The Washington herald., 1922-07-12
WITH l4l, BRITISH
CHAMP BIDS FOR
U. S. GOLF CROWN
Duncan Slips, But Gets
"Under"- Jones
Shows Form.
By GRANTLAND RICE.


hope that by Friday night he might
have companion coronet to wear
through the coming year.
No golfer in the long history OF
the game has ever worn the British
and American crowns together. but
Hagen. by his brilliant play through
the Skokie Valley. proved that he is
still at the top OF his winning form
and that nothing but a sensational
whirl will beat him back from domi-
nating the twin heights of golf.
Hagen Draws Crowd.
1t is no light tr:cK to be able to
stand with one foot on Sandwich and
the other on Skokie. 1900 miles
apart. .bestriding this broad world of
golf like a Colossus of old. Not even
Colussus the First had any such
spread Of feet when he was at the
top OF his most resilient and elastic
form
Paired with George Duncan and so
drawing the bulk OF the gallery, Ha-
gen fought his way through a torren-
tial downpoud in the forenoon for
II. In the afternoon test he turned
in 10 for a total of 141 strokes.
blowing along as serenely I'D stead
ly as a hawless machine. he was
hitting his shots with complete skill
and confidence, and once upon Ine
freen his putting blade missed few
chances to find the bottom of the cur
from any reasonable range.
Rain flinders Duncan.
The big gallery which followed Ha
Ecn and Duncan ran into a series OF
thrills The sun was shining brightly
and the gay. vivid dresses OF several
hundred women lent the touch of
Icolor that not even a massed football
rrowd can show. There was a flutter
Iof orange and crimson tints outlined
against the Skokie oaks and NAPLES
|and an added touch of excitement as
Duncan opened brilliantly with a
H-3-4-3, three strokes in front of
the "a nserican star. At this point
frouf out of the southwest a cloud as
black as midnight scurried over the
course and within two minutes
heavenly tidal wave sent the gallery
Ecurrying to cover under trees and
shelter houses. This downpoir. which
asted for thirty minutes or more and
turIssl-the greens into havens for
unHyax- streams. seemed to dampen
Oune mood and at the same tine
10 spur Hagen along.
TAA-Scot stylist lost his touch
srdcnd the soaked greens and this
os { todeh never returned. In fact.
i aruek him with renewed force in
faeS afternoon. when he soon lost all
tnf dence, and at one stretch took
prse puts on five successive green's
tEr long, straight drives and fine
ches TO TIE pin.
Hagen's Control superb.
Here is one sample Of Duncan's
Oub1e after the rain began. Com
q to.the long fifth he was at the
ten's edge on his third stroke.
srSr9p stopped twelve feet short
ne pin His next putt. throw
4 up a stream of water. stopped
feet short. His third putt
eppea a foot short and he had
|edsd-s where two puts would
We given him .. hagen. twenty
et away from the pin on the
me green, pitched over the water
within a foot Of the cup. where
3 ball stopped abruptly in the
ggy grass In addition to his
qnd golf it was the wonderful
atrol which Hagen showed with
short pitch and his chip shot
at held him so low. In no less
an seven occasions from off the
teen he pitched to within less
Ian two feet of the cup, hitting
Oh stroke with boldness and con-
hence with firm wrists and body
,imhFovable as granite.
In the afternoon the sun was
gain steaming hot with most of
g water well dried off and when
e pair started out again the gall
~ had more than doubled, with
Sng lines forming up and down
he fairway upon either side of the
purse. II was through this ex-
ted human lane that Hagen and
unsSlsz slashed the ball down the
urse. Hagen held to his steady
+fh. making few mistakes. But
en he slipped IL was worth more
3 The price of admission to see
= spectacular recoveries. For
hnpkes at the second and tenth
es he was of the green in the
u sAuIxith bunkers or mounds to
tch over. Yet in each case he
tched to within twenty inches Of
he cup. leaving a simple tap for
is par.
HaRen's 141.
Here is Hagen's card for the
puble round:
Morning round
ttS. go. 4 3 s 5 434 3-3s
;-..- 3443 5444 +35- II
Afternoon round
ut I345 543 3 3-34
5 3 4 4 5-S6-7O-14I
Ehis was ten strokes better than
lncan who lost his entire margin
the green. for outside of hi.
tting- Duncan's game as usual
IS delight to the connoisseur's
=. The wonder is that he held
ress Of his game so well in
nd afs ser so many heart-cracking
Fappontments on the green.
Jones Goes Good.
mat part of the gaily bedecked
llery which did not follow the
Pgen-Duncan trip set sail after
bby, Jones and Leo Deigel. known
the,.Southern flyers from At
htdn New Orleans. The two
Iunssters, aged 20 and % went
mptng around in a pair of 72's
b Ehe morning trip. Both were
hyng well without any crowding
%E as IL they were out for
practice jaunt. Jones had a &C.
against a 35-37 for Deigel In
4ternoon Jones got into more
bu y e, mixing UP skies and threes
ssveral occasions. He took 3S
and then after a fine start well
des fours on the way struck
mes guarding naples twice at
e, Mteenth and finally had To play