Evening star., 1936-06-25
BR|T0N'S 7O[EADS
SARAzEN 3 SHOTS
Cox Sets Pace in First
Round of 0pen-Cotton
Has 73.
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HoYLAKE, England. June 25.-Bill
Cox. jovial, phlegmatic British Ryder
Cup player, took the lead In the first
round of the British open golf cham
rionship today with a 10, four under
par.
Gene Sarazen, the American star,
and Henry Cotton, the British favorite,
we're in a tie for fourth place, three
shots behind.
James Adams, Scottish interna-
tionalist. was a shot behind Cox. with
a II, and w H Davies. former British
Ryder Cup player; Reginald Whit
corbe. a member of the 1885 British
RYDER Cup team, and Jock Mclean.
the Scottish amateur, were bracketed
at 70.
The French native professional
champion. Marcel Dallemange, and
Francis Francis, Charlie Whitcomoe
and ALI Padgham, Great Britain
were tied with Sarazen and Cotton
at 70.
Two Americans, Willie Goggin, San
Francisco, and Erie Ball, Mobile,
Ala, had 74s. Also at that mark
we're Percy Alliss, Bert Gadd, Aubrey
Boomer, Tom Green, Max Faulkner
and Dick Burton. all of Great Britain.
Ted Turner, Pine Valley. N. j., the
only other American who qualified,
shot a rs, one over par.
Joe Ear, Waco. Tex, finished with
an 81. He started badly, taking a six
at the first hole, and reached the
bottom at the sixteenth hole, where
he missed one shot completely and
took a seven.
5000 Watch Sarazen.
A large, unwieldy gallery OF 5000
watched Sarazen march to the turn in
IS, one under par. He got two hard
won fours on the first two holes AT
the first he was short with his second,
but nearly dropped 40-foot chip.
Again at the second he missed the
green and was in the sand OF the
edge. But he marched in and exploded
out IS feet from the pin and ran the
putt down for par.
Genes ancient brass putter with
the frayed taped handle worked well
again at the third, where he dropped
an 8-footer for a birdie. Again at
the fifth he rammed 28-footer right
at the cup, but it hit the back and
bounced out.
After going under par at the
eighth, Gene lost a stroke at the
ninth, when he hooked his drive into
q trap and had to play his second
shot toward the tee.
Psr-Out- 445 344 354-3e
Sarazen-Out- 444 344 345-3;
Misses Short Putt.
After Tipping the cup with a 40
foot putt and getting birdie at the
tenth, SaraZen missed his first shor1
putt, a yarder, at the fourteenth, but
got his par 5 anyway. He got
great par at the long fifteenth, but
hit his drive at the sixteenth into 6
trap, drove his second into the rough
hit his third on and then three-puttec
from 80 feet. missing another 3-footer
! The Americans 7-foot putt for 6
birdie at the home hole curled away
but when he left the green he wa'
in good spirits.
Never mind, there are three NOR
rounds to play" he said.
Par-In-----. 535 354 $780,
Sarazen-In---- 435 354 644-38-7;
Cox Takes Lead.
Cox took the lead by shooting the
sthousand mile" back nine-3.604
yards long-in "a, under par, for a
70. He reached the turn in par, and
scored 5 brides on the back nine.
Cox-Out --- 644 334 354-36
CoX--In 444 344 434-34-7C
= Cotton reached the turn in So, even
par. He 3-putted the third hole, and
hit his approach into the rough at
the eigth; otherwise he played perfect
eolf.
: Cotton played perfect golf to the
greens but cid not putt steadily in
getting his 73. He three-putted the
tenth, pushed his second into the
Tough at the sixteenth and hit his
approach into the sand at the seven
teenth.
Cotton-Out ---- 445 344 $3.50
Cotton, in----. 534 344 554-37-73