Evening star., 1933-01-15


4 i experienced golfer, Paul
Runyan, won the $500
fourth annual Aqua Caliente
open, scoring a victory over par
and a select list of professionals
here today with a 72-hole total
of 287.
A thrilling rally on the last nine ac-
counted for the two-stroke margin by
which the 24-year-old pro from Arkan
saS and White Plains, N. Y, trounced
his pal, Horton Smith of Oak Park, Ill,
who played in the same threesome and
was the runner-up.
Runyan was tied for first at the end
of the third day, with Craig Wood of
Deal, N. j., who had won open tourna-
ments at San Francisco. Pasadena and
Los Angeles before the Western Winter
trail led him here. They had totals of
217, and Horton Smith was 2 strokes
behind them.
It the end of So holes at noon to-
"A day Horton had moved into the
lead with Runyan by virtue OF
playing the first nine in "a, and Wood
had fallen back pace in the race for
the $500 first prize money turning
the corner in / over par, 81 strokes.
Runyan led off and Horton followed
him on the tenth tee. They played the
hole In 4, par. Runyan made par 8
on IL, but Horton missed putt and
was / behind On IL they both took
birdie Is and on 13 had par Is, but on
IA Runyan sank 20-footer for birdie
8 and moved two ahead of Smith. Smith
lacked a foot OF tying it up on the
fifteenth with a near hole-in-one when
his drive stopped just II inches short
of the cup. He took a birdie 8, and
Paul got par.
Both gladiators were nervous on the
last three, but Runyan managed to
play them in perfect figures, while Hor-
ton took bogie SIS on the sixteenth and
the eighteenth when his putter went on
strike and one trap got in the way.
MEANWHILE Craig Wood was try
lV1 ing futilely to match the sub-par
pace set by the pair. He toured
che first nine in 81 and the last in
even par for a 1890 and a tie for
third place.
Young Ray Mangrum, the Texan
from Los Angeles, made a marvellous
comeback today to tie with Wood, whose
uncanny putting yesterday broke the
22-year-olds heart. :
MA1lBTuIn leu dI Tie Ildu-Wdy uldIh,
but while playing with Wood yesterday
he dropped nine strokes to the blond
giant, and fell well back. Today
Mangrum TUNED the corner with par
SO, and came home in 80, for SO, the
best score of the day which gave him
also 72-hoie total of 290.
Leo Diegel the home professional,
blew his chances after being in the
third bracket last night. He took a
TO when all his clubs by turns refused
TO work and finished with 296, as did
Olin Dutra, p G. A. champion; Tony
Manero, and Willie Goggin.
It took total of 298. just 10 over
par, to join the select % who divided
the $500 prize money. Johnny Daw-
son, Chicago amateur. finished with a
7l-2s2, to tie with Charles Guest of
Deal and Harry Cooper Of Chicago,
pair of top-flight professionals, for
fifth place. 1t was the best an amateur
had done in the four tournaments here.
A LTHoUGH only "a years old, Run
n yam has been playing golf as q
caddy or a pro since 1921. He
started carrying bags at the course at
Hot Springs, Ark, where he was born.
The money winners:
Paul Runyan, White Plains, N. Y.-74-
Horton Smith, Oak Park. In--717e-72-
Ray Mangrum, Waco. Tex-ee-72-so-e
Craig Wocd, Deal. N. J-75-71-71-73-
Harry Cooper. Chicago-74-75-73-7o-
Charles Guest, Deal. N. J-75-74-72-71-
'John Dawson, Chicago-76-75-7o-71-
2g2; first amateur prize.
Willie Hunter, Los Angeles-77-72-74
S93: S400.
John Perelli, Beverly Hills, Calif-7e-71-
5l-75-293; S400.
KY Lafoon. Denver-77-73-7469 69-293;
Archie Hambrick. GAINESVILLE. ohio-7o-74-
Eddie Loos. chicaEo-73-75-72-74-
Macdonald Smith. New York-76-77-7o-
George Won Elm, Los Anseles-75-75-73-
% willie GoEEin, San FraneiscO-7s-75-76-
Leo Dlsgei. Ague caliente. Mexico-74-7o-
Olin Dutra. Santa Monica. Caln.-76-72-
Tony Manero, Greenwich, Conn.-75-71-
T7-73-296; S75.
ooAAl a EsPinosa. Akron ohio-72-75-72-7s-
rof Emory zjRmegmsn' 5g1 gFo Portland oreg.-79-
Abe Espinosa. chicago-77-7o-73-7s-
Mary Fly Oakland, calf-75-7e-77-7o-I
Frank walsh. Chicago-77-74-72-75-
'Lester Bolstad, Minneepolis-74-79-75-
740sQ@; 40 ute tie second amateur amateur - -, zoo
So2; tie second amateur.
Denotes amateur.