Evening star., 1933-06-08
|SARANN RAGGED;
TAKES 8 IN OPEN
Mel Shorey Scores Eagle
'Three-Hagen's Brides
Ties Him With Par.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GLENVIEW, H., June 8.-Playing
raggedly, especially off the trees, Gene
Sarazen of New York. the defending
titleholder, shot 38, 2 over par, today
for the frs nine holes Of the United
States open golf championship.
The champion. usually deadly accu-
rate with his woods, pushed half his tee
shots into the rough and was saved
from going into the forties only because
of some exceptional recoveries from the
deep grass.
Sarazen Draws Fans.
Half the gallery of $500 spectators
followed Sarazen and his partner,
Witty Cox of Brooklyn while most of
the others pursued Walter Hagen and
Ol1n Dutra, who has 36 and 81, re-
spectively. Hagen's birdie 3 on the
ninth enabled him to be level with
par.
Two of the best early scores were
35's each for Charles Mayo, sr., Of
Long Beach, N. Y, and Ralph Beach,
Baltimore district star.
Johnny Farrell and Horton Smith,
each with So out, were among the stars
off to good starts in the 72-hole
grind.
Among the early first-round finishers,
Mortie Dutra's rs, 3 over par, set the
mark for the field to shoot at
A welcome drop in temperature that
made this mornings breezy 70 seem
almost chilly by comparison with yes
terday's blazing 100-degree heat,
marked the getaway.
Farrell dropped a seven footer for
a birdie four on the 489-yard second
hole, after both he and Moreland over
played the green with their second
shots, travelling with the wind Gus
took 5. They had pars on the first
and third. Moreland missing puts Of
l5 feet and six feet for brides.
On the first few holes the breeze be-
gan to play tricks with long, accurate
shots. There was everything from an
eagle 3, by Mel Shorey of Washing
ton, D. c., on the 489-yard third hole,
to buzzard sevens.
The gallery pursuing Hagen and
Olin Dutra, heavyweight holder of the
P. G. A title, got some fireworks
at once as Dutra, using No. iron,
chipped into the first cup for a birdie
from five yards of the green. Hagen
chipped dead from his four.
After missing an eight-foot putt for
a birdie on the second, Hagen holed
out from the same distance on the 167-
yard third for deuce, while Dutra
was getting pars on both.
Seven Hundred Watch Sarazen.
Sarazen, defending champion, with
700 more spectators in pursuit, was ap-
plauded as he narrowly missed chip
ping into the first hole from the back
edge OF the green. He got his par four
easily.
Sarazen got par on the second and
third holes. despite tendency to push
his tee shots. He was in the rough
on the second. but recovered with
pitch to within 10 feet of the cup,
taking 5. He came out of a trap
on the short third to within feet of
Horton Smith had brides on three
of the first five holes and was 2 under
par through the seventh, putting well.
:. The first sub par score was a 81
for the outgoing journey by Charles +
Mayo, ST., Of Long Beach, N Y, We.
eran British American professional who
was hailed as second Vardon"
years ago.
Farrell, with birdie on the 353-
yard fifth, where he pitched dead
had 35 in his grasp until he missed
short putt on the ninth. He took
par SO, while Moreland was out in 81.
due to missed approach on the sixth
Walter Becomes Wild.
Hagen became trifle wild with, his
approach shots, playing badly to the
NTH and seventh green's, and losing
Stroke TO par on each. His partner,
Olln Dutra, was trapped with his second
shot to the 421-yard sixth, but still was
even with Old Man Par through the
seventh. The P. G.. A. champion had
nice control Of his woods.
Smith lost his chance to crack par
on the eighth and ninth, where he
cropped stroke to par on each and
was out in 36.
Sarazen, playing raggedly despite
some heroic recoveries, dropped
stroke on the fourth, where he was in
the rough, and another on the 536-
yard seventh. On this long layout the
champion was in the rough all the wav.
finally reaching the green with his
fourth and missing 20-foot putt by
an inch
Hagen fired his second shot within
feet of the cup on the ninth. sank
the putt for birdie 3 and made the
turn IN even par, 36. Dutra was in a
trap on the ninth, recovered well, but
missed a short putt and took 5 for q
81 out.
Sarazen rallied to get his pars on
the short eighth, also the ninth. where
he nearly holed out with his chip from
the front of the green. The cham
pion's Brooklyn partner. Witty Coxx,
also was erratic and carded Al.
Scores for 18 holes:
Mortie Dutra. Royal Oak, Mich. 800
.75.
Frank Walsh. Chicago. 41-3s-79.
James P Heaney, Rochester, N y, 30
39-7S.
Robert T. Barnett, Chevy Chase. Md.
j., James -MMillholland. Los Angeles. Calf.
John Kinder, Asbury Park, N j.. $40
G, H Mayo, Long Beach, N. Y. $50
Jack Gordon. Buffalo. N. Y. 3a-3a-7s.
Bob Macdonald, Chicago 42-3s-sn
Johnny Farrell, Mamaroneck, N Y, go
39-75.
Gus Moreland. Dallas. Tex. 37-3a-7s
"a
James Johnstone, Toronto, Ontario. So
Mel shorey, Washington. D. c.. 42-se
Indicates amateur.
Shorey Pro at Public Links.
Mel Shorey, who has been pro for a
number of years at East Potomac Park,
is seasoned Gamma bov;,,0