South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-16
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SKOKIB COUNTRY CLUB. Glen
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Gene sarazen q Pittsburg. a little
p year old native born American or
Italian descent. Saturday pushed his
way cUt IN front OF the worlds
greatest golfers. many Of them old
enough 10 be his father and won the
national open goH championship
with a score OF 288 for - holee OF
play. lasting two days.
a hooked drive ont OF bounds on
the list hole. followed a moment
later rby a Wild spoon shot cost John
Black. professional. Oakland, Calf.
"A tie for FIRST and these strokes. with
missed putt a few greens earlier,
kept him from winning the title. He
finished n stroke behind Sarazen in
a tie with Bobby Jones youthful
Atlanta. Ca. amateur. for second
while William NshIhoru or Shreve-
port. La. was fourth with 200. and
Walter Hagen OF Detroit. Britich
open champion. nth, with 291. Jim
Barnes Of Pelham Manor, ". Y, de-
Tending his title was hopelessIy out
Of the running, finishing well down
the list.
only ono Of three BrItous finished
among the first twelve, George Dun
can tying for sixth with Leo DlegaI
Of New Orleans. Jones was the only
amateur In this list
Not Considered
Sarazens victory came In typical
American fashion. for he was hard
" considered even a possibility at
the start OF Saturdays play and had
90 fight his way through from a
place IN the rear. 7e did II with an
exhibition OF golf that has seldom
even been approached IN a titular
contest. for his final holes were
made IN 33-35 68. two strokes under
par. and one Of the only two scores
20 break par en- the two days Of play.
This 68 equalled the course record
in competition and tied Hagen's low
mark OF Friday. When Sarazen
turned IN his card it seemed reason
ably sure that he would be the win
ner but the championship crown did
not settle firmly 10 his head until
many hours later for out on links
playing desperately were three golf
ers. two OF them listed among the
worlds best shooters striving 70 cut
a stroke of the 2SS mark and
snatch the victory out OF Sarazen's
hands.
First. Babby Jones threatened the
Pittsburg player. for Bobby had a
par 20 IN the morning. a 36 on the
first Afternoon round and needed
only a par 38 on the last nine TO tie.
Bobby had a fine chance 70 do this
until ne reached his list hole. This
hole, later 20 prove Blacks nemesis,
also was too much for the young
southerner and his five against, par
four. put him out A short approach
followed by a short run up was
Bobby's trouble.
Hagen Falls.
Then the statistIcians figured that
Walter Hagen could tie with a 6s
for the afternoon. He took IS on
the first nine and then fell down
completely.
WITH only John Black between
him and the title, little Sarazen sat
on a bench in the locker room IN
sisting 10 his friends that he could
not win
How can VIM" ne asked Leo
Diegal I'm Just a kid. Just been
professional three years and what
Z know about golf learned caddy-
ing. ont there are the best IN the
world"
When a 80 against par 81 was re-
ported for Blacks fret afternoon
round-meaniug that he could
shoot IS on the par SO final nine and
tie Sarazen-it began TO look as II
the Pittsourg player was right in be-
Ing modest, but Black. "A years old.
southern, northern and central Cali
fornia champion low Friday with
1f2 and repUted 20 be at his best
when under FIRE. failed I'm the pinch
where the little fellow from Penn
syivania had improved in the crisis.
When the California man put
himself out or the running at the list