The New York herald., 1922-08-06
jim BARNES BOWS
TO GENE SARAZEN
Present Open Golf Champion
Defeats Former Holder 5
and A at Homestead.
BY KERR N. PETRIE.

| SPRING LAKE. n. j., Aug. 5.-Little
Gene Sarazen, holder OF the national
open golf championship hung another
worthy scalp at his belt here to-day
when he defeated Jim Barnes of Pelham
| the last holder OF the national open, by
a score OF 5 UP and to play over
thirty-six holes OF the Homestead links.
Gene is one of those who believe in
the truth Of the saying, THE bigger
they come the harder they fall" Re-
success at Skokie Sarazen replied when
asked to pick his opponent, Get Jim
Barnes"
Gene probably thought that there were
many around who felt that even an open
| championship could be fiuked despite a
score of even fours for 72 holes. He
had beaten Jock Hutchison decisively
last year in the p. G. A. championship
when Jock was holder of the British
championship and he has a match In
prospect with Walter Hagen, the present
holder Of that title. Barnes therefore
was the logical selection. Hutchison he
had trounced and Hagen could wait.
And 1t falls to be said that SaraZen
on this occasion made full use of his
, opportunities. Whether he is all of five
but in this match at least Gene had the
whip. Not minutes rest did he give
Barnes. Jim never was In the lead.
In fact. he was struggling valiantly
after the first nine holes to cut down
tremendous advantage which his
young opponent had gained on these
holes.
Sarazen took the second and Barnes
squared at the fourth; then Gene ran
into most remarkable streak that
gave him five holes in succession and
left Barnes battling desperately.
sarnxen Puts Well.
Barnes seemed to have trouble coax
ing the ball up to the hole outgoing.
whereas Sarazen seldom was short on
his approaches and he had touch on
his putting that gave him a decided
advantage. Starting homeward Barnes
played resolutely and had the salts
faction Of seeing the disadvantage un-
der which he labored gradually melt
until 1t was no more than two holes.
Barnes won the eleventh with n
| and the twelfth with 5. Sarazen had
fine at the next but Barnes took
the following hole and then at the
seventeenth reduced his opponents lead
| to two holes with 3.
Jim seemed to breathe easier Tor TINS
but he was little too careless at the
home hole and Sarazen annexed this
one to leave off with the substantial
margin of three holes.
There was a decided improvement in
Barness play on the outgoing half OF
the afternoon round. Visions OF Barnes
victory began to appear as Jim ran
away with the second hole, when Sara
zen drove into trap. However. Sara
zen made up for this loss by annexing
the long fourth stroke under par.
1t 4 up with a 3 against a 5. Barnes
visiting the rough on his drive.
Champion Is Up.
| Now four down Barnes again found
! Ii necessary to make an effort. Jim hi
| one of his best tee shots and then fol
| lowed by laying his tee shot for the
fifth dead and scoring a against his
| opponents par 4. Halves brought the
players through the seventh and eighth
and then at the ninth Sarazen came
within an inch OF scoring 2. He had
the hole even with his and he thus
| started the last nine up.
Another shot to the rough by Sarazen
gave Barnes the tenth In to but he
lost the next two holes and was in a
hopeless position with down and s
to play. Sarazen held on TO that lead
grimly and with halves at the thirteenth
and fourteenth took the honors Of the
match by up and 4 to play.
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