Evening star., 1928-05-09
MEHLHORN LEADER
IN BRITISH GOLF
Tops Early Finishers With n,
Sarazen Has 72-Hagen
Shoots IS.
by the Associated Press,

! by the Associated Press,
/ SANDWICH England, May o.--"Wild
ell" Mchhorn, unattached professional
/ from the United States took the leati
/ among early finishers in the first round
, for the British open golf championship
! with n Snappy II.
Mehlhorn Slipped in one stroke under
/ Gene Sarazen, Flushing. N. Y. pro, VINO
had returned a card of 70.
Wild Bill who at times can take
his wildness or leave 1t alone. showed
! the way to the big qualifying field on
the first round Monday when he led
! with 70. He fell of to g. in the Sec
ond qualifying round yesterday, but
came back today to play steady golf all
the way around.
Hagen Gets a IS.
Walter Hagen compiled a score of IS.
Bob Supple. the Chicago pro, was
erratic today and needed 81.
Johnny McHugh. California amateur
had a score of 10 in the first round
running into a flock of trouble coming
home after he had gone out brilliantly.
The San Francisco lad finished with
two 6s.
Abe Mitchell long hitting British
professional. and ranking favorite TO
win the championship. took rs on his
first round, as did Harry Vardon.
Thomas Barber was the low scorer
among the first few British representa-
tives to finish with IT.
Archie CompSton scored rs today, the
same count returned by Hagen, who was
routed by Compston in special match,
l8 up and II to play. In spite Of the
one-Sided defeat at Moor Park. Comp
ston and Hagen have fought on even
tn 1af fItta Ii
flying score being the same at l53.
George Duncan also played around IN
rs today.
With more than half the field IN,
Melhorn continued to lead with II, fol-
lowed by Sarazen's T2 Compston, Dun
can and Hagen were tied at the mo-
ment for third place with rs.
Spectators seeking shelter from the
biting cold of the wind-Swept course
came ttmbling from cover greatly eH-
cited when report was circulated that
George Duncan needed 3. 4, for 20.
But something had gone wrong with the
mercurial Scot and he finally came
home from the long finishing holes
needing 4 for IA. He took five ana
went into at least temporary tie Tor
third place.
Ted Ray, playing with him. took n
Americans. Armour and Supple, falling
in that ill-favored class. chilling
wind and splashes OF rain made the 60
ing difficult.
AS the cold wind continued 10 blow
the outlook grew less and less promis~
inc for some of the men Great Britain
expected TO make a strong bid Tor me
title. Arthur Havers, former champion,
took 81 Ernest Whitcombc. 81, ana
Charles Whitcomb ga Roger Wethered,
former amateur champion, and George
Gadd finished IN 49,
r. A Torrance. Scottish amateur,
who led the amateurs In the qualifying
rounds, took 10 today, the score re-
TURNED by the California amateur,
Johnny McHugh.
Three we'll known British pros. Au-
brey Boomer, Fred Robson and James
Braid, had the same score-79.
Armour and Barnes.
Long Jim" Barnes, former British
champion, finished with 81 for his INST
round taking Al on the first nine and
only one less coming home. This placed
the New Rochelle pro In a tie with
Tommy Armour. open champion OF the
United States: Arthur Havers. former
British champion, and number OF
others of less distinction.
Jose Jurado. little Buenos Aires pro.
who won the qualifying round went
around in ~, playing good golf to take
his place for the time being just be-
hind Mehlhorn and Sarazen,
He was out In SO. playing sterling
golf all way The Argentine was iol-
lowed by a gallery and at the nintn
woman rushed out on the fairway 10 get
a better view of the lone South Amer
tcan representative. This caused Jurado
10 fuh his drive into the rough. He
PLAYED well out and then sent mighty
brassie shot within IS yards OF the
green. He Clipped close TO the cup and
ran his uutt down for a 5.