New-York tribune., 1922-07-11

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seven strokes for this demolishiny
noie, after having his chance for a a
/ But after taking three puts at tho
SIXTH for another 5, Chick settIad
down to one Of the finest exhibit;ons
OF sound, pure golf that one could ever
nope to see. With a stroke ont Of
pounds at the final hole, Chick came
oaek IN 80, after being out in az. for
total Oh l5l, safely in by stroke.
Barnes in the mean while was nlay-
ing championship golf He was out in
90 90 WIN two sensational recoveries. At
tne 9th hole his ball was deep in the
wet, heavy rough, 40 feet off the green
Sro;n TINS spot his niblick pitch hit the
oock OF the cup and barely stayed out
AT the 215-yard 7th his spoon shot
| struck the wet bunker sand and buried,
on!y the top of the ball being visible
situation Barnes crashed in With iii
MS power the ball again lipping the
rim OF the cup and almost dropping
in for q g eNs
Barnes Regains Confidence
Baries was out in 35 and on his
homeward march he collected four IS
for a 81, yielding him a 50, the only
other entrant outside of Hutchison to
oreak ~. he was playing with much
greater confidence in the afternoon and
was near the top of his game. leav;n~
him one of the most formidable can,
didates in the field for the final test
Here is Barnes's AFTERNOON card:
IN '' .:.....5 :.:..::..5 sssst sa5-s, So
The tall and willowy Pelham pro had
q tendency here and there to hit his
approaches to the left but throughout
most of the afternoon mis- golf was ex-
| ceptionally sound.
II Mitchell had been able to get his
putter working he might have tied Nd
Hutchison. The wiry Enrlishman,s
game from the tee to the green was
hawless in its perfection. He was
hitting terrific drives straight down
the middle, approaching exceptionally
we'll and then taking three puts from
twelve to fifteen feet away. Time and
again ne hooked short puts of two and
three feet to the left of the cup. TAX
ing 5s where he might have had birdie
I 3s.
After missing three short puts on
the inward morning round, the heart
! breaking climax came at the seven-
teenth green, where he was home with
a drive and mashie. His approach
putt almost holed out, drifting 8
inches beyond the pin. Abe promptly
missed from this brief distance. but
not the slightest sign of ANNOYANCE
upset his iron-bound serenity, serenitv
that must have been wholly of outward
mold. The rest of his game was so
beautifully executed that even by miss
ing these short puts he was able to
turn in 73-71, scores that might
Just as we'll have been around 67 or
| 68
If his putting comes back he will be
one of the most dangerous contenders
in the field, for up to the green there
has been no finer golf played.
Mclean Barely Qualities
AS the afternoon sun began to settle
down the crowd began to pull Justify
for 1853 to qualify, in order that Alex
Smith, Gil Nichols, Charley Hall and
other favorites might make the grade.
Each had encountered more than the
normal share of misfortune, but 1852
was the final limit. There were twenty.
seven st this figure, which included
only two amateurs in Chick Evans and
Ira Couch, both Chicago stars. Bob
Gardner, after fine 73 in the forenoon
! round, needed all 81 for the finish and
so disappeared from the lists.
| The finest comeback of the day fell
to the lot of George Mclean, of Grassy
Sprain. Mclean, needing an 81 in the
misty morning, was counted out In
the afternoon he went out in ST. Only
"a would save him, but the stocky
| homebred settled down gamely to the
job and finished just an inch under
the wire with II for qualifying total
of 1872 rally to be proud of after a
heart-cracking start, where nothing
went right. In the same pnedcament
was Cyril Walker, of Englewood, who
! looked to be in danger after Al for the
! first nine, but after this the slender
pro refused to go above 36. His II in
| in the forenoon was among the best
rounds of the day
The terrific pace set is shown in the
fact that 152, equivalent to two 76s,
was needed to keep going for the main
carnival that begins on Thursday. This
is the fastest clip that any tournament
has ever known, and those waiting to-
morrow's test are facing sleepless
night in more cases than one. over
eighty Of the entries packed their clubs
last night, to leave for home or remain
other big exodus by tonight, where
with the parade. On today's form
Hutchison takes his place around the
top.
Jock Doesn't Fear Hoodoo
"How about the hoodoo hooked to
winning the qualifying round? 7" some
one asked. II led the qualifiers when
won the British open," Jock re-
marked.
"And Hagen did the same at Sand
wich. If they want to go into the
cup am not going to keep them out"
The qualifying hoodoo seems TO be
broken now and Hutchison is playing
with such uncanny skill and confidence
that only a big slump can hold him
back "for the next two days. says
Jock.
"You can find me at the ball game.
I'm through with golf until Thurs