The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
CHASE PLAYER DEFEATS zUBRAS BY 2-1 MARGIN
East Mountain Player Goes We'll in First Tourney
 Try; Gray, ZiellO, Lose
RY JOHN A. CLUNEY

BY JOHN A. CLUNEY
 Watertown, July 13-Because he knew the golf rule which gave him fighting chance to win, and claimed the protection aiad penalty that the rule affords, Pete Burke, four time Waterbury district golf champion, repeated for the honor Sunday afternoon at the Watertown golf course, when he defeated lanky Al Zubras of East Mountain, 2 ard l, in the finals of a tournament which attracted fifty players from five clubs.
 Burkes victory in the finals was anti-cl!matic to his more important win over Roger Drufva of the home club in a 20-hole struggle during the quarter-nnals which resulted in Burke winning one up, when Drufva could not tie any one Of the last three holes after losing the 18th when Burke claimed the hole be- cause Drufva, in conceding putt for a birdie, knocked Burke's ball into the cup.
 The USGA golf rule covering such situation reads: If players ball strike or BE MOVED BY AN OP- PONENT OR HIS CADDIE, or his clubs, the opponent ehall lose the hole Gin match play)." In medal play. the penalty is two strokes.
 Thought He Won
 Drufva had Burke dormie four, that is, four down and four holes to play Saturday morning. All Drufva, one of the better Water town players, had to do was tie the hole with Burke. Both had puts for birdies. Drufva, being farther away from the cup, putted first, dropped his putt for birdie, and believing he had won the match, as the best Burke could do was get q birdie for a tie, conceded Burkes putt, but tapped Petes ball into the cup. Burke claimed the hole, un- der the USGA rules governing the .tournament play. He was still dormie three. and all Drufva, a 75 qualifier on Friday, had to do was tie any one of the last three holes to eliminate Burke. He was unable to do 1t, the match was squared at the 18th green, and Burke won out on the 2Oth hole. On Sunday morn- ing, the defending champ elimlni- mated Billy Gray, fellow member of the Chase Country club, as Al Zubras, who had disposed of Jack Strew of East Mountain. set back Dick Ziello of Watertown, up on the 18th green and got his chance fo rthe championship. By the same token, Drufva, through ignorance ot the rules, lost his chance for at least a semi final post, and possibly a title chance.
 Zubras Clicked Sunday morning Burke elimina- ted young Billy Gray of Chase, 4 and 3, who, in turn, had eliml- mated Walter Stevens of Chase in the first round of match play. Att CT topping his East Mountain team mate, Strew, by 3 and 2, Zubras did lob on young Bill Gogs of Water bury, 4 and 3, earning his semi final shot with Dick ziello of Wa tertoWn.
 Burke, playing cagily, won three of the first four holes from ZubraS, then "coasted" took no chances and was In position to hold off fine rally by Zubras on the second nine Medal scores of the finalistS were not so good, but neither was the course which was soggy on Friday and then caught a steady rain Sat urday morning. After the Drufva match, Burke defeated Nelson Booth of WatertoWn, 5 and 4.
 Joe Famiglietti and Harold Beebe both of WatertoWn, had great match in the first round. husky Jot winning l up from the medalist whose "A on Friday won him a $2s war bond. Famiglietti in turn wal busted by another home clubber Dick Ziello, knocked of by the H. naliet Zubras.
 MATCH PLAY RESULTS
 First Round
 Joseph Famiglietu Watertown defeated Harold Beebe, Watertown up.
 Richard Zicllo, Watertown, de- feated Al Ambrose, East Mountain 3 and 2.
 William M. Goss., Jr., Waterbury defeated Gus Klem, Hop Brook. and 2.
 Al zubras, East Mountain, defeat cd Jack Strew, East Mountain, and 2.
 Peter Burke, Chase, defeate, Roger Drufva, Watertown. up, 2 holes.
 Nelson Booth, Watertown, defeat cd Robert Boucher, Waterbury, and 2.
 William Gray, Chase. defeate Walter Stevens, Chase, 1 up.
 Eddie Cichowski, Hop Brook, de feated Bill Egan. East Mountain, and 4.
 Second Round
 Ziello beat Famiglietti, 1 and 3.
 Zubras beat Goss, 1 and 3.
 Burke beat Booth, and 4.
 Gray beat Cichowski, l up, 2 holes.