The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-22
FRANCIS OUlMET
WAS DEFEATED
Twenty-Five Year Old Native
Professional is Champion
Golfer OF the World
(By Associated Prcss)


Chicago. August 21.-Waltcr G,
Hagen. % years old. native profession
al, OF Rochester. NJ Y, today displaced
Francis Ouimet as open golf champion
OF America by winning the tourna-
mcpt at Midlothian with medal
score Of 200 for the ~ holes.
Ouimct fell off In his play, taking
29S for his toal. and Charles Evans,
Jr.. western amateur champion, handi-
capped by wretched right ankles,
furnished Hagen's chief opposition
Outplaying the whole field In spec
tacular finish that electrified the gal
lery. Evans made two rounds of II and
70 and finished with 291.
Evans score OF l41 for today was
the best double round of the tourna-
ment. His ankle seemed TO bother
his putting more than his long work
and iron3. His tee shots spanned
some 800 yards Of the .air-way almost
every time. Hia irons were nearly
by steady playing. Yesterday he made
missed three short puts and had no
luck with long ones. He finally drove
to the edgs OF the 18th green. 277
yards, and had left one putt for half
with Hagen
The spectators stood on tiptoe, while
the Chicagoan tried the 80 foot putt.
He missed by twelve inches and tho
championship went to Hagen.
Ouimet lost the title with graceful
oQun.imity. He had no fault to find,
he Rcid. He wen the title last year
at Drookline, tying with Harry Var
don and Edward Ray, British profess
sionals. at 304. In tho play-off Ouimet
made 72 to Vardon's II and Rays IS
Hasen's victory was accomplished
by steady playing. Yesterday he made
record of 6S OF tho course. He led
the field ct tho sna CT tho first day
with 142 Today ho took rs for the
first round and 78 for tho second.
The best Of his game came on the last
nine holcs whore holing putt after
putt, he made 35, two under par.
The new champion learned his golf
In Rochester and had not made any
record outside his native city until
the present tournament He iB slight
In build, but follows Vardop's system
OF Shooting straight for the flag at
all tiIncs..~
Tom Mcnamara, OF Boston. who had
played the most consistent golf OF
tho meet, scoring 72. II and &c for
the first three rounds besides 145 in
the elimination, fell off badly this af-
tornoon, taking 83 for the last round
and finishing out of the money with
3o2. !gi% 'iN,sl-'j Na'
George Sargent, Of Chevy Chase.
hampton In 1909, when he scored
80 at Englewood, tied with Fred Nc
Lend nj Washington for third Mace.
M. J. Brady Of Wollaston, and james
Donaldson OF Glenvtew club, Chicago,
tied with Guimet for foruth prize
Luis Teller, Canoe Brook club Sum-
NIT. N, j., formerly open champion OF
Franco. wan fifth best with 200 while
j. j. MaDermott. Atlantic City, twice
champion and Arthur Smith. Column
bus. Ohio. closed the list of prize win
ners with 800 each.
A now amateur expert, William
Rautenbusch. Of Chicago, scored 3O1 )
just outside the ten: prize winners
He learned his golf on nine hole
public link that has no bunkers. Tho
next best amateur was Warren X.
Wood. foremrly western champion,
who scored 3Q5.
]. c. Green. Hot Springs, Va s1 aw-
ed a total OF 322..