, 1922-07-15

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trained upon the California grand
dad"
Following Black. who fthsned yes
teriay's rounds with 71-71-142. were
I'm order, william MehIhorn with IA:
Gene sarazen n Waiter Hagen with
S45; and Bobby Jones with lac. Jim
Barnes. The present t~itIehoider, was
tenth with 74-75-l4s.
Black came out OF the west. un-
heraided. unsung and alone. Ind by
.hs way OF launching his campaign
for the goifinE championship OF the
world called upon club officials at
skokie to establish his identity and
eligibility for competition. Then. un-
precautionary. with rusty clubs. an air
OF peaceful indifference. and a kindly
smile for everyone. the Californian Ia
bored through the qualifying rounds.
and the finals without attracting spe-
oiai attentioa-until the days cards
were placed in a long row with Blacks
atop the field.
And who is this sturdy scotchman
with the queer old pipe. the golf world
inquiries with a single voice. The ma
tive Of Troom. and once a carpenter.
shot two wonderful rounds OF II Each
In addition he performed tho most
startling shot OF the by holing a 60
yard niblick pitch from a sand trap
at the fifteenth hole for an eagle. after
driving 2s0 yards. The ball plunked
right into the cup without touching
anythins but tho pay hole
As a result OF his consistent work
Black Is favorite with many
Of the tournament for the title. He
learned his golf as a caddy for Harry
vsrdon and he initiates his master by
carrying a set of rusty clubs. all OF
which he uses with great proficiency.
He drove more than 800 yards sew
erai times and was usually straisht
from the tee. He approached with
exceptional accuracy. as witness his
holing of a niblick shot. while his put
ting was steady most Of h time
There is still hope for an amateur
20 win. according to experts, Tor
Bobby Jones OF Atlanta Is shooting
we'll, despite the fact he tossed away
several puts. while Chick Evans OF
Chicago was only eight over par TOT
as holes with AT least a dozen Shots
wasted. Both players are capable OF
breaking par IL they hit q streak OF
luck to aid their clever shooting.
The weather turned to perfection
Yesterday and promised to stay a
for the final rounds. Tho fairways
have dried out from Wednesdays
flood. SO that wiping mud Off the balls
d has been abandoned. The green's are
keen enough for putting and yet soft
enough to hold wen cut shots per
fectly.
Hagen and Evans arc paired to play
together today, while Black and
Rarnes will make the Ina circuit to-
rether. The gallery yesterday was
UPWARDS of 1000 and with the Satur-
day half holiday. It is expected that the
crowd OF today will be a record ior
Chicago at least
William Mehlhorn. of Shreveport
La, and Bobby Jones of Atlanta. Ca
with 21e each were well to the front
among the golfers who had finished
"a holes at 1 o'clock. but their posi-
tons were decidedly ~precarious for
many of the lowest scorers in yester.
DAYS half Of the tournament started
late and had reached only the 46-hole
mark. Black had 17s for As holes.
Mehlhorn had a fine "a, two under par.
on the second morning nine. JOCK
Hutchison, struggling bravely to over
come yesterdays cratic work. shot II
this morning and totaled 223, seven
strokes behind Mehlhorn.
Abe Mitchell, $50 and Wirie Hunter.
23s for "a holes. British pro and ma
teur, respectively. virtually were out
of the running and George Duncan
\. with 1856 for Is had little chance.