Evening star., 1933-01-12
GOLF PACE SPEEDY
At Aqua CAL|ENTE
Four Shoot Under Par, With
Mangrum's SO Leading in
$500 Open Meet.
BY PAUL ZIMMERMAN,
Aeeocia tod prexe Cnnrts Writer

A QUA CALIENTE, Mexico. Janu-
~ ary 12.-Ray Mangrum,
~ rangy golfer who lsarend the
game on the wide open spaces
of Texas, held one-stroke lead as the
field of 127 golfers turned into the
second round of the Aqua Caliente
$500 open today.
The 22-year-old youth swept to the
front yesterday with the aid of a stiff
wind which blew the favorites well
back and sent the dark horses charging
to the front.
Mangrum shot remarkable round RI
$780, three strokes under par,
ever tough course under conditions
which veteran observers felt certain
would force high scores.
In second place breszed Archie Ham,
brick, bespectacled youth from Zanes-
vile, Ohio, who shot steady 35-35-70.
Third place was held by Horton Smith,
Oak Park, Ill, on the comeback trail
and John Rogers, Denver, who has
flashed in big tournaments before, but
never quite made the grade to win one
They shot Ills, still stroke better
than standard figures for the 6,s38-yard
course.
AL Espinosa, one Of the four daShing
dons in the tourney who boast of Span
ish blood, was the only other player
who could hold his own with par. He
went to the eighteenth with a chance
for 10, but missed his second and
three-putted to go two strokes over on
the tough par 4 hole, finishing with a
72 for even figures. An eagle 3 on the
554-yard seventeenth helped him.
IT was an eagle on the 550-yard
i eighth which started Mangrum on
his way, but steady putting. assisted
by long drives when the wind was
favorable. were largely responsible for
the sparkling round. He took only 20
puts on the 18 holes.
The outstanding favorites were clus-
tered together with cards of rs, 6
strokes behind the leader These were
Fred Morrison, Pasadena, Calf, de-
Tending champion: Craig Wood, Deal,
N. j., winner Of the three other major
winter tournaments of the West; Olin
Dutra, Santa Monica, Calf, national
P. G. A. champion; Macdonald Smith,
New York, and George Won Elm, Los
Angeles, joint winners two years ago.
Willie Goggin. another of the young
upstarts, from San Francisco, and Ed
die Loos, veteran pro from Chicago
were tied for sixth place with 73S,
over par.
In eighth place at IA were Harry
Cooper, Chicago: Paul Runyon, White
Plains, N. Y; Lester Bolstead. Min
neapolis, the leading amateur. and
Charles Sheppard, Oakland, Calf.
I EO DIEGEL, home professional and
- former national P. G. A. champion,
had rs, four blows over standard
for the course, along with six others,
including John Dawson, Chicago, and
Charles Seaver, Los Angeles, both anna
teurs. John De Forrest British ANA
teur champion, scored 78.
Low scoring was expected to be at
premium again today, although the
fairways and green's are In the best
condition since Gene Sarazen won the
first tournament and $4,000 four years
ago. Winter rules were not in vogue
for this tournament, as in the past.
and yesterdays wind prevails at this
season.
While there were few who expected
the youngsters to stand the pace under
the strain Of the remaining holes, the
favorites were left with big handi-
cap to overcome by Saturday when
S1,500 first-place money and 81 900 for
second prize will be distributed along
with ID lesser awards.