Evening star., 1933-11-12
Runyan Shoots 20 to Set Pace
In Kenwood Open Tournament
PAUL RUNYAN.

ures. although going three above par
on the last four holes.
Then along came Al Watrous with a
II, closely followed by Tommy Armour
with 70. and then came Runyan to
lead them all
In the middle Of all the excitement,
as low score piled on low score, AL
Houghton, burning up the course as
brides flew from his blazing clubs, fin
ished with a trio of 3s-two of them
birds-to score 35 on the last nine
for 73 and send the Kenwood folks
home happy.
Houghton is a distinct threat today
to win his own tournament, for he
knows the course like book and prob
ably play 1t better than any one of
the brilliant field out there today.
Kirkwood Protests Score.
A MINOR furry of excitement came
~ late in the day as Joe Kirkwood
refused to sign the card of Ralph
Guldahl, Texas pro who was runner-up
TO John Goodman for the national open
title back IN June. Guldahl had some
trouble with his stroke count after
a ball went out of bounds on the sec
ond hole and was said to have scored
a S when Kirkwood claimed he had
at.
The went on the card and Kirk
wood signed 1t, giving beetle-b browed
Ralph a 73 instead of IL, and en-
abling Kirkwood to top him by a single
stroke with 72.
OF course, under the rules Of golf,
Kirkwood himself would have been dis
qualified had he certified to an In
correct score, so he was thoroughly
within his rights in claiming the pen
atty strokes If he saw them incurred
Tnen along came Tommy Armour
with 4 for II, three e-putting the final
green for 70 and late in the day in
came Craig Wood, the betting blonde
from New Jersey, finishing with birdie
deuce and par 4 for 80 and a II,
after getting out in a dismal 80.
THE Washington pros Jared well,
as did the local amateurs, for
Houghton is in there at 10; Bob
Barnett of Chevy Chase and Bill Car
son Of Anacostia had 75's, Cliff Spencer
OF Beaver Dam, Walter Cunningham
OF Burning Tree, George Diffenbaugh of
Indian Spring, Mel Shorey of East Po-
tomac Park and Fred Mcleod of CO.
lumbia all qualified for the final day
with cards of ". giving Washington
eight professionals with a chance to
land In the money positions.
John Shorey led the amateurs at 76,
closely followed by Chandler Harper of
Virginia Beach, the Old Dominion
title holder, with IT. and Roger Pea
cock Of Indian Spring, former District
champ, bracketed with Joe Lynch,
Georgetown University star, with 78.
The Kenwood Committee, in making
the pairings for the final twin rounds
today, went outside the top qualifying
score to secure six amateurs, reaching
into the IS bracket for Peacock and
Lynch and taking Martin F. Mccarthy
Of Columbia and Ernie Caldwell of
Baltimore from the 79's
These six simon pures will play today
Tor two amateur prizes put up by the
Kenwood Club. Dick Lulnn of Chevy
Chase. the District amateur champion,
far of his game, turned in dismal "a
Roland Mackenzie, former Columbia
amateur star, was one of those who
failed to qualify at 70, along with John
Golden. former Aqua Caliente open
champion; Leo Wa1per. Frank Cunning
ham and Cyril walker, the 1924 ma
tional open title holder.
With 36 holes to be played today.
the initial pair was to leave the first
tee at 1880 this morning, and the field
viii troop In an almost continuous pro-
cession from early morning until well
past noon to finish before dark.
Admission prices for today will be
$3.50. Prizes will be distributed In the
Kenwood club house late tomorrow aft
ernoon by Col. Charles Elliott, com
manding officer at Fort Meade, Md.