The evening world. Newspaper, July 15, 1922, Page 7

THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, JULY 15, 19223 * WALTER HAGEN PUTS AMERICA ON WORLD’S GOLF PINNACLE NEW BRITISH CHAMPION HARE YPE OF FIGHTER How Hagen, Native New Yorker, Changed His Game to Meet Different Conditions in England and Finally Met With Success, By Robert Edgren. Walter Hagen {9 @ fine type of the fighting golfer. He has long been famous for his ability to “‘come from behind’ in a hard match, He is a atrong finisher. He has streaks when Ais golfing ability wanes, but after @ while be comes back better than ever. When Hagen won the British Open Championship on June 23d he put America squarely on the golf map For many years It has been generally believed that, while American ama- teurs might possibly win on rare oc- easions from British amateurs, the American - bred professionals never could well compare with the Brittsi Pros. For many years Americans were outclassed when they visited Mngland and competed in the British Open Champtonship, and their failure to win or even make a good showing was ascribed to the high winds and hard fairways of the seaside courses in England, as well as to the superior brand of golf developed in England by these hindrances, Last year ‘Jock Hutchison broke the hoodoo by winning the British Open. But in England any chagrin that might have been felt when the cup travelled across seas was tossed off with the remark that Hutchison was born near St. Andrews in Scot- land, even if he WAS a naturalized citizen of the United States. When Jim Barnes won the United States Open Champlonship, with England's best professionals compet- tng, it was pointed out that Barnes was really an Englishman by birth, TRY AND TRY AGAIN. But Walter Hagen is American born, and his golf was developed on American courses. His victory was backed by Barnes and Hutchinson. Barnes tied with George Duncan of England for second place, and Hutchinson took fourth, so that the American team took three of the first four places. The scores were Close, being 300, 301 and 302, Hagen is persistent. This was his third attempt to win the British Open, Aftex winning the American Open Championship in 1914 and again in 1919, Hagen travelled to England in 1920 as American champion, ind was thought to have a fairly good chance to win. He played several brilliant Preliminary matches on — inland courses but when he went dow nto the championships at the Royal Cinque Ports Golf “lub at Leal, where the wind blows so hard that the natives can't grow whickers, he flopped com- pletely, failed to break eighty In any ot his tour rounds, and finished in fifty-fifth position, Hagen suid at the time that the heavy winds wrecked his game. He had no shuts in his bag to offset them But here is where Hagen's per- wistency comes in. Returning to America he played all over the East- ern and Southern part of the coun- try, especially looking for breezy sea- side courses. He studied every shot that should be played against and neross a heavy wind, and perfected low, hard drives and brassie shots and running-up approaches. Hagen uses rather light clubs, He drivers weigh 13% ounces, But he hits tre- mendous ball with elther wood or tron. In the British Open Hagen played with perfect confidence. He knew how to meet the local conditions. His driving and approaches were perfect and confidence on the greens made him putt his best all through the match, Only once was Hagen out of the lead for the moment, when Hutchinson shot a 78 in the third round and passed him, But Walter came right back with a 72 {n the final round, showing that as usual he could make a fighting finish under pressure Hayen is a Now Yorker! brought vp at Rochester, he started as a pro- fessional in his home town. After- werd he went to Detroit. He won the National Open in 1914. In 1915 he performed one of the startling feats that made him famous. It was in the Panama-Pacific Exposition In- ternational Tournament on the old Ingleside course. Coming through to the final, Hagen met John Black, one of the greatest Western golfers and a tremendous driver, Knowing that Plack would press him hard Hagen retarted with apparent