The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-16

professional I'm his home town.
Aftcrward he went to Detroit. He
won tho national open In 1914. In
1915 he performed one Of the starr
ling fcats that made him famous
IL was in the Panama Pacific expo
sitiOn International tournament on
the old lngleside course. Coming
through to the final. Hagen met
John Black. one Of the greatest
western golfers and tremendous
driver. Knowing that Black would
press him hard. Hagen started with
apparent reCklcssness. smashing into
the ball for great distances from the
tee. yet playing every shot so per
fectly that he scored % on the first
nine holes of the final round. which
gave him winning lead. As Frank
PEBBLES. the famous coast profess
siOual. described II, Hagen was
tornado from tho first tee and moth
ing could stand in his way"
CLASSY Dresser.
As n professional Walter was al
ways q great favoritc with the ladies
not only because OF his golf, but be
cause he is a CLASSY dresser" Rival
professionals call him the Beau
Brummcl of the profession"
\ couple Of years ago the cham
pion became sales manager of a
large bond firm. and deciding not
to 20 on with golf professionally,
asked for reinstatement as an anna
teur. Tho application was not grant
ed ana as Hagen received, besides
the British championship cup. a
purse of f175 given by Lord North
bourne, it is likely that he IS con-
tent TO remain in the professional
class.
Hagen has already told tho Eng
lish people that he hopes to bring
the cup back and defend il next
year. lie has as good chance 10 re-
peat ns any man that ever won a
championship. Jock Hutchlson came
near turning the trick-only two
strokes behind the winner 10 500.
Hagen is a man of medium height,
compactly built. He has neither the
lanky makeup OF Long Jim Barnes
nor the beef of NardOn nor n Ray.
But he can hit travelling ball with
any OF them. His start in sport was
as baseball player. Found hit
tiuH n suit ball more fun. lie has
had plenty Of experience in cham
pionship play. Besides winning the
national open in 1914 and 1919. he
won the western open I'm 1915 and
was close second to Jim Barnes in
1917. That he goes off his game
like any other golfer Is indicated by
the fact that he finished seventh
In the western open in 1919, Barnes
winning with Logel and Hutchison
second ana third. In the north and
south hdmpionship the same wear
n Pinehurst, Hagen shot a brilliant
last round, being two under fOurs
70 the last hole, where he needed
a four to win. He got off fine
drive, dubbed approach shots And
| taking a six. In the recent north
and south championship he finished
| in ninth place with 3O2, tied with
| Joe Kirkwood A year before he los,
| the north and south championship
| by a stroke, scoring 294 to Fred
| MCLeod's 293, In match play out
side tho championship meets VAIN
/ is usually n dangerous finisher. In
an individual match with Barnes a,
/ New Orleans when Barnes had been
| touring the country and was play,
/ ing at the top OF his form, Hagen
/ beat the national champion on the
| thirty hole. after winning
| the thirty sixth for n tie. Hagen
and Alec Smith beat Barnes and
| Robertson and I.
Next winter Hagen will probably
/ tour the Pacific coast and the south
with Joe Kirkwood, playing exhibl,
| tion matches.
! Copyright 1922, by the Bell syndl-
cate, lnc)