Evening star., 1948-07-01
Golf
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Ward but four strokes beh1nd Cot
ton.
Flory Van Donck, the Belgian pro
who tied with King and Ward IN
the first round, managed a 70 to
stay In the running with 142.
Irishman Fred DAILY, the defend
ing champion, posted a II for
total of 143.
Arthur Lees, British pro, shot a
so for 142 total.
Alf Padgham in Running.
Among the leaders was ALT Padg-
ham, the 1886 British Open champ,
who carded 10 for a total of 143.
Padgham's card:
2pt fn - rs 3fs 81 81 354-399 354--39-7o
Ed Kingsley, Utah amateur now
q captain in the United States
Army stationed in Germany,
equalled Lawson Little's amateur
record with a 50 for a total of l46,
three strokes behind Padgham.
Kingsley's card:
Out fn - --- ~ ~ a55 a55 s45--3S-ee
Johnny Bulla, American pro, sunk
his last putt on the 18th green for
a 70 just as the kings cavalcade OF
three cars pulled up. Bulla's total
for the first two rounds was 146.
Bulla's card:
Out fn - 445 445 3S4 3S4 352-55-7a 1885,
Jack Hargreaves, little known
Birmingham England pro, shot
6s for a total of 144. good for Sec
ond place among the early finishers.
Bobby Cruickshank, veteran Vir-
ginia pro, chung to the borderline OF
survival with another "a for l48.
Cruickshank's card:
Out o. 53s 93a 81 s35 $ts-5s-74 $ts-5s
Stranahan and Kingsley were
partners in their round with a GAL
lery of about 5000 following them
around the course.
King George was watching on the
14th green where Stranahan's 15-
foot putt trimmed the cup. Kingsley
stepped up and rolled down his s.
footer for birdie.
Hoped Wind Would Drop Putt.
Frank waited 80 seconds on the
18th green hoping the wind would
blow in his first putt which clung
stubbornly close to the lip.
Kingsley happily related his 14th
hole putting before the King. i
had a short one," he said," and I
took full minute to line up. Then
I tapped it-and she dropped for a
birdie. 1t was wonderful, especially
after Frank had missed his.
Frank kidded me about it and
said was showing of. Frank
wondered whether we were sup
posed to 60 over and meet the King.
I told him mot me-I'm nervous
enough already"
They didn't meet the King.
Stranahan summed up his game
when he said, Il never played so
we'll and got such bad score"
Jimmy Thomson, Scots-born pro
from Venice, Calf, apparently
failed to qualify for the finals when
he shot a rs for total of $50, the
same score as Laurie Ayton, British
pro WHO grew up dG LNdIloFAle' AA'
Thomson's card:
IN In - 554 355 454-4o-7s
Claude Harmon, winner OF the
Augusta (Ga) Masters tournament
this spring, was another borderline
case with 70 for 148.
Harmons card:
In 444 444 455-37-13
Arthur Clark, Huntington, w. Va.
pro, had the best score of the early
American finishers with a II for d
total of 145.
Clark's card:
Out ---------- ~ a. 44s t4s 345-3s- 345-3s
Lawson Little, the last American
hope to catch Cotton in today's
play, took rs that probably will
just get him into tomorrow's final
round with a 36-hole score of 148.
Little's puts simply wouldn't
drop and he took 81 strokes on the
greens. Twice he was bunkered,
right against tn eface of the pit.
The second it hapepned was at the
18th where his drive drifted into a
trap and he needed two to get out.
Little's card:
Out 355 344 $3.50
In 645 1854 3b6-4O-7e