New Britain herald., 1930-09-22
JONES CRACKS PAR
 WITH BRILLIANT 69 IN OPENING ROUNDS
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 Some Scores Erratic

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 Some Scores Erratic
 The early starters posted some CT ratio scores, with sevens and even hines showing in the returns.
 Art Sweet was even par for the first six holes, aided by birdie three on the 442 yard sixth. Fay Coleman of Culver City, Cal, and Dexter Cummings of Chicago, for mer intercollegiate champion, play ed par golf for the first three holes, while Lester Bolstad of St. Paul sank a good sized putt for a deuce on the third hole to go one under par.
 The first pair to reach the turn were we'll over the par figures of 36 for the out going nine. Corson showing a 42 and Clare A, includ- ing three damaging sixes on the second, sixth and eighth holes.
 o. s. Carlton Jr., of Houston, Texas, was out in 4S and Sweet moved out as the early pace setter with 37, one over par.
 His card: Sweet out 453 553 444- S7
 Barton of Davenport Iowa play ing with Sweet, was 42 at the turn.
 Coleman was out in SS. Slipping only on the sixth and ninth.
 Coleman out 453 545 444-3S.
 Cummings was on even terms with par at every hole to round the ninth in 36.
 Cummings out 453 544 443-36.
 Denies Movie Story
 Meanwhile published reports that he intended to retire from com petitive golf after this tournament and sign a $100,000 motion picture contract were fiatly denied today by Bobby Jones shortly before he teed off.
 You can say there is nothing to it." declared Jones, after expressing surprise that such story had been published. He declined, however, 10 say whether he had been approach ed on the subject of appearing in motion pictures.
 Maybe they want me to replace Lon Chaney," he added with a smile.
 It has been understood motion picture interests have been seeking Jones for some time. Super-slow pictures already have been taken of him in connection with an educa- tional series designed to show his style of play in detail, together with the methods of Harry Vardon.
 Bobby, playing the first Is holes of the qualifying competition, reach ed the turn today in 36, even par, with a gallery of 250O spectators in hot pursuit.
 Jones started in quest of his fourth consecutive golf title with Emery Stratton of Boston.
 Drives Into Trap
 Bobby started the round by driv- ing into a trap so yards from the first green, but played out without difficulty 20 feet from the pine. His putt was a foot past the cup and he holed an easy par 4.
 Bobby's drive on the 52S yard second hole was PTS yards in the middle of the fairway. He sent a spoon 10 yards from the green. A pitch and run left him 15 feet iron, the cup and two butts gave him a par five.
 Jones used No. 2 iron for his tee shot at the 195 yard third and was pin high but in rough just off the green. He clipped six inches from the cup and scored another par.
 The fourth, the longest hole on the course, 595 yards, yielded Jones another par five, his putt for a birdie from 30 feet missing by one revolution of the ball. Jones' drive was in rough to the left. On this hole Stratton was we'll inside Bob- by on his approach.
 Jones hit a long drive close to a creek at the fifth and his second