Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09
Ward and Little +.
Take 36-HoIe Lead
In National Open
Card l42 and l43;
Bobby BrowneII Out;
Cox Hos Poor Stort
BY the Associated Press.


PHILADELPHIA, June Claw
son Little and Marvin BUD Ward
who tied for second place in the
opening round, skidded considerably
today in the second Is holes of
the 43d National Open Golf Cham
pionship, but still were on top with
one-quarter of the field in.
Ward, long hitting Spokane,
Wash, amateur, followed up his
opening 60, even par for the Phil
adelphia Country Clubs Spring Mill
Course, with q 70, for a 36-hole score
Of 142, and at least the temporary
lead. Little, with "a, was another
shot back at l43.
Bobby Brownell, Manor Country
Club amateur. shot a second round
80 and failed to qualify for the
final day.
Witty Cox took a 6-over-par 40
for the first nine.
Injury Handicaps Little.
Though it was five strokes higher
than his initial effort, Titles
second round was almost as re-
markable because he was playing
under considerable handicap. In
sticking screaming second shot
home on the 558-yard 18th yester-
day to finish with an eagle 8, he
hurt his wrist. 1t was tapped up to-
day, but the strain on 1t constantly
had him putting too much right
hand into his shots.
Denny Shute, former British open
and P. G. A. champion, joined Ward
at 142 on a second round y. and
Sammy Byrd, Ed Dudley's assis-
tant at the home club, pushed him.
self up with the front runners by
posting a II for 146, even with
Ex-champions Gene Sarzen and
Sam Parks. Byrd had a chance to
come in several strokes better when
he played the first nine in 80, one
under par, but he came home in
80. with four SIS on the back nine.
Tom Watterson. one of the chief
bookmakers on the open, reported
that Sam Sneads fine 60 yesterday
had brought him down to even terms
with Defending Champion Ralph
Guldahl at Al. Henry Picard and
Byron Nelson were IL. Lighthouse"
Harry Cooper. on whom Watterson
has had four times as much of play
as on any one else, 81; Little, l2-l.
and Ward, ISL. The latter was a
SOL shot before the open, the first
he has played in.
List Of Scores.
First and second round scores and
36-hole totals follow:
xDenotes amateur.
xAndrew Szwedko, Allison Park
Pa. 81-78-l59.
j. C Fondren, Memphis, Tenn,
75-78-153.
William c. Cunningham, Rich
moEd, Va, 85-84-169.
RAIDER Jewett, Butler, Pa, 8O-81-
161.
Ben Hogan, White Plains, N. Y.
76-74-l50.
Gene Kunes, Norristown, Pa, 7s-
73-149.
Al Huske. De Kalb, ILL.,, 7s-77-
1856
Orm Beaupre, Detroit, Mich, 81
82-164.
Victor Ghezzi, Deal, N. j., 1911
IA
Gene sarazen, Brookdeld, Conn.
74-72-l46.
Vito Machado. Oakland, Calf,
79-77-156.
Charles Schneider, Concordviue
Pa. 76-78-154.
Billy Burke. Cleveland, Ohio. IA
74-148.
xMarvin Ward, Spokane, Wash,
69-73-142
Ralph E. Hutchinson, Bethlehem.
Pa, 78-79-l57.
Alvin D. Everett, Rome, Ga.
75-89-164.
Gene Cook, Admission, Ala, 80
86-l66.
Harry Adams, Medinah, ILL.,, 10
79-l57.
xMax R. Marston, Bridgeport Pa.
75-82-157.
Johnny Farrell, Springfield, N. j..
77-79-156.
Joe Frank, Milwaukee, Wis, 30
82-162.
Henry J. Kaiser, Racine, Wis, 81
82-163.
Jimmy Hines, Great Neck, N. Y.
73-74-147.
xJohn Goodman, Omaha, Nebr.
78-78-156.