New-York tribune., 1922-07-11

double roQnQ ever known IN the hi
No wonder those who know the way
uardness Of golf are piling the laurel
anon his seamy, freckled brow. For
those lucky enough to see him play
Looked upon a miracle they will never
zoe again, unless Jock himself decides
"a break from the leash at some future
date.
throughout the night before. after
forty days of drought, young deluge
fell upon the parched brown grass, and
inst after dawn a cool,northwest wind
came rippling across the Skokie Val
sT Under an overcast sky. with con-
ditiens that he liked, Jock stood upon
the first tee with new light in his
eyes as he paced nervously up and
down, waiting for the first drive.
Jock is always as nervous as young
trout just lifted from the brook, and
this starting round was no exception.
He began by topping his drive to the
rough, pitching short of the green.
pitching on in and then taking three
puts for a nerye-wrackins 6.
Plays Seventeen Holes in 81.
But from that point on Sysonby.
Colin, Man O War and Whiskaway were
selling platers running in the mud.
They would have been nowhere on the
track From that first faulty begin
ming Hutchison thereafter split the
well-bunkered farways with every
drive, rammed his approaches to the
pin and went for tie back of the cup
With every putt. After starting with
that first 6, Jock played the next seven
teen holes in 81 strokes, seven under
even 4s for record breaking 81.
That was only the beginning of the
story. For after his morning start
he raced around in 68 later on for
the amazing total of 1876 strokes over
the 36 hole journey, 6 strokes below
the worlds qualifying record which he
marked UP at Inverness two years ago
The heavy rainfall has cut down The
tremendous distance OF the past week,
but in spite Of this the irrepressible
Jock has fourteen 3s, seventeen as,
four 5s and one 6.
After ragged start ne had forgotten
how to make a mistake. He was on
the pin with wood and iron, pitching
~ straight for the cut as a riheman
could shoot. Here and there he sank
tidy one to beat par, but in the main
bis uncanny accuracy from tee to pin
told the story of his triumphant march.
he played with all the inspiration of
as who knows he is upon the top
nsst of great deeds and who means
stake advantage of the tide.
There was no shot that he couldn't
ntns, IT,. 11e ,ln0p I, ION
shot at the 18th rolled into the bunker
forty yards from the green, Jock not
only emerged cleanly but with so much
back spin on the ball that after strik-
ing two feet from the cup it barely
quivered in one brief turn. In this
greatest of ali double golf journeys
Hutchison was off the course just once,
% there were few thrilling recoveries
10 recall. 1t was merely an exhibition
Of complete mastery, q Rembrandt at
the canvas, a kubelik with the violin,
IN unbelievable control of wood and
iron and putting blade until he sank
his Is put for an eagle 8 at the closing
470-yard hole. For once at least a
man had come along with complete
domination over upsetting pastjme.
A Mastery Record
When Jock set the qualifying record
al Toledo in 1920 with 141 strokes few
thought it would ever be beaten.
When he beat this record by six
strokes to-day all prophecy came TO an
end. In this mood he will be un-
beatable, but who can say that even
for Hutchison any such mood can
las..
Here is Hutchison's card with the
distances to be covered: o
p
In 40 4soS45 1so 315 $40 $50 4so 47o-3so5
''e4-Hs' IN -: "::s ":::.ssasss s-ss-s7 SO
After round:
is.......5 2s' .:5stss4s : ss--sst-ss-1ss
That is something for the boys to
Shoot at for a number of years to
come
Fortunately Jock was paired up with
great pacemaker in Mike Brady, who
was at the top of his best game. In
the morning round Mike was out in 36
ana back in 81 for a brilliant 10. In
lne afternoon the homebred, who has
come close to winning more than once
ostore, faltered for brief spell on the
outward journey, where he needed
~. But at this point Michael decided
70 take hand in the miracle whirl,
and his last nine was an even faster
pace than Jock could follow.
FOR Mike came back in 80, and this
included a short missed putt of four
ieet at the seventeenth hole, where his
Undiscovered bah slipped an inch to
She left of the cup. This round left
BRADY firmly lodged in second place
wlth l43, eight strokes back Of the
nVng hutchison, but still one big
stroke IN front of Jim Barnes and Abe
mltchell, who were firmly lodged in a
ue Tor third place at LA.
here is Brady-s double card:
Morning round
e Ss' ....:::.s ..:::.sss sssssst s-ss-7o 80
sS GSt ",..s s5sss So
Al ....4 8 4---32-73-143
jim Barnes, present open champion,
hooked up with Chick Evans, Western
enanmpion. enticed away most of the
gallery. The morning rounds of both
we're we're uneventful, replete with little ex-
si.ement. AT the thirteenth hole, 185
saras IN length, Evans was bunkered
Z .iem the tee against the bank. His
h.oiiek pitch struck four feet from the
Sup, took one forward hop and settled
sa the cup on the first bound for 2.
Barnes Takes q So
Evans finished the morning round in
~ Tor Barnes rs, but in the afternoon
: aecided shakeup took place. Barnes
eecioed se that if Hutchison could break
x " was time for the champion to
Ss, Ss,, busy. But while Long Jim, Of
.,;N Imam, with blue corn flower dan
gilng from, the coroar of b,o ,,oo,,+h