Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-24
SARAZEN PLAYS
STELLAR GAME
TO WIN PRIZE
Aqua Caliente Winner
Defeated Strong Lot OF
Entries.
By RONALD w. WAGNER
United Press Staff Correspondent

Aqua CALIENTE. Mexico. Jan.
24.tU.P)-Gene Sarazen, famous per-
urage in the world of golf. had
$4,000 an cold cash today as the re-
suit of a brilliant victory in the
first annual So, 900 Aqua Calientn
open tournament.
Sarazen, scarely considered when
the dopsters We're making up their
charts of possible winners, came
through with one of the outstanding
exhibitions of his long career to cap
ture the big prize in the. first Of
! what Aqua Caliente officers declare
win be an outstanding event each
year in the world of golfsy
The winner, a professional regis
tered from Fresh Meadows, \. ".
rose TO great heights 10 capture the
major event of Americas golf sea
son as far as money awards are con
cerned. He shot a IS. three under
par TO total 295 for ~ holes and
beat as fast a field as ever assemb
led at any tournament in the coun-
try.
Horton Smith, who rose to fame
aud Al Espinosa, Chicago, were right
behind Sarazen in tie for second
place and led the winner until he
staged one of the fastest finishes
ever seen in a leading tournament.
Smith and Espinosa scored 297 and
collected $3.50 as result of their
labor !
Next in line were the Dutsal
Brothers, Olin from Los Angeles and.
Mortie of Tacoma, Wash, eaeh OF
whom scored POS to win 81 $50 eaet..
George Won Elm, leading amateur
Of the tournament was in the same
class and was awarded a cup in rec
IGNITION of his achievement.
Macdonald Smith, Great Neck. L.
j., was the next high with a purse
Of $3.50 for 299.
Detroit. $3.50 for 300; Joe Kirk
wood. Philadelphia, $3.50 for Sol;
Henry Cuiei, Bridgeport, Conn, $3.50
for 302; Bobby cruickshank, Prog
rees, \. Y, and Charles Guest, Los
Angeles, 1910 for 304; Paul Runyon,
Arkansas, and Johnny Farrell, st.
Augustine, Fa., 1925 for 305; Harold
Long, Denver; Abe Espinosa. Chiea-
go; Marry Cooper, Los Angeles; Leo
Diegel, Aqua Caliente, and Neil
Christian, Portland, $500, AMI Neil
Mcintyre, indianapolis; John Gold.
en-, Patterson, y. j.; Walter Murray,
Chicago and Ed Dudley, Wilmington,
Del, 500 for 300.
Overcame Lead
,Sarazen, who established himself
as a golfer of note when he won the
U. S. Open in 1929, came through
with one of the browning exhibitions
of his life TO win the tournam emit.
He started the last round five
strokes behind Horton Smith and
Al Espinosa but made up the differ
enee by shooting five brides on the
IS holes. Only on two green's was
the New Yorker over par and on
both occasions he found trouble in
the sand traps.
The Aqua Caliente tourney start.
cd last Monday and drew a gallery
that averaged about 1000 persons
each day. Buster keaton. hi. wife,
Natalie Talmadge, Douglas Fair.
banks and Mary Piekford were eel.
ebrities in the crowd which watched
the play.
The first tournament at Caliente
attracted a very satisfactory attend
anee. Many of those who crossed the
border from San Diego divided THEN
time between golf, horse races and
the gambling casinos, the latter be
ing popular at night after the golf
ers Were through and the ponie'
stabbed
A distinctive Aqua Caliente FLAW
Or Was added 10 the end Of the tour
Hament when Sarazen's $4,000 wa
brongbt TO the race track in silver
dollars piled into wheel barrow
The award Was made during ar in
ha+ +ts.f,