Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-02
DRIZZLE NO
BAR TO STAR
Espinoss Second; Runyan,
Mcintyre Shoot Rounds
q Under Par
BY GAYLE TALBOT, Jr.
Associated Press Sports Writer

By GAYLE TALBOT, Jr.
Associated Press Sports Writer
BRECKENRIDGE PARK. San
Antonio, Feb. 1-tPt- A muddy
course and a misting rain failed
even TO slow up Densmore Shute,
crack young Columbl,, Ohio, pro-
fessional, as he continued his quest
OF $500 prize money in the Texas
Open golf tournament here today.
Tied with Al Espinosa, Chicago
veteran. at the close OF yesterdays
round, Shute took %undisputed lead
ership OF the money parade to-
day.
Where he had a CO in his first
time around, the young Los Ange-
les Open winner came back with a
SO today and found himself five
strokes under par which Is II. as
he faced the field in the final So
hole grind tomorrow. His total Of
1877 was two strokes better than the
l39 bagged by EspinoSa for two
rounds and thrse better than a pair
Mof laos held by Tony Manero Elm
E,A ". Y, and Neal Mcintyre. IN
annapolis, tied for third position.
TSpinoSa turned in a par II today.
Shute Steady
Shute, followed by a great gal
I lery, stroked the same steady golf
' that marked his game yesterday.
In SO holes played he has gone
over par Just once. That was on
the eighth hole today. The other
IS either have been brides or
pars. He sank an l6-foot putt for
a birdie two on the last green to-
day. His card:
Out ass 444 444-36.
Ia 344 534 1880.
AS fine golf as the leader played
undertunfavorable conditions today.
however, he could not mach the
dazzling pace set by a less herald
ed pair. Paul Runyan. Little Rock.
Arkansas. and Neal Mcintyre. In
d~ianapoiis. The two professionals
each clipped four strokes from par
with Cts.
Record Set
NcIntyre's 80 on the par IS back
nine was said TO be a record for the
layout. The spectacular round put
the Indianapolis star among the
first four. Runyan had a rs on his
first trip.
McIntvre's card:
Out AIS 444 535-37.
In ga 544 332l30-6T.
Runyan's card:
Out 335 444 1855.
In 434 434 442-32-67.
other low scores included a SO
BY Ed Dudley. Wilmington. Del.
and T0's BY Billy Burke. Green
wich. Conn; Ralph Culdahy. Dali
las: Joe Lally. FL Psso. Texas:
Francis Schneider. Dallas. and
Tony Manero. Elmsford, N. Y. All
OF the group were well within the
running.
Turnesa Pressed
Pressing the leaders was dix
TurneSa, Elmsford, ". T., who put
a u with yesterdays 20 TO hold
fifth place with 142 strokes. Billy
Burke had 143. while Frank Walsh,
Chicago: Joe Lally, FL Paso; p. o.
Hart, Wheeling, w. Va. and Ralph
Guldahl, Dallas, were bracketed at
IA.
Horton Smith. unattached. great
est money winner Of the field, did
himself no good by taking a IS TO-
day. His two-dsy total was lat.
lust ten strokes out Of the lead. Bill
Mehlhorn. unattached. had the
same total and likewise had little
chance Of getting in the important
money.
Bobby Cru!ckshank, Purchase. n.
Y, also hNd lat.
Dawson Tops
Johnny Dawson. Chicago amateur
duplicated his rs OF yesterday 10
retain a slight lead over the Simon
Pure filed. Lewis LeyinsOn, San
Antonio was a stroke behind him.
A select field OF 81 Will tee off
tomorrow in the final 36-hole
scramble for $500 cash prizes.
Scores OF l55 or better gained en-
trance.
The scores included:
X-T. S. Park, Houston, 1910
S0-l6l.
Bill Strachan, Wichita Falls, Tex
o.. withdrew.
Frank Tabor. San Angelo. Tex
as. 39-35-74-153.
Willie Mcguire, Houston 4l-37-
Te-l52.
Tom Penick, Austin, Texas, with
drew.
Kris Speaker, Hubbard, Tex
as. withdrew.
Jack Burke. Houston, 36-S5-n-
rs.
Edison Steele, a Antonio. Al
36-T7-15S.
Harvey Penick. Austin, Tex, So
37-75-l5l.
Joe Lally, Fl Paso, Tex, 1885,
70-it4.
Tony Butler, Corpus Christi. Tex.
37-34-71-i46-
w. A. S-tackhouse, Hillsboro, Tex,
1885, T4-li6.
Tucker Bovles, san Antonio, So
3S-77-l49.
Clarence Hubby. Waco. Tex,
Cwithdrew).
George Aulbach, Waco, Tex, So
3S-T4-il6.
Pat O'Brien. Laredo, Tex, 4l-4o-
SLIGO.
x-Edgar Quinn, San Antonio.
42-41-83- I64.
Tom Lally, San Antonio, 1884
1915
Henry Nicho--, san Antonio.
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