The New York herald., 1922-08-19
Highland Country Club Sensa-
tion Leads Over Youngs-
town Entry, A and 3.
MORNING PLAY rs EVEN
Gene First Player to Win
Both Crowns in Single
~ Season.
BY KERR N. PETRIE.

OAKMoNr COUNTRY CLUB, OAKMoNr,
Pa. Aug. 1s.-If later reports of this
hectic day do not convey the intel
ligence that Highland Country Club
of Pittsburgh has been carried away
bodily it is only because the yeggmen
have missed about the best bet in the
vicinity. To-day everyone connected
serted the old stand and hied him to
the 0akmont Country Club. They
came-from tho Oldest member to the
youngest caddie. And in case the
world might overlook the fact that he
was a Highlander, every member of
Gene Sarazen's club wore a tag on
his lapel. 1t was a proud. proud day
for these folks, for Sarazen defeated
Emmett French, and 8, in the thirty
six hole final of the Professional
Golfers Association championship tour
nament. adding that title to the other
which he won about a month ago in
the national open tourney at Skolie.
Members of the Highland Country
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human beings in the early part of the
fray, unless one happened to catch some
one at his shoulder calling sweet
names to Sarazens rubber core and
inviting French's sphere to go die in
rap. The first eighteen holes finished
at evens. At the end of the first half
of the second round Sarazen stood UP.
Then it was that the lapel pennants
began to be Haunted to the world. Once
in while. there was whoop from the
fellow who had come up from Youngs-
town to give Emmett his moral support
In what he rightfully supposed would
be rabidlys Sarazen camp. That fell
low whooped once or twice out loud. and
then subsided. He did not have a look
in on the second nine of The afternonon
round.
sarazen Romps Away.
After taking the ninth, Sarazen added
the tenth and the eleventh and the
thirteenth. Standing up, with to
play. II was decidedly the hour OF the
man from the Highland Country Club
These lapel pennants began to loom as
large as banners.
BY now even Jerry the bartender, who
has mixed nothing but solas these last
lew years, began to find life once more
worth living and TO look aggressively
in the direction OF the now docile fellow
from Youngstown. For the second time
this year. the Highland Country Club
was living the life of Riley" Gene
Sarazen had again brought home the
bacon, and over at Highland they were
to have another fine big cup to set beside
the national open championship emblem
1t was not a great golf match, this
final--that is. comparing it with some
OF the other contests that have been de-
cided here on Bill Fownes course since
Monday morning. But as a scrap 1t
was quite good Also let it be said
again that Sarazen deserves his victory.
Winning with pars the tenth. eleventh
and thirteenth of the afternoon round,
the vital. holes, was not wonderful of
course. But then, Gene took all that
was offered to him. Opportunity had
to knock but once. He got the cap. the
first prize of $500 and the thrse .usfy
cheers that go to the victor in the strife.
Also Gene got a ride home from the
fifteenth hole on the shoulders Of Jerry
and the other golfers from the High
land Country Club, wuo could get within
reach. Those who cop.d not :ay their
clutches on Sarazen Just then fell IN be-
hind.
Then came the really heroic act Of the
whole day. The man from youngstown
picked French up and carried him in.
But to leave Jerry struggling with his
speech on the home green and to get
down to golf. Sarazen won because once
again he proved himself to be the I'm
ished golfer. French is a grand player
himself. stronger at match probably
than in the medal play phase OF the
game.
French's Mashie Weak.
Compared TO Sarazen, however. the
youngstown man lacked one very vital
essential He has little or no stop 70
his rnashla Had he hnnr, nhfn - =.