The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-31
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BYRON NELSON
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 RUTK' OF GOLF
By WALTER BYERs Limited Press Stan CorrespOndentl

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 Chicago. July 31.-(UP)-J. By. ron Nelson was hailed today as the Babe Ruth of Golf"
 The 33-year-old Texan breezed to victory in the All-Annerican Open yesterday to stretch his winning streak to nine straight individual tournaments for an all-time record. He has reached the stage where he very likely will pocket $SO,OO0 this year-an-tnheard-of sum in sports until the bambino received that much year for his home run swatting as Yankee outfielder.
 Nelson played his first tourna- me1t in 1892 and ended with $12.50 for the year. Today, after winning the record $13,600 in war bonds that goes to the All-American Open champion, he boosted his winnings for seven months in 1945 to $45, 400.
 His victory in the Open, by Il strokes over Gene Sarazen and It. Ben Hogan in second place, sets him almost as 6 sure shot to win 80, 900 this year. There is a tour- nament every week from now through December.
 All Alone
 Few could doubt that he'd reach that sum If they could have seen him run a great field of golfers in- to the ground yesterday as he took the All-American with a 72 hole total of 269 strokes, 19 under par over a tough tournament course, the 6,770-yard Tam O'Shanter.
 For his four rounds he had a 66- 68-6S-67 to bury such golfers as Slammin' Sammy sSnead, Hogan, Harold (Jug) McSpaden and the rest of the nations big name stars. It marked Nelsons fourth victory in the five year history of the all- Americans and new winning mark, 9 strokes under the previous record of PTS strokes he used to win the 1941 open.
 In winning his 18th tournament this year, just two weeks after talk ing the National P. G. A. title, Nell son answered the critics who said he was making his mark against me- diocre field-the kind that didn't have Hogan and Snead,
 Both were there yesterday. Sara, zen and Hogan shot brilliant rounds for 280 strokes, eight under par and sufficient for victory in the pre- Nelson days. MacSpaden, Denny ShQte, of Akron, O., and Vic Ghezzi of Deal. N. J.. weren't far off the pace with 281's, yet that was only good for a fourth place tie.
 In the two companion all-Ameri- cans. the women's open and the am- ateur. two outstanding battles were fought.
 Single Stroke
 Art Doering of Denver, Colo, won the amateur by one stroke when he holed a curving 10 foot putt on the final green for a 72 yesterday and 72 hole total of 282 strokes. Hot on his heels was Bob Cochran of St. Louis who came in with a blazing 67 for 283 strokes and a tie with Frank R. Stranahan, outstanding Toledo. O.. star. who shot 6 73 yes- terday.
 Marine It. Patty Berg. making a comeback after a years work as recruiting officer, took the women's open title by one stroke over Dor- othy Germain of Philadelphia when she shot 77 yesterday to Miss Ger mains 30. The chubby Minneapolis redhead was trailing Miss Germain by two strokes going into the final nine but shot 37 to the 21 year old Philadelphia collegian's 40.
 In third place tie were Phyllis Otto, Atlantic. Iowa, and Betty Jameson of San Antonio, Tex, each with 321 strokes.