The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 12, 1930, Page 10

i Horton DEFENDING CHANPION ‘ATER STRONG START WAT TROUBLE FRIDAY loplin Ghost, One Under Par, Threatens to Break Chick Evans’ Record | OTHER LEADERS SLIPPED) Cooper, Lacey, Mac Smith, Far-| rell, Cox, Armour and Ha- gen Dangerous By PAUL MICKELSON Interlachen club, Minneapolis, July 12.—(?)—The “Joplin Ghost,” Horton ; Smith, clattered woods and irons in- stead of bones today, to haunt Bobby Jones’ fondest dream of a fourth na- tional open golf championship. The big blonde sharpshooter was two big strokes ahead of Jones with a total so lustrous that he not only 4 threatened to dethrone the Atlanta amateur but had a fine chance of Me =. shattering tlre low record of the tour- nament’s history, the great 286 hung up by “Chick” Evans 14 years ago at Minnekhada, Minneapolis. Going out yesterday one stroke be- hind Bobby, the “Joplin Ghost” whiz- zed over rolling Interlachen with a in the championship tussle with a 36 hole total of 142 strokes, two better than par figures for the big stretch. It was a typical Horton Smith come- back and his game was so sound he stood out today as the one big threat 7 Jack Burke, Houston, Johnny Goodman, Omaha. George Von Elm, Detroit. Al Espinoza, Chicago.. Gene Sarazen, New Yor! W. Bemish, Geneseo, N. Jock Hendry, St, Paul, Gust Novotny, Chicago. Charles Hilgendorf, Det H. Barron, Partchester, N.Y. T, Creavy, Long Lake, N. N. George Voigt, Now York... Ralph Guidahi, Dallas, Tex. Telford Gibrasici, Jackson,O. Alex Ayton, Springfield, 11. Eddie Schultz, Troy, N.Y. hole round, Bobby | Bill Tinder, Anderson, 1 to Bobby’s. hopes of linking his two British conquests into a record-break- ing trinity of golfing triumphs. Bobby Not Licked Yet Bobby was far from licked however. ‘There were 36 holes of golf ahead of him and Smith today. But Horton's first campaigns show him as not the type accustomed to crack. He was the acme of steadiness. ‘ As at the end of the first 18 today found him- self bunkered on all sides by a professionals in the royal’ and an- stood Horse” “Light cago and Al Lacey, a 23 year old star from London, England, now located in Philadelphia. Two strokes away was @ rugged pair who have tasted | © the sweets of an open championship —Johnny Farrel of New York and ‘Tommy Armour, the “Biack Scot’ from Detroit—and another star from Brooklyn, “Wiffy” Cox. Then three shots away, but always dangerous, ‘were Walter Hagen and Johnny Gold- en. Darien, Conn. Bobby had a big chance to take the lead in the second 18 hole round yes- terday, but Horton Smith and the treacherous wreck his fortunes. As Bobby came to the 15th tee, he had beaten old man par by one stroke. But ‘he mis- | 7, chievous old gentleman stopped him cold. Bobby's drive hooked to the deep rough and partially stymied him behind a spreading tree. He pitched out safely 50 yards short of the 408- ® par four and a 73 card for the round. It was a hard blow for Bobby, who had turned the first nine in a great 34, two strokes under par. He ‘was peevish as he came to the club- house. | or better and there were 11 tied at/ al Horton Smith | Bobby Jone: Harry Coop ‘ Joe Turnesa, Elmsford, Peter O'Hara, Pittsburgh E. Koosis, Milford, Mich. Oiin Dutra, Los Angele: W. Klein, B. Williston, Al Watrous, Detroit .......7 Willie Hunter, Los Angeles. 7 Francis Schneider, Dallas... 7 Geo. Christ, Rochester, N.Y. 75 George M. Smith, Chicago par-facturing 70, snatching the lead Seer ee Tr alshe Calceponn 7 R. Crowley, Haverhill, Mass. 7 Lester Bolstad, Minneapolis D, Schute, Worthington, 0. Ai Heron, Reading, Pa. Ervin Ottman, Louisvil Arthur Ham, Detroit band of the best | Morte Dutra. Te. Beh. Wilbur Gilbert, Topeka, Kn. Bhead off im | ay ete NRO. FR te Arlington Park, July 12.—(P)— y Mangum, Dallas, ‘Tex. ington Park, Jul .- was Horton|D. Longworth, Fort Worth. 1883-198 america's richest’ race purse—the Smith, grinning | Art Tverra, Minneapolis .. 