New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-15


fifteenth, where for the second time in
this tournament a ball veered clearly
into the cup and stuck, there were no
freak episodes. On this occasion he
was playing his second from the side
of bunker, sixty yards from the
green. Whackl PUNK! and there was
the 2, with the green untouched.
Blacks Double Card
Here is Blacks double card:
MORNING ROUND
H IN . :::::s ! s &c.,
AFTERNOON ROUND
na' . ::::::s sstts (. s s-ss
a masterpiece. The big home bred
started as if the scepter was in his
grasp. He slipped trifle on the first
two holes, but recovered in magnificent
fashion for simple pars, one Of his IA
vorte tricks. After that he made but
few mistakes. His driving was long
and straight, his approaching up
around the pin, and each putt he struck
went boldly in for the back Of the cup.
Wearing no cap and his black hair
glistening in the sun, he was burnt to
a dark brown, and every stroke he
played was hit with the confidence and
the determination Of winner. Out in
81, five strokes ahead of Bobby Jones,
the British title holder came back at
the same clip.
Had Triumphal Tour
The gallery that followed him grew
and grew. Reports of his triumphal
tour spread to rival galleries, and from
far and near the clans came focking
in. There were flashes of red sweat
nrr1o box y1a cf
dresses and crimson coats as over two
thousand women mingled on fire, and
by the tenth hole Hagen was driving
down vast human lane, hundreds of
yards upon either side of the course,
all set and ready to sprint for the
massed-in circle around the green's.
He had no less than three puts hit
the back of the cup on that last nine
hole parade, but even as it was he
finished with 60. In the afternoon
round it was quite another story. 1t
was Hagen who slipped and young
Jones who played most of the g,f.
Hagen found five traps on the first
nine and four on the last, while his
putter was none too steady. He was
different golfer, while Jones was sink
with the confident consistency of
Travers. At the ninth hole, where
Hagen was again trapped, Jones was
only one stroke behind. He had cut
away five strokes in nine holes, and
when he sunk an eight-foot putt at the
tenth for a, where Hagen missed,
Jones was level with the big margin
wiped away. From that point the two
made dog fight Of it. Hagen, with
two fine So, got two strokes back, but
when he took 5 at the fifteenth Jones
laid his approach dead and got his 8.
Hagen got his lead back when Jones
hooked out of bounds at the seven
teenth. Here are their cards:
MORNING ROUND
Gs' .: .-:::: s-s:
f 2s' .: 1900: ...s:stss ss &c..
| AFTERNOON ROUND
IN Gn' ..: :::.s 80
| Jones:
IN .. 800. s-ss
Other Notable Performances
Three other notable performances
were those that fell to the happy lot
OF Bin Melhorn, of Shreveport, La,
and Gene .Sarazen, Of Pittsburgh, both
home breds. Melhorn had fine 70 in
the morning.
In the afternoon test he came romp-
ing along at an ever faster clip. and
with three of the big galleries Jumped
into a writing, rushing mass he An
lshed his assault upon Skokie with a
| II, having no less than eight 4s on the
last nine holes. He had left at
the 47o-yard eighteenth hole to beat
out Hagen for second place, and two
fine shots did the trick. Here is Mel
! horns afternoon card:
IN nut . :..'''s a. Ess4-z,-,..
from Westchester County and one ~
| the best Of the home grown young
sters, was around in 72-7s, his lis
tieing Hagan for third place. Gene
was IN but little trouble, paying first-
class golf. AS the matter nov rests
the first eleven are all American golf
ers, and what is even more to the
point, of the first six no less than
five are homebred stars.
Nine Are Homebreds
Seven out of the first nine are home
breds, with only Black and Ayton. two
naturalized Scotchmen, in the leading
lists. AS the case now stands, there
are at least thirteen with a chance
Tor thirteen are under $50. Jim
sarnes, George Duncan, Bob Melon
aid and Johnny Farrell, all fine golfers
at l4e' are not out of the big chase
by any means. Barnes will have hard
time defending his title he won at
Columbit year ago, but he has the
game to get there if fate SO elects.
Duncan is always in for one rocky
round, and he is certain he has lost
this one from his system. His after
noon play was very good, and he has
the golf to. shoot great guns on Satur-
day, provided there is any open space
left on the golf course after the hugh
galleries are planted. For this Satur-
day gallery will more than double any,
thing known to American golf.
The two amateurs who still have a
chance are Bobby Jones and Chick
Evans, who have made habit of Lead
ing their mates in the open test. Jones.
who is only q strokes behind Black.
leads Evans by 2 strokes, and if his
putter works on Saturday as it did
On Friday afternoon he will make 8
great bid for the top. Mack Of Jones
and Evans comes Willie Hunter and