Evening star., 1947-05-28
Seven Yanks Reach 4th Round in British Amateur
5franahan, Chapman,
Bishop, Ward, RiegeI,
1urnesa, 0uimef Win
Ry the As.eeiated Press

BY the Assseioied Press
CARNOUSTIE, May 28.- Six
American Walker Cup stalwarts to-
day blazed through to the fourth
round OF the British Amateur Golf
Championship and were Joined by
their 54-year-old captain, Francis
Ouimet of Boston, who survived two
gruelling rounds of the long Car
noustie course under a hot sun.
Ted Bishop, Marvin (Bud) Ward,
Willie Turnesa, Frank Stranahan,
Dick Chapman and Skee Riegel
were the sextet of Yankee cup stars
who qualified to battle 1t out among
the field of 80 who will continue the
struggle tomorrow.
Riegel, the mustached sharp
shooter from Glendale, Calf, turned
in an impressive performance in
winning two matches. He over
whelmed his Walker Cup teammate,
George Hamer of Columbus, Ga,
6 and 5, in his second round match,
and then ousted Willie Murphy of
Scotland, 3 and 2, in the afternoon
to catch up with the field.
Ouimet Defeats Two Rivals.
Ouimet defeated Oliver Wynn of
London on his morning round, and
4. and then, with all his boys" pull
ing for him, fought to the 10Th hole
in the afternoon before he beat out
j. P. Hosie, member of the Car
noustie Club.
Bob Sweeney, the transplanted
American and Walker Cup alter
nate, eliminated his cup teammate,
Fred Hammer, jr., of Detroit, 5 and
3, in his second round match in the
morning, but came surprise CROP
per in the afternoon when he fell
before an unknown, DR.. w. E. Scott
of Cowder, Scotland, 3 and 2. Scott
burned up the outgoing nine with
35.
The five other cup members who
survived all won single third round
matches. Bishop defeated Gerald
Owens of Dublin, 3 and 1; Ward
eliminated Ed Hamilton of London,
4 and 8; Turnesa ousted Douglas
Wright of Carnoustie, 5 and 4;
Frank Stranahan beat George Nor
gan of Glasgow, up, and Dick
Chapman defeated Philippe Boulart
of France, S and 8.
Ellis Knowles, 60-year-old Ma
tional Seniors champion from Rye,
N. Y, found the two rounds little
too much for him. He won his
morning match from Keith Brids-
ton, a divinity student from Grand
Forks, N. OAK, but succumbed in
the third round to F. l.. Mckinley
OF Glasgow, 3 and l.
Jennings Eliminated.
Another American casualty was
Staff Sergt. Charles Jennings of
Medford, N. j., who came over
from Wiesbaden, Germany, to have
a crack at the crown. He fell in
the third round to left-handed Percy
Lucas, the British Walker Cupper,
l up, on the final hole. Four down
at the turn, the soldier came roar
ing back to give Lucas real scare.
After winning his morning match
by default, Leonard Martin, Rye,
n. Y, stockbroker, was eliminated
in the third round by Sandy Will
Hanson of Edinburgh, 2 and i.
Stranahans match with Morgan
probably provided the greatest
thrills of the day for the large GAL
lery. because-aside from the close
ness of play-it was marked by an
incident" that set the crowds buzz
ing.
The American Walker Cup player
angered Morgan on the first hole,
where, after the Scotsman had
knocked Stranahan's ball into the
cup to concede half in fours,
Stranahan appealed to the steward
to give him a three and win on
the hole.
Despite Stranahan's argument
that he had taken only three strokes,
the steward ruled 1t was a halved
hole, inasmuch as Morgan already
had sunk his putt when he knocked
Stranahan's pellet into the hole.
Didn't Claim Hole, He Says.
Stranahan later said he was not
claiming the hole, but that he merely
wished to make it clear that he was
not "condoning an infringement"
of the rules.
II thought it was a violation of
the rules for Morgan to knock my
ball into the hole" he said.
Stranahan was heard to tell Nor
gan that "if you were conceding me
a half, you should have knocked nv
ball away and not into the hole"
Three up at the 10th, Stranahan
faltered and Morgan caught him on
the 14th. Stranahan won the 18th
and lost the 18th. More than 1000
spectators were lining the fairway
on the 503-yard 18th hole when the
two teed off there.
After Morgan hit his third to the
green, Stranahan putted within
conceding distance of the hole. and
when Morgan narrowly missed his
long putt for a half IT was all over !