The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-20
|compston Leads Jones BY One Stroke
Giant Briton Shoots Record.
Breaking 81 as Bobby
Slips Back to "a

dOylake, Eng, June 20.-(R-
Archie !C0mpston, big British pro, shot
a record breaking SO in the third
round Of the british open golf cham
pionship to claim the lead by q stroke
from Bobby Jones. Compston's So
hole total was 215 while Jones had
ZIG.
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.
Jones played q shaky third round
and returned q score Of "a.
Jim Barnes. New York pro, with q
dazzling finish Of an eagle and two
brides, played q par u for q total of
220 and for the time being occupied
third place.
Conapston's amazing score was made
In spite Of two skies. The first at the
fifth and the second at the 18th.
His card:
Compston out-434 264 344-34..
Cdnpston in-3D 254 CASA 68-215.
Mob scenes ensued as the English
man pushed his gigantic form
through the cheering crowds to the
clubhouse. The crowds were cheer
ing the fact he had clipped two
strokes from the course record and
taken the lead in the third round but
from the excitement it would seem
that he had won the championship.
Jones third round started with bad
pitches on the first three holes as was
the case yesterday. but from the
fourth to the 18th he did not make
an error.
Puts Trembled on Edge
AL the way around long puts
trembled on the edge Of the cup. Only
one dropped-at the tenth.
Bob began to show weakness with
his second shots at the 18th and this
weakness cost him strokes at four
holes in q row.
He was driving well throughout. He
mishit only one tee shot, at the third,
where he drove out of bounds.
Jones reached the turn in 81 strokes,
one over par.
His card:
Out-456 344 244-37.
Bobby vas very stern as he relent-
lessly sought his pars, even the gallery
which by this time had increased to
1000 seemed to feel the tension. The
rain had stopped and the weather was
dull and MINDLESS.
Jones took his third five in q row
at the 18th where he was SO feet
short and his approach putt 10 feet
short. He took two more puts for q
five. A par four at the home hole
gave him "a, two over par.
Jones' card:
1n-334 355 55E37-N-2l6.
After going out In 81, big Archie
was in q strategic position
for a low score and he took full adj
vantage Of his opportunity.
Compston made q bad beginning as
he started the five hard finishing
holes. taking q five at the 18th where
the long hitters expect to bag brides.
He ran into trouble at the long 18th
and took q six. Two par tours then
enabled him to get his 68.
Leo Diegel, after going out in 80
strokes, required 80 to get home for a
third round score OF II and total Of
2l8.
Fred Robson. yesterdays runner up,
slipped back to 70 today and q three
round count of 221.
Compston led Jones by q stroke and
Jones in turn va two strokes ahead
Of Diegel. Auguste Boyer Of France
and Barnes were tied with 220 with
Robson 22l and Moe and Horton
Smith 223.
Horton's Hopes FAN
Horton Smiths hopes OF over
the leaders fell with q dull
thud when he needed 20 strokes for
the first nine holes Of his third round.
Par Is SO.
+. g. Stevens, Jr., Los Angeles anna
teur. picked up at the 18th hole Of the
third round. He said he was tired.
He would have had . score Of
about 90.
Macdonald Smith scored . rs for
D third round total Of 222. A success
sion Of fives ruined his chances. He
q fine long game but was
unlucky around the green's.