Evening star., 1947-02-10
Oliver Texas Winner;
Worsham 7th After
Tossing AwayLead
By the Assoeioted Press

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Feb. TO-
Ed (Porky) Oliver had the shots in
the stretch so today he carries ST.
900 in his jeans as the fruits of a
dramatic victory in the 21st Texas
Open yesterday.
AS the tourists of the PGA de-
parted for the next tournament stop
st. Petersburg, Fla.-the chubby
Wilmington Del) professional
counted his first major champion
ship since the st. Paul Open in
1910. But the links round man was
in the Army for five years and is
just now really hitting the comeback
road.
|. Lew Worsham picked up $3.50 by
tying for seventh place with a 27l
total, but it was small consolation
to the Washington, D. c., profess
sional who led the field with 1S holes
to play and appeared in line for a
major share of the prize money.
Worsham, tied for third at the
end of So holes with 131 total,
added a morning 66 for 1877, but his
afternoon round, over par IA, was
the poorest of the day among the
% money winners.
One Stroke Over Record.
Oliver rammed out a 7-under-par
64 in the final round to close with
a 265 for u holes-just one stroke
over the record Ben Hogan hung up
last year on Breckenridge Parks g.
4O0-yard par 36-35 course. 1t was
good enough to beat out the music
man of the fairways-Jimmy De-
maret the Oiai (Calif) professional
by way of Texas. Demaret finished
with ST and his total fell one shot
short of Oliver. Smiling Jimmy put
81 400 into his bank account.
In third place was tall, blond
Harry Todd of Dallas. who closed
with IS after faltering in the third
round to lose the halfway lead he
built up Saturday, while tied for
fourth were Vic Ghezzi, the big fel-
low from Knoxville, Tenn, and Fred
Haas, jr., of New Orleans. Each had
269. Todd won $1,000, Ghezzi and
Haas, $3.50 apiece.
Dick Metz of Chicago, playing his
first tournament since being sus-
pended for two because of the poke
he took at Fred Corcoran, PGA tour
nament manager, wound up in sixth
place with 270 and 5000.
10 Strokes Under Par.
divers 265 was 10 strokes under
par for 70 holes and 1t came with
this card: 67-64-70-S4. At the
tournaments halfway mark Oliver
was tied for third place, and at the
end of 54 holes was tied for fifth
spot. .
The st. Petersburg tournament
next date for the PGA tour-will be
held February 27 to March 2. That
means two off weeks.
The leaders with money earned:
Ed Oliver. Wilmington. Del, 131-7o-64
Jimmy Demart. oiai Calf. 1so-es-e7
Harry Todd. Dallas. 12e-71-es-2es
Ve Ghezzi, Knoxville. Tenn, 1s4-e7-es
Fred Haas, jr., New Orleans, 133-e7-oe
Dick Metz. Chicago, 1s5-ee-ss-a7o
$4,000.
Henry Ransom Ravinia. ILL.,. 14o-e5-eo
Toney Penna. Cincinnati, 135-67-69-
Lew Worsham. Washington, D. c., 131-
66-74-271 tS450).
Lloyd Mangrum, Chicago, 135-69-69-
273 f$350).
Bob Hamilton, Evansville. Ind, 1851
67-2G4 $4,000.
a Joe Moore, jr., San Antonio. 14o-es-
Denny shute. Akron, Ohio. 1s4-7o-7s-
Herman scharlau, Bloomington. H..
1871 -67-2f7 tS205).
Dale Andreason. Long Beach, Calf,
13S-12-6s-27s (S152 500,
Lloyd watkins, Midland, Tex. 144-6b-
E. j, Harrison. York, Pa. 14o-es-ss
-21S (S152. 500.
Ben Hogan, Hershey. Pa. 142-6e-7o-
John Palmer. Badin. N C.. 1ss-74-se
charles B. Klein, Amarillo, Tex. 14o-
71-6S--279 $3.50.
Tex Consolver. Wichita, Kans.. 142-6a-
Horton smith, Detroit. Mich, 1870
(S55).