Evening star., 1938-08-14
py the Associated Press.


CLEVELAND. Aug. l3-Big Bill
Burke, the 1881 national open cham
pion. cheered the home folks here to-
day by shooting 3435-69 in the
$4,000 Cleveland open golf tourna-
ment to take place beside Ky Laf1oon
Of Chicago at the head Of the pa
rade
Burke'S GO was just two strokes bet
ter than Latfoon's even par II and
gave him a 2lO equally as neat as
Laffoon's Burke. now pro at the
Country Club here, won the U. S.
open in 1881 after a 72-hole playof
with George Won Elm at Toledo, Ohio
The Cleveland pro birdied the 387-
yard seventh hole and the '4l0-yard
10th. and played par golf the rest
Of the day. He was long on his tee
shots and sure with his putter until
he reached the 18th. There he missed
l-foot putt which would have given
him q birdie and 68.
Two strokes behind IAffoon and
-,
who shot a 3-under-p 68 today for
total of 2l2. Ghezzi shot four bir-
dies on the incoming nine and missed
short puts for brides on the fifth
and sixth holes. On the 4l0-yard
10th. half circled by creek. Ghezzi
was on in two and dropped a 6-foot
putt for birdie three.
IAffoon. Snead Misfire.
IAffoon. shooting the round with
Sam Snead Of White Sulphur Springs,
w. Va, who finished with II for PA,
had trouble all afternoon. So did
Snead. or the first tee. Snead
hooked his shot out Of bounds and
took six two over par On the SEC
ond, Snead's approach dropped IN a
creek and cost him another stroke
On the short l7th, a par 3 hole.
which winds around the green like
nothing else in nature and took a
four. Snead missed q long putt for
birdie on the hole and to indicate
how he felt about it banged his head
with his putter.
On the 4lO-yard 18th, Laf1oon put
his tee shot behind some fir trees
to the right OF the fsirway. His sec
ond shot went into q trap on the
other side Of the fairway. but he re-
covered nicely and laid the ball three
feet from the pin and made his par.
Snead. who entertained the gallery
at the 18th green yesterday by put
ting an iron shot in the club house
locker room. had still more fun for
the spectators today. After q drive
OF almost 800 yards. he laid his second
shot four feet from the pin and
dropped it for birdie three.
Three strokes away from the leaders,
with the final set for tomorrow, were
E. j. (DutcM Harrison of Chicago and
Jim Fouls. who equalled the course
record with 81 yesterday.
Harrison had II today and Fouls
shot four brides on the last five holes
to take SO. This gave FOULS, Dins-
dale, ILL.,. pro and grandson Of ano-
ther Jim who was United tates open
champion in 1886. total Of 213 along
with Harrison.
Harrison, who shot q 81 in the Chi
cago open only to have his efforts 70
for naught because Of \ rainstorm
said he was satisfied" with his work
here
Fouls record -equalling 81 of yes
terday was tied today by Jimmy Hines
of Great Neck, L. I. Hines round,
however, left him bracketed in the
group with 2l5 scores. including Bill
Kaiser OF Louisville. KY; Ray Mani
grum Of Oakmont, Pa. and Ralph
Guldahl OF Madison. N. j.. the national
open champion. who seemed to be
having trouble with his putting today.
Guldahl finished in even par figures
nevertheless
When he. missed one of less than
foot OH the par llth. he poked it in
for 4, then threw the ball down In
disgust
Gogsin Has Hot Nine.
wine GoEein OF an Bruno Calif.,
had hot 80 for the outgoing nine
today. but took 81 on the return trip
for a 10. This gave him a 2l4 total,
four strokes behind the leaders.
Don r. Boyd, an amateur from
Akron, Ohio. provided one Of the two
best shots Of the day when his second