Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-14
ALL|SS IS ONE Up
ON HAGEN At 18TH
British Born Berlin Pro Goes
Tourney Morning Round
With 70 Strokes.

BY the Associated Press
MISSISSAUGA GOLF CLUB, To-
ronto, July 14.-Percy AlliSs, British
born professional of a Berlin club, was
one stroke ahead OF Walter Hagen of
New York at the end Of the first e
holes OF their 36-hole play-on today for
the Canadian open golf championship.
He had 10 to Hagen's "a.
After finishing the first nine one
stroke behind, and losing another on
the long thirteenth, where he put his
second shot into the Credit River, Ha-
gen made a gallant comeback to square
the match on the fourteenth and go
one stroke ahead on the fifteenth
He had a par on the fourteenth,
while AllisS was missing two puts
one of little over a foot-sfor a 5 and
gained his lead when Alliss went into
a trap on the next one.
Loses Advantage 10 Alliss.
HIS advantage was short lived, the
Englishman squaring the match again
on the sixteenth when Hagen missed
3-foot putt and Alliss took his one
stroke advantage with birdie on
the eighteenth, ramming home q long
putt while Hagen was missing.
Tied at 282 strokes Saturday at the
end of the scheduled u holes, the play
Alliss, British-bred pro OF Berlin
club, to fill two exhibition engage
mentS.
Alliss picked up stroke On tne
Haig at the first hole.
Hagen Misses Long Shot.
Both were on the green in 2. with
ond AIIigc III 12eI.
Hagen rolled up to within feet OF
the cup. but missed his second putt
and took a 5, while AlliSs was down in
for a par 4.
Percy took a two-stroke lead at the
second, pitching to within 3 feet OF
the cup and sinking the putt Tor
birdie g. while Hagen needed z Tor a
par 4.
the third, Hagen missing a long one
for birdie by inches.
Sinks 45-FOoter.
Alliss went four strokes up on
Hagan at the par 5 fourth where ne
sank a 45-foot putt for an eagle Wnne
Hagen was taking his par.
Hagen got one Of them back at the
fifth where he took birdie four 10
Alliss' par five.
The sixth and seventh holes were ne
gotiated in par SIS and par As, leaving
Alliss with an advantage OF three
strokes at that point.
Pars From Trap in Seventh.
Hagen made a great recovery from
a sand trap on the seventh ana then
sank long putt for his par after II
had seemed Alliss would gain another
stroke on him.
Alfiss pulled his drive into the rough
at the eighth-his first mistake OF the
round-and although he made nne
recovery to the edge of the green ne
putted so feet beyond the hole wnlle
the Haig was getting down In the ortno-
dox 2 for his par and the gain OF
stroke.
Hagen cut Alliss' lead to one stroke
on the ninth, sinking l2-footer Tor a
birdie while the Englishman mad 10
be content with par 4.
Tops Spoon Shot on Eleventh.
Both got their par IS on the l45-yard
tenth.
Hagen topped his spoon shot on the
eleventh and needed four to get on the
green while Alliss was lying three, only
five feet away from the pin. The Eng
lishman missed his easy putt and
Hagan sank his lone one for IS, one
over par, leaving Alliss still ahead by
one stroke.
Hagen had q great chance to square
the match on the 535-yard twelfth mole.
where he was 21a feet from the cup IN
3, but he missed the short putt ana AiiiSs
missed a Scooter. both taking >.
Hagen in River on Thirteenth.
Alliss went two strokes up again at
the thirteenth when Hagen put ms Sec
ond into the Credit River. and then
couldn't get the stroke back. Alliss hol-
ing out for par S after q great re-
covery from q trap. -.
Hagen squared the match on tne loo-
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