New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-17

y. wasn't much higher than a mashie'
,or and he hasn't grown any since
nat he had thick. strong body. PAIR
A. rood hands and strong wrists, with
brace Of sturdy legs that could easily
lr, carried six.foot tackle into
.-,sirop action. and despite his lack Of
l.rkt and willowy leverage he could
.l.,vs Law into the ball with lusty
~ that held It's own IN length with
%, 81 the leaders. Jim Barnes, the
.,ii,,t Of the pros. at feet 81, gives
-,v 10 ssrazen, the shortest. 5 feet B.
ssr,her proof that golf is not matter
a physical mold.
Has Sound. Compact Game
IA have played several rounds OF
~ With Sarason al various times and
Nv, watched him coming steadily
,iosr 70 note, above all else, his COM
,.s.ssss Of style and his fine disposi-
,ss for competitive play. lie Is so
,srnaet himself that his game could
1, l'ttle else. FOR he is almost as close
;. H. ground as the ball itself. We
law, never seen him when he was not
,,,.lrht down the middle Of the course.
a, AZ least, as straight as any one can
20, N this involved pastime. His tee
siot. usually wind Up with a slight
sex. but his irons travel in a straight
hss
szraren's victory was no part Of
AXE. re began 20 get his swing well
rrooyei a year ago, when he hrst
thrilled the vast golf colony by ami
Mating Jock Hutchison IN the p. G.
A championship at lnwood by 8 up
ara 70 play. The fact that Jock was
tksn British open champion and p. G..
A. champion meant nothing in the life
o. the sturdy ex-eaddie, who has al
vays refused 20 be depressed by his
opponents renown when going into
battle. Later on last winter he won
tie Southern open az New Orleans
from a big, fast field, where 81 900 was
hang up for the top prize.
His play through the spring and
arly sumner has been consistent.
lev, and when he arrived al Skokie he
had the type OF confidence that counts.
We had long talk with Gene the
DAY before the championship started
after he had qualified well.
Sarazen Full Of Confidence
I'll tell you how ] feel about It,"
he said. "ln a field like this no one
ear tell the winner, and. Of course. one
Ass got 20 have MS share Of the breaks.
The breaks 20 with the winner every
tine. but I'm hitting the ball as well
~ ever hit II In my life, and II /
tar only play my game ought 70 be
somewhere close around the top. I've
found out in this game that u doesn't
pay 20 let one or two bad holes dis
courage you. Whatever happens. I am
going 70 keep on plugging along, for
When you begin 20 get little tired and
you slip a stroke or two its the easiest
hing IN the world 70 lose heart and
then break badly. may not win, but
AZ least ! am not going 10 quit trying
sntil I've holed my last putt
Sarazen has a face as sunny as one
u the Italian skies that beamed upon
his ancestors. He Is a friendly, like
able kid. unspoiled. and in no way
fresh or coneeited. He has within
bin the unlimited confidence that must
tlwGys accompany any one whose goal
Is the top height, with a heart as
sturdy as his body.
After Fridays double round he was
ted with Walter Hagen at i46, four
strokes back Of the veteran John Black.
At the end Of the third round, with
only one march left, he was still four
strokes back Of Bobby Jones and Bill
Eelhorn, the two leaders. This out
ward on his third journey came
rear eliminating him from the cham
rionship. for he began TO miss putt
after putt, and finally needed 40 at
tie turn.
Champion Is a Game Golfer
But here he showed his gameness
vken he settled down 20 winning golf,
soning home In 35. His final round
proved the heart of a true champion.
Nter looking over the score he fig
tftd that Il would take az least a 2ss
70 win. Re needed a brilliant 6s, two
tader par. 10 reach the figures. When
BE took az the short second hole
iAlJ goal was faint and far away, but
be Immediately swept back into the
rurning By two fine brides at the next
I've holes. The third hole is Of the
hardest & on the course. Here Sara
Ten got his 3. and from that point on
Il vas flying.
After getting out in 80 he came back
o. the same swift pace Reaching the
kytrteenth tee he faced two OF the
zosi testing holes on the course, where
he par Is Z and 5. He needed two Is
tsf bis victory and he got them BY haw-
less golf including a magnificent z4O-
Jsrd brassie shot 20 the final green
which is 40 yards from the tee.
The glory that Sarazen earned was
Lnost matched By the game and bril-.
Tart battles which John Black and
Bobby Jones fought 10 the final putt.
Both merely lacked the break Of for
lsne that must always travel with tne
tonqreror IN golf. Jones had 80 70 We
ne fnsl nine. He slipped stroke az
ne tenth and twelfth. Yet IN eacn
:sse he struck of magnificent drives
ieHoSsd by firmly nit pitches TO the
pr. In each the ball failed TO bite
ssiis enough upon the greens that
we're hardened under the sun and wino.
Bobby Jones Unfortunate
AZ the S5O-yard fifteenth his second
vas only twelve feet from the cup. A
shsTe meant a sure tie. His putt came
= straight as an arrow 10 the center OF
20 cup. but less than an inch away
lscdenly pulled UP, quivered on the Up
.ad then hung. John Blacks downfall
sts even more dramatic. He had even
hf a. the last two holes TO tie. II was
.isy 70 see that the burden Of years
.sd begun 10 tell before this, when
ssfe and there his body began TO get
ahead Of his arms, = sure sign OF
'iysieal fatigue.
A 5 az the par 4 seventeenth would
ave pulled him through, but he swung
20 raIidly, checked his body and let
~ hands come flying swiftly through
~ bad hook, far out Of bounds amid
=. trees 10 the left. This hole has an
=. Of bounds and a deep trap TO the