The evening world., 1920-08-13
VARDON LOOMS UP
AS GOLF CHAMPION
IN TOLEDO TOURNEY
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three men. The job OF keeping the
premier title on this side OF the At
lantic fell mostly on Jock HutchisOn,
Jim Barnes Leo Diegel and Walter
Hagen, defending champion and the
chief favorite with the immense gal
iery that came out to the Inverness
links at breakfast time to see the
early pairs swing into action.
The weather again was hot and
sticky. Every contestant supplied
himself with a liberal number Of
Turkish towels so that clubs would
rot slip out OF perspiring hands and
ruin shots that might rob some stars
OF the chance of finishing in money
positions.
The matches that drew the great
est crowds were Vardon Barnes, Ray
Doyle and Hutchispn Hagen, who
were the last pair to leave the start
ing tee. Hagen, smiling and conf
dent as ever, told the writer in the
club house that he expected TO break
10 and score II and II the gang could
do better than that he would be sat
| isfied to see his title change hands.
Scoring among the early arrivals
was generally low. Douglas Edgar,
, holder OF the Canadian trophy. and
| Mike Brady OF Detroit, runner-lp TO
| Hagen at Bradburn last year for
our national title, both brought in
! rounds Of u. Brady took four puts
| on two greens and lost ball by play
| ing his second shot into a ditch on
| the downhill tenth. But for these
muscues his round would have been
i down close to the course reco rd.
Edgar, out in 3S, slipped little com
ing in and took a SS.
EVANS MAKES HARD FIGHT TO
GET TO LEADERS.
Chick Evans, the brilliant Chicago
amateur who is the only American
golfer 10 capture both national trO-
| phies the same year, was in excellent
for mand made a keen fight to land
with the leaders. Evans was paired
| with Big Mcdonald and the two took
turns reehng off sensational shots.
| Mcdonald, playing wonderfully
straight and true, came to the turn in
80, one stroke under par. This in
cludcd an error on the seventh when
Mcthe tall Scot drove into sand trap
and recovered too strongly. Evans
wasted several unnecessary strokes on
the greens, his putting being afflicted
by a touch Of hard luck.
On the short third, Chick came with
in half an inch Of holding a putt for
two. On the long uphill fifth, Evens
on his third shot struck the back Of
| the cup and stayed out by a foot. A
three on this difficult hole would have
been the feature golf Of the tourna-
ment On the seventh Chick again
J messed up a put and his try on the
long ninth also missed the mark by
few feet.
] with all matches underway reports
came drifting back that Harry Var
don, six times British champion, was
| yNla az fT-a tf~ frsln N
down the fairwuys and would un-
doubtedly score low.
TED Ray, the giant Briton who has
Justly earned the sobriquet OF being
the Babe Ruth" OF the golf links,
began letting out early and his long
Y drives were all travelling over 800
1 yards.
al In the early rounds Ray was more
, feared than Vardon, whose Atty years
! were supposed to be too much of a
, handicap against so many young
v stars who helped make this the most
3 powerful field that ever competed for
"A championship. The British veteran
. however, was fooled everyone. Before
4 to-days competition many keen
Judges predicted that the one who
lhcat Vnrdon would have TO win the
tournament,
Leo DieCel, tho twenty-two-yeRr
old Chicago pro, who has astonishet
tho galleries with magnificent golf
!, was in superb form to-day. as wer
I Eddie Lees, another Chicago youtI
- and Bobby Jones, who with Evan
hi forms the amateur group that is bat
p Ting TO triumph over star profes
4 sionals who represent six countrie
H. In this meet.
III, Two lS-hOle rounds were run OF
!. to-day The winner will be based o
y the lowest total for 72 holes. S
sy closely are the leaders punched tha
a play-oft tomorrow Is a stron
n lltkeli ihOOd