Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21
ARMOUR HAS LEAD
IN ST. LOUIS OPEN
Shoots 1875 to Hagen's 1877
in SpectuIar Round to Top
Fast Field.

BY the Associated Press.
n UNSET HILL COUNTRY CLUB.
ST. LOUIS, September TO-
Under pressure of spectacular
field of par bursters, Tommy
Armour Of Detroit turned in the second
half a great 135-stroke card over the
water-spliced Sunset Hill Country Club
course today to take a 2-shot lead over
Walter Hagen of New York in the fight
for gold in the $4,000 st. Louis open
golf championship.
Armour, fresh from his conquest in
the Professional Golfers Association
championship, shot a 81 on his first
round yesterday and then came BE- TX
with a SO on his second today for his
low score. But so fast was the rush
behind him, especially by the "Haig, "
who came in with cards of SO and So,
that his 9 better than par score was
none too comfortable.
Four strokes behind Armour came
the surprising young professional from
Dallas. Tex, Ralph Guldahl whose 66
led the field at the end of the first
1S-hole round, but who slipped, to take
captured another score in the sixties
today, but his putter went on a strike
and stopped him.
Field Is Fast.
The fed, including every big money
winner in American golf, was as fast
today as yesterday, and score of ISL
or better was necessary to land among
the low "a who qualified for the final
36-hole grind tomorrow. Trailing
Armour by S strokes, with 140, were Al
Espinosa of Chicago and Eddie Williams
of Cleveland. while most of the big shots
still had a big chance.
other low scores, showing first and
second 18-hole round respectively:
Johnny Manion. st. Louis. .69-72-14l
Abe Espinosa, Chicago. .69-72-141
Harry Cooper, Chicago. .67-76-l43
Coleman Morse, st. Louis. .74-69-143
Leo Diegel, Augua Caliente,
Horton smith. New York. .7O-73-143
Ed Dudley, Wilmington, Del. 70-74-144
Harold McSpaden, Kansas
City. kans. ............ 7O-74-144
Gene Sarasen, New York. .73-72-145
George Aulbach, Waco. Tex.72-76-143
Louis Javine, Enid, Okla. .76-79-155
Only two upsets marked the days
round. They were the failures to quail
ify of wild Bill" Melhorn of New York
who took 152. and Charles Lacey, the
surprising Briton from Clementson
N. j., whose s putted the par tenth
green today and ended his fight with
a disastrous 155 total.
Both Are Steady.
Armour and Hagen, still striving for
one golf championship before the year
ends, were the whole show today for
the gallery of 5,0O1 spectators. They
both shot steady games and if they had
the usual amount of breaks" that &C
company hot" rounds they might have
shattered the course record of 81.
Armour shared five brides on his
round today and went one shot over par
on but one hole, the short sixth. where
his approach was short The only truly
remarkable shot ne had on the journey
came on the final hole. His drive land
ed behind a spreading tree and he was
forced TO putt out safely to the fairway.
He sailed his third 80 yards to within
feet of the pin and sank it for his par
4. His days cards were SO, one under
part. out, and 35. three under par, in.
On his outward journey, Hagen took
35 strokes, going one over par on the
long eighth and playing the rest In even
par. On the way back he ripped up
the course despite an enveloping dark
ness, bagging five pars-tour of them
in succeSSon-and coming into the
club house with 80, five under par,
and a 68 total. Hagen missed hole i'll
one on the shirt thirteenth. where his
tee shot stopped . inches from the pin.