The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-18
AMERICANS DEFEAT
BRITONS ON LINKS
Hagen and Barnes Triumph
Over VardOn and Ray at
Fairview.
MARGIN rs 3 AND 2
Home Pair Lead First Eigh-
teen Holes of Best Ball
Tilt by ? Up.
MARGIN rs 3 AND 2
ny KERR N. PETRIE.

DESPITE the fact that he got badly
tangled up on the fourteenth hole and
as a result required seven shots for
stretch OF playing territory that Is con-
s:eered value at four. Jim Barnes or
Sunset Hills. st. Louis. former holder
Of the p. G. A.. Western and southern
titles, made the lowest card returned IN
n thirty-six hole match In which he ana
Walter Hagen defeated Ted Ray or
england, present holder of the United
States title. and Harry Vardon by
up and to play over the links OF the
Fsiryiew Country Club OF White Plains
Yesterday. Jims individual effort made
in the afternoon was nice ~. equal
70 the par Of the course. and II won him
SIS In special money, s25 for the low
afternoon round and $50 mora for the
best eighteen hole card returned during
the day. Ray In the morning led the
scoring with 70, which brought him
s25 In addition to his playing fee.
While these four stalwarts of the links
Rave met several times this season. this
last was about. the best exhibition they
have given. Certain 1t is that 1t was
responsible for the most sustained spell
OF four ball scoring. Both morning and
afternoon each side bettered 70 on the
and Barres finished up. with score
Of CT. AGAINST the 50 of their opponents,
and the second time around the Amer!-
cans showed a 68. against 50.
While Hagen early gave up the con-
test for he special money both mornin7
and afternoon and returned ANYTIME
hut an impressive card in the later part
of the day when approximations give
for a brace Of pickups ran his Figures
IT, So he stood by his old rival and
teamm" te in royal style at times. TIC
demonstrate this point it Is necessary
TO take only the first nine holes OF the
opening round in which 1t will be seer
the old firm halved only one hole the
seventh where ach got 4.
HAGEN halved the first with Ray. Their
Barnes took a hand. and in the mex
three holes bettered par twice. on the
third ard fourth On the fiftN Barnes
trimmed the cup for . and another
b ride This left Jim with four threes
in q row. Turning in 35, Barnes ther
eased off and left Hagen to do some OF
the work. This the holder of the French
championship proceeded to do nobly
coming back in IS and rounding out g
"A with the aid of a 5 Appropriated a
tne third, where he picked up.
Better Play I'm Afternoon.
Barnes did even better to the turn il
tire afternoon. and this. Notwithstanding
that he had to be content with tire,
As instead OF IS at the second thir'
and fourth. However, this time jim
opened with 3. and he hal nothini
higher than a 4 in his card to the turn
Tor thirteen holes the st. Louis exper
stll was one better than 49, so IL wa
great disappointment to the CALLER.
when at the fourteenth he pulled hi
tdll TO the rough over the fifteenth te'
ard wasted three strokes more gettnt
back
Jim made up for this somewhat by
LAYING his tee shot for the NEXT within
four feet of the cup and sinknp tn,
rutt for .. A on the sixteenth, fol
lowed by 5 and 4. gave him a 81
back and brought his card out ever
with par.
The scores OF the match