recklessness, smashing into the bal! for great dis tances from the tee, yet playing every thot so perfectly that he scored 29 on the first nine holes of the finai yound, which gave him a winning ead, As Frank Peebles, the famous Const professional, described tt, “Hogen was a tornado from the first tee and nothing could stand In his As a- professional Walter was al- ways a great favorite with the ladies, not only because of his golf, but be- ‘cause he is a “classy dresser. Rival professionals call him the “Beau Brummel of the profession.” Hagen hes already told the Eng- lish people that he hopes to bring the cup back and defend it next year. ‘He has as good a chance to repeat as any man that ever won a champion- ship. Jock Hutchinson came near turning the trick—only two strokes behind the winner to 302, Hagen is a man of medium height, compactly built. He has neither the lanky make-up of Long Jim Barnes nor the beef of a Vardon nor a Ray. But he can hit a travelling ball with any of them. His start in sport was a8 a baseball player. Found hitting a golf ball more fun. He has had plenty of experience in championship play. Beside winning the National Open in 1914 and 1919, he won the Western Open in 1916 and was close second to Jim Barnes in 1917. ‘That he goes off his game lke any other <olfer is indicated by the fact that he finished seventh in the Western Open in 1919, Barnes winning, with Diegel and Hutchison second and third. In the North and South Championship the same year at Pinehurst, Hagen shot a brilliant last round, being two under fours to the last hole, where he needed a four to win. He got off a fine drive, dubbed approach shots, and finally missed a three-foot putt, taking a 6, In the recent North and South Championship he finished in ninth place with a 802, tied with Joe Kirkwood. A year before he lost the North and South Championship by a stroke, scaring 294 to Fred McLeod's 292. In match play outside the cham- pionship meets Walter is usually a dangerous finisher. In an individual match with Barnes at New Orleans, when Barnes had been touring the country and was playing at the top of his form, Hagen beat the national champion on the thirty-seventh hole, after winning the thirty-sixth for a tle. Hagen and Alec Smith beat Barnes and Robertson 2 and 1. (Copyright, 1922, by Robert Edgren.) WORLD’S GREATEST GOLFER > SCHEDULE GIVES BROWNS ADVANTAGE OVER YANKEES St. Louis Team Has Twenty More Games With Second Division Clubs. With the help of one Mr. Schedule, the St. Louis Browns hope to win the American League pennant. Just before Lee Foh! and his company put out for Washington afte? losing two. out of three in the “crucial series" with the Yanks, the leader of the Browns voiced his prospects with— “Look at the schedule.” Without going into an intricate bunch of figures, the schedule shows that the Browns have about twenty more games with the second division clubs than the New York Yanks have in the last lap of the race. While the Yanks are scheduled to battle with 2lubs that always give them trouble, the Browns have comparatively easy meat, “Don't pay any attention to that hot weather stuff in St. Louis either,"* wohl said, From the form shown by both clubs in the series just closed It looks as If it should be a real fight clear down to the last day of the season The Browns are now leading by one-half game and they are showing no signs of slipping. The pitchers are working well, and Sisler and Williams are 4 great pair of ball players, The one weakness that may get the Browns in trouble is the lack of good reserve material. If the Yanks change any at all, they should get better. The “Five Star’ pitching staff ought to improve if anything and if Babe Ruth ever gets started, the New Yorks will be a mighty hard club to beat. From the all important tempera- mental standpoint, the Browns look better. Fohi laughed. when asked about the recent stories that the club was battling internally and he insisted that he didn’t have anything that looked like a family fuss. Both clubs have a lot of power and it seems that victory will come to the pilot who gets the most out of his material, When it comes to this, the Browns