Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-29
STORYTELLING Runyan
Is Oddly in Group
OF Swatsmiths
Hagen, Among Survivors.
Would Meet Soruzen;
Picard Going Good
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
HERSHEY, Pa, Aug. 29.-The
boys with the power and the class
were in control of the 1910 Profess
sional Golf Championship Tourna-
ment today as the field narrowed
to Is contestants.
Still in there, As every one ex-
pected they would be, after "a holes
Of preliminary joustins. were most
Of the important players.
From here on, until Sundays
finals, each Is about as good as the
next.
Eishteen-hole matches yesterday
cut down three-fourths Of the "a
quahfiers. The survivors, excepting
little Paul Runyan, represent the
longest hitters In golf. Thus were
borne out early expectations that
the 70l7 yards Of the Hershey
Country Club course, plus three
days Of rain, would put a premium
on power.
Runyan is the exception, as usual,
for Little Poison" has learned to
use his short clubs 30 well he man
ages to get around with the blasters,
and takes them into camp. He did
it in 1894 and in 1898 to win this
title, the last time with q remark
able 8 and triumph over Sam
Snead.
-Four Starr Eliminated.
The only topnotchers who failed
to get by yesterday were Craig
Wood, COLTS most consistent hard
luck player, and Jimmy Demaret,
who hasn't been 20 successful since
his big winnings on the last winter
tour. Also knocked out were Jimmy
Thomson and Harry Cooper, but
this is not . rarity for either in
match play.
For the first time In his eventful
career, Ralph Guldahl, twice Open
champion, had the opportunity to
play q 36-hole match In the p. G.. A.
Always before he lost in one Of
the shorter distance contests. but
his 6-under-par exhibitions yester-
day against two competitors were
just about the best golf Of the day
and not to be denied.
A pair Of hardy perennials, Walter
Hagen, flve-time P. G. A. titlist, and
Gene Sarazen, who won 1t three
times, kicked the old adage of
youth being served out the window
IN fine style. Both hustled around in
just about par against opponents
who were unable to match their
skill and experience.
The Haig, who hasn't taken
tournament play seriously the last
flve years, now at Al wants another
crack at Sarazen, who was one of
his toughest rivals in the '20s.
Hagen Hankers to Play Gene.
II just want to play Gene" he
remarked. But it would mean both
would have to 90 to the semifinals
Saturday, through another "a holes,
and that might be too long a dis
lance against younger shotmakers.
To this point, none Of the pro
brigade has played better than the
defending champion, Henry Picard,
who, trying for repeat on his home
course, takes on Sarazen today.
Picard has been eight under par for
the so holes he played this week,
while Sarazen has been three over
for SO holes.
Dick Metz, the medalist at 140, up
against former Open Champion
Byron Nelson, rode a streak that
had him IL under par for the week.
Hagen, confronted by Harold
fJug) McSpaden, has been only
one over par In his matches, but
went six over in his qualifying test.
McSpaden has played exactly
that kind Of golf in the match
play. He lost q tie for the media,
with Metz, however, by only a
stroke. and Is fresh from a deadlock
with Snead for the Canadian Open
crown.
In the other matches, big Ed
Dudley plays Runyan; Jimmy Hines
meets Snead; AL Brosch has a
nifty assignment in little Ben
Hogan; Guldahl has Jim FOULS,
conqueror Of Craig Wood, to con-
tend with, and the two "unknowns"
Of the top fight. Art Clarke of
Uniontown, Pa. and Eddie Kirk
of Detroit. tanrle.