Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-09-15
LEADERS ALL EVEN
IN AMATEUR PLAY
Marston vs.. Munger and
Dunlap VS.. Little Square
After Nine Holes.
~ III. Associated Press.

SOPNChi1SA 49, ~s~e-.
r. Marston of Philadelphia, former
title holder, and l8-year-old JACK
Munger of Dallas, Tex. were all square
after nine holes of their 36-hole semi
final duel in the United States amateur
golf championship today at the Ken
wood Country Club.
Munger took the lead twice on the
outgoing nine, but lost 1t on each
of the long par-f1ve holes. Marston
missed a chance to go In front by
three putting the ninth, where the
youngster was trapped. A drizzling
rain fell most OF the way and both
had trouble playing of the soggy
ground
The galleries were the smallest Of
the week. due to the weather and
downfall OF the big favorites. Scarcely
zoo spectators followed each semi
final.
Little Stages Comeback.
w. Lawson Little. jr, of San Fran
cisco made a great comeback to finish
the first nine holes all square with
George T Dunlap. jr.. his New York
rival. Little dropped the first three
holes before he pulled his game to-
gether and levelled the match by win
ming the sixth, seventh and eighth IN
q row.
Marston and Munger halved the first
hole. 4O4 yards, in par fours without
incident. Both had good drives, with
the youngster some 20 yards IN 'front.'
Both put their spade shots well on and
took two puts.
Munger went one up at the 176-yard
second hole. getting on with No. 5
iron and using two puts from 70 ieet,
while Max three-putted from Is feet.
The veteran was 6 feet short on his
first putt as he misjudged the soggy
surface of the green.
The 562-yard third was winner for
Marston, with a par five, squaring the
match. His third was only feet
from the pin. and he took two puts.
Munger had a bad break on his drive,
which was half buried in the fairway.
He tried to dig it out with spoon, but
the ball bounced over bunker and into
the rough. He was in trap with his
third and then recovered to win 10 feet
of the cup, Jack missed the putt and
took 6.
Munger took the fourth hole with q
par four. getting on nicely with his sec
ond while Marston plunked his ap-
proach into a bunker at the left OF the
green. His recovery was 20 feet from
the pin and he needed two puts.
Marston Squares Match.
They halved the short fifth in par
ss Marston put his tee shot only
10 feet from the cup while Munger's
sailed over the green. The youngster
was partly blocked by a small tree but
Clipped to within Z feet and sank the
putt for a half.
Marstons birdie four squared the
match on the sixth. measuring 594
yards. Max's third shot was only eight
feet from the hole. and he got it down.
Mungers try for q four from ID feet
missed by only six inches.
The 369yard seventh was half In
fours. Marston was on in two and
down in two from Is feet, but Munger
drove into bunker, came out short Of
the green and then Clipped three feet
from the cup, to stay all level.
Marston and Munger also halved the
eighth in par fours. Both were on with
niblick shots, and tWo-putted.
They rounded the turn all square
after halving the ninth in fives. one
over par. Marston had a great chance
to win. as Munger's second was in q
trap and his third was on the back
edge of the green, but Max three-putted
from the left corner. while Jack rolled
his fourth shot, within two feet Of the
cup.
Morning round
lAr
Munger. out. 80. 4 3 6 4 3 S 4 5-38
Dunlap Takes Three.
Dunlap was straight all the way on
the first hole for his par four and went
! up on Little Little sliced his drive
into a sand trap, had to play his Sec
oud short and was barely on the green
with his third, taking two puts for q
fiye
Dunlap laid Little a stymie on the
short second after putting from feet,
and won the hole to go 2 up. Lawson
was only 2 feet from the hole in his
approach putt from 35 feet. He used
his niblick, but missed the cup.
Dunlap made it three in row by
capturing the long third. He was well
on with three good shots. while Little.
after q good drive, pushed his second
to the top of q bunker. sliced into an
covered nicely only to miss a 5-footer
and card six to Dunlap's par five.
Little finally stopped his losing streak
,by getting a half on the 438-yard fourth.
Both were on the edge OF the green In
two. but George had to get down an
Scooter on his second putt for the
four
They also halved the fifth. with IS
Little taking two puts from Il 1eet ana
Dunlap from Is.
Little Comes Back.
Little won his first hole on the 5S4-
ward sixth with a birdie and cut Dun
laps margin to 2 up. The Westernei
was only so yards short of the green
with two woods and pitched within 4
feet of the cup. Dunlap also on in
but took two puts from 80 feet.
Little continued his rally by capturing
the seventh hole with par and was
only down.
Dunlap lost the seventh by being
trapped on his second and then missing
q 4-foot putt He also lost the elghtn
to Titles third consecutive 4 and the
match was all square. Again George
approach found a bunker and this time
he missed his putt from feet. Little
had his game back under control In
every department.
Little was short Of the ninth and
Dunlap to the left Of the green with
approach shots. but both pitched or
and took two puts for half in SIS.
Morning round:
Little, out 800. S SIS