Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-11
Gene Sarazen Also Blows Up
to Take 78 After Round
ing Turn in Par.
CLEVELAND GOLFER
TAKES LEAD WITH IL
Jones Faces Finish Fight With
Armour and Mac Smith, Who
Get 81 on Out Trip.

BY the Associated Press
INTERLACHEN CLUB, MINNEAPO-
LIS, July 11.-With a number of the
stars staggering and others fading ro
the fringes of the picture altogether
the second round of the battle for the
National Open golf championship today
found the field battling brisk wind ss
well as the heat.
The big field got well under way
Temporary leadership was held by q
youthful Cleveland pro, Bob Shave, who
stepped out early to shoot fine u,
even par, and post a 36-hole total of
149.
Two veterans of the golf wars, Al
EspinoSa and Gene Sarazen, each blew
up on the incoming nine after good
starts. They finished with rs apiece
and 36-hole figures of 154 that left
them little chance tomorrow in the
final SO holes.
Each Gets Away Good.
Espinosa, out in a fine IS, needed 43
to come in. SaraZen, even par to the
turn in SO, required AZ strokes for the
homeward journey. The wind seemed
to affect the game of both veterans.
Meanwhile, the first-round pace
settlers began battle of their own for
the real leadership of the day.
Tommy Armour, the Black Scot, who
shared the top rung yesterday with Mac
Smith at an even 70, two under par,
was out in 81 Smith also reached the
turn in 81, both the same as yesterday.
Close on their heels was Walter Hagen,
who shot birdie on the ninth to make
the turn in IS and draw level with the
two Scots for 81 holes. Hagen had a
70 yesterday.
Jones in Late Starters.
Bobby Jones, the defending cham
pion, who shot II yesterday, was among
the late starters, further delayed by
complications setting back the playing
schedule.
Another late starter was witty" Cox,
the Brooklyn pro, who also had a II
yesterday, and Horton Smith, who had
a 70 in the bank.
Among the early finishers, Willie
Klein of the New York contingent add
ed II TO his rs for a total of 1872.
The second round began today with
the clubhouse thermometer registering
98 at 8 am. and with every prospect
that the players again faced blistering
tussle for leadership.
The big parade started off with the
leading favorites we'll punched as the
result of an opening round concluded
with Tommy Armour and Macdonald
Smith tied at 10, Bobby Jones and Will
fred Cox deadlocked at II, Horton
Smith, Harry Cooper and Walter Hagen
in the next group at 70. There were
IS with scores of IA or better, including
8 at 70 and 10 at IA.
Only so and Ties to Stay.
From today's melee only the low so
and ties were to be permitted to play
the final SO holes tomorrow.
Chick Evans of Chicago, the vet
eran former champion, who had an
81 yesterday. was among the first to
tee of, taking 4-5-4, two over par
on the first three holes. Evans reached
the turn in 80 and played the last
nine in SO for a rs and 36-hole total
of 1856.
He barely got to the first tee in time
to play. Chick did not have his COM
petitor's badge and was held up at the
gate.
Armour Gets Poor Start.
Tommy Armour, the BLACK Scot, y
who helped blaze the way with a great
10 yesterday, got away to poor start
on his second 18-hole round. He was
in the deep rough on the left with his
first and second, and required for
the first 478-yard hole, par 4. He also
took on the par second. Tommy's
second overshot the green. and the ball
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