Evening star., 1933-08-20
K|RKW0OD winner
OF CANADIAN OPEN
Trick Shot Star Cops Second
Big Event-Houghton's
292 Ties for Fifth.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TORONTO, August 19.-Joe
Kirkwood, the Australian
trick shot star, today cap
tured the Canadian Open
title with a 72-hole score of IL
72-70-69-282.
The only other major title to Kirk
woods credit was the North-South Open
championship, one Of the Oldest titles
in America, which he won last year.
Refusing to blow up in the final
rounds, as he has done in many other
tournaments, Kirkwood turned in his
best round on the final 18 holes, tour
ing the Royal York course in 60
strokes, 8 under par. He was out in
35, perfect figures for the first nine,
and then came home in "a, strokes
under par. The SO tied the course
record.
In his three previous rounds the
Chicago trick artist shattered par twice
with first and third round scores Of II
and 10, respectively, and equaled 1t
with 70 on his second ID holes.
Kirkwood climaxed his brilliant final
round by sinking a 25-fOot putt on the
eighteenth for an eagle 3.
Cooper 8 Strokes Back.
VTARRY COOPER of Chicago, the
II defending champion, finished 8
strokes back of Kirkwood with a
four-round card of 70-74-75.7l-290.
Lighthouse Harry" was tied, at least
for the time being, for second place
with Lex Robson of Toronto.
Johnny Farrell the Mamaroneck. N.
Y, stylist. finished with a total of 1872.
put together with rounds Of 7l-75-72-74.
The 29O totals Of Cooper and Robson
were the closest the field could come to
matching Kirkwoods sensational per-
formance and gave them second-place
tie strokes back of the winner when
the scores were all in.
Long-hitting Ralph Guldahl OF st.
Louis, runner-up to Johnny Goodman
in the American open, finished IN
fourth place with 29l, with two f1nal
par nicking rounds Of 7l-72, but he
failed to threaten KirkwoodS lead.
Houghton Tops Some Stars.
r EO DIEGEL, four time winner OF
the event: Johnny Farrell, for
mer open champion, and Al
Houghton Of Bethesda, Nd, all were
lodged in a birthplace bracket with
292s.
whiting under the strain Of setting
the pace for two successive days, "a
year-old Bobby Aston, Ottawa profess
sional, faded in the stretch and fell out
of competition with q morning round
Of rs and an afternoon score of II for
a total of 294 that toppled him into a
tie with Horton Smith Of Chicago. Al
ston carded a pair Of Ills in the first
two rounds to lead the field.
The amateur medal went to c. Ross
Somerville, Canadian holder Of the
United States amateur title, who fin
ished with 296. five strokes ahead of
the second amateur, Fred Hoblitzel Of
Toronto.
The first IS golfers, with their four
round scores, follow:
-ssss. AnA"o0"' o"''"'0'
Harry Cooper. ohicaso. 7o-74-75-7i
Lex Robson. Toronto. 74-7s-72-7l
Ralph auldahl. st. Louis. 7e-72-7I-72
Leg sog Dgierel. Asu. cali'nse. 7a-7a-7b-
JohSny Farrell; gds Mamaroneek. N, y. IL
Al Houghton. Bethesda. Md. 7b-73-7a
Gene Sarazen. New York 7s-71-7s-
Bobby Aston, Ottawa, 71-71-75-77
Horton Smith, Chicago. 73-72-77-72
Willie Lamb. Toronto 72-75-7t74
sc Ross somervlle. 73-76-75-72
George Won Elm. Detroit. 72-7e-76-69
Bob Cunningham. Toronto, 74-75-44-
Wslly WA smithers. Ottawa, 74-7l-77-77
Indicates amateur.