should be the favorites on past performances. The Yanks have the most power- ful club in the league and they should be way out in front if they behave, but they don't seem to be able to get going together consistently. The Browns are a dangerous club to trifle with and if Manager Hug- gins can't get busy on basebull alone, the pen- nant will trickle right out of their hands. LINART VICTOR IN MOTOR PACED BICYCLE RACE Behind the roar of his sputtering pacer, while a crowd of 12,000 cheered, Victor Linart won the one hour inter- national motor paced team race at the New York Velodrome jast night. With his partner, Paul Verkyn, he covered forty-one miles and three-quarters of a lap in the one hour of riding, and scored fifty-six points. Five points went to the team leading at tho end of every five miles. Linart won all the for ht teas rence Carmen and George Wiley were second, They covered forty-one miles and twenty yards and had thirty- six points, Carmen, the American champion, Ike Linart, won all the voints for his team, Carmen and Linart fought a bitter duel from the crack of the gun. At the thirty-eighth mile mark Lin&rt lapped the Amerioan, but by a great burst ot speed Curmen regained it. He was too far behind on points to win the race. Seres, the French champion, and s littie partner were completely out classed, mlthough the former loat most of his distance by getting a puncture in_the early stages of the race. Francisco Verrl, the Iallan flyer, won two heats in the four cornered mate race, but Bobble Walthour jr, son o: the famous Dixie flyer of a score of years ago, forced him to his beat efforts, Verri won the first and third heats, and Walthour the second brush. ‘This race was run on the point system. Verri nad 11 points, Walthour 8, Mo- Namara 6 and Hans Obrt of Call fornia 3. Eddie Madden and Cecil Walker were defeated In the one mile team match race, Piani, the Itallan, and Goullet, beat them in two straight heats. Kalse! did not ride with Madden Inst night having been suspended by the Cycling Association for indifferent riding in Newark last Lavy Freddie Spencer defeated bis greatest rival, Willie Grimm, In the one mile open amateur. 8} nipped Grimm at the finish and won by a proverbt hair's breath. The time for this ra was 1 minute 594-5 seconds. Willie Fenn jr., son of the famous old timer, won the half mile handicap. The one mile novice was won by James Pisciatta und the two mile lap amateur went to Earl Adams. ——————__— WESTCHESTER DOUBLES FINALS TO-MORROW J. D. Bwing and R. Stoddard reached the final round of the Westchester County lawn tennis doubles champion- ship on the courts of the County Tennts Club of Westchester at Hartsdale. They defeated Vanderbilt B. Ward and RC. Watkins by a score of 6—4, 7—5. In the ralifes of this semi-final round encounter Ewing and Stoddard by the strength of their net attack carried the clonely fought games, The second wet went deuce at 6-all. Ward's forehand drives found the mark for the openings at this period, but steadiness on the part of Ewing and Stoddard finally won the set. . ‘Tho championship tinal in the singles, in which Dr. George King, the playing through title holder, will meet Herbert L, Bowman this afternoon. The cham- Pionship match in the doubles will be decided tomorrow. Ewing and Stoddara encountering Herbert l. Howman and Henry H. Bassford JESS WILLARD REFUSES LABOR DAY MATCH OKLAHOMA CITY, Okie. July 15,— Jeas Willard will not be tn condition to meet a leading hexvyweight boxer here Labor Day, he wired Dan V. Lackey, Lacal Boxing Promoter, here to-day. Willard's message was in reply to one from Lackey pro natch for that date. The form lon said that he would keep informed as to his training prow and. suggested that a bout might be arranged for a later date, persuade his athletes to]/ Player. Club. Hornsby, St. Louts., Gainer, St. Lous, lowhorse, Gowdy, Boston Bigbee, Hollocher, Chicago Bressler, Cincinnati. Grimes, Chicago Hare Daubert, Dunean, Schultz, St Smith, Bt c Miller, Chicago Mann, St. Loul Louls Lout Aldridge, Chicago . Rarfoot, St. Louls O'Farrell, Chicago Harper, Cincinnatt ‘Walker, Tlerney, Pittsburg! Barber, Chicago Toporcer, 8t Gibson, Boston . Viet Southworth, B Ens, Pitt Willams, Gooch, Pittebureh Ainamith, St Powell, Boston McHenry, St Henline, ‘P Lee, Philadelphia, Pineltt, Cincinnath Terry, Chicago nwer Cheever Chicago Pittsburgh Pittsburgh . Cincinnat! . Barnhart, Pitteburgh Pittsburgh Philadelphia. Louts. Philadelphia « ton. Philadelphia Louts Louis tiadelphin Pittsburgh |. Player. Stengel Snyder Jancroft Cunningham Kelly C. Griffith Wheat Mitehelt Ruether jrimen Vance Mamaux (0000! Deratur ..s.s: ROBINS. ALB. B18 : i40 108 n 128 Major League Averages Copyright, 10 . by Robert Bdgren. -300 HITTERS. NATIONAL LEAGUE. PITCHING RECORDS. GIANTS, Pitcher. Dougins i, Barnes; Nent Shusey Ryan Toney ROBINS. Pitcher, Ruether Vance men dare Shriver Smith Mamaux Mitchell LEADING BASE STEALERS. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Cures, Pittsburgh oung, New York Hornsby, st Ligbee, ‘Pittsburgh Smith, St. Louis Frisch, New York PC. 899 AMERICAN ciun. LEAGUE. Player Sister, Detrott oly, Chicago Severeid, St. Louis. Pratt, Boston Hooper, Chicago. Woot Karr, Boston ,, Washington ihicago 4, St Tetroft leveland é Philadeiphia..: Cleveland. Bt. Louis Washington YANKS. Judge, Mayer Bush Shang use Witt Hofmann Scott. Ruth Miller Mop. Taker Skinner Vewster ie pees Bea see PITCHING RECORDS. YANKS. Pitcher wb Bien Hoyt Shawkey Mays array “* LEADING BASE STEALERS. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Sinter, St, Loute 2 Willams, 8¢, Louis 20 Ilooper, Chicago . 12 ahington 2... 1 ‘Cleveland 2 ey TITLE EVENT FOR WOMEN ON SWIMMING PROGRAM A championship race for women has bean added to the swimming pro- «gramme that ts being arranged to mark (he first Eastern appearance of Johnny Welssmuller, the aquatic sensation of the century, at Brighton Beach next Saturday, The event fs the metropolitan 88\- yard championship, and it will be held offshore over the same 110-yard course which will be used for the national fl0-yard title race for m in which Weikemullor will meet the leading mer nen of the dountry. The foremost irl swimmers of the cal district will atrive for honors in the half-mile championship, including Hielen Wainwright, who recently won the national crown at this distance in eallorn Incidentally breaking ¢ ned hy & second: — FRENCH ATHLETIC BOARD SUSPENDS GUILLEMOT PARIS, July 15.—Jonet ¢ Olympte 5,000-metre n suspended for two champion. ths by ench Athletic Fede ” participated in an outlaw in Lilbao, Spaln, a Reogn SKETCH or WALTER'S” WINNING SmiLe”.. S he OND HE USUALLY Wears. <= ~ | WHEATSOHNSTON Ween Waer 13 OOT IN ALL NIG GLORY “THE Sun. (SAT IN UT, Defeat of Rork Just Another Instance—Marinelli Or- der Rescinded. By Vincent Treanor. OTHING ts cut and dried on the N race tracks nowadays. Events of the past week, the first of the meeting at Yonkers, have amply proved this, Sure things and their ‘ators are things of the past, as far as racing ix concerned, If Indeed they ever existed. Every once in a while a condition arises that suggests manipulating, but it is rarely seen through to a successful end. The last event at the Empire ‘Track yesterday furnished an in- nee which should disprove quickly any bellef that racing is not con- ducted fairly and squarely, Rork the favorite, and ridden by Karl Sando fenerally regarded the best of present time jockeys, looked ac ably ure a winner on past performanc any could appear Th principal contention the entries prom- ised seratched when Peter Brown, Cork Elin and Scarecrow were emong the six withdrawals To the betting fraternity it seemed Q case of “putting it down and taking ft up.” It was Httle wonder that Rork was made a hot favorite and Trainer Willie Shields and Ownor J. L, Holland couldn't be blamed for thinking that at last Rork had struck a “soft spot." After the barrier went up and Sande shot Rork to the front, the two-year gelding looked the next thing to a certainty. He galloped in the lead and at one time: was three lengths in front of the nearest contender. Even in the stretch Rork was maintaining his early advantage with little difm- reasc horse was [How THEY STAND x» *« & NATIONAL LEAGUE, WwW. L. PC. WwW. L, PC. N.York 49 28 .636 B’klyn.. 41 47 500 St.Lo’is 50 34 .595 Pitts'gh 37 43 .463 Chicago 43 38 .531 Phila... 