Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-15
AN=UNKNOWN TURNS IN LOW SCORE
 OF FIRST ROUND IN SKOkIE GOLF

 of rusty clubs and nothing in the way of conventional golf clothes, today swept through the first half of the IF llole national open golf tournament over the Skokie course and tonight was we'll in the front of the greatest links celebrities Of the tiniverse-many of them only old enough to be his sons in the fight for the American golf inft championship. Incidentally, he clipped a ribhliclC- shot fifty yards from a bunker into the 10th cup this AfteF for an eagle two.'
 Plays Brilliant Game
 Playing a game that could hardly be vurpassed. for both steadiness and briiliance. Black made the S6 holes of todays play in .142 strokes, two less than his nearest rival William Menl- horn, of Shreveport, La, professlonal' and three better than the third scores returned by Walter Hagen, Detroit, holder of the British open champion shin and Gene Sarazen. of Pittsburgh. Following in order were Bobby Jones Atlanta. Ga, amateur, who scored 146i Lloyd C5uIlicson. Dekalb H.. pro, with i47: Chick Evans, famous amateur, Laurie Ayton. local pro and Mike Bra iv, of Detroit with 14S each, and jim Barnes, present open title-holder with I4s
 Among dozens of other famous play DTS swept aside through Blacks great rIub-swingfng. were Abe Mitchell and George Duncan. British pros, Jock 4rytchison, of Chicago, formerly Brit ssh open champion, Jesse Guiltord' Boston. national amateur champion, and Willie Hunter. former British amateur title-holder.
 Tonight Black confidently asserted
 0Ia pf the tournament, he would repeat his two seventy ones of today, but, aside from that he had little to say of his game.
 If Black comes through tomorrow In the final half of the championship contest. it will be his first victory ln other than sectional tournament. He barely got into this tournament. When he asked for his caddy he was told he was not on the entry lists. It developed that he had neglected to pay his entry fee. but he dug up $5 and was permitted to play
 Varied Types of Golf Played
 Today's golf as a whole was of the in-aud-out type-extremely brilliant lt times, but nearly everyone of the stars had one bad nine, with the re- sult that many totals were high, where
 
 lng but for the one slip. The British pros. Abe Mitchell and George Dun ran, played cratic golf and Mitchell now has little chance. Chick Evans nid some great shooting. but had 3S 0n one nine, while Walter Hager spoiled an otherwise wonderful day scoring 34-34-ss in the first round with a forty on his first nine in the afternoon. Jim Barnes played fairly we'll Bobby Jones was brilliant al times, but bad at others, while Jocl Hutchison ruined two fina cards witr a 42 on his first morning nine and 2 forty on the final afternoon nine. Par tor the first nine holes. the ones that caused all the trouble is S4.
 Hagen Turns in 6s
 Hagen's card was made through g splendid 6s in the morning when he made almost impossible recoveries af ter rather bad iron work In the af. ternoon the recoveries were not SC good and he scored T5 There were several birdies in his cards, most O them being the result of perfect pitches rom bad lies in pits and bunkers.
 Evans played beautifully at tn Itart, especially on the fairways ans rom the tees. His first nine was 8 md would have been B but for miss d butts on the first nine holes. Hi Second was 37, and again he woul lave been under par but for bad put ing on the Slth. Then he folloWe g in the first half of the afternoo 'ound the butter working badly an he iron being just a little bit vii The S1 on the last nine was nicel played.
 Duncan Erratie
 George Duncan played very errati cRlly. At the start he couldn't put or work his irons and also had ba luck, such as on the fifth, where h sent ball against a wire fence an had to play it out enchanted.
 Abe Mitchell the other British prt and Harrison Johnston, St. Paul am ateur, made their rounds a drivin contest with the result that each be came wild in trying to out-hit tn other and their scores were spoiled. Gene Sarazen, of Pittsburgh, cam through with two good rounds, 72-7 -l45. for tie with Hagen for thirC and while his golf at no time was ( a spectacular nature, it was alway steady and generally the shots wer right down the fairway.
 Lloyd Gullics1n, Dekalb, III, pr, was somewhat Of a surprise with hi ", just nosing out Evans and Aytol Of the r lowest scorers, three wer Amateurs-Jones, Evans and Willj Hunter, whose two seventy lives ius got him into the. 1'50 or better list. Hunter played a steady game, bl it did not at any time approach th quality of golf displayed by several ( the other stars. The Summarizes:
 Neaders in the national open 20 championship at the end of the fir, S6 holes finished in the following ol der; - John Black. Oakland, Calf, IL; S-i42.
 William MehlhOrn. Shreveport L, Gene sarazen, Pittsburgh, 72-7s- Walter Hagen. Detroit, ss-77-145 ,x Bobby Jones, Atlanta, 74-72 Lloyd GullicsOn. Dekalb, H.. F..
 lx) Chick Evans, Chicago, 72-7s Laurie Ayton. Chicago. 72-7s III Mike Brady Detroit, 73-75-t4S
 James Barnes, New York, 74-75 Bob Mcdonald, Chicago, 7s-7s-14 John Farrell, New York, 73-76-14 Nxl Willie Hunter, England, 75- FIX Decker, New York. 74-7s-1, SOhn Golden, New York, 7S-77-1; Emmett French, Youngstown O., z g+-15o.N
 I. Turnesa. New York, 75-7s-1.
 xl J. G. Anderson, New York, ' T5--152.
 Al watrous. Detroit, 7s-7s-d52. pEss zANcpor utIN,c