76 82 |$70,000 added Arlington classic—to- but determined. | P. 0. Hart, Wheeling, W.V.. 8078—158 | day furnished an. apparently easy Willie Chamberlain, Chicago 78 80— J, Thompson, Col. 15th hole combined to|T" Dow George, Minneapol! Joe Higgins, Erie, Pa. Geo. Sargent, Columb THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1930 Smith Has 2 Stroke Lead Over Bobby Jo CUBS’ DOWNFALL, TIGERS’ RISE UNEXPECTED Bobby Skips a Shot Over Mirror Lake Le nd & 75. He shot even par| Ball, With Amazing Top Spin, It required a total of 156 strokes or.| Hits Water -Twice Before - better to enter the charmed qualify- | " ing circle permitted to play the final | Reaching Bank 36 holes today. Fifty-eight had 155 By 0. B. KEELER 60 and + by Re Bile ctest’ the “final” rounds. |, Minneapolis, July 12.—(AP)—One Among those who just got in were feature of the second day's play may “Chick” Evans and Don K. Moe, | {serve a trifle of comment—Bobby thful amateur from Portland, Ore. |Jones’ famous shot at the long ninth YoUt EU an Ue EEO ean Walker (bole across Mirror lake, which bids bite aang fair, to take rank with Columbus = 1 , . first erossing of the lantic, Wash- Scores of yesterday's play (x de- |ineton’s crossing of the Delaware, beatin Sige land Hugo Eckener’s little journey by Siew 12 | Zeppelin around the world, 1i'” Bobby had shoved his drive over a 4 |bit too far and found himself with what he considered to be a light noon shot to the ninth green, the. \idea being to fade it in from the left 7 | with the aid of a convenient breeze 7 | which was then operating from that | quarter, x | Bobby had some trouble with the jenthusiastic spectators who took turns scampering across the fairway fes Lac d aries ( | se, Wiliams, Clr verana land took his stance for the third ER Te Te time before he could get the shot jaway, which he did very badly tn- |deed. He smacked the ball about the | belt line, in fair territory, you might say, and it came out with a ducking trajectory and a.super-abundance of overspin, striking the water about three-fourths of the way. across, bounding,: striking again, onto the bank. He pitched a yard from the pin and holed a birdie. 4. At that, Bobby lost a stroke to his great professional rival there, at |Horton Smith, playing just ahead of him, spanked a full spoon shot onto the green and holed a 20-foot putt for an eagle 3 One spectator insisted the Jones ball struck a lily pad. Another said it was a bullfrog. Walter Hagen took Bobby’s side of the debate. “Anybody who can hit a ball with that much topspin deserves to run it across a pond,” who has wrought a number of mir- acles himself, in his day. Gallant Fox Is... After Short Cut $70,000 Purse at Arlington Would Put Winner Within Range of Record gers, Denver C; (Chick) vans, Chicago is, Chicago . NON-QUALIFT short cut to the champion three-year- {old, Gallant Fox, in his drive for a y {record as the greatest money winning jhorse of all time. Victory in today’s mile and a quar+ Spas., Col. §3 76—' G, Hackney, Atlantic City.. 81 77— Joe Kirkwood, Clicago. 78 80—' Leonard Schmutte, Lim: Ray Feller, Ridgemon' id Sir Walter,| 82 Ed McElligott, Sx. Fis., 8D. 78 81— Ralph Beach, Pikesville, Md. 81 79: Bill Leach, Philadelphia. 3, J. H, Tolley, Gt. Brital ter, N.Y. Joe Ford, Yonkers, ‘N.Y. L. Chiapetta, Hartfd., C Don Armstrong, Aurora, I Francis Schwartz, St. Loui Felix Shrefin, Scranton, B, Torpey, Kansas City, M . BE. Walter, Gary, Ind. John Manion, St. Louis Jimmy Noonan, Gary, Bob Randall, Elyria, Bud Clark, Sioux City, 2 Sid Harmon, Salt Lake City 8185 Art Walker, Minneapolis... 