New-York tribune., 1922-08-18

Sarazen won by 8 and 2. French
caught Golden playing in poor form
and trounced The metropolitan star by
8 UP and 7 to play. Cruikshank put Up
wonderful fight against the champion,
but he was simply outclassed and
forced to play at a disadvantage
throughout the entire match.
Only extraordinary gameness and
pluck enabled the Shackamaxon star to
prolong the Issue to the thirty fourth
hole. Sarazen started with a rush in
He travelled the outgoing nine holes in
although Cruikshank, himself, with q
36 was one under par, he found him
self down at this stage.
But Cruikshank, wonderfully
rugged little linksman, never gave up
the fight even for one hole. He started
after his little rival, beginning with
the tenth after Sarazen had won the
tenth and had become up, and won
four holes in succession. SaraZen
managed to rally at the last hole and
to finish the round up.
Apparently, the killing morning pace
had tired both. Cruikshank, although
he tried hard enough, was struggling
with great effort III the second round.
tagc from the tee. His driving all
shrough this meeting has been marvel
ous. Only thrice to-day was he off the
line. However, his short game was
not quite as remarkably effective to-
day as it was yesterday, when he was
forced to fight his way up from the
rear to win over Hutchinson. The
youth suffered lapse in his putting
also which proved costly and prevent
ed him winning earlier.
Game Beyond Reproach
His game in the morning round
right up to the pin was beyond re-
rroach. On several holes Sarazen had
puts of not more than eight feet for
brides. He missed these, and with
each miss his confidence in putting
seemed to slip, so that in the after
noon that delicate, firm touch which
he showed yesterday was entirely
missing. Had Sarazen not had the
best Of the contest through the fair
way he might have been eliminated
But, whereas he was generally on
the line and dropping his approaches
around the pin, making scoring mat
ter of routine, Cruikshank was strug-
Cling for halves and endeavoring to
hold the champion from increasing ms
lead.
That outgoing trip of Sarazen's IN
the morning round tells its own story.
On this half the lad did everything
perfectly, with the exception. OF miss
ing one short putt on the first. hole.
1t was surprising that Cruikshank was
not more than down.
A xrip ha Annth hole. which
the Shackamaxon star played rather
poorly, Sarazen seemed to grow care
less. Cruikshank seized mis- oppor-
tunity to recoup some of his losses.
But the champion never lost his poise
and his SO was good enough to give
him lead Of up in spite of Cruik-
shank's II, score that was below
par.
A perfect at the first hole, where
Cruikshank took 6, being in trap
on his second, gave Sarazen COM
manding lead of 8 up; And then, ne
seemed to become listless and to sud
denly lose his putting touch. For poor
putting cost him the third, the fourth
and the fifth. Nevertheless little
Bobby was struggling desperately to
hold his opponent in check. A 3 at
the eighth, where Cruikshank missed
his putt gave the youngster a lead of
four holes.
Still there was no let-up on the part
of the Shackamaxon gamecock. One
would have thought he had the lead
to see him plugging away, always snil-
ing, always struggling in the hopes of
getting better break in the luck
Chance to Win Twelfth
Sarazen stood to win the tenth, but
again took three puts, finally Cruik-
shank won hole by sinking his putt
at the eleventh for a birdie g. The
Jersey professional had grand chance
to win the twelfth ALSO, bat missed his
brassie and also missed his approach.
Sarazen pulled his drive here and
caught trap on his second shot.
AT the fourteenth ,s.erazen rammed
his second close to tie pin and won
the hole easily, as Cruikshank was over
the green on his second and trapped on
his third. The champion was now A up
and dormie. He hurried his swing on
his next drive and getting his body
into the blow pulled his drive to the
rough. His second caught trap to
the left of the green. Failing to get
out on his first attempt, the youngster
forgot himself for the moment and
banged his club into the sand. That,
of course, was breach of rules and
cost him the hole. But he managed to
halve the next with 4, and the match
was ended.
The cards.
MORNING ROUND
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