Show n GOlf LF ALLEY ALlERY AL f C lE By nT nAY Y M 5 I C C Copyright 1924 by the Consoli- Consoli Press Association PINEHURST N C April 6 E All crowds cro ds as such uch uch are arc tickle fickle but ot Of the ilio week steel at al Pinehurst have havo proved prove thit there ther t Is no crowd so Be o fickle tick as a s a a golf colt gallery The Tho same Baine events ha have hate e dIsproved the generally accepted theory theor that golf t fans ns follow t he play of time the star to obtain point point- pointers ers on the tho game frame to see coo good golf or because of a II liking for tor tho the man manthey manthey manthey they are tying Use Iho simple fact I is that a II golf colt gallery allery follow tho th bird who Is riding me ame m to victory or wh 1 least leat looks as a If It ho he Is riding the crest ot of o the th wave Here lore at Pinehurst this thim week was gathered the greatest field ot of o pro pro- pro ee ever Il in thIs tournament There Thore were Hagen cn and Hutchison 1 and Haver Dames Darne and nd Ockendon Far Far- Farroll Farroll roll Far roll and Kh 1 MacDonald Smith anti ant and a 0 score of other lights all of them blo capable of ot ph lug gr great creat at golf olf U lt LEADS DS On the first day the mighty Hagen obtained a II 1 lead head lId of four strokes stroke 0 over oser er bl his nearest competitor competitor tor ter Hutchison The Tile others other rs trailed along at various intervals Hag n and Hutchison were stero ere paired for tor the second day a s play and the great grent majority of ot spectators lors figur Ine log Ing that one otle of ot this pair was wax to win trailed after them Why hy Be- Be Because Be Because cause they l elO pitying better than the others Dy Ey no mean Simply because they were stere ere In front As a matter of fact tact neither Hagen flagon nor pIn ed cd exceptional golf golt golton golfon on the tho second day although Haser played v well ell enough enogh to win In mum MAcDonald Smith and Johnny Farrell 1 with Ith not a soul follow follo Ing did all of ot the scintillating In the third or morning round when hen they came camo through with a n pair of nt 70 In tho the face tace ot of o pool golf condition And in the afternoon Gene on playIng v with the 1 oung turned in the tho greatest great great- oct est ft round ot of o tho the entime 0 tournament ment a a 69 without a u single urson Irson pir on bo- bo boIng belog inc bo-inc log Ing on hand to lines title lids re- re remarkable re remarkable performance The Th mob had bad on ahead with Ith Hafen Had some earnest soul ot of Ing his game B me elected to follow tollow on his hi lat last round they 1 would toutS have seen the tho Amen Ameri American can pro champion strutting hi his stuff stutt in perfect st l He H mu 1 I bauO no seen drives drle leave leav the tho tees tec like bullets be he wold wo ld have seen sean a won won- wonderful wonderful maneI of Iron play and v st what hat bat Is la loom u he lie could ii h 1 18 I P 8 It all with Ith but hair hail 11 the Iho sI- sI tort fort that wa was required to outrace time the throng following the leaders leader Havers Haven and nd Ockendon played 3 rounds w ever being troubled b by a 0 gallery gallOry Contrast thu this picture with that ot or a II year ag ago aeo In the open championship v ruben ben Ha CIS tramped up to the th 11 last green at Deal Deol with Ith o Ii cro crowd d of moore than 10 stampIng at his hi heel heels Thi This rule that the th crowd favors the winner winners regardless reg of who the theother others other are e has n a fw tow exceptions exception A A eel number always alvy follow Hagen of ot his hi position In Inthe inthe the race ace ue ho not only I la is a great grent but Is I alco a II very spectacular player Also Alio ho lie Is I a 4 magnificent putter and the tho th cro d I delights In seeing long putts putt a rul performer also alo had a II regular following anti and since Ince lie bo cams earn m Into prominence nence two to yonis ago airo usually At- At Attracts attract tract t tracts tract IL n Inge galleri galler But Dut tho the oth- oth other oth other s el-s er bo ho yell 11 on their wa to before the ero crowd d will pick II |