Evening star., 1942-07-26
HoIe-iin-0neShot
By Pacennaker
In Hot Round
Kirkwood, Armour Out,
Won't Wear Numbers:
Ward Amateur Victor
Py tie Associated Press,

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CHICAGO, July 25. - Rebellion
among the pros that flared in the
Tam O. Shanter $4,000 golf extrava-
ganza today stirred the crowds at
the wild and woolly affair as much
as Byron Nelson's most spectacular
round of his famous career that
turned the tournament into q one
man show.
The open tournament was held up
for an hour in the morning when
Joe Kirkwood, the trick-shot artist,
refused to be dressed up like a
Christmas tree" and would not
allow an identification number be
pinned on the back Of his pants.
President George S. May of the
Tam O. Shanter Club disqualified
him, and threatened to disquaufy
any player who did not appear on
the first tee with a number on his
back. Veteran Tommy Armour, in
slsting that no one could tell him
what to wear, did not tee. off.
Five OF Par on Three Holes.
In the meantime, group of the
country's leading stars, including
Nelson. met with Fred Corcoran,
PGA tournament manager, with
May in his private Office. After the
crowd around the first tee began to
applaud for some action, the meet
ing broke up and the pros began
going out with numbers on.
On three successive holes, Nelson
went 5 under par with an amazing
birdie. eagle and hole-in-one. Need
less to say, Lord Byron, defending
champion Of the money -crusted
Tam Open. was so far ahead of the
field that his compatriots were say
ing. Schools out. boys"
After, eating his way through
three, eobs Of ice. cream, and declare
ing between bites that Y just can't
s1e$skeyed up over this tournament"
octsswent out on the gallery.
4 1gourse and postAd 4 sensa-s
4 -31-65, to equafethe course
l41nd draw up at the 54-holes
iufict01es with 203. y
Takes 5-stroke Lead.
This 13-under-par figure was five
strokes better than Clayton Heat
ner's 208. The 2-ton pro from Lin
vile, N. c., rolled in with a SO today
for the second position. while yes
terday's pace-setter, Glib Sellers Of
Walled Lake, Mich, blew sky high
with 78 for 215.
Nelson and Heafner were followed
at 211 by Lawson Little, Monterey.
Calf; Dick Metz, Chicago, and
Chick Harbert of Battle Creek,
Mich. Dutch Harrison of Harris
burg, Pa, and Jim Milward of
Madison, Wis, were next with 2l3.
Calvin Searles of New Orleans led
the three Negro pros competing for
the first time in major golf meet
with white pros He came in with
II for 223, while zeke Hartsf1eld
Of Atlanta, Ga, carded a 227 and
Howard Wheeler, the cross handed
distance hitter from Los Angeles,
registered 228.
The amateur group in the open
field was headed by Art Doering of
Chicago and Frank Stranahan of
Toledo with 219's, while Western
Amateur Champion Pat Abbott of
Pasadena, Calf, stationed at Lowry
Field, Denver, skipped In with 220.
Ward Wins Amateur Meet.
The big name pros commanded
the attention OF most of the $4,000
galleryites who stumbled around the
course and passed up one OF the
best sideshows this circus offered
the All-American Amateur Tourna-
ment.
National Amateur Champion Corp.
Marvin (Bud) Ward of Spokane,
Wash, won the championship by
overwhelming Wilford Wehrle of
Racine, Wis, ] and g.
Ward was 4 up on his Wisconsin
rival after 10 holes and boosted it
to 7 up after o., The match ended
on the 30th after they had halved
the last three holes.
The 194l national amateur cham
pion was in. great form with a 80
35> 68 for MS morning whack at
the course and with a "a for the
first nine holes this afternoon.
He was stroke under par for the
| three holes of the back nine in the
(See GOLF, Page C-3)