New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-06

between two real champions on the
day. Gene Sarazen, the twenty-one-y
States. defeated long Jim Barnes, tn
match play by up and to play
Many had figured that Barnes's long
experience would bring him victory to-
day; that when the new champion
met an adversary of the Pelham stars,
callber face to face he would finch
and become unnerved, but there was
no quaking on Sarazen's part. in to-
days match. These youthful stars
who are coming along in clusters
seemed to have acquired the art of
sticking to their opponents. From the
time that Sarazen wrested the lead
from his opponent in the early part
of the morning round he was the pic
ture of confidence.
The youth went about his work much
as an old timer of twice his years
would do. Nothing ruffled him and
he was forever and always pressing
forward. You could tell the lad was
confident by the bold manner in which
he played ali of his shots. Even when
he had obtained comfortable lead in
the afternoon he kept plugging for the
pin, striving always to get home by
the shortest route.
Long Jim Has His Troubles
Sarazen's victory was due in large
measure to his remarkable short game
and his putting. Long Jim was hav-
ing mis- troubles on the greens and
his short game was not up to his usual
standard, but the big fellow fought
out the issue to the bitter end. so that
even on the fourteenth hole with the
finish in sight the large gallery was
expectant.
One of the remarkable features of
the match was the even driving of the
contestants. Frequently their. drives
were within q clubs length of each
other. 1t was around the greens that
Sarazen had the advantage to-day.
The scoring was high, but that was
due more to the condition of the turf
than to poor play on the part of the
warriors. Homestead is a course that
is just one year OH. The layout is
splendid-as good as anything in this
section we have seen-and the links
have fine possibilities. But the fairways
and the greens will, of course, not be
right for a few seasons yet
Barnes was the first to take the lead
when he won the Tong second hole in
the morning. Sarazen squared matters
shortly after, however, on the fourth
hole, and simultaneously struck a streak
that gave him six winning holes in
succession. The match began to look
like complete rout However, a true
champion may falter but he is never
out while he retains consciousness
Barnes was groggy at the turn in
the morning, but on the incoming nine
he managed to bring into play all of
those wonderfully winning shots of
which he is master and to cut down his
opponents lead to two holes. He
slipped again on the eighteenth hole
after this rally and Sarazen was uulrk
to take advantage of the opening and
to finish the nrst half OF the long
journey three up.
Gallery Favored Barnes
The majority of the. gallery in spite
of the morning round was still of the
opinion that Barnes would eventually
wear out the kid, who was strutting so
serenely through the fairway with the
carefree mind Of the barefoot boy.
Nothing like that happened though.
Jim did get a bit closer by winning
the second pole where Sarazen caught
trap on his drive, but the youth got
back that hole Immediately after with
fine birdie a at the long fourth hole.
And then he went right through to
his glorious victory.
He won the fifth hole where Barnes
tee shot fell into the rough. The Pei
ham club professional got that hole
back by laying his second dead on the
sixth for birdie and the next two
holes were halved, Barnes sinking a
ten-foot putt for his A, on the seventh.
fine at the ninth where he barely
missed his putt for a two gave Sara
zen another win and a lead of four
holes. The champion drove to the
rough on the next hole and although
he made brave attempt to get home
his second fell short of the green and
gave his opponent chance to win the
hole.
But Sarazen was right back with an
other win at the eleventh hole where
his putt for three hung on the lin.
Barnes took three puts here The
midget grabbed the next hole also
pitching his tee shot nicely onto the
green. Jim's shot caught trap at
the right Of the green. The next two
holes were halved and on the four.
teenth or deciding green Sarazen rolled
down hill putt up to the brink of
the tin but the ball refused to dron.
4hey played ont the bye holes.
The cards were: