The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-28
HOGAN, SNEAD
 EARLY CHOICES.
 IN P.G.A. PLAY
Byrd Beaten 7 and 6; Eddie Burke Loses to
 GOggin 2-l
By OSCAR FRALEY United Press Staff COrrespOnden

Limited Press Stan COrresp0ndent)
 Atlantic City, N. J., May 28-(UP) Only IS players were left today when the field turned out for the second round of the PGA champion ship tournament and the sharp eyed men who have watched golf CTS come and go tabbed little Ben Hogan and Slamming Sammy Snead remember them?--as the ones who will bear notice when the pressure begins to tell.
 Hogan, the mechanical man who began playing in this last of the years great tournaments with an aching wries, had date with Ky Laffoon on the Seaview Country club course and Snead, shooting for one more big cup before he joins the navy, drew Willie Goggin of White Plains, N. Y. Both were fa- vored.
 On His Game
 Ordinarily, Laffoon would not be rated much competition for Hogan, but today wasn't an ordinary day. It was, instead, a day when any, thing could happen. As the pros went back to work they had rec- ord shattering total of 57 sub-par strokes to their credit and Laffoon was responsible for six.
 The Cherokee clouter reached a peak in the opening round of match play yesterday kwhen he trounced Vic Bas of Keokuk, Ia, 12 and il for the days most lop-sided tri- umph He was eight under par on the first IS with a 31-35-66. Ho- gan, meanwhiyle, was impressed in eliminating Ben Loving of Long Meadow, Mass, 2 and 6.
 Snead's favoritism was easily ex- plained. He knocked over Sam Byrd, the former New York Yankee out fielder, 7 and 6, and clipped par by nine strokes on the 30 holes he played. Goggin had his troubles eliminating Ed Burke, of Hamden, Conn, 2-1, playing par golf for the 35 holes.
 As the eight matches began, de- lending champion Vic Ghezzi, for- merly of Deal, N. J., and now an army corporal, was on the sidelines, blasted out of the tournament by Jimmy Demaret, the chubby Texan who dominated the 1940 winter swing. Demaret upset Ghezzi, 4 and SC and drew the veteran Tom Har- mon of Montclair, N. J, today.
 Harman-0nly man in today,s group who failed to break par in the first round-conquered Bruce Coltart, the home pro, 3 and g. Demaret was favored to advance to the third round but other name players had considerably tougher jobs ahead. Among these were Craig Wood, Harry Cooper and Jug McSpaden.
 Wood was paired with Leland Gibson of Kansas City, Mo. The national open champion was six un- der par for 32 holes yesterday when he bested Rod Munday of Toledo, O., 5 and 4. Gibson was measuring Jimmy Gauntt of Longview, Tex, 10 and 9, and shooting seven under par.
 Cooper had an even stiffer task today in Lloyd Mangrum of Chi cago. Light Horse Harry recovered after 8 very shakyl start in the first round to win his place in the bracket of 16. Down three holes at the halfway mark, he rallied and upset Mike Turnesa, 3 and 1. Man. grum knocked over Dick Metz of Oak Park, H., 6 and 5.
 NelscOn Vs. KirkwOOd
 McSpaden drew Corp. Jim Tur- mesa of Fort Dix. The lantern jawed Philadelphian walloped Sam Parks, Jr, one-time national open champion, 2 and 4, while Turnesa rolled over Dutch Harrison of Har- hisburg, Pa, by a and count. In the other two matches, Byron Nelson of Toledo playe Joe Kirk wood of Abingdon, Pa, and Ed Dud- ley paired of with Tony Penna.
 Nelson, a former PGA title -holder,