Evening star., 1941-06-07
First 10 Finish
Rounds in Open;
Surveillance
Johnny BuIIo and
Paul Runyon Have
Hot Outgoing Nine
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FORT WORTH, June Gene
Sarazen and jug McSpaden, one
shot apart at the end of "a. fin
iShed their 72 holes in the United
States Open golf championship
all even with total scores of 294
today, but theirs appeared to be
a short lived hold on first place.
Still out were five players whose
54-hole scores had been as good
or better.
Sarazen on his last round played
under broiling sun and with some
10000 customers out on the course,
shooting a IS, rallying from a start
ing 80 to a 36 on the tougher, long
er back nine. McSpaden was one
shot better with "a.
McSpad den shot l-over-par 36 on
the first nine holes of his final
round to a 80 for SaraZen.
Little Paul Runyan shot a Sc
that put him four shots in front
of McSpaden. Runyan was 252,
McSpaden, 256. and Sarazen, 258.
Johnny Bulla came racing through
the front line in even-par 35 to
take his place stroke back of
Runyan.
A one-under- "a by Herman
Barron gave the White Plains. N.
Y. pro 254. while Denny Shute. on
a 81, was bracketed with Bulla at
253.
Blond Craig Wood of Marmaron-
eek. N. Y. 39-year-old Augusta Mas
ters champion, was the 154-hole
leader as he shot an even-par 10
on his third round for a 54-hole
total of 214, two shots ahead of
Runyan and Shute.
Only man to break par for the
Colonial Clubs front nine with a "a
and only man to match par for this
18 holes. Wood played consistent
golf all the way Even when he be-
gan getting in trouble through the
last few holes on the back nine, ne
had the putting touch to save his
pars and protect his margin. With
about 10000 gallervites scattered all
over the course and steaming under
a broiling sun, the New York vet
eran broke the four-way tie in
which he had been involved after
SO holes.
He beat Shute. one of the men with
whom he'd been deadlocked. by
two shots. while Clayton Heafner
blew to 78 for 222 and Lawson
Little. the defending champion. shot
himself out of practically all chance
to repeat, by exploding to Al shots
on the back nine for 79 that gave
him 223.
Bulla Fires 2l8.
Two shots back of Runvan and
Shute was towering Bulla. whose
booming tee shots helped him to
70 for 218. Sarazen, who lost
in a playoff to Little at CleVe-
land a year ago, stuck himself right
into the scrap with fine u for 2l9.
Four-over-par 74s bracketed P. G.
A. Champion Byron Nelson, jug Nc
Spaden of Winchester, Mass, and
Herman Barron of White Plains,
N. Y. at 200. Fort Worths own
Henry Ransom on IS. Dick Metz on
a 76 and Horton Smith on IS were
at 221 going into the final l8 holes.
Little, at 223 was even with E. j.
DUTCH Harrison of Little ROCK
and Chicago who came back from
Yesterdays 80 to II. Low amateur
by a two-shot margin over former
Champion Willie Turnesa was Harry
Todd, the tall Texan from Dallas
who fired a 76 that put him behind
Jimmy Hines at 225.
Ben Hogan, rallying from a Isl
at SO holes, played the first nine in
a tWo-under- 80 and matched
standard figures coming back for q
68 that showed him into the conten-
ton at 219. His round was the
second sub-par score of the tourna-
ment. Shutes first-round SO was
the other.
Mangrum at 2l9.
Hogan and SaraZen were joined
at 219 by Lloyd Mangrum OF Monte
rey Park, Calf, formerly Metz as
sistant and another of the fields
many Texans. He shot a u, coming
back in par-35 with an extremely
rare birdie on the 207-yard, par-3
18th.
Sam Snead, who appeared to be
suffering from a back injury OF
several weeks ago. followed up his
par-70 with II for 223. He said
he almost wanted to drop out to
save himself physically, but expected
to continue so he could win auto
matte qualification for next years
championship by finishing among
the first 30 and ties.
Little Johnny Morris of Tusca-
loosa, Ala, who finished out his
second rounds last three holes this
morning for 145, stroke of the
pace, zoomed to 81 blows on his
third round and was well back at
226.
Runyan Gets II for ZIG.
Runyan, who looks too small for
the 7.005-yard course, played it in
a beautiful one-over-par II, giving
him total of 2l6.
Shute fired a looking 72 that,
added to his halfway total of IA,
brought him even with Runyan at
ZIG.
Runyan went out in even-par IS
this morning with bogey S on
the third and a birdie on the
seventh. His lack of power cost
him IS on the para 18th and 18th,
where in each case he needed three
(See GOLF. Page 2-X)