Evening star., 1933-06-26
BRITAIN W|NSLEAD
|NRYDER CUP PLAY.
Only 2 Spectacular Rallies by
American Forces Avert ~
a ROut.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SOUTHPORT, England, June 26.-
Great Britain's professional golfing
forces, challenging for the Ryder Cup,
today took the lead, 212 points to ~,
after completion of the four two-ball
foursomes, but the United States
averted rout by staging two spectacu-
lar rallies.
The fourth American combination,
Bill Burke and Ed Dudley, pulled the
last match out of the fire on next to
the last hole, beating Alf Padgham and
ALI Perry, up, for 36 holes, after being
4 down In the morning round.
The American captain, Walter Hagen,
and Gene Sarazen, British open title
holder, also uncorked a rally to end the
feature match all square with Percy
Arliss and Charles Whitcombe. This
gave each side half point.
The British won the remaining two
Scotch foursomes' by thin margins.
Abe Mitchell and Arthur Hayers COM
bined to beat Olin Dutra and Dens-
Davies and sgd Easterbrook outfought
Craig Wood and Paul Runyan, youthful
American stars, l up, in a dingdong
match.
Series Closes Tomorrow.
The Ryder Cup series will close with
eight singles matches tomorrow.
The British were favorites to take
a more substantial lead in the four
somes, and American hopes, based on
the afternoons rally, rose. The in
vaders, however, must win five of the
eight singles to keep the Ryder Cup.
c,1roracaIly suyoa of
Burke and Dudley provided the bright
est fireworks by shooting the course in
SO, under par, this afternoon. The
American pair overhauled their rivals
by winning four of the first six holes,
then waged an exciting battle right
down to the home green.
1t was an uphill struggle all day for
the Americans. They trailed at lunch
time in three Of the four matches and
were all square in the other.
Hagen and SaraZen teed off against
Arliss and Whitcombe at 1890 am.
(4:30 am. E. S. T.) in the first match.
Arliss and Whitcombe won the first
hole with par three, while the Ameri-
cans took four.
Sarazen and Hagen were all square
with Arliss and Whitcombe after the
first four holes, winning the third with
in fives and the fourth in fours.
Mitchell and Havers won the first
hole from Shute and Dutra with par
three to the Americans four.
Wood and Runyan halved the first
hole of their match with Davies and
EasteEbrook in par threes.
Hagen and Sarazen had gained Q
two-hole lead after six holes.
Starting the fourth match, Burke's
teeshot over-ran the green and left
Dudley a downhill chip. Padgham was
well on the green and Perry holed a Is
foot putt for birdie deuce and the
Britons won the hole, to g.
Hagen and Sarazen matched par of
81 to gain a one-hole lead in the first
nine holes.
Dutra and Shute trailed Mitchell and
Havers by one hole going to the seventh
tee.
Wood and Runyan were all square
with Davies and Easterbrook after six
holes.
Dutra and Shute Trail.
Lapses on the first and third holes
left Dutra and Shute trailing Mitchell
and Havers, but the Americans got one
OF these back with par at the
fourth hole and were only l down at
the turn.
Hagen and Sarazen were leading
Arliss and Whitcombe, up, at the end
OF IL holes. The Britcns came back,
however, to take the next two holes and
square the match.
Dudley and Burke led Padgham and
Perry, l up, at the sixth.
Arliss and Whitcombe continued their
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