The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-06
JIMMY DEMARET
CAPTURES LEAD
IN GOLF TOURNEY
By CHICK HosCH

AUGUSTA. Ca, April o. w =
Jimmy Demaret, the years lead
ing money winner, overcame a
stiff wind and erratic shots off the
tee today to post a two-under par
10 for a three-stroke lead in the
$40, 900 masters golf tournament.
He had a 54-hole total of 210 to re-
main at the top of the heap.
The singing ex-Texas, who cap
tured the 1910 masters title by four
strokes-biggest margain in, any
Of the previous ten events-had
five brides but was one over par
On three other holes.
Tied for second with 213 were
the original gold dust twins, Har-
old McSpaden of Sanford, Me-, and
Byron Nelson of Roanoke, Texas,
who Won the event here in 1887
and 1912. McSpaden had a 70 to-
day. Nelson shot a u, making a
marvellous recovery on the back
nine after going out in a 80.
Deadlocked with 214 were Ben
Hogan Of Hershey, Pa, the run
nerup in 1941 and last year, CHICK
Harbert of Detroit, and Jim Fer
rier of Chicago. Harbert and Ho-
gan posted II today. Fer
rier slipped to SO on the back
nine after going out in IS to take
73.
A IS on each nine, one under
par in each case, enabled Dema-
ret to shake off Cary Middlecoff,
the sensational young Memphis
dentist who shared the lead with
the Ojai, Calf, pro at the halfway
mark.
Middlecoff remained in the run.
ming with a brilliant recovery on
the back nine after a poor 40, 60
ing out. He had a So coming in
for 76 and a 216 total.
Middlecoff, rs, the youngest pro
entered here and who turned pro-
fessional last month on a two-yea"
trial basis, was even par on the
first six holes but went one over
on the 7th, two over On the 9th
with a seven, and n over on the
9th and tenth. He recovered with
some brilliant iron shots to Birdie
to 18th and 18th holes and par the
rest until he came to. the 18th
where he lost another stroke. He
missed a four-foot putt at II to
take a par.
Demaret was wild off the tees,
but his accurate irons got him out
of trouble in a majority of the
cases. However, except for his Is
foot putt on the 9th hole, he made
no others of Importance.
Claude Harmon of Mamaroneck,
N. Y, had an ace on the 155-yard
18th hole. Chandler Harper
of Portsmouth, Va, shot the first
nine in 80 - lowest for this tourna-
ment - to take a So. That tied
the round of Lloyd Mangrum of
Chicago, who posted a 60 today
for a 217 total, the same as Har-
per.
Bracketed at 215 we're Frank
Stranahan Of Toledo, O., who took
the lead among the amateurs from
Dick Chapman Of Pinehurst, N. c.,
and Henry Picard of Cleveland. Pr
card played around in regulation
figures today while Stranahan
carded a 70, with a 33 on the back
nine.
Chapman, with "a today, Tied
Mangrum and Harper at 81, as did
Johnny Palmer of Badin, N. c.,
Fred Haas of New Orleans, and
Lew Worsham of Washington, D. C.
Palmer and Haas had 70 today and
Worsham shot a II.
A stroke behind them at ZIG and
tied with Middlecoff were Herman
Barron of White Plains, N. Y, Ed
Oliver of Wilmington, Del, Tony
Penna of Cincinnati, and Dick Metz
Of Arkansas City, Kans. Metz had
Y, his third straight round OF par
figures; Penna had rs and Oliver
and Barron had "A.
Four players were tied for the
Goth spot with 218. They were Har-
mon, Sammy Snead OF Hot Springs,
Va, Horton Smith of Detroit. and
Lawson Little of Cleveland, O.