New-York tribune., 1922-09-16

The changes in the leadership In
that anal round came with bewildering
rspidity. At noon 1t looked 80 If not
more than six had chance for the
championship. o'Loughlin, with fine
morning round of II, had command
ing lead and was we'll out in front. But
many things can happen in golf, and
they can happen far more quickly and
In greater variety at Lido than any
other place we know Of. All contest
ant has to do to ruin good score on
this seaside layout is simply TO wan
der few strides off the fairway.
In any event, after O'Loughlin's total
Of s09 had been posted the nun1ber of
possible winners was increased to
three times six, and for the next two
hours small gallery hung about the
score-board in anticipation of an up
set,
It Is we'll to get the situation as it
existed at the end of the third round
lin. with 226, at the top of the list.
Next is Willie Ogg, score 230; four
strokes back of the leader. Then came
Jim Barnes, with 233; Johnny Farrell
and Tommy Harmon, 234 each: Charlie
Hoffner, 236; Francis Gaiiett, 237, and
Tom Kerrigan, 238.
Farrell Takes the Lead
You will grant that at that stage
o'Loughlin looked somewhat like a
wslk-in for honors. But turning for
home on the last nine holes the husky
Jersey professional was two strokes
back OF young Johnny Farrell, whom
he led at noon by eight strokes.
in the morning, when the winds were
comparatively calm, most of the boys
enjoyed themselves considerably and
got plenty Of joy out Of the ocean
breezes that swept in off the Atlantic.
Meteorologists will tell you, though,
that the wind, if there is any, always
blows strongest along about 2 or 3
o'clock. 1t certainly blew yesterday
afternoon over Lido at that hour. A
fun began.
O'Loughlin came struggling up to
the ninth hole needing q 4 for an even
85. The wind had we'll nigh ruined
him. Right then and there he would
have sold his chances for the cham
pionship FOR the teryh part of Ger
man mark. With 0'Loughlin appar-
emily out of it, the gallery dropped
back and awaited the arrival of Willie
0gg, next In line.
The Worcester representative was
soon discovered emering from the bull
rushes on the right side Of the eighth
fairway The next minue he was seen
TO disappear into a deep tray on the op-
posite side of the fairway. The crowd,
scenting excitement, rushed over, ar
riving just in time to see Willie hop
out of one trap and jump down into
another.
ogg finally got down in 9 on that
particular hole, and that, with a 7
on the fourth, had practically shattered
his chances. So the crow figured, at
least. They had no time to follow any
body who was taking Is and 9s.
This particular group of spectators fell
back to await the appearance of Barnes
ana Farrell, the next pair of contenders.
Barnes Slips Behind
On learning that the Quaker Ridge
youth had played remarkably we'll on
the outward journey and that he had q
par d coming for an even par score of
81 for the first nine of this final trip,
the spectators promptly named Farrell
as the winner and thereupon proceed
ed to follow him the rest Of the route
Farrell had started one stroke back
OF Barnes and, reaching the turn in
81, against Long Jim's 4o, he was two
strokes ahead of the Pelham star
Rearing that O'Loughlin had taken AZ
to 60 out and Ogg 43, Farrell naturally
concluded his only remaining rival was
Iarnes and proceeded to play against
sJim's score. Barnes, in turn concen.
trated his eptire attention on Farrell
Jim's putter was working poorly and
he was gradually slipping behind Far.
reil. Finally, in desperate effort to
catch the youth, Long Jim put an extra
kick into his drive at the twelfth =,
punch bowl, hole. Rather, he attempt.
ed to do so, but slipped forward as he
was about to swing and sliced his shot
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