Evening star., 1933-06-10
GOODMAN HOLDING
OPEN GOLF LEAD
Shoots Even Par for First
Nine Today-Armour Strug-
giles to Keep Pace.
BY the Associated Press.

NORTH SHORE GOLF CLUB,
GLENVIEW, Ill, June 10.-Still
playing brilliant golf around the
greens, Johnny Goodman, Omaha anna
teur ace, shot the outgoing nine for So
on his third round today, and kept
the lead in the United States open
championship.
Goodmans total for As holes was
lit. He was Seven strokes ahead Of
Joe Kirkwood of Coral Gables Fla,
with Tommy Armour struggling to keep
up the pace.
Goodman saved himself with some
sensational putting recoveries.
The only star to gain on Goodman
IN the early stages was Craig Wood
of Deal, N. j., who was out in 35. His
45-hole total of 1872 left him still five
strokes behind the amateur pace set
ter.
Armour Fails to Gain.
Armour was out in 81, one under par,
and another stroke behind Goodman.
Tommy had 45-hole total of 18O.
Craig Wood of Deal, N. j. meanwhile
completed his third round in a par
cracking II, posted 54-hole total of
218 and overhauled Joe Kirkwood, who
slipped to 79 for total Of 223.
A heavy rainfall hit the course at
am. The fairways were considerably
slower as a consequence. The wind
also was brisk and getting brisker,
while the mercury began another rapid
ascent.
Joe Kirkwood got off to a bad start,
losing three strokes to par through the
third. After a 4 on the first hole,
Joe was in the rough on the second,
approached too strong and then took
MT foy e III r,r,h1 ~.
tee shot into sand trap on the 1877
yard third and carded A.
Wood, the big money winner of
the year. shot with precision as he
started 49,, one under par Thus
he closed the three-stroke gap separat-
ing him from Kirkwood without delay.
Goodman Of Well.
Goodman started at $40 with Mac
Smith, and a gallery of nearly 1000
spectators.
Walter Hagen with only the slimmest
OF outside chances to get back into the
running, saved a par on the first hole
with great recovery from a trap. He
was home in on the second for a
birdie.
Goodman used a No. 4 iron for his
second shot to the 439-yard first green,
dropped 10 feet short, but Clipped on
nicely. four feet from the pin, and holed
out for par f.
Kirkwood settled down and got his
pars on the next three, 4-4-4. Wood
did The same thing.
Moreiand, the Texan, was out in SO.
Walsh Has Comeback.
Frank Walsh pulled a comeback by
going out in 33, three under par, after
starting the round IL shots behind the
leader with 152.
Goodman hooked into the rough ON
the 489-yard second but came out well
with a No. 8 iron, 20 yards short of the
green, and put mashie niblick hole
high, is feet from the cup sinking it
for birdie 4.
Johnny got an easy on the l67-
yard third
His gallery increased to nearly 1000
and every shot by the Nebraskan was
cheered.
Kirkwood took disastrous 40, four
over par, for the outgoing nine Wood
was out In IS. He was two strokes
ahead of Kirkwood for As holes
Kirkwood, out. "A 4445 S 40
Wood. ont. .44 3 4 4 5 8 A35
Goodman Over Par.
Johnny went one over par on the
fourth with s. His drive caught the
rough.
Lester Bolstad st. Paul amateur, with
$50 for 36 holes, started his third round
nicely, reaching the turn in SO, even
par.
Home nicely with a good drive and
No iron on the fifth, Goodman got
his par easily He was in trouble on
the next hole around the green, how
ever, and had to sink 35-footer to
save his 4.
Sarazen Shooting Works.
"It looks to me like 29O or 291 would
win," said Gene Sarazen. before start
ing his third round, 10 shots behind
Goodman
"If I could start my last round with
220, might still have a chance" the
champion added. He needed a SO to
do it.
eff I don't break 10 I'll probably be
up in the 80s," said Gene
There's no use playing safe now"
Tommy Armour, 2 shots behind
Goodman at the start of his third
round, lost another stroke on the first
hole, where he took 3 shots from the
edge of the green for s. The Scot
got birdie 4 on the second, reaching
the green nicely with shots and TAX
ing 2 puts from Is feet. He had
on the short third
The Nebraskan, with a 240-yard drive
and spoon, was within easy pitching
distance of the 536-yard eleventh. He
placed his third Is feet from the cup
and holed out in par S.
Hagen Doesn't Gain.
Walter Hagen, with 149 for two
rounds, failed to gain on leaders as he
covered the first nine in 81. one over
par. The Ryder Cup captain was still
mixing brilliant shots with bad ones,
getting a birdie on the tough seventh
then on the short eighth.
Hagen out. A 5 4 4 4-37.
Armour smashed a long drive on the
fourth and got his par 4.
Goodman finished the outgoing nine,
with par 36.
Goodman out a 3-36.
Macdonald Smith had 80 to the turn
and was virtually out of the running,
despite his previous recovery to post
149, for SO holes.
Kirkwood Drops More.
Kirkwood, still unable to gauge the
cross winds successfully, dropped two
more strokes to par on the long twelfth
av,A <1,o fourteenth