New-York tribune., 1922-04-01
Jock Hutchinson
I'm Front After
First Is Holes
Rain Cancels Second Round
al PincEiurst aud Saves
Lead FOR Clenview Golfer
By Ray Mccarthy


O'Hara. the diminutive professional
golfer of the Richmond County Coun-
try Club. was leader to-day for about
! one-half hour of the illustrious field
competing for the North and South
open championship hero. Pat. with
rounds of IS ard 69 for tota, of 14o
was certainly sitting pretty. as the
saying goes. Then came the an
nourcemont that the torrential rain
which Pat encountered at the seven
teenth hole had made the course un-
PLAYABLE. and the afternoon round was
called off
The lead, therefore. rcverts back to
Jock Hutchison. as the Hvine Scotch
! man Gallopcd around in 20 strokes in
tho morning. In some ways the rain
was lifesavcr for the Hutch. foI, IN
the afternoon he TOOK an 81. or
course. he would have betterod thai
scoT" by several strokes had he not
bean forced ia play in the deluga from
the Fourteenth hole to the finish. How
ever, he would not have had the lead,
AS matters stand at present. he starts
on tho last couple of rounds several
strokes ahead OF his most dangerous
competitors, O'Hara. Hagen. Barnes.
hlrkwood. kerrigan and others. Catch
ing the Hutch now will be as easy as
overtaking Norwich when he is in front
The Glenview pro was in fine fettle
when he began the struggle this morn
me. 1T wasn't long after he had started
that he began to pitch fcarlesslv and
boldly to the hard sand greens. His
manner seemed to indicate that hc was
gong to make a do or die attempt to
retain the laurels which he won hero
last year.
1ocle Drives Long and Straight
Jock was driving the ball mile
straight down thc lane. and. as stated.
was pitching onto the greens and hold
ing them. Consequently, he was scor-
ing easily and astonishingly well. For
wnen thai backspin shot Of his is work
ing the Hutch doesn't have to do much
! work around the greens.
re went cut in 33 and, despite some
bad breaks, returned in 81 That score
CT 70 was the best of those turned in
Tor the morning round. and as matters
have developed has left the tawnv-
halred Scot in fine position for tho
blg drive tomorrow. -
Pat Doyle had a beautiful round OF
II this morning. Doyle PLAYED with
Pat O'Hara. who, If he continues IA
play tomorrow as he did through the
entire meeting to-day, will be rioht mn
with Hutchinson.
Although he loses his score of SO in
the official count, Pat will not soon
lose the glory or the credit of lis
wonderful game this afternoon. The
wind blew q veritable gale, making
good golf practically impossible. O'Hara
also had tho rain to contend with on
the last two holes. Nevertheless he
managed to break TO. for which he do
serves three cheers at least. This was
| the round he lost:
1" out ...... 90 4 / ! ! 5-3s 5s-33ss-,,
Hutchison's morning score was made
n Ss' .:.::: ....:%ss { I 80 +: ( s-sa &C.,
Mcleod Has Fine Chance
Little Freddie Mcleod, who always
performs we'll here, has a fine chance
for the cham pionship, and Joe Kirk
ID, the Australian trick golfer, is
not too far away from the energetic
Jock.
But Walter Hagen and Jim Rarnes
VIII have to do some travelling to-day
If they are to bag the prize Neither
played we'll this morning.
Hagen had 76 and Barnes II. Mike
| Brady and Tom Kerr.gan also had IT'S
Hagen and Brady were going better
when hostilitjes were suspended in the
afternoon.
The 1eadiro ecoroc ro1lo,.