Evening star., 1939-07-11
Jack Ryan Noses Out
Gene Sarazen, | Up,
In P. 6. A. Golf
Runyon, Hogan,
loffoon, Picard
Among Winners
By the Associated Press,

oy tne Associated PreSS.
NEW YORK, July 11.-Gentleman
Gene Sarazen, the Connecticut gen.
tleman farmer who had won the
title three times, was bounced out
of the National P. G. A. golf cham
pionship today by Jack Ryan, husky
veteran professional from Louisville,
KY, up.
One down playing the seventeenth,
Gene missed an 8-foot putt for a
deuce that would have squared the
match. On the eighteenth, Sarazen
again had chance to send the
match into extra holes when Ryan's
tee shot caught an unplayable lie
behind tree.
Gene was feet away from the cup
in on this green, while the Louis
vile slugger was feet away in 4.
But once more Sarazen missed his
putt, and Ryan sank his to halve the
hole and win the match.
Gene wasn't putting and I was"
said Ryan, land that was the matcn
right there"
Defending Champion Paul Run
yam of White Plains, seeking his
third title, and little Ben Hogan,
former Texan also playing out of
White Plains; KY Laffoon of Ravinia,
Ill, and Henry Picard of Hershey,
Pa., were among the winners of first
round matches.
Hogan, one of four co-medalists
at the end of the qualifying round
yesterday, continued his brilliant
scoring in playing IL holes in four
under par to shut out Steve Zappe
OF Springfield, Ohio, who got in a
playoff, 7 and 6. Runyan, after be-
Ing all even to the turn, eliminated
veteran Mortie Dutra of ROYAL Oak.
Mich, and l.
Laffoon defeated Dick Shoemaker.
Grafton, Pa. and 2. while Picard
defeated Earl Martin, Inglewood,
Calf, 6 and 4.
Dick Metz of Lake Forest, Ill,
runnerup for the United States
open title in 1888, went Hogan one
better by playing u holes in five
under standard figures. with an out
going 81, to rout Pat Circelli of
North Tarrytown, N. Y. 7 and 6.
Birdie finishes by Billy Burke,
former open champion from Cleve-
land, and Herman Barron gave
them victory by close margins over
Jim FOULS of Hinsdale, H., and
Slugging Jimmy Thomson. respec-
lively. Burke, who never had been
up during the match, ran down a
30-foot putt for his 3 on the 18th,
to win. l up, and Barron finished
2-3 to top Thomson. up.
Burke and Barron meet this after
noon
Runyan's next rival will be Frank
Champ of Bedford, Ind, who took
1-up decision over Fay Coleman
OF Culver City, Calf, on a 1-under-
par II. In the first extra-hole
match, veteran Abe Espinosa nosed
out Tony Joy of Youngstown. Ohio,
with a birdie on the 10Th to draw
the berth opposite Hogan.
Among other results were the fol-
lowing:
Ken Tucker, Everett, Wash, de-
feated Harold McSpaden, Winches-
ter, Mass up.
Rod Munday White Plains. de-
feated Felix Serafin, Clarks Sum-
NIT, Pa, l up t2l holes.
Johnny Farrell, Springfield. N.
j., defeated Charles Schneider,
Concordville, Pa, l up.
Mike Turnesa, Elmsford, N. Y,
defeated Harry Cooper, Eastern
Point, Conn, 2 and /.
Clarence Doser, Ardmore. Pa, de-
feated Rut Coffey, Winchester, Va,
and l.
Ray Mangrum. Oakmont, Pa. de-
teated Sam Parks, jr., Pittsburgh,
and 5.
Ralph Guldahl, Madison. N. J.,
defeated Clarence Owens, Morgan
ton, N. c., and 3.
Horton Smith. Chicopee. Mass,
defeated Eddie Schultz, Troy, N. Y,
and 4.