Evening star., 1936-06-23
.SARAzEN, W|TH71,
TRAILS LEADERS
U. S. Contender in British
Open Three Shots Back
of Cotton.
Py the Associated Press.

HOYLAKE. England. June 23.-
Bidding for the title he captured at
Sandwich in 1882, Gene Sarazen.
chief American contender, fred II
in the first 18 holes of the 36-hole
qualifying round for the British open
golf championship today, but was
forced to relinquish scoring honors
to three British professionals.
Over the same tough par IA Hoylake
layout that Sarazen played, Henry
Cotton, British pro at Brussels club,
posted 68 and thus served notice he
again was in his 1884 form, the year
he won the open at Sandwich. Percy
Alliss, British pro at d Berlin club,
toured the same course lin SO strokes,
to lead Sarazen by 2.
Meanwhile, at the neighboring
Wallasey course, where half the field
was playing the first l8 holes of the
qualifying round. Bert Gadd's So,
turned in early in the day, easily was
withstanding all challenges
Sarazen, winner OF the title in 1892
at Sandwich, had all his shots under
control on the first nine. but only an
amazing putting touch saved him
coming home. He was in trouble on
almost every hole on the last nine,
mainly because he couldn't control
his wood shots, but his puts were
dropping in uncanny fashion. All
told he had eight 1-putt greens.
Joe Ear, trick shot star from Texas,
used up rs strokes on the Wallasey
course.
Gallery Follows Sarazen.
A gallery of more than 1000 fol-
lowed Gene around. The American
got a birdie at the tenth, but there
after it was a struggle for him to
match par figures. He was in rough
both with his drive and his second
at the twelfth, but got his anyway.
At the sixteenth. he was in rough
with his drive. barely came out with
his second and found a bunker across
the green with his third, but he holed
long putt for another par S. He
sank an 8-footer at the seventeenth
after finding rough with his drive.
Gadd's great round was marred only
by a six at the twelfth. where he was
in the rough on his drive and then
tkree-putted.
Gadd, out-- 354 242 444-32
Gadd. in-- 436 AS 433-36-68
Ted Turner of Pine Valley, N. j.,
played steady golf for a "a over
Wallasey. He holed a 20-footer for a
birdie at the sixth. The fourteenth
was his only bad hole. He was bunk
cred from the tee there and needed
two to escape, finally winding up with
a six.
Goggin Cards ~.
Willie Goggin, San Francisco pro,
posted n over Hoylake. Goggin had
poor luck with his puts on the first
nine but came back in steady fashion.
T. Dennis Boardman of South
Hamilton, Mass, wound up with rs
at Wallasey. He was erratic all the way
and three-putted four greens.
Alliss went out in 80, with brides
on the second, fifth. seventh and
eighth holes and clipped a stroke off
regulation figures on the incoming
side. His card:
Out ------------435 334 244-32
In -----------444 355 444-37-69
Cotton, the 1884 winner with a
record equaling total of 283, posted
a first nine "a, two under par. Cotton
shared brides on the second and fourth
holes. His card:
Out --------------435 244 354-34
Big Archie Compston toured the
Wallasey course in 10, one under par.
fashioned from an outgoing SO and an
incoming "a. His card:
Out -------------455 343 1876
In ------------344 544 344-34-70
Hall the field played the first half of
the 36-hole qualifying round on How
iake today, while the other half toured
the shorter Wallasey layout. This
procedure will be reversed for the Sec
ond lS-hole qualifying round tomorrow
The low 100 and ties will start plav
IN the championship proper Thursday.
One l8-hole round will be plaved
Thursday and another Friday after
which the low 60 and ties will plav the
final 36 holes Saturday.
Cotton, whose opening round of 67
was washed out of the records by YES
terday's electrical Storm came back To
score sensational 6s over the tough
Hoylake layout.