Evening star., 1937-05-28
SHUTE'S I LEADS
HINES IMP. G. A.
Cooper Ahead of Manero at
Turn-Latfoon Tops
Byron Nelson.
Bv the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH FIELD CLUB,
Aspinwall, Pa. May 28-Slender
Denny Shute, defending title holder
from Boston, gathered a 3-hole ad-
vantage over handsome Jimmy Hines.
Garden City. N Y, in the first round
Of their 36-hole quarter-inal match
in the Professional Golfers Associa-
ton championship today.
Shute shot a subpar II that should
have been SO. He missed puts of
2 and 4 feet on the 18th and l4th.
But while kicking away the little ones.
he holed the long puts. He got down
puts Of 13. l8, 10 and feet for
brides. Wild drives cost Hines two
holes. He had "A.
After hard rain delayed the start
for 45 minutes bright sun came out.
1t was very hot and the players were
putting laboriously as they climbed the
long hill to the home hole.
Cooper Catches Manero.
Harry Cooper, Chicago, rallied on
the last six holes to oyertake Tony
Manero. Peabody, Mass, and grab a
two-hole lead at l8.
Cooper matched par on the second
nine. picked up three straight holes
starting at l3, and knocked in an 49,
footer on the last hole for birdie 3.
Manero held a one-hole advantage at
the quarter pole.
Three down through the eleventh.
KY Laffoon Of Chicago shot the last
seven holes in perfect par to catch
young Byron Nelson. Reading, Pa,
and faced the final round all square.
Nelson's par figures won four. where
Laffoon was trapped, and eight when
KY underclubbed his approach Byron
exploded from the sand l foot from
the cup for his par on eight.
Nelson. out------- 545 354 444-38
Laffoon, out---- 545 asa 454-4O
Laffoon drove out of bounds to lose
eleven. but dropped 25-footer for a
birdie at twelve and won thirteen
when Nelson missed 2-foot putt He
laid his approach feet away and sank
the putt for birdie 3 at eighteen.
to become even.
Nelson. in------ 455 535 354-39-76
Laffoon, ill., 474 435 353-38-77
Harold jug" McSpeden. Winches-
ter. Mass. finished the first 18 holes
2 up on Henry Picard Of Hershey, Pa
McSpaden shot par 70 for the second
best medal-score performance Of the
morning.
Picard lost No. l when trapped, but
coaxed in a 6-footer for a deuce on
four. Luck was with McSpaden on
five, where an overplayed approach
bounded from bank back on the
carpet, and he stroked a 20-footer in
for a birdie T. He three-putted six,
but holed an 8-foot putt for a birdie
on seven. A 2o-foot putt dropped
for Picard on eight and they moved
to the second nine even
McSpaden, out AS 344 355-37
Picard, out --------5 545 253 445-37
Play was delayed IS minutes until
a heavy showe- subsided.
The players were directed to lift
any buried shots because of the soft
ness of the green's and fairways.
Shute Leading.
A missed iron shot cost Hines the
first, but he won No when Shute
was trapped, and was home in two
blows for birdie 4 at the third to
go ahead. Denny sank one from l3
feet for deuce on and his par took
the fifth as Hines ree-putted for
s. Denny was in sand on 8, but
went one up by drilling in an l8-
footer for birdie at nine.
Par out----------445 353 444-36
Shute out ------455 253 1885
Hines out544 1853 444-37
Finishing strong. Denny turned the
halfway point up on his par and
won 10 where Hines was In the rough
Shute missed a 2-footer that would
have won II and then failed to get
down one from feet and lost IA. But
he rammed in 10 and foot puts for
brides on Is and II.
Par-In-- AS 435 344-36-72
Shute-1n AS AS 234-35-7l
Hines-In 545 435 344-37-74
Manero on Fast.
Manero was off to fast start, drop
ping 6-foot puts on 2 and for
brides Cooper got one hole back at
where Tony was in sand and turned
turned the quarter-pole l down.
Cooper out ---545 353 444-37
Manero out t--534 353 454-36
Manero lost three straight holes
starting at l3, where Cooper sank a
20-footer for birdie 3. Tony was
trapped at IA and three-putted IS.
Harry dubbed a 2-foot putt at IT, but
stroked in one from l8 feet for a
birdie at l8 to become 2 up.
Cooper-1n ---- ass 335 353-36-73
Manero-In 80 ASS 446 344-39-75
The weather became very hot as q
burning sun popped out after the rain
had ceased.