Evening star., 1935-06-06
DUDLEY, WITH "A,
LEADS j. S. OPEN
Is First to Crack Par at
0akmont as Course
Piles Up Scores.
BULLETIN,

conquered as an amateur star 10
years ago, Roland Mackenzie. now
a Washington, D. c., professional.
equaled Oakmonts tough par with
72 this afternoon and took the
lead in the first round of the
United States open golf champion
ship.
OAKMONT COUNTRY CLUB.
Pittsburgh. June tP,-Big Ed Dud-
lev Of Philadelphia and Augusta. Ga,
rallied with an incoming 81. one under
par. for "a and took the pace-setting
position today in the first round of
the United States open golf cham
piOnShip.
Dudley was the first to crack par.
on either half of the rugged Oakmont
layout. as the vanguard Of the field
of l6O players otherwise got of to a
staggering start.
Scores for the first lS-hole round
showing each nine and the total:
Ed Dudley, Philadelphia 4O-34-74
Bill Kaiser, Louisville 40-35-73
Mark Fry, Oakland, Calf 43-37-SO
julius w. Platte.
J. Milward, Madison. Wis 40-42-s2
Bob Servis, Dayton, Ohio 4S-36-84
Scores High at Start.
Fulfilling expectations. scores sky
rocketed among the early starters to-
day in the field Of 60 players assem-
bled for the first 18-hole round.
The sun was out. the weather brisk
and playing conditions excellent after
hard rain. but the reports about
lessening the hazards around the Oak
mont greens proved to be trife ex-
aggerated
The burrows were eliminated IN
barely two dozen traps and the placing
Of the pins did not appear to make
putting any easier. at least for the
paCe-setters.
Skies and sevens and even few
eights were sprinkled on the score
board. Warned about the traps in
advance most of the players never
theless persisted in getting into them
There were many delays as a conse-
ouence and the field was nearly q
half hour behind schedule before
noon.
Shute Breaks 20.
Denny Shute of Philadelphia got o.
n good start with a birdie on No !
reaching the green with a brassie sec
ono and taking two puts from 40
feet. The former British open cham
plon was in difficulties only once
thereafter, as he reached the turn III
81, even par. He was the first PLAYER
to break 40 Score:
Shute-Out .... 444 $50 444-37
Gene Kunes Of Jeffersonville. Pa.
avoided serious trouble and reached
the turn in 38. only one over par. He
bagged birdie on the first hole. but
was trapped and lost one shot each
on the second and fifth. Score:
kunes-Out ........ asa $50 435-38
After going out N 40. Dudley blazec
his way back in "a, one under par.
for gratifying "A. Big Ed, hitting
all his shots well. said he would have
had a SO with better luck on the
greens. Once he hit the back of a
cup and bounced out.
Dudley
Out-5 5 5 S 344 $40
In-4 4 2 2 3 4-34-74
Dark Horse Appears.
The slim, young Texas professional.
Byron Nelson. Of the Ridgewood. n. j
Country Club signalized his get
away as dark horse" BY SHOOTING
the outward nine in IS. two under
par thanks to a marvellous exhibi-
ton around he greens He We
hI1r nT7lx- ka
and collected brides on the fourth
fifth and eighth holes
NelSon-Out ..... 545 433 425-2=
Roland Mackenzie. Washington. D
C.. professional who as an amateur
led the qualfiers in the nationa
tournament at Oakmont in 1925. 60,
of TO a great start with brides on
the first two holes.
Shute, faltering on the home com
ing nine, waged losing struggle with
the bunkers. He was even pa
through the eleventh. where he holeu
out from a shallow trap bordering
the green for a birdie three From
there on he was in almost continual
trouble, going over par on six of the
last seven holes.
Shute in 536 AS 455-4l-7S.
Weird Scores Recorded.
Rodney Bliss, jr.. the Omaha am
teur who was an outstanding De.
former in last years open at MerloE
used up As shots for the outgoing mir.
and was eight over par.
Walter Kozak pro from the New
fvfa hpl nsVl
coming back in even par, 35. for Al
81 after struggling all over the out
ward route in 46. nine over par.
Two par breaking starts we're made
by unheralded competitors. FLOYD
Farley, Oklahoma City pro and Earl
M. Stokes, jr, Louisville amateur
Their cards:
Farley out ...... 354 $50 534-36
Stokes out ..... 445 SAB 434-36
Yates Score Praised.
Charley Yates. the national inter
collegiate champion from Atlanta
turned in a comparatively fine per-
formance by negotiating his first round
in II. five over par, on a course that
was wrecking the scores of many pro-
feSSionals.
Yates out - 544 544 $3.50
In " ASS 345 245-37-77
Sid Brews. the South Africa sharp
shooter. and Tommy Armour, the sill
yer Scot from Chicago, each reached
the turn in 80, two over par, after a
struggle Tommy dropped a 35-foot
putt for a birdie on No. ,, but took
three puts on the short sixth and
dubbed a braSsie shot into a trap on
the ninth. Brews was bunkered on
three straight holes. the fifth. sixth
and seventh, but sank l0-footer for
a birdie on the ninth.
BrewS-Out ...... 544 554 534-39
Armour-Out .... 535 544 1853
Gene Kunes finished steadily for his
rs. except for a on the fifteenth
where he pulled his second shot into
the underbruSh
Kunes-In ..... 545 446 334-3s-76
CTRIkE CITIIATI0N TENCE