back. and
ready for his customary dash to the
front provided the breaks come.
Over the first thIrty-six holes A. f.
Hammer, champion of Baltusrol. is lead
ing the amateurs with a total of $50.
this score being on all fours with the
return made by Joseph Novak of Spo-
kane. and a good deal better than many
celebrated professionals and amateur
players were able to accomplish. 7. d.
Armour of Lothianburn, Scotland, is Sec
ond among the amateurs, three strokes
behind Hammer. Armour had rs for
his opener and a n for the second
round.
According to the conditions only those
within eighteen strokes of the eighth
place can continue for the final thirty
six holes to-day. This cuts the field to
s6 players. 167 being the last score to
qualify.
The scoresi
1st I'd
rd. rd. TIL.