The sun., 1916-08-19
WALTER HAGEN WINS
ANOTHER Big TITLE
Rochester HOmcbred Captures
Western Open Crown With
Great Score Of 286.

MILWAUKEE. Aug. 1s.-Walter Ha-
gen Of Rochester added the Western
open golf championship TO his list Of
honors to-day by completing the sew
enty.two hole medal play contest on
the Blue Mound Country Club links in
2ss strokes. This score equals that made
by Chick Evans OF Chicago In winning
the national open title at Minneapolis re-
Gently. Hagen recently won the Metropoli-
ian championship AND two years ago was
the national open champion. Hagen's
four rounds here were 20. "a. 20. 10
2s6.
Hagen had only one stroke to spare.
as George Sargent Of Minneapolis and
Jack Hutchinson of Allegheny tied for
second place with 2S7. George o. Simp-
son OF Oak Park and James NJ. Barnes
Of Whitemarsh Valley followed with 2SS
each. These five men won all the prizes.
As simpson, with "A wonderful &c In
h third round this forenoon. took the
special prize FOR best score during the
tournament and established a record for
the 5.sl6 yard course, He was pressed
hard for this honor by II. c. L~agsrb,ade
" VI, SIllO WHO HdUc Of OIL
the last round.
The course was hard and fast as a
result OF scorchlrg weather, which
caused several contestants to withdraw
after the morning round. Simpson found
THIS go.ng to his liking and avoided
the numerous natural hazards OF III.
course to the tune Of six holes under
par and twelve played in par for his
total OF SO. At the finish OF his las,
round he had a twenty foot putt on the
$50 yard eighteenth hole for a totaI
OF 2NS. put took three puts instead and
made 2sS.
. Hutchinson. who was second 70 Chicl
Evans In tho National open. with ?SS
had scored a 90 on the last round, anc
was tied with Sargent for the lead witt
1857. Then Simpson came In with "A larg.
gallery and barely failed " the sam,
figure. as did Barnes. The spectator!
rushed out on the course 20 lind tina
Hagen had two par fours for the title. al
OF the other contestants having faller
by the wayside.
Hagen stepped to tho seventeenth tee
knowing that he had to make two Is I,
win. He drove o75 yards straight dowr
the hilly fairway and pitched to the IA
side OK the blind green. His thirty foo
putt was dead and he made the re
Quired score, On the eighteenth tee
Hagen took his clcek and drove 90,
yards straight for the pin over tn,
tricky swalcs and up hill. stopping thirt,
yards short OF the pin. His approac.
was twenty feet short. but his third sho
was within eighteen inches of the hole
n he made the second necessary 4 TO
the title, The summaries:
George Sargent, MInn.a polls. :s7, Jacl
Hutchinson, ri,sburE. 2s7. ueorge siinp
son. Chicago, ass; lanes Barnes. rhiis
delphia .S r. q. Mcdonald. Runalo
200 J. J o'nrien. Mansfield, ohio: $50
bob PEBBLES. Champalsn Ill. :9i; q
Lag-rblad, Younsstown, Ohio, ?s?; Harr,
Turpie. Red Wing, MINI. 2sb: cyril Wal
ker, wabash, Ind. 295; J, Simpson
MlH.uss., 2ss; Arthur ciayk.on. Indian
Alex Ross. Detroit. ?s7; w. c. Sherwood
Memphis, 400
r. II. Craiss. Louisville. ao2; Loo pi-x-l
Detroit: u. X, white. Cleveland, and ". T.
Paa. i.Hu,. Mr.""S sna' A .nS c sDs nn' n
wheciina,. 2os: Crane Aiy.s. Cleveland
Kay. PittsburE, ali: Wilbur. Cakes, de
riot. 3l5. and II. C. Walker. Muskegou