Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-11

N I T. II l. a G H K N COUNTRY
CLUB, MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi,
July 1.-THE current Nation
al Open may not 60 down into
history for the brilliancy of its
golf, but it will long be remem-
bered for the intensity of its heat.
The weather is the hottest that
ever accompanied a major tour
nament in the United States, hot
ter even than the weather at
Worcester in the memorable Ma
tional Open of 1925, when two
play-offs were necessary and Bob
by Jones almost dropped on the
second 18, where he lost to Willie
MacFarlane by one stroke.
There was talk of shooting Is holes
on Saturday, but today the program
remains unchanged the golf rulers
hoping that the temperature will drop
before tomorrow
During the last two days the ther-
n1ometer at the Interlachen Country
Club has registered more than 100 and
1t was reported yesterday that one of
the thermometers on the grounds regis
tered $50. 1t did but later it was dis
covered that practical joker had run
up the mercury with the aid of a
lighted match before calling attention
to the high run"
Shoot Low Despite Heat.
In this blazing heat two seventies
and two Seventy-ones were delivered.
The seventies were turned in by two
veteran campaigners of the golfing
wars. Tommy Armour and Macdonald
Smith. and both were shot late in the
afternoon when the heat was not so
terrific. Bobby Jones and Whiffy Cox
had the seventy-ones and they made
their scores when the day was hottest.
Five players had seventy-twos and
this list included Harry Cooper, Walter
Hagen, Horton Smith, George M. Smith
and John z. Rogers.
When Jones finished his round early
In the afternoon he dropped on bench
in the club house. He was too tired to
peel off his clothes, so an attendant
cut them of with a pair of scissors.
A friend, Carrying a ther1nos bottle OF
ice water, accompanied Jones. The
bottle was emptied when he reached
the sixth tee and it had to be refilled
twice.
Chick Evans, former amateur and
open champion, shot an 81. For the
first time since he won the title, in
1916, Evans played round without
taking more than two puts on single
hole. Still he had an 81.
II couldn't see on two holes" said
Evans. THE heat got me-"
Cyril Tolley weighed his clothes be-
fore dressing and he weighed them
after he finished his round in 80. The
clothes weighed three pounds more.
The heat undoubtedly affected Jones,
who lives in Atlanta. a city that is not
exactly a Summer resort.
More Puts Than Usual.
"I've never known it this hot down
there" said Bobby.
Jones went out in "a, under par,
and came home in 81, over par. He
took SO puts. which is below the Jones
form. He had two brides on the first
nine, geeting them on the two par
holes. He shot par on the last eight
holes. He had a buzzard on the
tenth. Here his drive landed in the
rough. Just of the fairway. He hit his
second a bit too thick and was trapped
His third carried him to the green and
he needed two puts. Jones missed at
least six noleable puts. His best shot
was on the ninth, the lake hole. Here
he used brand-new No. iron for
his second, :. 220-yard lift over the lake.
He landed on the green, got down in
2 and scored birdie 4.
Armour and Macdonald Smith showed
the effects of a fading temperature In
their scores. Each was out in 81 and
each came home in 80. At Interlachen
the first nine holes are regarded as the
easiest. Few players do better coming
home than going out.
Armour, known as the games great
est iron player, but only an average
putter, did some brilliant work on the
greens. He had an eagle on the elev-
enth. Here he reached the green by
using No. iron for his second and
he dropped a 20-foot putt He also
dropped two 10-footers. Coming home
he also had two brides and q buzzard.
This happened on the seventeenth,
where he faded his drive to the right
and rolled down hill. He pitched past
the pin. His 12-foot putt hung on the
lip of the cup and refused to drop.
! On the homevard journey Macdon-
aid Smith had four brides, including
/ Is on both the par holes He missed
q putt on the last hole and went one
over par 3.
So the deciding factor in this golf
tournament may be the weather after
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