Evening star., 1926-06-06

ldor Houghton.
Never in history of international
ssH' matches between Great Britain
. I'd the United States have the Amer
leans taken such IL drubbing. Only
one American ever was UP on his
opponent, and two matches reached
the home green.
The results:
Singles.
Abe Mitchell defeated Jim Barnes,
8 and Z.
George Duncan defeated Walter
Hagen, s and ).
Arthur Havers defeated Fred Nc
LeOd, 10 and 9.
Fred Robson defeated Cyril Walker,
and 4.
Bill MehlhOrn (American) defeated
Archie COmpstOn. l up.
II. C.. Jolly defeated Joe Stein.
and 2.
Emmett French and f. X. Whit
ccmbe, all square.
George Gadd defeated Joe Kirk
wood, 8 to !.
Aubrey Boomer defeated T. ID.
Armour. and /.
Ted Ray defeated Al WaltrOus. :
and ).
In the foursomes played Friday
as follows:
Ted Ray and Fred Robson defeated
Cyril Walker and Fred Mcleod, 3
and =.
Aubrey Boomer and Archie Comp
stOn defeated Tommy Armour and
Joe kirl1wOOd, 3 and =.
George Gadd and Arthur Hayers
defeated Bill MehlhOrn and AL Wal
trOus, 3 and 2.
f. X. Whitcombe and ii. C.. Jolly
defeated Emmett French and Joe
Abe Mitchell and George Duncan
defeated Walter Hagen and Jim
Barnes, 9 and 8. :.
I'VE are losing our hold on the
British lions tall said Ambassador
Houghton in presenting the medals
to the players. Then he tried 10
make the men who represented Amer
ica feel a little better by telling them
they were receiving medals from the
worlds worst golf players, bar none.
But a number of Hagen's men dis
puted that distinction, which they
contended should be theirs after their
fruitless efforts of today and yeSter-
day.
Not i'm Best Form.
The fact is, of course, that the
Americans landed only a few days
ago and were hardly tuned up for the
games and that they were opposed by
Great Britaln'S very best profeS-
SIGNALS. 1t is conceded, however, that
the play of the British team was
superb and if it can be duplicated in
the British open championships a fort
night hence the open championship
is likely to come back to the old
country.
In the foursomes Mitchell and Dun
can severely punished Barnes and
Hagen, and what they did collectively
they repeated individually today.
Mitchell was miraculous and the only
consolation for Long Jim" Barnes is
that in all probability no man could
have stood up against the British star
and won today.
Finishing the first round up. he
took Barnes out again in the second
and was up at the seventh. Mitchell
won the eighth in .. the ninth in 3,
the tenth in and the eleventh in 4,
all of which were brides. and, al
though Barnes got par scores on each
hole, he lost every one of them.
Hagen Lacks Fight.
Duncan was just as superior to
Hagen. and so it was all down the line
until late in the evening! when Mehl-
horn and French brought their OPP
ponentS to the last green and saved
America from being completely goose
egged.
Hagen played poor golf against
Duncan. After being 4 down at the
end of the first round, he picked up
his ball at the thirteenth hole in the
afternoon as a token of surrender.
There is no fun playing with Wal
ter when he can't sink his putts," said
Duncan after winning.
Mehlhorn exhibited something of
the fighting spirit which Hagen
lacked. and it carried the former Chi
cago PRO" through to victory. Comp.
ston finished the first round l up, but
Mehhorn squared tie match on the
second hole in the afternoon after ne
gotiating difficult stymje.
The American was 4 under as for
the first Is holes in the afternoon
and was . up. The pair went to the
home hole with Mehlhorn leading.
and here he took a 4. while Compston
was feet away for &S half. which
Mehlhorn conceded, winning by one
hole.
French played fine golf, coming
home in 35 in the afternoon to draw
with Whitcombe. He had q chance to
win, but was bunkered at the home
hole. 80
Arthur Havers registered the big
gest win of the day, trimming Freddie
Mcleod of Washington on the twenty
seventh green. VI