Show Hagen Gains New New- Honors Crown Crowned d Worlds World's Champion I ST. ST PETERSBURG Fla Feb 6 Walter Valter Hagen British open ope I champion won the unofficial worlds world's golf championship yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day when he be defeated Cyril Walker American open champion 17 up and 15 to pIa play in their hole 72 match the final half hal of which was played today over the links of the Boga Doga Ciega Golf arid Country here Hagen obtained a lead of eleven holes when the first 35 holes was played at Miami and ho increased his lead to 16 IG up at the end of the third round this morning The Tho match ended on the third hole of the final round or the seventh fifty-seventh hole of the match This was the second unofficial worlds world's championship match in which Hagen has participated Three years ago when he held the British title he played Gene Sara- Sara zen who held the American title that year ana and lost Today's win ends the most successful season I Hagen has ever had as he won the British the American professional proCessional championship the north and south I open the Belgian open and the match with Walker Valker |