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...local links. When the forest was quiet once more, news went abroad that Cyril Tolley, long-smiting amateur ex-champion of Britain, was open champion of France. To two methodical 73's, Tolley on the second day added a 71 and a 73- a total of 290. Sleek "Walto" Hagen spurted through the rain into second place, lacing out a final 69 for his final 293 total. After leading at 36 holes with 144, Gene Sarazen, "the grinning runt," trundled home in 83 and finished 14th. Other scores: Lafitte (French) 295; Aubrey Boomer (French defending champion) 297; Angel...
British Open. Sleek, smiling, lavender-knickered, rubber-soled Walter Hagen padded softly across the 18th green at Hoylake, England, chipped from the clover, holed a six-foot fall-away putt, kissed his wife, was chaired to the clubhouse?British open champion for the second time in three years. Last year Hagen fell a single putt short of the same gesture...
Play was led at 147 the first day by E. R. Whitcombe, popularly ranked as Britain's second best (after ex-champion A. G. Havers). Play was still led, at 302, for 72 holes, by Whitcombe, until sleek "Walto" added up his 301 and shook hands with everybody. It was a brilliant "victoree," it re-convinced golfdom that beneath "Walto's" glossy and bond-salesman manner there lie rock-ribbed nerves and a truly sporting temperament...
...reserving the right to object," would demand an explanation of it. Following this, he generally declined to object, while Mr. Cummins from the Chair murmured the oft-repeated formula, "Is-there-any-objection-the-Chair-hears-none-the-bill-is-passed." Very occasionally a man with a sleek white head and formidable jaw, James A. Reed of Missouri, rose to speak a few words
...sleek white head and formidable...