Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-09

American Hopes Rest
On Turnesa as Briton
Leads Open With pa
BY shs ksseeio'sd Press

SOUTHPORT, England, July
9.--Sid Scott, 40-year-old little
known English professional. took
an early lead for the British
Open golf championship with q
final round 70 today which gave
him a 72-hole total Of asa.
He began the last round over
the Royal Birkdale course tied
with Dai Rees. . 41-year-old
Welshman. and Australia's young
Peter Thomson. They all had
212 for 81 holes-two strokes
better than South Africa's Bobby
Locke.
= The first American to finish
was Jimmy Demaret of Kiamesha
Lake, N. Y. who missed a number
Of short puts in recording II.
This gave him q total score of
289. putting him well out Of the
picture.
Jim Turnesa, a member Of one
OF Americas famous golfing
families, appeared the United
States best bet. He went into
the final round three strokes of
the pace after shooting a MORN
ing II to tie with England's Bill
Spence and Argentina's Antonio
Cerda.
Watrous Finishes with 800.
AL Watrous, 55-year-old pro
from Birmingham, Mich, who
was runnerup to Bobby Jones
in this event 20 years ago. fin
ished at an even 800 after q last
round 70.
II ran out Of gas" Watrous
said. II wanted to break 800 so
badly-but just missed It,"
WatrouS would have had q 299
If he hadn't been SO honest. The
scorekeeper gave him q i've on
the first hole but Watrous in
sisted 1t was a six. He said he
took q stroke which the scorer
didn't see.
Demaret had taken q "A in
his morning round, while Anna
teur Frank Stranahan Of Toledo,
Ohio, came in with q Il for a
219. 52-year old Gene Sarazen
had a 70 for 222 and Watrous
posted a "a. j.
Turnesa, his putting off, was
out in IS and back in SO in his
early round, clipping one stroke
from par on each side.
Gets Par ON 18th.
His only worthwhile putt came
on the 18th where, after missing
the green, he sank a six-footer
to get q par four. He took boz
geys on the 18th, where he drove
in the rough and caught a trap
with his second, and on the 10th,
where he was short with his ap-
proach,
Demaret became ineffective
on the greens after he missed a
3-foot putt on the 14th hole. He
took four lives on the next five
holes. finishing with three puts
on the 18th. /
Demaret was disguised with
himself. -
81 just can't putt, that's ALL"
he said.
Watrous sank a 0-foot putt for
q birdie deuce on the short sew
enth hole, but lost the stroke on
the ninth where he overshot
the green.
Sarazen "Dog Tired"
He bunkered his shot on the
390-yard 10th and took a S. At
the 18th he needed three from
the edge of the green and he
also ran into trouble at the 14th,
where his second shot landed in
a sand trap. His third shot
landed in the high grass and he
Clipped within 2 feet, only to
miss the putt. An 18-footer gave
him a deuce on No. II.
Sarazen. admitting he was
"dog tired" took a 6 on the par
five 10th where he bunkered his
tee shot. He Clipped in from
the edge Of the green for q birdie
deuce on the 4th and drove 3
feet from the cup on the 18th.
only to miss his putt. He 81
putted the 18th.
Stranahan, the leading anna
teur, seemed to be safely in with
a 20 but on the 18th he sliced
into the rough and hit his End
shot into trap. He came out
short, missed his putt and took
a 5.