Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-02
HAGEN SOME CHAMPION, IS
WHOLE SHOW IN GOLF TILT
Discusses British Unpleusantness Sets LstO Mark for Holly
,Uood Helps Beat Vardon.Ray Pair and Entertains
Generally in Week.End Fete
BY SANDY McNIBLICK

wards the finish. when they had gotten
used to his dashing style, and few
or his pranks. his popularity grew until
there was real disappointment and SYM
pathy for him in not having finished
better.
He was quoted right away us say
ing, Il will win the championship. in
first interview. which was later cor
rected to II have come 5000 miles to
try to win"
In the Mitchell Duncan match he is
alleged to have said to Barnes, We've
| spotted these fellows holes enough.
lets start for the benefit of the gal
lery.
The night before the open he. is sale
to have chosen the promenade hour to
entertain the concert throngs by going
in the cool of the evening to the board
walk and driving golf balls into the
ocean for the edification of all.
They couldn't get over that.
But the crOwning blow was evidently
delivered when they asked him who
was going to caddy for him.
My, chauffeur" Hagen replied
nonchalantly.
For pro to have a chauffeur. that
was too much. When they found out
he'd hired taxi to get to and from
the course and that the driver happened
to have taken fancy to Hagen and
was a caddy, at that, in spare time,
that made 1t different
But for each of the four rounds of the
championship Hagen is said to have
worn a different golf suit, another shock
to pro golf over there.
His lordly trick of waving his hand
at the ends of gallery lanes to see them
fall back also made its impression.
And Return
But when it was all over and they
got to knew him for the sunny person
he is, for his courage and good sports
manship, he made friends of them all
and they want him back next year very
much indeed
What has your bold Walter done?'
soon chanqod to ooh. I say. storm
ing shot!' as he hit one out of the
rough, or "a bit merry. y'know. but not
SO rotten,' If he perchance overplayed
one to the green, and similar British
golf terms of admiration or sympathy.
For an exciting finish the sentiment
really seemed to be. it is said, that they
would have liked to see Hagen finish
Briton.
Which is fair enough.
Hagen wound up the exhibition yes
terday with shot that was Hagen
esque, if there ever was one
| He scored an eagle on the thirty
fourth hole. 40 yards. His drive was
longer than Barnes, Nardon or Ray had
hit and he followed it with a brassie
which bounded for the green side ele
vation.
It's fate was undecided until it struck
the hosiery Of one of the fair fans and
stopped off the green in the coarse grass
some forty feet from the pin. Hager
took his putter and holcd out. There
was terrific applause and more wbeu
Hagen played the bye holes and got his
seventy, two under the course record.
| When four stars such as these gather
the play throughout is drive and an
proach, or two at the long holes, holes
being won almost entirely on the put
ting fortunes.
Here Nardon was woefully weak In
the morning. Sometimes his were q
foot off the line. He managed to get his
line after luncheon. however, and quite
held his own in this department.
All day Barnes was trimming, jumping
or hitting the back of the cup on his
lTltS Ou thC iOhB outsf OT nt WOtll
have had very successful day. The
same putting cost him the metropolitan
title. :,
Hagen was the one who general,
tried for the birdie, after Barnes go
par, IL possible. Hagen's tries wer,
very bold but if he missed the impres
sve part was that he always hole,
from three or four feet coming back
Ray played the same role but lacke,
some Of his other, day phenomena
touch.
Vardon's iron play in the Afternoon
, was superb. 1t was real treat to th
several thousand present who will eve
admire the ease and grace of the veteran
Briton's style. Hagen's mashie irol
work featured the morning round.
The Britons only won one hole il
each round, both birds. Ray took th
third hole in the morning with u lonI
putt after a beautiful second, an,
Vardon wan the sixth in the sec0n,
( round with an across the green putt.
e Close to 5000 fans followed over th
! eight miles Of play. 1t was a day o
' thrills and a great victory.
8 Mrs, earns Golf Winner
Wernersyilie. Pa, Aug. Mrs A. Il
earns, Wcstehester, one Of the promlnen
golfers pf the metropolitan district rOmpe