Evening star., 1930-06-18
TRIPLE DEADLOCK
EXISTS FOR LEAD
IN BRITISH OPEN


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rough at the second hole. but got his
par 4. At the third he was down in
mar s. taking three Of them from the
edge of the green. He got his par 8
easily at the fourth and just missed
birdie 3 at the fifnt, where his 20-foot
putt hung on the very edge OF the cup;
Jones got his par at the sixth ana
Was down in the customary at the
seventh, his putt for 2 just twisting
out Of the cup.
Scores Birdie on Eighth.
The Albanian scored a birdie at
the long eighth and was down IN par
4 at the ninth.
Bobby holed 25-footer down an In
cline for q birdie at the tenth. He
failed to reach the green at the snort
Aims eleventh, but Clipped almost dead
for his par 8. Playing his second shot
safely to the twelfth, where he was
bunkered the other day for s, ne went
for the, other side of the green TOO
on the par 4 hole. He got his par 8
at the thirteenth and a birdie At
the fourteenth. .,-
He hooked hts drive to the fifteenth,
xent his brassie into q bunker. His
long mutt for a hung on the lip OF
the CUP and he took 5. He found rough
at the sixteenth, played great brass1e
hole high, two-putted from seven Ieet
Bobby holed an 1s-foot putt for q
hir1ie at the seventeenth and needed
a par 4 at the home hole to score ~
and lead the field.
Won Elm Meets Disaster.
George Won Elm Of Detroit, former
American amateur champion, returned
He experienced the thrill of a perfect
shot and the despair over half dozen
bad ones by the time he had reacneo
the sixth hole.
After scoring 4-5-5 on the first three
holes, ne laid his tee shot YARD from
the pin at the fourth and scored q birdie
2. Then disaster overlook him at the
fifth. He was bunkered from his sec
ond shot. took three to get out, put his
next one over the green and took two
more 20 get back on again and wound
I'D with 9. Then he lay down on the
ground, picture of despair.
He took the next three holes in par
figures, 4-3-5, only to run into another
minor disaster at the ninth. He was
bunkered on his drive, made weak re-
and was down IN two puts for 8.
He needed 43 strokes for his first nine.
Won Elm started home 4-4-3-4-5, one
over par figures. He three-putted the
eleventh and thirteenth green's. He
holed q six-yarder at the twelfth and
was bunkered at the fourteenth.
Smith Shoots Par ~.
Horton Smith equaled par for the
col1rse with a fine 72 after a slow
start, taking at the first hole and
at the third. He reached the turn in
81, with a 2 at the fourth and then
five As in a row.
He was again we'll on his game start
ing home and played the first five holes
of the second nine in two under As.
Don Moe of Portland, Greg, scored a
"A, after experiencing all sorts of trou-
sle on the first nine, when he used up
SO strokes, but he came home in fine
Ityle. shaving par figures by a stroke
With 35.
Leo Diegel returned a score of "a,
ieaving him in good position.
F. G. Stevens, jr., Los Angeles slipped
badly after great start, and returned
a score of 80. He played the first nine
holes in 35 strokes.
Two British professionals. Charles A.
Whitcombe and Abe Mitchell, were first
TO turn in their scores today. Whit
combe scored "a and Mitchell u.s.
Fred Robson Of England shot a fine
Il 70 take an early lead.
Percy Alliss, British pro at a Berlin
club, scored u.s.
Scores for the first round follow
Fred Robson, England, IL; Don Moe
Portland Greg, "a; c. A. Whitcombe
England, "a; Abe Mitchell, England
rs; Percy Alliss, England, IS; aBobby
Jones, Atlanta, Ga, 20: z. r. Whit
combe, England. 30: George Won Elm
Detroit, Mich, 81 Norman Sutton
England, 70; Tom Green, England, 73;
Leo Diegel, Mexico, IA; %Cyril j. H
Tolley, England, ga; Horton Smith, New
York, u; Pierre Hirlgoyen. France. 75i
Ted Ray. England, 78; William Sutton
England, 78.
Henry Cotton, England, 10: Macdon.
aid Smith, New York, 10; Jim Barnes