Evening star., 1934-06-09
SARAZEN LEADING
IN NATIONAL OPEN
Overtakes Cruickshank at
Turn and Then Goes Ahead
on Last Nine.
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36O-yard seventh he drove of the
fairway and took a five.
Guldahl, QUITS 544 542-35.
Bliss was trapped and took a 6
on the second hole. but nearly holed
a 35foot putt on the third for a
deuce, getting his par 8 easily. The
Omaha amateur belted two tremen-
dous wood clouts to get home on the
595-yard fourth and picked up a SEN
sational birdie A.
A birdie on the 555-yard second,
where he sank a 25-foot putt helped
get Bill Burke of Cleveland, 1881 open
champion, away to good start.
Smith Takes Seven.
Macdonald Smith, the veteran Scot,
playing with Burke, started work on
a total of l48, but took a disastrous
on the second hole, where he sliced
his tee shot out of bounds and hooked
his next drive into a trap.
a gallery of nearly 1000 spectators,
many of them carrying umbrellas and
raincoats against the gathering threats
of showers. trailed CruickShank and
Witty Cox as they started their third
round together.
Both lashed fine drives down the
middle, with Cox 40 yards in front.
They pitched we'll on WHY'S ball roll
ing within feet of the cup for
birdie g. Bobby's first putt from -
feet missed by an inch and he took
par 4.
Burke's Chances Fade.
p,,.,,. +oaal ,t,,,,,tI,, ,-itI, two
bad holes in succession. The former
champion pulled his drive into the
rough from the fifth tee, over-ran
the green with his third shot and
halved a par only by virtue of good
chip shot and 5-foot putt. He then
sliced into the tall grass of No. 6,
again overshot the green after play
ing his second safely and finally two
putted from feet for six. This
put him three over par.
Cruickshank played spectacular
recovery from the rough to reach the
second green with his third shot and
notched a par five. Bobby was off
the line all the way to this hole.
Cox three-putted for six from 40
feet and appeared exasperated. Witty
had complained loudly about the
noise nearby motion picture camera
was making. shouting at the operator:
Give that thing little oil!''
SaraZen. in company with Horton
Smith and another big gallery, started
his third round inauspiciously by pull
ing his first tee shot into a trap,
playing long iron into another bun
ker beside the green and blasting out
to get 5. Gene took two puts from
IS feet Smith. who had lat for the
first SO holes. more than SaraZen.
got par with the aid of a recovery
from the back edge of the green.
Cruickshank lost his first shot to
par on the 195-yard third He used
brassie into the wind and hooked
the shot to the rough Bobby Clipped
up 10 feet from the cup, but it was a
tough, downhill putt and he missed
it, while Cox got the regulation 3.
Sarazen Drives Into Trap.
Sarazen's tee shot pulled into
trap on the 555-yard second. making
it necessary for him to play safe with
a sand wedge Gene used a spoon
to get within striking distance of the
green, then chirped on and sank a
20-foot putt for a fortunate 5. Smith
was In the rough on his second shot
but got a handily.
The gallery following Cruickshank
and Cox increased to 1000 as they
both played the long fourth in par
five. Bobby was straight all the way,
taking two puts from % feet, but
Witty overplayed the green and
Clipped back to sink a 12-footer.
Cruickshank three-putted the fifth
from 80 feet for an over-par five and
Cox, scoring steady four, picked up
another stroke. Witty was only two
shots behind Bobby now with long
haul ahead. They both took fives on
the sixth. one over par. as the result
of misjudged approach shots.
Burke lost vital ground by reach
Ing the turn in 40, over par. He
dropped another stroke to par on the
seventh before steadying down.
Burke, out. t....443 656 543-4O
Sarazen Gains on Leader.
Sarazen gained on his main rival
Cruickshank, for the first time when
he picked up birdie on the third.
placing a fine spoon shot within 10
feet of the cup and sinking the putt
for a deuce. Smith also was barely
10 feet away with his tee shot, but
took two puts
Gene was in trouble on the 595-yard
fourth, hooking his drive to the rough,
playing short of the creek and then
getting home with his third, only to
take three puts from 35 feet for 6.
Smith carded 5.
Cruickshank. who had put his ap-
proach in trap on the sixth, failed
to come even close to the pin on the
36O-yard seventh with a niblick ap-
proach. but raped a 70foot putt
within feet of the cup and saved
4. Cox also got his par with two
puts from 50 feet.
Zell Eaton of Oklahoma City rail-
lied to the amateur colors with So,
even par on his out-nine today. His
36-hole total was 149 A birdie 4 on
the fourth offset an over-par on
the first hole and he finished the rest
In par.
Eaton, out. $50 444 443-36.
Bliss finished the incoming nine in
SO for an 50 and a 54-hoIe total of
ZZ9. Ihe former Cornell star was in
no further serious difficulty, but was
unable to make up for the strokes
lost on the outgoing nine
Bliss in-454 355 535-39-82-229
Cruickshank in Trouble.
Cruickshanks drive stopped on the
top of bunker on No. and he
topped his second into the rough.
Bobby then Clipped over the green,
but nearly holed his niblick recovery
shot, taking 5. His drive on the
short ninth was trapped, but he
blasted out well and sank 5-footer
for g. Cox meanwhile got an easy
par on the eight, but also was
trapped on the ninth and needed two
puts after he got out.
Cox. out in 38, had cut Cruick-
shank's lead in half as Bobby carded
q 40.
Cox out, 1863 545 444-38.
Cruickshank out, asa SIS 453-40.