The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-01
COOK HOLDS lead
over CUMNINS IN
SEbn-FINAL ROUND
Local Golfer I Up at 23rd Hole;
Sorlein Four Up on
Everson

Fargo, N. D., Aug. 1.-(R)-After
making the turn In their 36-hole
semi-final match even up, Paul Cook
Of Bismarck held q one-hole advan-
tage over his opponent, Fred Cum
mer Of Fargo, at the 23rd hole late
Wednesday afternoon.
In the other semi final match, L.
G. Sorlien Of Fago was four up on
Martin Everson Of Fargo at the 24th
hole.
In gruelling morning match, Cook
and GUNNER ended the 18-hole round
with neither holding an advantage
over the other. Sorlien was six up on
Everson at the 18th.
The incoming route Of the morning
play turned the fortunes in both
matches. GUNNER staged GOMEZ
back on the second nine to square
the match with Cook, after having
been four down on the first six holes,
although he reached the turn with
Cook two up.
Sorlien won six Of the first eight
holes on the incoming route, being
only one over par to the 18th where
both he and Everson unused up the
hole, Everson winning his only hole
on this nine With an eight against q
nine for Sorlien.
Everson was off to q two-up lead
on the first three holes.
Sorlien Bags Birdie
Sorlien bagged birdie four at the
fourth and he squared It on the sixth.
Sorlien took the lead for the first
time on the ninth, his tee shot leav-
ing him an easy three. sorlien
played the next four holes In even
par, winning the 10th and 18th,
while he halved on the short 18th.
He won the 18th and his five. q stroke
over perfect figures at Il, was good
enough to win. Both were q stroke
over on IS, and Everson lost the 18th
when ne shot the wrong ball. Sorlien
snagged q birdie at II to 60 seven
up. Both needed fives to reach the
18th green, Sorlien four-putting while
Everson tAree-putted.
Cook played the first two holes In
regulation figures to win where Cum
mer needed fives. They halved on
the third with par tours, but Cook
bagged q birdie at the fourth to 60
three up. They halved the fifth, and
Cooks par four at the sixth was
good enough to send him four up
GUNNER halted the advance at the
sixth with q birdie three. They halved
the long eighth in regulation fives
After Cook was up for an easy three
from the rough at the ninth, Cum
mer ran up his from Is yards and
holed out for q birdie two to leave
Cook two up going to the incoming
nine.
Cook marched to q lead of three
up at the 10th. Cooks tee shot or
the short 18th caught the trap In
front. GUNNER was on and putted
for his three while Cook needed two
puts.
GUNNER sent his second on Is Close
to the pin and was up for an easy
four. Cook got into trouble and
needed q five. GUNNER squared II
on IA, sending his second onto the
green and getting down with two
puts, while Cook needed three to get
on after his second had been short
and then putted twice.
Cook shot ahead again on Is. He
failed to get his second up. but
pitched his third over the embank-
ment into the hole.
Cummer's five was good enough tc
win on Is where Cook sent his second
over the green and failed to get his
third up. They played the next two
In regulation figures.
Both had approximate 76's. Cook
with 35-4l and GUNNER with 1879.