The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
MANCRUM HAS RECORD GA IN
 MASTERS MEET
Texan 8 Under Par After First Round; Jones FIOps
 With 79; Demaret 67
BY HARRY FERGUSON United Press Sports EditOr)

Augusta, Ga, April 5-UP)-He was chrlstened Lloyd Mangrum 25 years ago in Dallas, Texas, but to- day wherever men watch the flight of a golf ball for the green he is known as MT. Cinderella.
 For this unknown youngster was out in front of the field after the first round of the Masters tourna- ment, and he got there by firing a GA, greatest round of golf ever shot in a major tournament. Not since the great Henry Cotton came in with a 65 in the British Open championship has there been such perfection on a golf course as this slender, dar,.. haired young man displayed yesterday.
 There are 54 holes still to go in this tournament, but Mangrum is three shots ahead of the nearest man and if his luck holds he may find that these four dyas among the dogWood and wisteria of the Augusta National Country club. will be the most eventful of his life.
 Fame and fortune are his if he can stick to the pace.
 They are calling him MT Cinder- ella because he got into this tourn- ament by margin as thin as the little muStache on his upper lip. There were two places open after the stars of three continents had been entered, so they went back through the records of the winter tournaments and found that the scores showed the two most elig- ible men were Willie Goggin and Lloyd Mangrum.
 Mangrum got in because he won the Thomasville Open at Thomas vile, Ga, on March 10 and II.
 Nine Holes In 30
 Bunched behind him today as the second round starts are the super men of golf. Jimmy Demaret stands at 67, and he broke a record him. self by shooting the back nine in 30 after going out in 37. He had six birdies in that sensational nine holes, olwest nine-hole score ever made in z. major tournament. He was sitting in the clubhouse re- ceiVing congratulations when-in the cool of the evening after the sun sank-along came MT. Cinder- ella.
 Mangrum canned a 30-foot putt on the 18th green and upon the score board went big, red GA.
 There are plenty of good ones within striking distance of MT. Gin derella. Byron Nelson, National Open champion, and Harry Cooper are at 69. At 70 are Lawson Lit tie and Craig Wood and at II are Tommy Armour, Willie Goggin, Henry Picard, Sam Snead and Dick Metz. The chief casualty of the day was Bobby Jones, sentimental fla vorite of Dixie, who had bad 79 and can't recover from it now.
 Here are some of the things that made Mangrums round a historic event in sports:
 He got his GA on one of the worlds toughest golf courses, sod- den with six hours of rain and swept by wind that whistled a the in the blossoms on the trees.
 AutOmOtOn
 He reached every green, includ- ing the par five holes, in at least two strokes and on only two holes the fifth and the 15th-was he as much as 40 feet from the pin with his second shot.
 He got nine birdies, eight pars and on only one hole, the 10th where he tree putted, was he over par.
 He broke par by eight strokes and he was never in a trap and never in the rough. He weighs only 145 pounds and isn't particularly long hitter and this course de- mands either long hitting or un- canny accuracy on the second shot.
 Just before darkness closed in last evening Mangrum took his No. 5 iron and his butter to the prac- tice green and worked hard for 20 minutes perfecting his short game. Midnight isn't going to strike for MT. Cinderella if Lloyd Mangrum can help it.