Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-17
BY the Associated Press.


OAKMONT, Pa, June 17.-Bobby
Jones today for the first time in his
golfing life will watch two other golf
ers play off a tie for the open cham
pionship of the United States.
Tommy Armour of Washington and
Harry Cooper of Los Angeles. tied at
the end of 72 holes, with scores of sol.
have removed the champion from the
picture. "ler1 have been two other
play-offs since Jones began to take
an active part in opens seven years
ago, but he IS player instead of
a spectator in both.
Although the champion will not be
named until Cooper and Armour have
fought out an extra Is holes this
afternoon. one victory already has
been awarded. The Oakmont course,
a nightmare to many of the partici-
pants. won hands down from all con-
cerned. No play~r was able to string
together four rounds approximating
par.
Only two players were able in any
one round to beat the y par at all,
and If any one had been able to club
the traps into submission sufficiently
TO compile four 75s he would have
won.
Armour's Exhibition Daring.
Tommy Armour. golfing Scot. won
the right to contest further with
Harry Cooper. British born. but
American trained golfer. by an exhibit
ton of the daring that has made him
famous as always willing to take a
chance. The Congressional Club pro
came to the eighteenth green after a
round in which less stout heart
would have broken, needing a birdie
= to finish with the leading 301 Cooper
had contributed some time before. A
drive, almost down the middle and far
enough to be useful, left him some.
thing less than 200 yards from the
green and only two shots left If the
Armours' were to be considered in
subsequent championship develop
ments.
armour. noted as a truly great
handler of irons, needed no debate
with himself as to his program. He
tore into the ball and sert it right
on the pin, determined to get close
enough to get down. The shot car.
ried straight and true and came to a.
stop II feet from the cup. There was
one stroke left, and it was enough.
The putt went into the cup. and a re-
count was necessary to decide the
champion.
cooper Lea All Morning.
Cooper had led all day, for his good
"A in the morning round left him with
a 54-hole total of 224, a stroke ahead
Of Armour at luncheon. The after
noon brought no path of roses for the
Californian, for his card was cluttered
up with trio of IS. and just before
the finish he gave away a stroke TO
par at the seventeenth. He finally
1r-;fI
knew what he had to do. Out in 80,
he started home with high hopes, al
though he had started with 6 on
the par first hole, where brides were
not uncommon. Needing So, over
par. to win and 81 to tie, he took 6
on No. 10. and. after a at the elev-
enth. a gloomy at No. IL. where
the score at any time may be What
have your" This left him in a situa-
ton where to tie he had to do six
holes in under par. He did just
that, thanks TO the birdie at the close.
Bobby Jones had plenty OF company.
The champion was tied for. eleventh
place. the lowest position he ever has
occupied in an open competition, but
Bobby Cruickshank, heavy favorite to
win before the play began, had the
same score of 309. and Johnny Farrell,
another favorite. was only one stroke
better. Bill Mehlhorn, smashing rec
ords for the event, with sensational
80 out, finally got 305 when he took Al
hard blows to get home. Gene Sara
zen was third with 302 after a bad so
In the morning. and Emmett French,
playing as a Tar Heel, although nei.
Their born nor bred In North Carolina,
camewith a push to finish with So4.
Hagen Cracks Badly.
Walter Hagen, with a great chance
to win, cracked wide open with an 81