, 1923-07-15

As the hot sun was DROP
Cruikshank came down to the big
eighteenth green in front OF the club
house to meet the test. He had one
chance to tie and that was to play
this last hole in a birdie three.
But with true Scotch calmness, he
took his driver from his bag, swung
it twice for practice and drove the
ball down the fairway. 1t vas a per
feet drive but he was still 20 yards
from the hole.
Then with a ribbed mashie he
pitched the bal up to the green. II
got safely over tho water trap and
bounded three times. rolling on. II
stopped within -four feet of the pin,
The little Scotchman. hardly higher
than his golf bag. took his putter
out and went into the business OF
making the shot. He showed no
more emotion han II It had been a
practice putt. but he knew a miss
would give Bobby. Jones the cham
pionship. He took careful aim, dust
ed OF a match from the velvet green
and hen stepped UT to the ball.
Back came his putter.. It tapped ths
ball firmly. The neIt sound was the
rattle in the cup.
Both Bobby and ~Cruikshank had a
score OF 2s6 for the IL holes-a mark
Just eight strokes more than par.
Jones, too played brilliant golf. He
rot away from the home tee this
morning two strokes behind Jock
Hutchinson. the Chicago professional.
He was afraid of tho dangerous
seventh hole. There is a barn on
one side and a wire fence on the
other. The approach to the green is
only about 30 feet wide and twice he
fumbled his drives and went out OF
bounds, hurting his score.
But where Jones classed a a cham
pion was on the eighteenth green
the same place that C~ruikshank won
a right to a play-on for It.
Jones' second ball was In a pit TO
the right OF the hole. He could have
taken an easy out. He had done 1t
ssfore, but az often happens in golf.
be fumbled the shot at h wrong
time. 1t was his first dub" OF the
day. 1t took him foul to get on the
green and two TO sink tho ball. This
gave him a six-the only one OF his
afternoon card.
The two will stage a play-on over
the same route here tomorrow at 2
y. m. The match is scheduled for IL
holes but in case of a tie they will
continue until M or the other wins
Cruikshank came to this country
from Scotland about two years ago
He was an amateur there. Some OF
the golf FAM had heard of him
. when in last years national open
championship at Skokie he was tied
for thirteenth place.
It was a bad tournament for the
favorite stars. Walter Hagen, New
York and Gene Sarazen. present title
holder. were far down the list. Sara
zsn had $40 and Hagen 81.
Joe Kirkwords was 30s. Leo. Die
Rsl. the Washington professional shot
SOS. John Black. now of Wichita
iKan., runner.up for the champion
ship las year. shot BIG.
Chick Evans shot 800 and Francis
ouimet. the star amateur of Massa,
nhusetts shot 317. Jim Barnes, Pei.
ham, was out OF it with 3os and Mac
Donald Smith, who showed such fine
form in the qualifying round, was
312.
The best thing he ever did was win
a big professional cash prize in a
tournament at st. Joseph, Mo, last
year.
But from the start OF his qualifying
here he has shown great form. He
shot 1877 in his qualifying round
Jones shot l56.
He started OFF his round this after
noon like a whirlwind. He got two
brides going out and played a So
enc under par. Up to the twelfth
hole he looked good but then he
staged a blow-up. He Clipped his
second over the pin and took one
over par for n fve. He did IL again
on the fifteenth and his chances
looked pad
But when HI missed a n foot putt
on the sixteenth hole and took a 81,
two over par-no one thought he
had a chsnce.
But apparently he did not know
when he was beaten. He needed
birdie and a par on the asst two holes
10 tie. so he went out and got them
Hi cards show how he did 1t:
Morning. out ----4s6 5T3 344-42
Par, out ---------44 $50 344-37
Morning, in -----3s4 54s 553--3s-7t
Par, in ----443 Asa 444-35-7;
Afternoon. out ---545 552 $3.50
Afternoon. in ----343 554 643-s7-7;
His ill-fortune is one Of the by
words of the golf game. He has
never won a major tournament OF
national championship though som'
of the experts say he has h great
est form in the game. He plays con
s~istently brilliant golf but something
always happens to keep him from
big title. Some Of the professional
say he is too good TO win.
II was Jones who wore down joel
Hutchison. He jumped into the LEAF
at tho end of the morning round anS
by his brilliant performance in thu
afternoon looked like a certain win
ner until Cruikshank came along.
Jones played wonderfully well VI
until the sixth when he made tn
fatal dub" in tho trap Just as an,
golfer might do.
Souvenirs AT The Smoke House
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