Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-03

ing ROUNDS of golf rolled back
! Il from the mountains across Car
mel Bay today as the battle of
Pebble Beach, with the amateur cham
pionship of the United States at stake,
surged into the final qualifying round.
The first big shot fired was a rousing
10, two under par, by the defending
champion and top-heavy favorite OF
the whole field, Bobby Jones, in the
first 18-hole test yesterday. The rever-
berations of this had scarcely gone out
to sea when alcng came a slim, curly
haired youth of 81, Gibson Dunlap of
Los Angeles, with the game and the
courage to post sensational SO, thereby
taking the lead unceremoniouSly from
the king and establishing a new COM
petitive record for one of the hardest of
all championship courses.
This double-barreled opening day
thrill was all that could be desired by
even the most enthusiastic of nearly
10000 California fans, cheering the start
of the first national championship ever
brought to the Pacific slopes rocky
shores.
Stirring Tussle Due Today.
1t paved the way for a stirring tussle
in the final 10 holes of the qualifying
competition today, the result of which
will determine the 1928 medalist and
| starting field of 141 eligible for con-
tinuation at match play. The man-to-
man competition begins Wednesday with
| two 18-hole rounds.
No matter what else may happen to
him, over course that plays no IA
| vcrites. II oceans of water and tons of
sand have anything to say about it,
the nero OF the first skirmish of Pebble
Beach is Gibson Dunlap.
The cheering 10000 followed Bobby
Jones from start to finish, getting an
eyeful OF the master shot makers golf
at It's best, but they remained maSsed
around the home hole to roar an ova-
ton to the California boy, who knew
what he had to do to beat the cham
pion and did it. He said himself he got
his biggest kick" out of the fine spoon
snot he smashed close to the home
green from difficult lie, but the crowds
outburst followed the sinking of an l8-
foot putt for the birdie that clinched
| his SO. Jones had to hole a 10-footer
for his own birdie" on the eighteenth,
put Dunlap put over an even more spec
tacular finish.
Putting Is Sensational.
Throughout his round, the young Los
Angeles star putted with deadly ac-
ciiracy, sinking 40-footer on the sec
ond hole for an eagle 3, as a forerun-
ner of what he paid in stock. For the
day at least his notched Ben Sayers'
blade was more effective than Bobby's
famous Calamity Jane"
Dunlap, junior at the University
Of California, at Los Angeles, spent most
of his early golfing years in the Chicago
district before moving to the Pacific
Coast. He has figured in a number of
big tournaments in Illinois, as well as
out here, winning the Southern inter-
collegiate championship last year. He
has half-Swing with his iron shots
that produces consistent accuracy.
With the prospect that it would take
at the most 156 to qualify, the majority
OF stars occupied seemingly safe posi-
lions going into the second round, with
three notable exceptions. These were
George Voigt of New York, the 1928
medalist, who needed 80 yesterday;
Chick Evans of Chicago, former cham
pion, with 81, and Phillips Finlay,
long hitting California contender and
a pre-tournament favorite, who started
badly, with an 80. All needed to get
on better speaking terms with Old Man
Par today to avoid elimination.
Others Are Close Up.
Should either Dunlap or Jones slip
off their fast pace group of five stars,
each with a par 70 for the first round,
appeared ready to step up and bid for
medal honors. In this group were Don
Moe. the Western champion, and Dr.
o. F. Willing, both of Portland, Greg;
Harrison r. Johnston of ST. Paul, Eu-
gene Romans of Englewood, N. j., and
Roland Mackenzie of Washington, D. c.
A stroke behind them, at 70, came
another dark horse" John E. Lehman
Of Gary, Ind, ex-college player, while
the rs notch embraced Cyril Tolley,
British title holder; George Won Elm
Of Detroit. William K. Lanman of CO.
lumbus, Ohio, and Vincent Dolp, an
other Portland, Greg, entry. Francis
Ouimet Of Boston and Eustace Storey
OF England were at 76, with Ross Som
erv1lle of Canada, jess Sweetser of New
York, Frank Dolp of Portland, Greg;
Eddie Held of New York and Rudy
Knepper of Chicago in the 70 group