Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-20
Compston, British Star, Sets
Record of SO, but Cracks
Up in Final 10 With 81.
HORTON SMITH TRAILS
LEADING AMERICAN TRIO
Bobby Is First to Hold Both Eng
lish Titles Since 1890-Scores
Third Victory.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOYLAKE, England. June 20.-Bobby
Jones today won the British open golf
a score of 2e1.
Leo Diegel, P. G. A. champion of the
United States. made great bid, but
finished two strokes behind Jones, TAX
ing rs for the third round, the same
score Bobby returned, but had a total
of 293.
Macdonald Smith, New York pro,
equaled Diegers total of 293 by scoring
II in his final round after a rs this
morning.
The open champion of the United
States increased his golf titles to three
as he won the amateur championship
of Great Britain last month. He is
teur and open championships since John
Ball accomplished the feat in 1890.
Wins Despite Shaky Play.
The Georgian won in spite of two
shaky rounds today. He took "a
strokes in the third round, when he
carded a 6, and rs in the afternoon,
when he had en- his card. His
first two rounds of 10 and 70 pulled
him through.
Diegel and Archie Compston threat
ened until Compston ruined his chances
with 43 strokes for the first nine in
the afternoon and Diegel remained in
the hunt until the sixteenth hole, when
he took 6.
Compston went from the sublime to
the ridiculous in his last days play.
He broke the course record in the third
round with SO and then fell away
to 80 in the fourth for 72-hole score
of 297.
Horton Smith laughingly claimed a
record when he posted his 296 total.
Well" he said, Il have the salts
faction of being the first to knock
strokes from the Hoylake record of sol
which won for Walter Hagen"
Diegel Grins in Defeat.
Diegel smiled all the way through
the last few holes and grinned cheer
fully as he walked of the home green
with brawny policeman beside him
thrusting the crowd aside.
Cries of Hard luck, Diegel," greeted
the American professional on all sides.
There are too many bunkers on that
course for me-" he said. What riled
shot on the sixteenth, the best shot ]
hit all day. I'd liked to have won, but
hope to have better luck next time.
! come nearer every year. anyway
Diegel finished third in the British
open last year.
Compston shot his record breaking SO
in the third round of the championship
to claim the lead by q stroke from
Jones, with a 54-hole total of 215 to
Jones 2l6.
Compston's great round clipped two
strokes from the course record for the
royal Liverpool course. He was out in
"a, and home in the same number of
strokes.
The championship finish developed
into a great fourth-round fight between
Compston, Diegel and Jones. Despite
Compston'S 1-stroke lead wagers at odds
of to were being laid on Jones at
the start.
Crowds Line Course.
Despite showers of rain, the crowd
grew steadily and as Jones came out OF
the club house, wearing an extra sweat
err, with friends carrying other rain
clothes, the dog-legged first hole was
lined almost solidly fom tee to green.
Before the play started stewards
warned the spectators not to run and
not to applaud until all puts were
holed.
Compston did not start until sc
minutes after Jones and Diegel fol-
lowed Compston by is minutes.
Compston was greatly elated as he
marched to the first tee for the start OF
the final round. The crowd gave him
round of applause and Archie himself
joined in,
Jones started his fourth round with
a par 4 at the first hole. The Ameri-
can was Just short of the green with
his second shot and holed putt of
feet for his 4.
He bagged birdie 3 at the second hole
Jones sliced into a bunker over the
fourteenth green in playing the second
hole. but he made a sensational recov-
cry and holed a 30-foot putt for his 8.
Plays Jinx Hole IN Par.
Jones played the third, which has
been his jinx hole, in par 5 and fol-
lowed with IS at the fourth and fifth.
Jones reached the third green with
his second, so feet from the pin, but
his approach putt was 10 feet short and
he took mare for 5. At the short
fourth, Bob again three putted, his APP
proach putt leaving him feet short.
A clean-cut iron shot at the fifth
landed him Is feet from the pin and
puts gave him 4.
Jones also played the sixth and sew
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