Evening star., 1940-08-28
Picard Rouis GaIIett
In P. 6. A. Journey;
Thomson Beaten
Sneod and Suruzen
Are Among Winners;
Dudley Gets Ace
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HERSHEY, Pa, Aug. 25.-Defend-
ing Champion Henry Picard Of the
home club scored the opening VIC
tory In the p. @. A. Tournament
today when he defeated Len Gallett
of Milwaukee, 6 and 4, in their first
round match.
They were the first pair To tee of
in drizzling rain and the first to
reach q conclusion. Picard's IS 60
ing out put him three up on Gallett
and he finished him of quickly
coming back. Picard was three
under par when he wound up the
match with birdie two on the l4th,
hole.
Ed Dudley of Philadelphia fred
a hole-tn-one at his first-round op-
ponent, Henry Bontempo of Spring.
field, Mass. On the 212-yard fifth
hole his three iron landed 10 feet
short of the cup and rolled in to
put him two up at that point. Dud-
ley went on to defeat Bontempo, 5
and 4.
Thomson Defeated.
The first mild upset occurred when
Alex Gerlak, a comparative un-
known from Catskill, N. Y, elimi-
mated Jimmy Thomson of Chicopee,
Mass, the games longest hitter, / up.
Thomson scored a spectacular birdie
on the 18th to keep the match alive,
but he missed long, curling putt on
the 18th. Gerlak shot a 72; Thom-
son. 70.
Gene SaraZens 4-and-3 victory
over Stan Stazowski of Winsted.
Conn, was the little squire's AID
triumph in P. G. A. play. No other
player has won so many-not even
Walter Hagen.
Sam Snead, one of the pre-tour-
nament favorites, advanced with
out much trouble, defeating Nelson
Giddens, Jackson, Miss. and /.
Runyan Wins, 1 Up.
Paul Runyan, twice former win
ner, had to shoot a birdie 2 on the
18th hole to beat AL Zimmerman of
Portland, Greg, ! up. The match
was an unusual one In that they
halved all except three holes. Run
van shooting a II and Zimmer-
man u.
Herman Keiser of Akron. Ohio,
cut loose with a brilliant stretch Of
golf to upset Harry Cooper OF Ra-
vinia, Ill, S and g. Keiser was out
in IS, under par, to stand up,
and then shot six straight pars to
close out his veteran opponent.
The mornings second most senss-
tional shot. after Dudley's hole-in.
one. was an eagle 2 by Jimmy DEM
aret on the 11th, 343 yards. where
he slapped one in from rs Yards.
This put him / up on Erie Ball Of
Charlottesville.
Dick Metz. the medahst. was three
under par when he closed out John
Thoren of Auburn, Mass, and 2.
Protest DisalIowed.
Reggie Myles Of Columbia Station,
Ohio. protested his defeat by Ray
Hill of Henderson, Tex. on the 2lst
hole, but it was disallowed by the
Tournament Committee. Myles con-
tended that on the Goth hole Hills
caddie accidentally moved Hills ball,
giving him a better lie. The COM
mittee said Myles should have pro-
tested on the spot, rather than first
playing out the match.
The P. G. A. announced 1t had
sent check for $3.50 to Denny
Shute. who was resting COM
fortably" in the local hospital after
his operation for appendicitis last
night.
Art Clark of Uniontown. Pa. shot
a par 73 to spill Johnny Revolta OF
Evanston. IL, a former p. G. A.
champion, l up. Revolta. the first
former king to bow out, lost the first
hole and never caught up.
Ralph Guldahl, twice champion.
and George Picard, younger
brother of Henry, from Charleston,
S. c., hooked up in one of the morn
ing's fiercest matches. Each shot a
two -under-par "a going out, leaving
them deadlocked at the turn.