New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-14
KIRKW00D RANKS THIRD

His Mark is 144-In Today's Round,
Atlanta Champion Clips Two on
Par Score On Return Trip-Totals
9 Under Par.
st. Andrews. Scotland, July IA Up
Bobby Jones played his second
round OF the British open cham
pionship in - one stroke under par,
giving him a total for the two days
of lao and maintaining his lead in
defense of the title he holds. He was
stroke over par for the first nine
but clipped two strokes off coming
home.
Six Under Par.
The champion faces the final IS
hole test tomorrow with an advant-
age OF six strokes under par for the
classic St Andrews course. He was
five under par with his record
equaling 50 score of yesterday and
added another today. Bobby's score
of $40 for SO holes compares with
par 46 for two rounds.
Bobby found when he had COM
pleted his round that he was lead
ing the field by two strokes. B. Hold
son of Tenby. Wales. returned fine
70 today which coupled with his ~
yesterday gave him a ss hole total
Of i42 Joe Krlwood was in third
place with 144. made up OF two
72's.
Bill Mehlhorn was watching Bob
by's score with intense interest for
it was evident that Bobby's SO hole
count would determine the players
to remain for the final competition.
When Bobby turned in a total of
40 for Sc holes, Bill was eliminated
as he had taken 1877 over the same
route, more than Is strokes behind.
Jones game today was almost as
spectacular as that of yesterday al
though he was more uncertain from
the tee. He was pulling his drives
today but he had not misplaced his
putting touch.
The huge gallery about the IA
nous 18th green, made the course
ring with shouts when he dropped
q long down hill putt of some so
feet for a birdie two.
ON. in 81, he started home 80
and then on the 18th he played as
bad golf as an artist OF his calibre
can. He took four shots to get
down from distance Of 40 Yards,
all hut the last being short. 1t was
at the 12;h that he made an eagle
two in practice getting down from
about the spot where he started
from after his tee shot today.
Bobhv's hooking from the tees
caused him extra efforts but did not
hurt him very much in the long run.
Some faint-hearted members of the
champion's gallery left him as he
continlcd to pull his shots and even
his most ardent admirers became
alarmed. wondering if he could hold
the lead he so magnificently seized
yesterday.
Although wobblv he had another
birdie in his system, the one he
needed to break par. At the 527
ward 18th known as the long" hole,
he banged a booming brassie clear
over A bunker known as Hell" and
said by golfers to be we'll named.
He chinped within five feet Of the
cup. Then he needed pars and got
them. Any ona Of the last four holes
might have returned the titla holder
a birdie.
Jones' card:
Out 544 453 4s5-a7.
In s25 IA 454-25-72-es-14o
Detailed Play Recorded.
Playing conditions were as nearly
perfect as thew ever are at st. An
drews when Bobby teed off. His
long friva was 40 yards from the
pin, but his mashin niblick pitch
overan tina green. His putt back
was two Yards shot and then he
missed a putt for a 4, going down in
5.
Bobby produced the first thrill to-
day at the second hole with a par
4 after his second had landed deep
in a bunker at the left OF the green.
He nihlickcd out dead for the hole
amidst great applause and got his
4. His drive was good 800 yards.
A par followed at the third hole
with two puts the first from 10
feet and the second from 5 feet.
He also got a par at the fourth.
At the long fifth Bobby had
chance to recover the stroke drop
ped to par at the first hole but al
though he made a great effort he
was forced to content himself with
a par five. Ills brassie second was
on the green but even farther away
from the cup than yesterday when
he got a putt Of 100 feet down for
an agile three. Today he putted from
a full $50 feet and slipped eight
feet past the hole. Coming back he
was six inches short and was down
in five.
His tries for brides were finally
rewarded when he ran five foot
putt down on the par 4 sixth Of S67
yards. His drive was three hundred
yards and he approached almost to
the pin.
The par four at the seventh was
without incident and although he
made his bad shot OF the round at
the eighth it was not costly. At the
short hole he pulled his iron from
the tee outside the circle of specta-
tors surrounding the green but chip
ped from sixty feet and sank a ten
footer for the par three and was
even fours for the eight holes.
Bobby was finding it hard to re-
main even with par for five at the
ninth again put him one over fours,
At the ninth he pulled his tee shot