The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-07
some AMERICAN
HAS GREAT CHANCE
| TO COP OPEN
Hagen Lauds Play Of Com
rades in England Abe
Mitchell Dangerous
BY WAITER HAGEN
(COuyright 1888. BIZ United Pr,

| (COpyright 1888, BY United PfcSs)
st Andrews, Scotland, July t.
(UP)--As we teed or on today's
final 36 holes OF the British open
golf championship, my one-stroke
lead seemed as small as n mos
quito's eye lash, but II am lucky
enough to have II tonight it'll be az
big as the Empire state building
bringing me my NTH British open
title.
The moro I look at the other
fellows cards, the smaller my lead
seems, because the field Is punched
closer than I ever saw II before in
championship competition. How
ever, IL happen to fall by the way
side, I'm confident now that some
keep the title in the United States
I'm undertaking those fine British
young Fred Robertson, who are
tied for third place at 142, Just
two strokes higher than my $40,
and one stroke higher than our
own Ed Dudley. In second place.
Nor Cyril Tolley, British amateur,
whose 143 ~. N'm ~ fifth place,
nor Henry Cotton, British b elgian
pro and Aubrey boomer of France,
tied for sixth with 144's.
My confidence was boosted when
the Americans came through yes
terday's Anal elimination better
than ! had expected, ~ out Of II
finishing among the 81 survivors.
We've got a great chance to win.
with Dudley In second place, and
Gene Sarazen, defending champion,
Leo Diegel and Joe Kirkwood tied
at 145, and Horton Smith, George
Dunlap and Densmore Shute each
having 1916. Any one Of these
chaps, particularly sarazcn, who Ia
q great last day player, can come
through for the title.
Yesterdays round saw just about
the best brand of golf anyone
would caro- to witness, and the
hard-baked old st Andrews course
took O bad beating. It was a day
Of many thrills. It gave me O great
kick to see Abe Mitchell smash
through with a 6s, five under par,
and place himself back in the pic
ture.
Young Henry Cotton, the excel
lent British player who heads the
pro star mt a Belgian club, also
furnished plenty Of thrills when he
came through with n II. After n
bad start, Cotton played the loop
holes, seventh to the 18th, In five
consecutive threes.
Sarazen was playing behind me,
and doing IL 10 we'll, I could hear
his boots pounding the hard fair.
ways. Geno was out In 80, and
drove the 10th for another three,
putting him only one shot behind
me. Tho gallery was yelling ut me,
odd fellow, Geney sarazen is after
you moo"
From 18th 7 saw Gene IN a hill.
bunker on his 18th. blasting away
like man excavating q subway.
Soon the news came forward that
he had taken six on that par-three
hole, running what might have been
n Knockout punch for the lot Of us.
The shock Of that six weakened
Genes attack. and afterward he
did we'll to finish In 70.
The wind for once was not howl
Ing across St Andrews, no the
course was comparatively easy, In
spite Of the hard surface. There
40 to 14S. hear that no player
over won this tourney after being
more than eight strokes behind the
leader at tho end Of tho first 80
holes.
managed to hold the lead nj.
though my advantage was cut down
to one stroke. Played we'll, par
ticularly on the outward round.
However, ] did miss Ave reasonable
puts for brides on fve holes. Yot
I did not chalk up three puts on
q hole throughout the round, keep
Ing UP yesterdays good record, and
my total Of strokes for any hole
has not been more than fvo In the
tourney.
I expect n mighty close and thrill
Ing hnish--so close IN fact that II
may end In tic.