New-York tribune., 1922-10-08

Sarazen, the possessor of wonderful
nerve and of the soundest kind of golf
game at the age CT twenty-one, proved
again to-day the assertion of j. p.
Taylor and other noted golf critics
that he is one of the greatest golfers
that ever played the game The boy
has had most remarkable year in
golf He has scored the greatest series
of sensational victories any American
professional has ever recorded in
single season. But, in beating Walter
Hagen in match Of 72 holes, a test
that served to prevent any kind of
fuke victory, SaraZen scored his great
est triumph of this year
After coming from behind and de-
feating Abe Mitchell, king of match
play golfers in Europe, Hagen was re-
garded as a man who was invincibie
IN hole play. He was a decided favor
ite before the match started at Pitts
,5urgh yesterday.
Sarazen Earns the Crown
True, Sarazen had defeated the pick
of American professionals in match
play in the professional golf cham
pionship at Pittsburgh about q month
ago. But it Was whispered Hagen was
not among those present and probably
there would have been different re-
sult had he competed. Well, Hagen
had an opportunity over maraunon
distance and Sarazen won, making the
claim that he is the king of them all
quite convincing.
Yesterday at Oakmont, in Pittsburgh,
Sarazen had to yield to the wizardfy
of Hagen's putteI. The records show
that Hagen took but one putt on nine
greens, two puts on twenty-six greens
and three puts on only one. Against
that kind of gol- it is remarkable that
Sarazen was only two down at the
thirtysix holes. However, there was
never doubt in the mind of the lad
about the outcome. Returning last
night he was as cheerful and as con-
fident as ever, patiently awaiting the
start of the second half. Hagen GER
tainly has the heart of an OK, but in
this respect Sarazen is quite his equal.
And m the matter of playing golf the
youth appears to have the edge.
He lost no time once he got out on
the course this morning in marking up
the handicap of two holes under which
he was laboring. lie began driving
phenominally, and he drove that way
and the whole day long through rain,
and Willie Hunter, former British
amateur champion, VINO followed every
step of the struggle, said at the finish
that he had never seen anybody drive
SO far and SO accurately, so consistently.
From the tee Sarazen had decide
advantage. Hagen was struggling
with his drives, especially in the after
noon.
Takes Lead at Eighth
AS stated Sarazen lost no time in
the morning in getting on even terms.
He knocked out fine two on the
LII, IL
the third Sarazen was right back at
him, and winning the fourth and fifth he
was all square. But it wasn't until the
eighth hole was reached that the lad
gained the lead. A fine four there put
him one up the first time from the
start that he had been up. Imagine
lad of wenty-one plugging from be-
hind man like Hagen for forty-four
holes and never losing heart or be-
coming in the least discouraged.
Once in front the American champ
stepped out like a man-o'w He was
never to be headed thereafter. He bore
down relentlessly and continuing his
magnificent exhibition of superb golf
he was three up going to the fourteenth
hole. When Hagen sliced his iron to
the rough at the fourteenth 1t began
to look like a complete rout.
A bad shot at this point, though, by
Aooi aHSil Put q 0iiiSiSIil dSpcCL eDtlTely
on the issue. The youth shanked his
iron and was worse off than Hagen,
whereas a moment before he stood to
win the hole. Instead, Hagen won, and
now was only 2 down. That encouraged
the British champion and he came back
nobly ons the last four holes, although
Sarazen had putt of eight feet for
win at the eighteenth hole to put him
up at the end of the third round
Hagens admirers wer quite sure
after that rally that the big fellow
would come back with one of his not
able flashes, But Sarazen was equally
confident he would still be in there at
the finish. Somebody is going to win
this match on the fourteenth or ff-
teenth hole, so they don't need to
worry about darkness" he prophesied
during luncheon.
Hagen did start the afternoon round
rs If he intended so annihilate the bow
who was so persistently sticking to his
heels.
Hagen Squares it Again
grand birdie three at the first
gave Hagen win and the match was
all square again. The crowd galloped
across the intervening dale of the
second tee and green and saw Hagen
miss two-fool putt for a win. That