New Britain herald., 1929-06-29
STORM DISRUP7S
 CROWDS AT OPEN
Delu8e at Mamaroneck Drives
 Spectators to Cover
BY JlGGER

 When the 1929 L. s. Open passes into history, Bobby Jones' 69 will be recalled by the dopesters. but the eight or ten thousand people who were at Winged Foot yesterday will remember more vividly the rain.
 Just as the nightly amateur of golf teed off at o'clock the rain started. The shower was hard enough but nothing to be compared to what was coming.
 The first fairway. 445 yards long. was lined on both sides of the course from tee to green. Women, minus stockings, wearing the tan- inducing, low-backed dresses, made the gallery colorful one.
 When the long storm broke. the lines did not waver but stood by to see Jones go after an- other crown. But when the deluge came at the short third hole, there was a rush for cover.
 Dripping trees offered scant pro- lection and when it appeared that the rain would not let up, a long line of drenched spectators sloshei across the fairways and through rough that had been turned into a swamp. The course needed rain badly but not just theen.
 What bad break it was for Jones! Gene Sarazen and Al Espin- osa had come in with 72 and Il to give them each 142 for the first 36 holes. They were favored with perfect weather in the morning but Jones had to contened with minia- ture lakes on the greens before lle had played half dozen holes.
 Not much is being said of Denny Shute of Warrington, O., but he is right up with the leaders. He shot a 73 Thursday, missing tiny putt on the final hole. Friday he broke par by one stroke. He may be a second Roland Hancock this year.
 Veteran Jack White of Scotland, the threat Thursday, faded from the picture yesterday when he took S6. But he refreshed his declining years when he shot his round in par. Anyway, he did not come to to play in the Open. He was inveigled into the competition by his nephew, Jimmy Thompson of Knoxville, Tenn, who is likewise a pro. After his showing. the possess sors Of clubs bearing Jack Whites name, are prounder than ever of them.
 The old cry that Walter Hagen is through, has been raised again. He may be out of the 1929 medal tour- ney but he will bob up in cham pionship form again. He has not had any good breaks the past two days. His butts insisted on staying out of the cup but he hit beautiful shots.
 The only hole that he really messed up was the 18th on his sec ond round. There he sliced his ice shot into the rough and lifted his head as he played his second shot. The ball hit stone wall and ca- reened across the fairway behind rlump Of trees. He hit trees twice on the way to the green. This hole cost him seven.
 Louis Chiapetta played steadily except for putting. He made lot more friends with the exhibition he gave of well-played woods and irons. He showed no indication of nerves and proved a worthy mate for Hagen. The gallery pulled as hard for Louis as it did for Sir Walter.
 If the Sequin pro can stand the S6-hole gsind and get a few breaks on the greens, he will be in the 
 As a matter of fact. it will be put ting that wins the open this year. All of the crowd of top notch anna teurs and pros gathered at Winged Foot can hit the ball, either with wood or iron. It makes little differ ance what their lie is. But when it comes to stroking the ball into the ,up. that is a different matter.
 Ou COuIu touHL IHe pUOI tee shots on the fingers of one hand. Dubbed irons are almost as few, but | m adding machine would be needed | e record the butts that did not irop.
 When Johnny Farrell attained the | open crown last June after he and | lis followers had about given up nope that he would ever win it. the | yolfing world acclaimed him as Ha- yen's successor. Now he is not mak- l ng much Of fight to hold his place. Burned out" is the way he de- 'cribes himself to newspapermen.
 New Britain golfers in the gal cry yesterday included Clarence w. | Earl V. Higbee, Ernest smith, James Keough John Downes md Joseph Sexton.
 Start Play Today
 Five of the six Connecticut en- rants have survived the qualifying ounds of the open. Manning of Bristol is out. Chiapetta started at :o1 paired with Espinosa with a 'ig gallery following. Charlie Clair, 'oune Race Brook amateur is di-