29 47 .382 Cincin.. 43 40 518 Boston. 28 49 .364 GAMES YESTERDAY. Chicago, 8; New York, 4. Cincinnati, 3; Brooklyn, 0, Pittsburgh, 6; Boston, 1. 7 ™ St. Louis, 9; Philadelphia, 5. GAMES TO-DAY. New York at St. Louie. Brooklyn at Pittsburch. Phil delphia at Chicago. Boo +n at Cincinnati. AMERICAN LEAGUE. w. iL re. w. hk St.Lo'ls 49 38 .683 Wash'n 39 42 re. 481 N.York 49 56 .576 Cleve'd. 40 44 .476 Chicago 42 40 .512 Phila.... 34 44 .436 Detroit. 43 42 .506 Boston. 35 48 .422 GAMES YESTERDAY. New York, 4; St. Louis, 0, Cleveland, 5; Boston, 3. Washington, 7; Chicago, 3. Detroit-Philadelphia (rain). GAMES TO-DAY. Chicago at New York. Cleveland at Philadelphia. St. Louis at Washington, Detroit at Boston, INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Ww. Lb. PC. WwW, L. PO. Balt’re. 65 20 .765 Tor-nto 43 43 .500 Roch'er 53 33 .616 Reading 36 51 .414 J.City... 48 39 552 Syrac'e 33 56 .271 Bu ‘aio 44 43 .*06 Newark 23 60 .2// GAMES YESTERDAY. Jersey City, 5; Buffalo, 1 Toronto, 6; Newark, 5. Rochester, 9; Reading, Baltimore, 9: Syracus GAMES TO-DAY. Jersey City at Toronto (two games). Newark at Buffalo. Baltimore at Rochester, Reading at Syracu | muddy at Events of Week at Yonkers Dispel Idea That Racing Thrives on ‘‘Sure Things’ ’ eeeeeemaee, o culty. ‘He was home,’ as the race- goers say when a horse ts so far in front and the finish so close by, but suddenly there was a closing behind him. Bessie Leighton began moving from the second division of the field. “She can't catch Rork now," cried the backers of the latter and it didn’t seem as if she could after making such a game try. Within a toss of a stone to the wire, Sande scented dan. He pulled his whip, The move. ment was hardly completed when Hessie Leighton was beside Rork, and woing further with one stride than he was with two. It takes time to tell it, but not nearly so long for Bessie Leighton to shoot in front of Rork and then the race was over, For a minute the crowd, or that part of it which had depended on Sande and Rork to save the day for them, were shocked, but only for a minute. They were soon headed for the gates and home, convinced once (Again that the best thing about ra ‘ing 1s to be sure there Is no such ani mal as a sure thing, The track at Empire was too tren- cherous for wise speculators. Tt was both rails and drying in the middie, Jockeys steered their ;mounta ten fect from the inner rail in search of good going, and accord. out ingly the time recorded was slow in every race, There was no such jockey trick as saving ground on the lrail, and the few Instances where riders tried this they found them- selves in a mucilage Ike substance that stopped their mounts dead. To ‘day the track should be In good con laition for the holiday racing prom- ised. ' Jockey Marinelli'is in good stand- ing again, The stewards have re seinded their recent order suspend- ing him and referring his case to the Jockey Club because his badge was presented at the «: by some- body but himself. The bc, had done no real harm to racing so the decl- sion reflecting on him seemed foolish In the first place. ‘Taylor, the apprentice boy who get Bravo home in front of Lord Herbert and Algoa, fooled the more experi enced Pool and Fator, who rode the choices. He stole a long lead at the beginning, and they took thelr tla about golng after him, belleving be would “come back” to them, When they finally gathered around him nearing the stretch turn, Pool anu Fator figured Bravo was done, ana they delayed their finishing run in stead of coming on about their busi ness. Instead of being done, howeves the kid rider apparently had some thing up his sleeve. Bravo had an other run left in him and It carried him safely home. Bobby Smith, trainer of Bravo, had little faith in the colt's ability to win, so the 7 to 1 against his chance went begging. Little McNamee had a close call shortly after the start of the secon! race when he was unseated from Jo come, At first 't was thought tha Buxton, who rode the winner, was re- sponsible for the youngster’s fall, bt investigation placed the blame on the slippery going. The boy, fortunately wasn’t hurt = _ BOSTON BALL TEA BUYS NEW PLAYERS BOSTON, July 15.