Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-26
HAGEN SATISFIES HERE AND
ABROAD OFHLS GOLFCALBER
FINISHING fourth in Qualifying Round for British Open Sho,vs
His Came Good Anyrchere-Resume of Local Tile Play
BY SANDY McNIBLICK

THE showing of Walter Hagen, open
L golf champion of America, in the
qualifying round for the British open
title, ought to satisfy all of his thou
sands of rooters in this country.
After rather slow, for him. 76 in the
first round over the St. Georges Hill
course at Weybrdge, Hagen lived up
to his reputation as a strong. finisher
by acquiring II at Walton Heath.
Hagen just wanted to be sure" and
by so doing he landed in fourth place
in the huge field which includes Abe
Mitchell. George Duncan. Harry Var
don. Jim Braid, Ted Ray and other
world famous golfers.
Jim Barnes. American professional
champion. landed in forty seventh place
Of the qualifying round, but the tall ex-
WhtPmarsh pro showed that he. too.
is playing the proper game when. after
diSCOuragng 81 the first day, he was
able to come back strong with a.
Good Anywhere
Hagen. particularly. proved to the
English critics that his game is not
| just suited to American courses, but
! that his golf is suited TO any country,
, ditiOns.
II is safe to say that his stock and
chances will be closely watched by our
British cousins. trailing the play and
putting on their pipes. from underneath
the well known felt hats, and jacketed
out in the well known tweeds.
On Wednesday next the champion
ship proper starts over the wind
blown seaside course at Deal. Ther'
will be - holes of medal play for TN
title. Hagen can trail the leader tou'
or five strokes the first day and pick i
! uD TO the second. lie has proven ina
time and again.
Barnes. on the other hand. must ge
away to n clean start. il he is to hnlsi
out there ahead. At least that's m
game he's shown here In any cas-"
. the two have real chance.
They have shown their wares an'
have not been found wanting.
All of the players in the lower brack"
Of the local golf championship were
moro or less. evenly matched. and tn
SURPRISES came in the upper bracK"'
The draw, which was mere chahc' %"
Of n hat. looked as though hrm, I'm
had been drawn between the red n"
fnvoritps for the title. who were IN
last our, anu INV l''N W ''''
good enough to qualify whose number
were all pulled out first.
At that. there We're severa! player
nm above whose past regulations AM
present playing ability seemed to prom
isp n merry battle up there. Mauric
Rislpy winner of the spring tournH
nt Atlantic City. and who did well 70
the New Jersey title this year; Edwarr
G Clarey, the Bala star; Fred Knight
Whitcmarsh. and c. c. lngrahan
figured as Huntington Valleys darI
horse, were all reliable players goin
wcn and il was expected that the tus
sic above would rest between these four
Yet Horace II. F'rancinc, lluntingdo
Valley. and Louis NJ. Washburn
Merton, did for this quartet in com
Portable manner.
These two. who have both figure
largely in local championships bac
there in the past, were left out of tn
calculations for the reason that neithe
has shown the top form lately of som
years ago.
' 10 and behold by the twists of tn
game of golf aud the strokes of thei
putters. il was these two who tough
. Il out in the semfiuals yesterday aft
ernoon for the honor of playing for tn