Evening star., 1938-04-03
LEADER CARDS 68
FOR 2-SHOT EDGE
Dudley and Metz Fire Par
70s to Tie for Second
in Opening Round.
BY KENNETH GREGORY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

AUGUSTA, Ga, April 2.-Harry
Cooper forged ahead of an all-star
field today in the opening round of
the Augusta national golf champion
ship with a great SO that gave him a
tWo-stroke lead
While Robert Tyre Jones, jr, the
ex-emperor Of the ancient game, who
comes out of retirement once a year
for this classic event, had the gallery
but lacked the strokes that carried
him to COLTS heights, Cooper noncha-
lantly moved out in front as a trio of
threats blew their chances.
Jones, playing with Byron Nelson,
26-year-old Reading Pa profess
sional who won here a year ago with
283 total, shot pair of 38s and
was in a five-Way tie for thirtieth
place at rs in the first days firing
Big Ed Dudley, host professional of
the Augusta national course: Dick
Metz of Chicago and Slammin' Sam
Snead of White Sulphur Springs, W
Va. faltered on the incoming nine
with excellent chances to take COM
mand
Lighthouse Harry toured the outgo-
ing nine in 35, one under par, and
breezed back with fine 33, three un-
der regulations figures for the per
feet golf course, which is the scene
Of the fifth of these annual shows.
Metz Equals Record.
After equaling the course record Of
80 going out. Metz ran into trouble
to take IS on couple of holes and
total 38 blows on the second nine.
Dudley duplicated that performance.
He went out with fine 33 and was
in position to grab the lead after II
holes.
The tall, Georgia born professional,
one of the favored in Uncle Tom Wat
terson's betting book, fred his drive
at the last hole itno the rough. The
ball stopped on covered rock and his
second shot went aWrv His next two
blows struck trees and he wound UP
with on the par hole.
Snead. the young rookie of the pro-
fessional brigade, who has vaulted
higher in shorter period than any
player of modern times, upheld his
hackers with an outgoing "a, but blew
himself to disastrous A on the sec
ond nine. due partly to a high wind
that helped no one.
Sam Is Disguised.
THAT was the worst round OF golf
I ever played" said Snead, who last
week won the Greensboro Open with
27l, the lowest scoring for any tourna-
ment of COLTS winter circuit, which
comes to close with the finals Of the
Augusta classic here Monday.
Eleven players out of the all-star
cast of AZ equaled or bettered par in
the first round, which was delayed for
day after being washed out by yes
terday's deluge. Today, however, the
skies cleared to perfect conditions
Three strokes back of the pace-set-
ting, English-born Cooper were three
veteran salaried golfers Tony Penna
| OF Dayton. Ohio, and Henry Picard
of Hershey, Pa, clipped strokes, re-
spectively, off the first and second
mines. Paul Runyan of White Plains,
N. Y, after fine sub-par "a, took 81
incoming.
Five players were bracketed with
even par 72s. They were Tony Manero
of Peabody. Mass, former national
open champion; Felix Serafin of
Scranton. Pa: Bobby Cruickshank of
Richmond, Va; Harold (Jug) Nc
Spaden of Winchester, Mass, and w.
Lawson Little of San Francisco, who
turned professional here two years ago
after winning the major amateur
crowns of America and Great Britain.
Nelson Ties for Twelfth.
Nelson's 73 placed him in a six-vav
tie for twelfth place. along with Ralph
Guldahl of Chicago, the national open
champion; Johnny Revolta of Evans
ton, Ill, former P. G.. A. title holder;
Billy Burke of Cleveland, former ma
tional king; Al Watrous of Detroit
and Craig Wood of Rumson. N. j.
Thirty-six holes will be played to-
morrow.
Cards of the leaders.