Evening star., 1939-07-06
Little S Round Of 80
Drops Him From
British Open Play
Burton Sets Poce With
l42 for 36 Holes;
BuIlo Still in Running
BY the Associated Press.

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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland. July 6.
Lawson Little. former American
and British amateur king. eliminated
himself from the British open golf
championship today when he shot
the second round in 80 for one of
the days highest scores and a 36-
hole total of l59.
The best guess is that Isl or better
will qualify A players for tomor-
rows final SO holes.
Meanwhile, Johnny Bulla of Chi
cago remained in the running by
shooting II for a two-round total
of l48. However. he was six strokes
back of the pace-setting Dick Bur-
ton, Ryder Cup player from
Cheshire, who added II to his first
round of 10 for 36-hole total of l42.
Little played very tired golf and
couldn't come close to regulation
/ f1eures-he was seven over par
and ultimately gave the impression
he didn't care.
Mrs. Little broke local rules for
championship play by joining her
husband at the 18th tee and walk
ing up the fairway holding his arm
and evidently consoling him for his
poor showing She left him and
Joined tine crowd before he played
his second shot, however. After
dropping his last putt, Lawson
stalked into the clubhouse silent
and disconsolate.
Burton was out in 38. no great
score on the out nine. but when
faced by the testing wind coming
home he shone. He was 3 under par
on the in nine, with brides on the
18th, 18th and 18th.
Burtons l42 total was one stroke
better than that posted by Martin
Pose, Argentine stylist, who also
turned in 1-under-par 70 on to-
days round. Best rounds of the day
among the early flnishers were gilt
tering It's carded by Johnny Bulla
OF Chicago and sgd Easterbrook,
British veteran, who had 36-hole
totals of 14S and 145. respectively.
Burton Shows Mettle.
Burton showed his mettle on the
14th, which has been the downfall
OF most of the field. He hit two
enormous wood shots here, his sec
ond one dropping into bunker in a
Wretched lie. He chipped out and,
after f1ubbing one putt, sank a long
one for his par.
Poses score was two strokes better
than Bobby Locke, youthful South
African professional, who had a IS
today, and Dai Rees of Wales. who
carded IA for 145s. Nineteen-year-
old Jimmy Bruen, Irish amateur.
slipped to lat when he added rs to
his first-round score of 72.
Pose. who has played the most
consistent golf of the field, had two
brides in his 1-under-par round and
thorough command of every club but
his putter, which cost him at least
four strokes.
Locke. who was ruined by the
fourteenth yesterday, when he took
an eight. was rebuffed by that
famous old hole again, taking seven
strokes to get down.
Bulla Makes Recovery.
Bulla gathered large gallery as
he went out in 81 and came back
in "a to nip par by two strokes.
Not since he first appeared at St.
Andrews has Bulla had strokes he
had today. Even the greens, wet by
frequent showers, didn't worry him.
A terrific drive put the Chicagoan
10 yards from the pin on the 18th
and only a recurrence of his old
putting trouble kept him from a
birdie three However, he got his
four and hollered: Alta girl"
which sent the Scots into gales of
mirth-faint smiles.
Bulla was strong on the dreaded
14th, lifting a brassie to the left of
the green and then Clipped just
short of pin for birdie four. He
went one over on the next hole, but
clipped another stroke from regu-
lation figures on the 18th after a
terrific drive.