The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-28
WONDERFUL PUTS BROUGHT 2ll CARD. FOR THREE ROUNDS
British Ryder Cup Star Clicked Off Five Straight
 Brides

Muirfield, Scotland, June 2s-- (UP)--Breaking all records for the difficult Muirfield course, Al- fred Perry. English Ryder Cup player, today assumed command of the British open Golf Cham- picnship with a three-round total of 211.
 Perry started his trird round with an aggresate of IA, five strokes back of Charles Whit. combe, former British Ryder Cup Captain, who held 139.. Whitcombe missed par by single stroke, of 212, one stroke behind Perry.
 Five ''Birds"
 Perry's 67 was Q result of one of the most sustained scoring bursts the Open has ever known. He had five consecutive birdies beginning with the fifth, to go out in 32, four under par. He was one under par with a 35 on the home drive.
 Great Green Work
 Phenomenal putting gave Perry his great score. He, was off to an uncertain start when approached short. He played the next three holes ih par and began his bril- liant burst of blrdie.making at the fifth. Here he was we'll home in two after a spanking brassle, and had a 4. An 1S.foot putt brought Q trey at the sixth. An s-footer wrote e deuce on his card at the seventh. A 24-footer made another trey at the eight. He need- ed but two butts from more than 30 feet at the ninth to turn in S2. His card to that point: Par cut ... 444 3b4 a4b--ae. Perry out \. 544 343 2S4--32.
 Mcdonald smith, Glendale. Cal. ee.77-75-22l.
 Alfred Perry. Great Britain eo- 75.e7--211.
 Henry Cotton, Belgium ss-74.7t --21s.
 Scores of the final days play of the British Open:
 Third Round
 Charles Whitcombe, Great Bri- tain 7i.es.73---212.
 Frank Ball, Great Britain 7e-76. 73--224.
 Joe Ezar, Waco, Tex. 7s-7S-so--- 2s1.
 Allan Daley. Great Britain 7S- 74-7e--22b.
 Percy Ailiss, Great Britain IT, 76.76--223.
 Reg whitcombe, Great Britain 72.75-74--221.
 Ernie whitoombe, Great Britain 76.72.74--221.
 Smith pulled his drive Into bunker at the second hole to go one stroke over par. At the short fourth q pretty spade fnashie left him 30 feet from the cup and his putt trimmed the hole. He three. putted the fifth and missed c sev. en-footer on the seventh to miss two chances at blrdies, but was down in two on the long ninth to round out the first nine in par figures.
 Charles whitcombe, veteran for- mer British Ryder Cup Captain, who led the field by three strokes when play started today, missed par by one stroke today by scoring Q 7S, but his aggregate of 2i2 was by far the best among the. early returns.
 The sun was shining brightly as the 36.hole final chase began, but e strong west wind carried prom. ise of generally high scoring.
 Frank Bail, the English pro who tutored in America for many years, had q a for 224.
 Joe Ezar of Waco, Tex, repeat. ediy sent drives and seconds In. to bunkers to have 39.41---s0 and an aggregate of 23i. He continued to hook and slice into bunkers on the backstretch. On tho 17th ho was In three bunkers and had . 2, two over par.
 Henry Picard of Hershey, Pa., six strokes from the lead at the start of the third round. had c par 3e for the first nine. Although he was driving well he was unsure on the greens.
 Lawson Little of San Francisco, tied with Mac Smith at 246 when he started play, was out in S7. Lit' tic appeared. nervous on the greens. He missed . two.footer for . bir. die on the fifth but sank . putt of IS feet on the ninth.
 Starting the final days play seven strokes out of the lead, Mac Donald Smith of Glendale, Cal, scored a par SC on tho outward nine in the third round of the Bri- tish open Golf Championship today.