Evening star., 1943-07-24
Patty Berg Matches
Men s Par;Cochran,
Morey in Title Tilt
BY CHARLES DUNKLEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Associated Press sports writer.
CHICAGO, July 24.-Tam O'Shan-
ter's glamorous triple-header golf
ing circus closes down one ring
today with a decision in the ALL
American Amateur championship.
The flnalists were Bob Cochran, a
slender 29-year-old, paper salesman
from st. Louis, Mo-, and Dale Morey
of Martinsville, Ind, the Hoosier
State champion and a member of
Louisiana State University's golflng
varsity this spring.
They were all that were left from
a cumbersome field of 262 that
swung into the qualifying rounds
last Monday and the championship
to be decided Is the one vacated by
1t. Marvin BuO Ward of Seattle.
Wash, who was unable to defend
because of military duties.
Even with the amateurs closing up
shop today, the All-American Open
and the All-American Women's
meets still were going full blast,
entering the third 18-hole rounds.
These events together with the
amateur finals, promised to draw
an attendance in excess of $4,000
with another bumper crop turning
out for the finals tomorrow.
Amateur Threatens Pros.
The professionals were locked In
a snug battle with Wilford Wehrle
of Racine, Wis, and Wee Willie
Goggin of the Century Club of New
York tied for the lead at 140.
Wehrle, after being bumped out of
the all-American amateur Thurs
day, came back to soften his defeat
with a brilliant 68 in the open
yesterday, while Goggin registered
his second consecutive 10 in the
$4,000 event.
At 141 were Melvin (Chick) Har-
bert of Battle Creek, Mich; Buck
White of Greenwood, Miss, and
Bob Hamilton of Evansville, Ind,
while at 142 were Felix Serafin of
Pittstown, Pa, and Bill Kaiser Of
Louisville, KY. Clustered at 143
were Cochran, Leland Gibson of
Kansas City, Mo-; Sergt. Clayton
Haefner of Spartanburg, S. c.:
Andy Gibson of Baltimore, Md;
Ralph Hutchinson of Bethlehem,
Pa, and jug McSpaden of Marion,
Pa. Lew Worsham. lone represen-
tative of Washington, D. c., carded
a 75-73-148.
Grinning. freckle faced Patty
Berg of Minneapolis seemed to
have the womens championship
sewed up after her record 70 yes
terday which equaled mems par.
The chunky redhead has a 36-hole
total of 149. with SPAR Betty Hicks
of Long Beach, Calf, trailing at
153.
None of the other girl competi-
tors was within 10 strokes of Patty.
Nelson Strokes Back.
Trailing in the open by four
strokes was Lord Byron Nelson, the
Toledo blond, winner of the two
previous Tam OShanter opens. who
was fretting in the IA group along
with three others.
Nelson seems unable to ignite his
championship shots. He opened with
par 70 on the first round and came
back yesterday with the same fig
ure Hitting his long shots we'll,
Lord Byron lacks the putting touch
that made him the marvel OF the
last four years.
The field for the open was reduced
to the low IS players, including ties,
after yesterdays round.
In yesterdays Amateur tourney
semifinals. Cochran, playing superb
golf, made sensational comeback
after being 2 down on the 9th hole
to defeat Frank Kovack of Wauke-
gan, ILL.,, raw-boned oil worker,
1-up.
Cochran, conqueror of last years
runnerup, Wehrle, on Thursday,
when he shot blistering 81, five un-
der par, had trouble yesterday with
his usually reliable putter, missing
one shot of 4 feet, but still managed
to win.
Morey won his way to the finals by
defeating stocky John Donohue of
Sioux City, Iowa, a member of this
years Georgetown University golf
team, 1-up. Morey, too, put on a
great comeback after being two down
at the 30th tee.