Show r r l i Hagen Pronounced Worlds World's Greatest Golfer Golf r I BRITISH 0 PEN P E ti iCHA HAS AS UNIQUE CAREER I American Considered Best BestAll I All Around Performer III Modern Modem Golf GolfI I I I I 3 0 V ll H 1 Ie 1 j i pedal Correspondent Con of The fhe d I Cop I Ight I 1324 1924 02 4 I Press Association A TUE I lORK Jun Juno 28 alter Walter WalterL Ne L Hagen the tha h lion ilon alted al wai I nor of the links In winning vinning inning this k the British open champion champion- thip hp tor for the second chamPion I time his has I 0 cd himself th the greatest In the llie world n orld temp tempel el ei ability and past pasi per performance r- r and and nd all the the-ie mu must t be I Icon considered con in s selectIng un liny chiam- chiam cham champion the pion-the pion tho Hage age leadth leads lead lead th them m I cham-I all At the age of ot 32 3 ears caN ho he has haq hasI I of 5 Oil Cs e ci 01 Y title of ot Importance In I golt goIt as well sell sellas ell 1 as num ous minor In aggregate la win ssi- winnings nInG's from Crom competitions he lie has hasI I totaled mOl mole mone monc mono n ih-n any I othet plover in the bly mOl e than an an anI 1 0 I I a wo o others I j Hagen Hagn first came rito prominence nence In 1314 1914 when at 11 the age of 22 he lie won the 1 I- I StiLes op open n at III st n Jut Just fIve bears ears later n in again 1 non on the national OJ ore ore-i ore i Hage first ir t went i i to II I I in the open In InI O InIS 1920 lIe He finished tal 1 so M far farIn farIn farin I In tb the real reat hes hes he s was s is lot lost or of British critIcs el ss Ct c 0 1 mi lined to toI I scoff at the Amu S a abili I I But es e en c en In that s ar r ii lIns-en lIns I sho IJ his mettle b bi going to Palls Pails a week uk latet latel and sinnIng Inning I Ithe the I rench reach open against the same sanie field On hi his second trIp oser 01 0 er the follow tollo In icar ear Ha- Ha Hagen Ha-Cen Ha gen en niad made a much better ho log finIshing sixth The next net s ear car In 1922 Hagen Higen went o ei with Ith a aset set of straight faced wood wooden wooden n clubs I which helped him hint in m lag into I the n wind Ind This Ibis time he was as lc- lc thus being the thc first and I onil oni American home bred d ever to win In the British open champion champion- championship championship ship which is s the greatest plum In golf Lost List year y Hagen again made a able sho showing Ing In En finishing second cond to Athur Arthur Haers ers Hai-ers Has Has- ers The Britons who ho were ere scot scot- scoffing fing at him tour four ears before lefore nov no sero ere his greatest admirers Be- Be BeCore Before Be Before fore Core the tho championship this car and players placers Iia ers alike op they feared Hagen mote mOle than any other goiter George Duncan the ta fa said bald Hagen Hogen sas as the man to beat Hagen lagen s a 1 tul fighting tern tern- tem temperament I and his touch made him the great gon goil lIe ise Is ts Sir Walter makes males an I Meal ideal champion Hag Is In no noway noway noway way conceited lie He can take the I breaks better than any other golf goit golfer golf golf- golfer goiter er the writer knows Ho lie n never ver I complains and his motto Is play the tho ball where It lies Hagen has won on on man many tournaments tournaments tournaments ments where here It looked ed as It he ere out of the running because he had the patience t ti wait alt Soi the breaks lIe He nevOl nevel tries to force Corce things When en b hf Iw comes cornea to toa toa toa a pinch Hage Is at his bust bt You can ne er ne er tell what hat he do PEPS prIS UP In this tournament Walter had hadan hadan hadan an 83 53 In the first tint In round The ne next nett t da he lie came back Ith Bitha ltha a 73 13 qualifying Ing easly easpy easl In the thelast thelast last round ot of the championship he took 41 strokes for the first nine Just thea hen It looked ts lS ahe tt it ithe he were about to fade out of ot the picture he came caine through with a 36 86 on the second nine beatIng out E R II Whitcomb by a stroke There Is this too to be said about Hagen ho Hagen ho Las has never been heard or Imo known n to make a sQua k when he be lost He lie alwa s takes his beatings with A c smile The new champion always ui a 0 steel putter He strokes the ball very Only evenly and cry sery cry dellb taking the club head back backon backon backon on a n straight line lint In acl adt t the ball lie Ito uses a 11 faIn with Ith the weight of oC the body on the left toot foot He lIe nevet nevel hurries hurrie his putt every Everything thin 1 sith Ith Hagen is e esen een e cn en deliberate and methodical As a shot make flaxen Haren Ha sen is s not Duncans Duncan's equal In wood wooden en ell play lay he is surpassed by Sara Sara- yen Sara Yen en But In the he mattel ot of o putting In III around all-around ability and arid in tern tem tem tem- temperament temperament as well as In past per per- per performances he Is In a 8 class by himself He lie Is ts as good goo In match playas play as he be Iq h In medal play Genial Gene ts its th the tho only man ho ever out fought Hagen Ite He did that a icar ear ago aCo in the final round of ot the professional golfers championship when he ht ted deCe Walter In 38 holes of ot the tho most moat exciting golf golt ever witnessed In la the Metropolitan section Hagen was isag born In Rochester 32 ears cars ago He Is of ot German descent I I G GL 5 L Li BECKER Og Ogden n sportsman mn who is to gi give a I U shooting exhibition for the tho big 4 at Farr park afternoon at 2 15 0 o'clock clock The exhibItIon Will Ill include ing of selections upon the chimes tat tat- get which was as invented b by John JohnI I M 1310 Brow fling ning famous gun guu and many other features t t s 44 F AY I i oss te tei i 45 I 4 1 a ih tJ Lt I J I 4 a aI I 41 I I 3 1 1 l |