Evening star., 1929-06-27
Jones WINS LEAD
WITH 81 COMING IN
Georgia Star Amazes Gallery
With So, After SO Out.
Farrell CoIIapses.
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press
WINGED FOOT CLUB, Mamaroneck,
N Y, June Diminishing the last
nine holes with an amazing 81, un-
der par, Bobby Jones of Atlanta, the
tournament favorite, took command
ing lead today in the first 18 holes of
the national open golf championship by
scoring SO, 3 under par altogether for
the rugged Winged Foot course.
| Bobby Jones, after going out in 38,
2 over par, started home spectacularly
| with four successive IS. One of these
was an eagle on the par S twelfth,
| where he sank 22-foot putt. duplicat-
ing the same stunt he pulled on the
long fifth. This marvellous work fol-
lowed a birdie on the eleventh and
put Jones under par for the first time
in his round
Jones, continuing his burning pace,
bagged another birdie on the 376-yard
fourteenth. His par on the next left
the Albanian under par for the in
coming nine and 2 under perfect fig
ures altogether.
First Under-Par Gard In Tilt.
1t was the first time Jones ever has
broken par in the United States open
Championship, which he has won twice.
twice.
Bobby's sensational round gave him
a three stroke lead over his nearest
rival Charles Hilgrendorf of Crosse
Point Shore, Mich.
Johnny Farrell, defending champion,
virtually eliminated himself today by
taking disastrous "a, II strokes over
par, for the first 18 holes of the 72-hole
test. The title holder went out IN
&C., with an OH the eighth hole,
and came home in 38.
Farrell made gallant effort to over
come his terrible start and regain con-
troll of his strokes on the incoming nine,
but lost stroke to par at the eleventh,
where he pushed his second shot off the
green, and another at the fifteenth.
Charles Hilgendorf of Crosse Point
Shirts, Mich Sprang a big surprise by
finishing the first 18 holes In par
figures, u. to take an early lead. while
many of the favorites were striking
trouble. George Dawson, amateur from
the Glen Oak Country Club, Illinois,
was among the leaders Of the early fin
ishers with rs.
Andrews and Smith Take 76s.
A stroke behind the Chicago star
came Arthur H. Andrews of Davenport.
Iowa, who scored fine round of 36
going out, but Slumped to 40 coming
home, and Horton Smith. the young
Joplin star, who took a 38 each way
for a 76.
Dawson was out in 81 and home in
36 for his IS.
Back of Dawson, Andrews and Smith
were Lighthouse Harry Cooper of Buffalo.
Roland Mackenzie of Columbia Country
Club, Nd; Kean Donnelly, Philmont,
Pa; Vincent Eldred, Westview, Pa, and
George Crist of Rochester, N Y, all
tied with IS. Willie MacFarlane. former
national open title holder, scored 10,
taking 40 going out and 80 coming
home.
Mackenzie was the first to return his
score In the first Is holes of play.
Weather Is Fine.
Perfect golf weather greeted the coun-
try's best as they started the thirty
third competition for the championship.
A bright sun beamed on the fairways
and green's. There was little wind.
y At $3.50 O'Clock III. II. Ramsay. chair
man of the championship committee of
the United States Golf Association,
sent the first pair away.
The Winged Foot Club was all dressed
up for the first championship held in
the metropolitan district. since Bobby
Jones won his first open title at Inwood,
Long Island, i'll 1928.
Bags -Four Brides in Five Holes.
Billy Burke, Westport pro, came home
in 80 strokes after going out in SO
for rs.
Eddie Held Lakeville amateur, and
Jack Forester, Cradel, N. j., each
returned cards of n.
Hilgendorf went out in 81 and came
home in IS, ! over par for his flrSt
nine and l under 1t coming home
Starting with the twelfth hole on the
last nine, the Michigan pro bagged four
brides in five successive holes, including
deuce On the 2l3-yard thirteenth.
Dlegel Moves Up.
Leo Diegel. the national professional
champion, playing for the Aqua Caliente
Club of Mexico, moved into the leading
group with a "A, made up Of alternately
poor and spectacular golf. After break
ing par on the outward trip with fine
rally, Diegel lost some control OF his
irons, dropping stroke to par in three
holes by failing to reach the green IN
regulation fashion.
Smith and SHUTTLE carried big gal
lery from the first tee, the high-water
mark in attendance at the time they
went of.
Andrews Gets SO Out.
The best nine-hole performance OF
the early starters was registered by Ar
thur Andrews of Davenport, Iowa, who
shot nine As in row, remarkable
stunt. for SO at the turn, even par. His
companion, big Bob Macdonald OF Chi
go, was out In So: Willie Marfarlane
of Tuckahoe, N. Y, who beat Bobby
Jones in a play-off for the open crown
in 1926 was of to an erratic start,
taking 40. His partner, Lew Goldbeck
of Bala. Pa, had 38, in spite of bad
6, two over par at the ninth.
Ira Couch Of Lake Forest, Ill, and
Kean Donnelly of Philmont, Pa, the
first pair reached the turn in As and
40, respectively.
Mackenzie Also Gets a So.
Roland Mackenzie, Washington anna
teur, also reached the turn in par fig
ures, So, while Lighthouse" Harry
Cooper of Buffalo. N. Y, runner-up to
Tommy Armour for the 1927 title, card
ed SO after sinking az short approach
shot for an eagle 3 on the ninth.
Bobby Jones Slow to Start.
Trailed by the biggest gallery so far.
fully 5000, Bobby Jones started poorly.
taking a 8, two over par, on the first
after firing his second to trap and
taking thre puts. His second shot TO
the second green was dead. but his A.
footer refused to drop and he took 4.
On the short third. Jones trapped
his spoon shot from the tee, took two
to get out and was still 20 feet away.
He took and was four over par. En-
/ NETT French, Southern Pines, N. C.,
started 5-5-4 as Bobby's partner.
Bobby's par four on the fourth was
easy. On the 517-yard fifth he fired n
beautiful brassie to the green, then