Padgham

Alfred Padgham is a tall, impassive Englishman who looks like Boris Karloff, plays golf as if it bored him. Bored or not, he does it better than anyone else in England. For winning four major tournaments in a row, bookmakers made Padgham favorite to win the British Open championship. At Hoylake, the Royal Liverpool Golf Club's course famed for its length (7,078 yd.), he last week set out to do so.

After a 73 and 72 on the first two days, Golfer Padgham stored his clubs in the golf-shop. Next morning, ready to leave the tee at 8:15 o'clock, he found the shop still closed. Unperturbed, Golfer Padgham broke in through a window, emerged with his clubs, shot two 71's. watched Scot Jim Adams fail by an inch to hole the putt that would have tied the championship.

The British Open was a U. S. monopoly from 1924 to 1934. Last week Gene Sarazen, who won in 1932, borrowed "the brazen serpent," 35-year-old gun-metal putter which Britain's Allan Graham used when he beat Bobby Jones in 1921. Needing 69 to tie, he got 73 on his last round, finished in a tie for fourth place.

First Briton to win the British Open championship since 1923 was Henry Cotton in 1934. Last week, Cotton got a record-breaking 67 in his first qualifying round. When a thunderstorm interrupted play later in the day, officials canceled all scores; including his. Cotton got a 68 the next day, finished one stroke back of Adams, one ahead of Sarazen.

Pudgy Alf Perry, last year's winner, got 311, finished 16th, next to last.

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