87 81 Vincent Eldred, Pittsburgh 83 8 9 {ter race, worth approximately $70,800 \to the winner, would bring the win- nings of the sensational son of Sir Galahad III-Marguerite to around the $300,000 mark and within striking distance of the earnings record’of the great Zev. And victory: today, even with some of the country’s best three- 3; Year-olds opposing the Fox, seemed 5 | assured. _ (By the Associated Press) NATIONAL LEAGUE Batting—O'Doul (Phillies), .408. Runs—Cuyler (Cubs), 78. Home runs—Klein (Phillies), 25. Stolen bases—Cuyler (Cubs), 19. AMERICAN LEAGUE Batting—Simmons (Athletics), .390. Tom Vardon, St. Paul *Withdrew. YANKS GET AUBURN STAR Runs Ruth (Yankees), 24. * | | Home runs—Ruth (Yankees), 32. ice pag Peesieprstig wreat| Stolen bases—Rice (Senators), 13. college ball for the pro game. He has signed a New York Yankee con-/| lar outfielders for the St. tract and has been sent to--High | Browns, not two years ago played in Point, N. C., of the Piedmont Jeague.| a Class D league. Ted Gullic and “Red” Badgro, gegu- Louis | AAA ay VIP-EE I UNCLE AMBROSE ! ~ UNCLE Klein and Cuyler Take Most Honors Frank O'Doul Reigns Over Slug- gers; Osborn, Collins and Zachary Lead New York, July 12.—(4)—Although. they are forced to yleld the leadership to their rivals, Kiki Cuyler. of Chicago and Chuck Klein of Phia- delphia haye taken nearly every other batting honor the ae es league has to offer and are holding them against all comers. In the semi-official list issued today, which includes Wednes- day’s games, each holds three first places of the seven outside the actual batting averages, Klein, second only to his teammate, Frank O’Doul, !n batting, has collect- ed the greatest total of hits, 118; has driven in 38 rungs, and is in a three- way tie with Hack Wilson of Chicago, and Wally Berger of Boston for home CINCINNATI AND RED LUCAS DEFEAT PHILS TO CONTINUE STREAK Detrolt Showed a Lot of Power Yesterday, Blasting Cleve- land by 11 to 1 BUCS” WIN SERIES FINALE Chicago White “Sox Close Nip- and-Tuck Series With the Browns, Winning 5-3 (By The Associated Press) The somewhat incomplete intra- section play of the major league clubs, which came to a close with yester- day's beginning of a new east-west ‘movement, brought few surprising re- runs leadership with 24 fdur Cuyler tops the scorers with 78 runs, |f@ct that @ good ball club is success- leads in triples with 12 and in stolen |ful no matter ‘where the games are bases with 19. As added honors, Klein is second to Cuyler with 74}. The x a runs and the Chicagoan reverses the | Cliicago Cubs andthe rise of the De- roles in batting in runs, having driven |trolt’ Tigers were the only results 80 home. The only slugging column left open to their rivals, the two base hits, has Frankie baseman has made 26 doubles, one more than O'’Doul. ‘Other second places go to Babe Herman of Brook- lyn and Bill Terry of New York with 117 hits apiece; to Herman for steal- ing 12 bases, and to Adam Comorosky of Pittsburgh and Fred Leach of New York with ten triples apiece. bs League yesterday as Pittsburgh and and Herman third with 307. Behind /st. Louls ended the fraternal strife ; |among the western clubs. The Reds, ’ |hitting effectively behind the pitch- Missouri Valley ‘Singles Tennis Champlonship Is at Stake "=" "tr Des Moines. = Two of America’s most’ ten- nis performers, Bruce Barnes, the Austin, Texas, comet of the court, and Harris Coggeshall, Iowa's fore- Des Moines, Iowa, July 12—(7)— Promising 8 HOORAY ~~ Hooray? A HOLE IN oNE! UW SEVENTY Wo YEARS 6LD AND MADE A HOLE IN ONEf in WELL, MY Sy ~ IN VAIL! tiFE HASNT BEEN LIVED | THIRTY ~~ EGAD, You AMBROSE!! ~~ SH-H-HH- SHUSH ~~~ EGAD, CONTROL YOURSELF la. MY WoRD! Not) CARRY oN LIKE A SCHOOL BOY ! ww LUCKILY, You DIDMT GET A Hole IN ONE WHEN Nou WERE WOULD HAVE MADE LIFE UNBEARABLE FoR EVERYONE) DURING THE LAST sults in its general emphasis of the ed, nthe downfall of the were unforeseen. The Cubs lost a whole four game series at Cin- cinnati. The Tigers, smashing out a final victory yesterday, took four of five from the Cleveland Indians after gaining @ 3-2 edge over Chicago for @ total of sever victories in 10 games. Detroit showed a lot of power in yesterday’s game, slamming out 18 hits for an’11 to 1 triumph over the Indians. The Chicago White Sox closed their nip and tuck series with the St. Louis Browns in the other American League game, gaining @ 5 to 3 decision to take sixth place again by a half-game ‘margin. The suddenly triumphant Cincin- eastern division of the National ing of Red Lucas, defeated the Phil- lies, 5 to 3. Lucas gave but eight hits, and contributed the finishing touch with «home run in the ninth in- | Booring Ing. The Pirates slammed three -Cardi- nal pitchers for 16 hits to win the| final, 6 to 2. i Al Simmons Again Is Hitting Leader Mickey Cochrane Drops to Fourth; Babe Ruth Leads in _Thrée Departments: = which has keeping the Ameri- can League individual batting leader- ship away from all challengers for the last three weeks, again was in a8 EE z sERE i af : i 4 & z i i Es i EE E 5 iy & a i i ie i producer, Jonnard went the entire distance for the tribe in its some game yes- é th nes for Last Round — IN LAST SERIES [tate Ledin Opentowrament | STANDINGS {Chicago Defeats St: Louis in a brilliant 7 in yesterday’s yesterday with. « 73, for a 144 total, ~" fell further back, after leading with 70's the first day. home runs-in- tte "contest, which was indian. Hurler Whiffs Nine Mud-|taxen by Mlwaukee 16 ¢¢ 7" hens While Toledo Col-. lects 13 Bingles ley to pep up the last year cham- pions. Holley hurled brilliant ball, allowing only five hits, _Ricon- da “hit safely in his 22nd con- secutive game, . .-~-..--~-~--.-.- ‘The Columbus'Senators and league- leading ‘Loujsville Colonels were idle. Chicago, July 12—(7)—Bud Jon- Feats Yesterday (By Tho Associated Press) Waite Hoyt, Tigers—Beat Indians, 11 tol, on seven-hit pitching per- formance. . i was walloped kept his eye trained a 8 One Often Can Use a Spoon in the Rough In- stead of an Iron—and With Better Results Bef St. Louis 5 only seve Chicago St. Louis lins and Ferrell. Red Lucas Pitches Aids Own Cause With Home Run cas pitches hi ninth to tory over ‘Cincinnati Philadelphi: Brame enabled Brame led Pittsburi Clouting Detroit, Mich., July 12.—()—Detroit smashed ou! from Detroit . Brown, Miller ‘th. NATIONAL LEAGUE Club— mo Brooklyn . - 45 Chicago 45 New Yo 42 St. Louis 40 oston 38 Pittaburi 35 Qincinnat 32 Philadelph a7 “AMERICAN LEAGUB Club— W. L. Bet. Washington 26 i Philadelphia 29 ‘ New York 33 rr i 46 ¥ as IERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L, Pet. 5¢ 28 659 46 36 1861 46 (37 “1554 Minneapolis 40 41 1494 Kansas City 39 40> 1494 Columbus 35 49 417 f Indianapolis 38°47 1412 ie Milwaukee . 490 ta { Detroit. Downs Cleveland Only Oher Game Played aie in American 18 safeties to win 1 to 1, 100 100 000-—— 1 7 2 82 080 00F—11 18 1 i id Myatt; Hoyt and fe ar woes ¥ NS LO} Louis, — Chic AGAIN ¥ co defeated St. x to 3, with Caraway allowing as t | + 120 000 200-— § 11 3 30 000 000-— $7 1 ve Caraway and ‘Tate; Blaeholder, Col- Others not scheduled. Win Over Redlegs = fF in Ninth; Pirates Defeat BY Cards Behind Brame Philadelphia, July 12.—UP}—Red Lu- well yesterday and aided \ is own cause with a homer in the f Sive Cincinnati & § to 8 vie~ j iphia. BUC te or | Lucas and Gooch; Collard and Davis, i BRAME WINS ME Pittabireh —bitective. pitghing wh to det by feat 000 000800-— 3 «8 4 01 300 O18— 6 16 1 4 id, Lindsey and Wil- lallahan, ‘Hai son; Brame and Hemsley. Brews and Blues | _ Beat Saints, Kels H Jo Kaneas Cl 000 100— 38 1 Be Patt 090 090 O § 1 and Fenner. eee ‘MILLERS te Mi Mi Schupp, Benton, Gonzal and Spring. f ‘yesterda; Kansas City blanked 8t. Pa ity . 100 os 4" 4 five o Others not scheduled, jolley Pitches Effectively for j Kansas City; Milwaukee Bats Ring hot St. Paul, July 12.—~@—Holl - wed only five hits sag ond atinneapolie, — Mitwatie inded inneapolis, = Matiweu ‘Minneapolis pitchers to win 1 024.423 010-16 31 1 020 002 300— 7 8 1 Dumont, Cufiop and ies, Griffin, ni gy TOLEDO CONTINUES Indianapolie Toledo scored eaven fl in the sixth ant gues Indianap- = « ame. i 000 017 O00— 8 13 0 800 0b x 8 Jonna: ilwaukee inneapolis Buvi Ferguson and Henline; Louisville-Columbus postponed. Fights Last Night | Game at 3pm. 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