Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-21
DUDLEY HAS A go
IN WESTERN open
Gives New Ball Merry Ride
in Winning Over Hagen
by Four Strokes.
BY PAUL r. NICHOLSON.
Associated Press Sports Writer.


n IAMI VALLEY CLUB, DAYTON
Nh Ohio, June 20.-Big Ed Dudley
Of Wilmington, Del, captured
the Western open golf cham
pionship by four strokes today, after
giving the balloon ball four of the mer-
riest rides of its stormy career.
Tanning the larger pellet with an un-
usual and consistent brilliancy, Dudley
toured the Handicapped Miami VAL
lev Golf Club fairwayS with cards OF
69-7O-7o-71, to pile up a 72-hole
total Of $50, four shots lower than
Walter Hagen Of Detroit, the runner
up. It was the fourth lowest total
since the Western open began way back
in 1899 and four strokes under par Tor
the distance.
Seventeen brides ratified OF the big
fellows clubs and gave him mere than
enough insurance for the ii holes on
which he required extra strokes over
perfect figures. He was the big shot
Of the three-day tournament almost all
the way, landing one behind at the
end Of the first 18-hole round and TAX
ing the lead and stretching it the rest
of the journey.
SaraZen Finishes Third.
Seven shots away from the new
champion and three away from the
"Haig" came Gene Sarazen of New
York, who lost his championship, and
Jack Collins, Dayton's home town
pride. DIN Dutra of Los Angeles
ranked fifth with 289. while Julius
Ackerbloom, Little Rock, Ark, pro,
liked the oppressive heat that parched
the fairways and landed in a sixth
place tie with Bob Macdonald, Chicago
golf teacher, with 290. Sixteen others
shattered 800, including Mortie Dutra,
Long Beach, Calf, 291, and George
Won Elm, Detroit, 292.
Johnny Fischer. University Of Michi-
gan freshman from Cincinnati. led the
amateurs with 294 total.
Dudley started his final SO holes to-
day with hard fight from hard fight
ers on his hands and came through
like q champion. AS play opened today
his l39 gave him the lead by two shots
over Collins, who had jumped back into
the picture by breaking the course rec
ord with 81 on his second round. Won
Elm was third with l42, with Hagen
Dutra and Sarazen threatening with
14S. But Dudley kept sailing along,
breezing over the course for his third
successive par-cracktng round in the
morning. q 10, to run his margin to
three shots over Hagen, who came back
with a SO, and Collins, who stuck In the
running with perfect II. Sarazen and
Won Elm moved definitely out Of the
picture, Gene taking a 70 for the third
round and Won Elm falling apart with
a n because of an epidemic of poor
putting.
Eased Up on Last Nine.
1t was the same thing in the final 49,
hole stretch. Dudley toured the out
ward nine of the last trip in "a, one I'M
der par, and eaSed up with 81, one
over par. coming back. and then
watched the rest of the contenders shoot
at his mark Hagen had an outside
chance to catch him, but his putter
failed him repeatedly when he had fair
chances to tear of brides, and he gave
up when his tee shot on the short
seventeenth landed in a trap. He fin
ished with 70. Collins slumped under
pressure and posted a final IS, while
Sarazen came back with par II, toe
late.
Four-round totals of the leaders and
their cash prizes:
., Ed Dudley. Wilmington. Del. 50. 10. 10,
walter HS9en. Detroit. 90. rs. 90. 72-2s4
Gene .sarazen. New York. IL. 70. 70. III
Jock Collins. Dayton. Ohio. "A. 81. II. rs
-2eT-$l75.
Din Dutra. Los Angeles. 10. Is. 70. 10
>. Jglius. Acksrbloom. Little Rock. Ark. r.
Bob Macdonald, Chicago. u. 70. 70, IA
oMortie Dutra, Ions Beach. Calf. 10. ~,
- George Won Elm. Detroit. 70. 10. n. 10
Joe Ear. Hot SPRINGS, Ark. n, 70. 70, II