The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-26

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Barnes morning card:
Out ..... It's 3 4 A 5 6-40
In $685.. 60 SIT s. 3 s. 6--39--79
Long Jim was frequently in
trouble on his morning round. He
shot over the green and into the
bunker on the third hole. His tee
the fourth. At the eighth he drove
into the rough and then missed an
easy putt. A sliced tee shot made
him take five at the ninth. The
one bright spot In the round was
the 189-yard eleventh, where he
placed his tee shot q yard from
the cup and sank his putt.
IL Macdonald Smith can shoot
70 or better I'm his afternoon
round he is virtually certain Of
winning the title. He started his
final round with 22l strokes.
Barnes played his final round in
86-SS for "A, two over par, which
added to his 226 for the three
previous rounds gave him 800.
Macdonald Smith was starting
his final round just as Barnes fin
tshed. He needed a 7S to beat
Barnes total, or a 20 to tie.
The only Britisher conceded to
have chance at the prize was
Arthur Comptson, who tied with
Barnes at 226 for fifty.four holes.
Smith putted well on the out
ward nine, but fell off coming
home. On the sixth and seventh
green's he hOled puts Of fifteen
feet. He missed q three-foOter on
the ninth, however.
Smith dropped strokes at the
twelfth, whore he took three puts
for a 8. He took the next two holes
in each, but collected at the
sixteenth, whore he pulled his drive
badly and was too strong with his
third. The ball skidded over the
slippery green into the rough, from
which point he Clipped back and
took two puts.
Smiths morning card: ~
OUT. A. 3 S 4 8 4 4 5-36
H.. 5 3~S 4 4 6 4 4 4-4o-76
Robert Harris, the amateur cham.
pion, had rs for 234; James Ockan-
don, former French champion, had
80 for 23S, and Arthur Havers had
80 for 227.
Smiths third round placed the,
coveted open title, now held by an
other American, Walter Hagen,
within reach. Barring a breakdown
on his final round this afternoon or
miraculous shooting on the part Of
Barnes or Compton, Smith should
win the tilt. A five-stroke lead
with only eighteen holes more to
play constituted handicap that
few thought the others could over.
come.
Smith was out in SO, one over
par, and came home in 40, three
over par.
He was followed by practically
the entire gallery, which comprised
nearly 10000 persons.
Smiths play this morning was
characterized by caution. When.
ever in doubt the American pro
played it safe, apparently figur.
ing that steadiness at this stage
was more to- be desired than bril-
lance. He did not take the
chances that marked his record
breaking So yesterday.
This was particularly noticeable
at the long third hole, 402 yards,
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tee and made no attempt to carry
the bunker that guards the green
Oh his second. He played a con-
sentative iron short OF the trap and
then pitched over and went down
In the regulation two puts for this
par. Yesterday he scored a birdie
on this hole.
Sandy Herd, the veteran British
pro, had another bad round in 81
and eliminated himself. Cyril Tolley
did not improve much, taking IS.
which gave him a total of 241.
Barnes started his final round
grinnly, with Smith, five strokes
ahead. Long Jim played carefully
and was out in SO, one over par.
]. I. Cruickshank, the Argentine
amateur, had a bad third round in
80 for 24O. He was playing behind
the large gallery which followed