South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-27
HAGEN RE-CAPTURES
OPEN GOLF TITLE
T. h a IN Professional Com
pletes 70 Holes in 287
Strokes.

CLEVELAND, o., Aug. 26.-Wal-
ter Hagen, Of New York city, twice
former national open champion, Fri
day captured the Western open golf
championship for the third time at
the lakewood club with 2S7 strokes,
while Jock Hutchinson, OF Chicago.
British open champion and present
title-hOlder of this event, was second
with 292 and Emmett French. of
Youngstown, third with 294.
Only three other players finished
under 500 in event. which Is open
10 the world and was contested by
the national open crown bearer,
| James Barnes. OF New York; the
/ British open champion, Hutchinson:
the Canadian open champion, w. II.
} TrovenOr, OF Detroit; the MetropoH-
/ tan open champion, Bob Mcdonald.
+ of New York. and the Australian
open titlehOlder. Joe KirkwOod.
! Spectacular Play.
The play was spectacular for low
scores on the first day, when French
/ scored a record 65, and Bobby Allen,
I of Atlanta, and Bob PEBBLES, Of Pco-
+ ria. recorded SOS. but after good par
golf in the second round the scores
/ i'm most cases mounted several
strokes Friday because OF i gale that
swept the course and made the golf
/ balls do unexpected antics
( Hagen. however, kept the even
tenor Of his play along the path Of
I almost perfect golf without mount
ing to spectacular heights or drop
I ping TO mediocrity.
His rounds Of 71-72-73-71-2S7
amounted 10 just three strokes over
4 par for the 70 holes. He did not
+ have a six or a seven on the entire
carl and only 16 holes in five. He
/ did not have any freak scores to
make up for poor holes. scoring only
one 2, leaving Sc holes that he
played in either or and 40 Of
these were the coveted As.
As an example. he made the first
holes Of the primary round in a
string of IS, and had a run OF five
consecutive As at the close Of Fri
days first circuit Of the 6,2S9-yard
course.
Loses Title.
Hutchinson suffered the loss Of his
title wholly on the last round, TAX
ing rs 10 Hagens II, and this slump
from previous scores OF u. Il. IS
was due to his proclivity for water.
He found the creek on the second
hole twice today for two 6s and
washed away his remaining chances
for victory in the brook on the tenth
hole Of the final round, taking an
other G.
The British champion had two
other 6s IN the first two ROUNDS and
implanted Of the uncertainty OF his
putter.
Hagen and Hutchinson played to-
gether in today's two rounds and
drew an immense gallery. but an
other large crowd followed the pen
nant OF Bobby Jones. who tied with
Kirkwood for fourth place, four
strpkes better than Bob Mcdonald.
who was next IN line.
Jones Threatens.
Jones. the only threatening anna
teur, had the lead az the end OF the
first two rounds with 69-70-139. but
the wind today blew away his hopes
plastering the figures SIS on his
morning score card. sc that even an
other 60 this afternoon would not
have erased enough OF Il 20 gain
victory. TO say nothin gof his cool
"a.
The winning score today was four
above the record for the event set
at 2S3 by Jim Barnes at Westmore-
land in 1917 and repeated two years
ago az Mayheld. and one stroke high
er than the recorl for the national
open event made by Chick Evans
al MInikahda in 1917. when Hutch
.insOn was runner-up with PSI.