Evening star., 1941-05-25
Golf Hot, Ghezzi
Steps Ahead in
Gooda|| Meet
His 70 in Wind Is Lone
Par of Fourth Round;
Sorozen Runnerup
BY BILL BONI,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW 1OHh, May Zi-fOF lNc
third time in three days the Goodall
round robin golf tournament turned
up new leader today as tall stoop-
shouldered Vic Ghezzi of Deal, N. J.,
mastered a tough golf course, an
even tougher wind and four rivals
Of considerable standing and repute.
Ghezzi finished the fifth round
with plus-22-point score.
For the fourth round that started
the days competition, the wind was
gusty. In the face of those condi-
tions, Ghezzi shot a 10, only par
round Of the day, to beat Jimmy
Demaret, 4 up, and Open Champion
Lawson Little, up. He didn't al
ways manage to keep out Of trouble,
but when he got in it he had the
shots and the putting touch TO re-
cover. In 5 of the last 10 holes he
was down in one putt.
In the afternoon, with the wind
rising to steady blow Ghezzi ap-
peared TO be losing his touch when
he went out in 38, over par.
Smith Drops 10 Points.
But he settled down to an in
coming 35. sank puts of 20. 10. 20
and 6 feet for two pars and two
brides in one 4-hole stretch. He fin
lshed the round up on Jimmy Hines
of Great Neck, N. Y, and l up on
jug McSpaden of Winchester. Mass.
But for a 5-foot putt he blew on
the eighteenth after a nice trouble"
shot, big Vic would have had an
other.
While Ghezzi was climbing Up,
Horton Smith, yesterdays leader for
three rounds, was sliding down even
faster He picked up 4 points in
the morning, but lost those 4 and
10 more when he stacked up against
Gene Sarazen and Ben Hogan. last
year winner, the next time out.
Sarazen, veteran Of the field at 80.
turned IN a remarkable perform
ance. In spite of a 6 at the long
ffth hole he was out in IS and he
came back in SO for a I-over-par
Il. That was good enough to beat
Hogan, with 78. 6 up, and Smith.
with sorry 30, 8 up. It also was
good enough TO boost Farmer Gene
INTO second place going in tomor.
row last two rounds with a score
Of plus 16.
Runyan in Third Place.
PauI Runyan. tied with Ghezzi
lor second yesterday, clung to third
place with a net of three for the dav
and a total of plus IS. Little. leader
the hrSt day. was fourth at plus 3.
Smith fifth al plus s and Hines. who
plays this course more often than
any Of the others. sixth at plus d
Proof Of the kind of hob the wind
was raising came in the general
scoring. Ghezzi's 73 was next best
70 Sarazen's II among the fifth
round scores. The IS players COM
olneo were SO strokes over par,
CLAYTON Heafner of Linville. N. c.,
winding up at the very bottom Of
the lists with score of minus %.
Ghezzl, who has won 8 of his
10 matches, tied one and lost one.
meets Hogan and Jimmy Thomson
tomorrow morning and Runvan
and Smith in the afternoon. Sarazen
first tackles Demaret and Willie
Goggin. then McSpaden and Dick
Metz, while Runyan plays Little
and McSpaden in the morning.
Fourth Round.
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McySpadsp yio Gps.5 defeated g.vi Thomson; . up.
and Jimmy Demsret. Noroton Conn Conn : f}7g5pp..
ymm1 JIM Tl'If Hines Gefes{ed cTss, PSsmHret SGnH
defeated Toney Penna. DAYTON. Ohm (+H'
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ie2ted Willie Goggin. White Plains N Y
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pnBsar Ben Hogan, Hershey. Pa: GD. and psul
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van defeated Heafner, ; up. '' f'un-
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ggannf va ~ plus Is: Hines, plus Z: Little nins
g. 5:r Hogan gar! plus 5: DemaTet, plus sara ara
minus 3: Penna minus 5; Mef7, foPsnsn. mSrp.
80 ned4HeI. minus Il
Fifth Round.
Ghezzi C73l defeated Mcsnader c.n
up. and Hines G6>, . up; Mcspaden de-
Thompson C7e, C Defeated penna On,
up, and Demaret co. 4 up, Penns d.
feated Demaret no -''
Metz 90 defeated Runyan C75,. In,
oii1oT eIG oliyeT 90 up; Runyan defeated
Gosgin Ga defeated Little c5,.
up up an and Heafner (79'. 5 up; Little defeat
II, sagazen gag SD Gn defeated Hogan C7s0. s
ttp, shC smith tSO}, S up; Hogan de-
Pn. Paint score for FIVE rounds:
GhezzI. plus -: Sarazen plus 16. Bun
ean plus Is Little plus s. Smith nns
n, M t,a Hines plus 4 Hosan. plus ?; Demaret'
8; Penne. minus 3; Metz. minus 8. Coz
Hda In, minus -; Thomson. minus Is, and
Buckeyes Will Be Good