Evening star., 1932-06-06
UNKNOWN GOLFER
LEADS TITLE PLAY
Sarazen, Mac Smith and Ar
mour Among Leaders in
British Open.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
SANDWICH, England, June GA
r. Bradbeer, little known professional
from Somerset, today led fine inter-
national field, including three ranking
american players. in the first round of
qualifying play Of the British open golf
championship, with par-shattering 10
6radbeer finished with the late play
ers over the par 72 St. Georges course
10 lead Arthur Havers, British winner
IN 1923, and the last Briton to hold the
title, by one stroke
Gene Sarazen, Macdonald Smith and
tommy Armour, defending champion
the three leading American hopes-were
right up in the van, Sarazen and Mac
smith with TBS and Armour with a rs
MARCEL Dallemange of France and
several native Britons were Just in front
OF the Americans with scores of 72,
| wnlle Robert Sweeney. American stu
oent at oxford, scored a surprising rs
to stay with the leaders.
Ioday's qualifying rounds were played
ootn at st. Georges and Princes course.
Where the tournament proper will start
wednesday. Sarazen, Mac Smith and
Hovers played their fine rounds over
the more difficult tournament course.
Wnere par is "a. Armour played at st.
IeoIseS WIN BraQDeer.
Old Favorites Remain.
1t was a great day for the British
galleries. with such old favorites as Ted
Ray. with 10; Abe Mitchell, with a
Ike score; Ernest Kenyon, Tom Dobson
and Fred Taggart with TBS and Duncan
McCulloch with rs, more than hold
ing their own with the invading Ameri-
cans, where the title has gone 10 of
the last II years
Havers' II at Princes equaled Jock
Hutchinson's record for the course. He
was under As on the first nine Of one
OF England's most difficult golf tests.
Frank Sweeney, brother of Robert,
and the tenth American to finish of the
II entered, scored an IS.
Walter Pursey, Seattle professional,
carded a mediocre 81.
Gordon Smith of Palm Beach, Fla.
Jared even worse in the high winds and
needed SO.
Joshua Crane, veteran amateur from
Brookline. Mass, needed SO, practically
eliminating him.
Ellsworth Augustus of Cleveland
scratched.
Sarazen Puts Well.
Sarazen, American open champion In
1922, was out in 81, one over par. and
in with an amazing SO. two under par
to shade perfect" figures by a stroke.
Sarazen had five 1-putt greens and
his touch was almost perfect all the
way. He rolled his ball up on the
windswept green's with beautifully
gauged taps and didn't have a single
3-putt green.
The American admitted he was ex-
perimenting on several Of his shots
through the fairway. but even so, he
had few bad shots. He pulled mashie
shot to the seventh green almost out
of bounds and was short with long
putt at the eighth. Otherwise, his golf
on the outward nine was errorless.
Gene failed to allow for the wind at
the tenth and his tee shot was trapped
short, but two IS at the thirteenth
and fourteenth put him in good I'm
ishing position. He half topped bras
sic at the seventeenth, where he might
have had a birdie 4, but needed par
and long putt for an eagle at the
last hole hung on the lip Of the cup.
Mac Smith was the medalist at Car
noustie last year and finished fifth IN
the tournament proper He reversed
Sarazen's figures, taking SO out and 81
in. Like Sarazen, he finished with
birdie 4.