The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-18
HAGEN OUT AS
PROS SET FOR
10 HOLE TESTS
Leo Mallory, Connecticut
Open Champion, Meets
Able Henry Picard
BY HENRY McLEMORE
United Press staff Correspondent

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Pinehurst, N. c.. November l8--
This Is the toughest day Of the
toughest golf tournament In the
world.
For today, with the field mar
rowed to "a by the qualifying exam-
nations, players who hope to carry
on the fight for the $1,000 purse
that goes to the winner OF the
P.0.A. tournament, must meet and
vanquish two foes In 10 hole
matches.
And how the bread and butter
boys dread the 18-hole battles;
especially the more noted ones, who
will argue all night that their brew
ity prevents class from running true
to form. They are right, too. The
double barrelled day of short
matches was inaugurated by the
professional fathers last year to add
the spice OF uncertainty to the meet.
The sixteen players who survive
today and you may befsure that
more than one famous name will
bow to an unknown before the sun
goes down beyond the pines-will
20 into 80 hole battles on the NOR
row, with the finalists coming to
grips on Sunday.
The draw for today, which was
made after the 80 low qualifiers had
been seeded, with defending cham
pion Johnny Revolta on top and
medalist, Fay Coleman, on the
bottom. promised many fine
matches. One Of the best should
be between Leo Mallory, winner OF
the Nassau open last winter, and
Henry Picard, the chocolate Sol
der" from Hershey, Pa, and CO.
favorite for the title. Other hjSn
class pairings pitted Tormy
Armour, former British and Ameri-
ca open champion, against Mortie
Dutra; Vic Ghezzi against Mike
Turnesa; Ray Mangrum against
Abe Espinosa, and Alex Gerlak
against Denny Shute. another one
time British open king.
Fay Coleman, the handsome Cal
ifornian who won the medal with q
brilliant 143, drew Btn Richter OF 81.
Louis, as q foe, and should not be
hard-pressed. Coleman tore par
apart In winning the medal, while
Ritchter never even scared II. Re-
volta, who hit his shorts beautifully
In qualifying with las, plays mar
shall Crichton Of nearby Raleigh.
Crichton barely got under the match
play wire with 1855.
Sarazen, who along with Revolta
and Picard Is favored by the betting
commissioners, pulled Jack Petronl
Of Delaware, whose four qualifying
rounds OF 40-39-37-40 did not indi-
cate that he had the stuff 10 Guido
the three time winner OF the title.
II wouldn't be smart to bet too
literally that he wouldn't for the
uncertainties OF golf never were
better shown than yesterday when
Walter Hagen, five times winner
Of the p. q. A., four times winner
OF the British open, and twice tri-
umphant In the U. s. open, blew
himself out OF the tournament with
30 OH the last 10 holes. When Ha-
gen passes out and dozens Of fellows
named Gus stay In, anything can
happen.
And Hagen shot his 80 with per-
feet weather prevailing and the
course In perfect playing condition,
The Pinehurst officials have not
tried TO keep the boys from break
Ing par The pins have been fairly
placed near the center OF the greens,
and the tees kept we'll forward. Any
time they want to they can add 600
or TOO yards In length by SETTING
back the tees, and five or six strokes
by tricky pin arrangement.