Evening star., 1923-07-14

get long putt down all day long.
even though he did have eleven one
putt greens. These came about
through the medium of a chip shot
laid dead. He played the eighteenth
| in both rounds in ,, ten-foot putt
dropping in the morning and an eight
footer finding the tin in the after
noon. Out in SO in the morning,
Bobby breezed back in 33. to finish
with a II. He was back in 80 in the
afternoon. Bobby. the grandest styl-
ist of them ALL never even got red
behind the ears when long putt after
long putt rolled around the rim of the
cup
steady little golfer, a former Scot
tish amateur champion, also played
grand day of golf.
Mike Brady of Detroit dubbed him
self out of chance at the champion
ship on the first five holes of the
afternoon round, Mike started out
8, ), s. 6. 3, and was out in "A. He
got back in 81. but II was too late.
Mike was 155 at the finish yesterday.
Although the gallery probably did
not know it, those who watched Gene
Sarazen play the sixth hole in the
afternoon doubles witnessed the de-
throning of the champion. Gene roll
ed himself up 70 in the morning and
got out well in the afternoon until
he came to the sixth. Here he pushed
his tee shot. aided by the wind, into
bad lie to the right of the short
hole. Gene was careless with his
niblick shot and failed to get out.
Another shot failed and Gene finally
was on the green in 4. He was
down in 6 on the par three hole.
Thereafter, struggle as he might.
Gene couldn't get his shots going.
The trusty irons that caught the line
to the pin on Monday, strayed well
off. and the championship shots that
were just brushing by the hole edge
frequently left the titleholder a wor-
risome putt.
Gene was not the Sarazen of Skokie
the confident, cocky little chap, who
kidded himself into a championship.
Gene had rolled up on the seventh
hole in the morning by hooking his
tee shot out of bounds. He had made
other mistakes through the round. but
until that s came on the short sixth,
Gene really wasn't worried. After
that he settled down to business. But
it was too late.
Black Prone tn Hook.
John Black developed a bad case
of golfers hook early in the day. al
though he struggled hard. he couldn't
keep them on the golf course. and In
wood don't allow for a hook. John
played some beautiful iron shots,
but they were not enough. 1nwood
demands a long straight tee shot. He
Hagen was fighting his game all
day. His shots were not coming or
as usual, and he found the going hard
and rough.
Mac Smith, steady and long from
the tee. looked good at times. but he
couldn't hole putt when 1t counted.
Mac may get them dropping today,
and if he does watch out. He Will
burn up the course. for everything
else is as near perfect as can be.
Ouimet had a nightmare round in
the morning, but came back in the
afternoon with perfect golf which
might as easily have been 20 as the
rs he finally counted.
Evans, away to bad start, appear
ed to be not caring, and a man in
that mood can't play golf.
, John Farrell is alright at 1853. Three
shots over his Thursday total is not
so bad. but John is considerably back
of Hutchison and Jones. Jim Barnes
can be counted out. The 1921 title
holder is too far back. Jim sprinkled
few sevens among the fours and
three yesterday and wound up with
a ISL.
Hutchison Is playing today with Joe
Kirkwood, the Americanized Austral-
ian. Bobby Jones is shooting with
Gene Sarazen, while the other Bob
Cruicksha is romping along with
Walter Hagen.