Evening star., 1940-09-13
Chapman, 5 Down
AT One Point, Rallies
To Lead Wehr|e, I Up
Roy BiIIows Trolling
Mccullough, 4 Down. in
U. s. Amateur Golf

BY the Associated Press.
MAMARoNEcK, N 7, Sept. ls.-
After being S down on the first nine,
Dick Chapman Of the host club
staged a brilliant recovery on the
back nine today to be l up on Will
ford Wehrle of Chicago at the half
way mark of their 3e-hole semifinal
National Amateur Championship
match at Winged Foot Golf Club.
Spraying shots all over hte course
on the outward trip, Chapman
reached the turn in A, compared
with Wehrle's one-over-par 81. But
he raced home in a two-under-par
"a. with brides on the llth, 18th and
18th, where he squared the match,
and the Chicagoan this time found
trouble everywhere he went.
w. B. Duff Mccullough, jr., OF
Philadelphia, the stocky, 32-year-old
business man who has been the con-
sistent surprise Of the tournament,
finished his morning round up on
Ray Billows, the Poughkeepsie IN.
" printer.
Billows, runner-up year ago to
Bud Ward, whom he eliminated yes
terday, and to Johnny Goodman in
1887, was behind the eight-ball from
the first hole, where he went over
par. Mccullough was 3 up at the
turn with even-par golf.
Chapmans Drive Wild.
On the front nine Chapman was
pressing in an attempt to outdrive
the Chicagoan and hit only one
fairway of the tee.
Chapman hooked his drive at the
first hole. but Wehrle also was
trapped on his second and it was
halved. Chapman topped and
hooked his drive at No. 2 to 20
down. He went down at the short
third. where his tee shot missed the
green: dropped the fourth when he
hooked another drive and was short
in two, and was 4 down in five holes
when he lost the fifth to par 5
after muffing 3foot putt
Wehrles only losing hole was the
sixth, where he sliced his drive be-
hind trees and his iron shot found
a trap.
Wehrle missed 10-footer at the
short seventh, which was halved in
3's, and won the eighth when Chap
man, trapped on his second, came
out 8 feet over the cup and missed
The Chicagoan made it 5 up with a
birdie 4 on the long ninth, where he
banged in 5-footer, while Chap
man missed from TO-
Chapman Starts Comeback.
Chapman started his brilliant
comeback on 18th hole, which he
won when Wehrle trapped his second
shot and Chapman, only S feet away
with No. iron, canned the putt.
Wehrle sliced his drive. trapped his
second and missed a 1O-foot putt to
drop the long 18th to Chapman's
birdie 4, and Dick got a half on the
18th by knocking in a l5-footer after
missing the green. ~
asWehrls was tnsthe rouehs ON his
drive and over the green on his
second, then missed a 6-foot putt
for half at~the 14th. Chapman
cut Wehrle's margin to snp at the
18th. where Chxpnau MN inches
wide on a 10-footer. but got 4 par
to Wehrle's S.
Chapman squared the match on
the 10th, where he Clipped dead on
his third for a conceded birdie 4
Wehrle drove into the woods, was
virtually stymied by tree on his
second, trapped on his third and
got home in hour, but yards from
the cup.
On the 18th Wehrle drove into
the rough, then took three puts
from 40 feet, as Chapman went l
up with par 4. On the 18th Wehrle
missed the green for the eighth
straight time but, with Chapman
just short in two, was able to get a
half.