—The purchase of Inflelder Gallagher and Pitcher ewa from the Norfolk Club of t kinia League by the Boston was announced to-day by George W. Grant. Both players wil report to the Braves at the end of thr Virgiija season. Mathews is a left hander Math Vir National Presiden PF MRS. MALLORY PLAYS IN SEABRIGHT MEET SPABRIGHT, N, J, July 15,—Mrs. Molla Mallory and the two California stars, Mrs. May Sutton and Miss Mary K. Browne, are In the Sea- bright Club tennts whine, otart- ing here July #1, TRADES DENIED BY ROBINS ONER Steve McKeever Classifies Pirate Deal Rumor With the Trading of Babe Ruth, Zach Wheat and are not doomed to & & big deal with the Jimmy Johnston to Pittsburgh fn Priates as pre- dicted to-day Ina Pittsburgh dispateh According to Steve McKeever, one of the owners of the Brooklyn team, when interviowed this morning: “You ean classify the story of the Wheat- Johnston trade with the one th Buve out this week relative to the trading of Babe Ruth." According to Steve McKeever, no one conected with the Pittsburgh club has been in connection with the Brooklyn office of the Robine diring the past week. In the Pitsburgh hinted that Walter Schmidt, who ts about to rejoin the Pirates, imiglit figure in the deal. It is hardly likel. that Barney Dreufuss, president of the Pittsburgh club would consent to part with a catcher generally re rded as the smartest and most val receiver in the National Loag SEABRIGHT TENNIS TOURNEY ATTRACTS BRLLNT FELD Australian and French Davis Cup Teams Expected to Compete There. dispatch it was AU Seabright’s annual lawn tennis tourney which opens a week from Monday it is expected that the Aus- tralian Davis Cup team consisting of Anderson, Patterson and | O'Hara Wood, and the French team composed of Cochet, Borotra and Gobert will ake part In the tournament Willlam M. Johnaton of California, No, 2 in the national ranking list, has \veady signified his intention of play- ing. Practically all of the well-known players of the East will be in the iraw. Among them will be William T. Tilden 24, world’s champion; Vin- cent Richards, William M. Washburn, &. Norris Williams 24, Lawrence /. Rice and a number of others. \The entrySlist for the women's ngles will be particularly strong aiid will include Mrs, Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, Miss Melen Wells, Miss Ma Itrown, Mrs, Thomas Bundy, Miss Edith Sigourney, Mrs. Marion Zinder- stein Jessup, Miss Leslie Bancroft and Miss Martha Bayard. The events in the tournament will be men's singles, men's doubles, women’s singles, women's doubles ani mixed doubles, The Seabright Bowl will be competed for In the men's singles. This has been won one yea each by Tilden, Washburn and John- ston, The Achelis Cup, which had been in competition for fifteen years, was won permanently by Williams in 1916, —_>—— CRIQUI CHALLENGES FOR WORLD’S TITLE PARIS, July 18 (Associated Press) Eusene Criqui's challenge for the world's featherweight ttle sent throug! President of the Frenc!) ederation, is impersonal and directed “To the champion of th United States, champion of the world. The impersonal nature of the challen, is due to the fact that the French eration jw all at sea regarding the of y recognized American champion ng to the forfeiture of Johnny Kil "s tile in New York State by th Boxing Commiasion. Budeline, Criqui's manager, told sociated Press correspondent tha ropoan featherweight title hoide ready to incet any one whom the erican boxing authorities may deals as champion, whether it be Kil bane or any one else. There ts now no featherweight remaining in Europe Paul Rosseau, Boxing who is conceded @ chance against Crigut) The French champion said that if he wing the title In the United State he will defend It against all comers un tl spring, tut feeks he should not ts called upon to fight his Way through preliminaries “We have the same situation as Car pentier had when he went to America As the champion in the featherwelgh ategory of Europe and Australia, earned the right to nmpion {minediately eet th said M Aran’ WATER-WINGS: WHERE LEARN TO SWIM NOW GUAKANTEED BY AYVAD MFG. CO.- HOBOKEN = Ney 4 | | i | ae me ne ee ee nn