Show 1 j Wey of ora a S 9 1 Ja fee J c LAND GRANT RICE Copyright 1924 1024 New Yo York r IE Inc Inco Is o 0 have just juet seen Been Walter Waller Ha- Ha Hagan lie Ha-gan Ha gan play tour four consecutive rounds over a a yard course where whore his scoring range was as as bet between n 66 and 68 These four matches Yo were ere played through a ten-day ten period and from the way ay he ho was as na hitting each shot every club In the bag bac there ero indications that 1924 would 1 be 13 Ji Is greatest eu ear As Gene Oene at the a same me date dato was waa winning new laurels by Arthur Havers Haven British op open n champion there was waa further promise o of ot one ono of ot the greatest Hag Hagen n duels this e oser r checKed off oft in the record boo book I or Hagen Is out dut ut to regain some ot of hi his hla lost laurels and Is just juat aa as determined to keep his hla place on top of ot tho Usa heIghts Hagen flagen n Is la a great golfer to watch In more way ways waya than one He is la great phys golfer goiter to watch In a phys phys- ical way on account ot of the lull full power and smoothness of ot Isis his swing awing There is la no golfer goiter In the game who ho seems to go out acte a golf golt ball lh the same terrIfic lash laah He goes after a golf golt ball just as John L Sullivan went aft aft- after after aft after er a 0 rival Jaw aay says Alex Smith It is la a treat to see seo that right shoulder tIer der eL back up the swing and follow tollow on through as 8 the club head cruh- cruh es ea Ce Into the b ball ll There Thore i Is more body movement nt In Hogana Hagens swing than there Is In but this h i probably due duo to the fact tact that Hagen Is taller and not BO so corn com com p built buill Both Doth h have ve a wonder wonder- wonderful wonderful wonderful ful knack of ot letting the right shoulder shoulder der back up the punch the tho store afore aforesaid said aId right shoulder apparently dipping dip iping ping In but In no sense duck duck- duckIng ducking ing log There I Is la rhythm In thu this right shoulder movement that no Other othor swIng awing In sport aport can surpass Another feature noted In H gon gen gons gon's play through the four tour re- re remarkable re remarkable rounds mentioned was wae his ability to come to Instant con con- con concentration Between Deteen shots ahou Hagon la I something I of a kidder apparently taking laking the c game me with ex cx extreme tightness lightness He lie can be bo talk talk- talkIng talking ing log of ot outside mall matters ra or spilling a joke Joko but when he ha com comes s to the ball thre there Is an aji Immediate change as he sizes up the type typO of ot shot bot to tobe tobe tobe be played and then proceeds to play that t I pe In the tho correct way Golfers at large larKe can profit by the mann manner r In which he lie definitely de- de decides de decides which club to use uee and then goes KOU to It without any further heal hesi- hesitation hesi hesitation tation or doubt Ha Ho Is Ia never guess Ing hg guessIng as so ao many are through the swing guessing M as to whether or not ha lie has decIde decided on the right club or has ha estimated the right dis tance This same characteristic Is true of ot Gene Oene Saraz n 1 The hc two are I greatly alike In man muan ways ays espe cape especially especially daily so BO In regard to tempera tempera- temperament temperament ment They can both take lae alI amid I snake malo th their lr mistakes without losing I any mental poise or without brood brood- broodIng brooding ing log 0 over oer er the slip For each coch the big shot of ot the match Is la al ala a the tho next one to be pia played ed not thc I stroke that has gone before Cel- Cel Cei no other golfing country has hasho Ito ho such auch to carry the standard Into match or medal Play ploy Both Hagen and have big po powerful t hands with extreme extreme- extremely extremely ly Iy powerful Here you fInd one of ot the strongest features ot of play Ilay Tho The hands and I play l leading roles In golf permit permit- p permitting permitting ting ting- In this case both men to go after oCler the ball without an extend extend- ext extended nd- nd nde ed el effort erfort Both keep some some- something something thing In reserve but when the tho ex- ex exI extra ex extra tra pressure Is la needed It comes from the hands wrists and arms I not from the body When the litI overage average golfer colter decides to get a 0 lit lit- lit little I tie tle extra distance or to go KO after arter artera a carry somewhat beyond his nor nor- nor normal mal mat range ho bo finds Its Ila almost Im Impossible possible to keep the tho body from rushIng In to help hep the swing awIng And when tM the body rushes In the Is practically a total loss well csell by byall byall alt all hope of ot age As Aa Hagen has gone Into partnership with Eddie Stiles as s a golf colt course architect I he may not got to playas play aa as much exhibition golf golt as aa a formerly In I fact fact he be may play ploy very vary little out out- outside out outside side of ot leading tournaments But Dut Duthe Buthe Butha he and have both d definitely nn- nn italy decided to take another crack itt III the British open at Hoylake In late Juno June art after r the United States open at Detroit has haa been fInIshed earlier In the month I expect to I get there only a day or two head ahead lof of the championship Hagen said just enough to ha have haie e a practice round before I tl to qualify I think that's the tho better way unless one can get over six ix weeks ahead and take hi his time Ive I've never play play- played played played ed Hoylake but I dont don't believe that will isili be any great groat handicap Sometimes vou ou can know too much about a course Hagen and make mke ln ike a strong com combination I as course coune architects and ansi the new I team Is sure aure to do well ivell |