Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-09
Mangrum, in PIayoff,
Out for S22,5O0 for
lone Week Golf


CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-Lloyd Man.
grum. COLTS wary thin man." has
a chance today to boost his earnings
for week to an unprecedented
s22, 500.
He and two other pro money
hounds. Sam Snead and Dutch
Harrison, entered an 18-hole playof
at Tam O'Shanter for a winner
take-all purse of $4,000.
Financially, this is the greatest
showdown golf has seen.
Mangrum's burst into playo1
round yesterday was phenomenal.
The excl Purple Heart wearer,
busiest tournament competitor OF
the lot, shot a spectacular 9-under-
par So to make the grade. Billed
by Promoter George S. May as the
world championship" the 36-hole
tournament for IL selected pros
broke open at the seams when Man.
grum, representing the host club.
made up a 6-stroke deficit in the
final round to bolt into the anti
climax.
On Saturday, the dapper. mus
tachioed Mangrum shot standard
70 while Snead captured the first
round lead with a Sc, Harrison
itrailed with II. Snead fashioned
respectable $3.50 for his 1875
tally yesterday, missing l5-foot
birdie putt on the 18th hole which
would have given him $he $4,000
jackpot. Harrison, 38-year-old vet
eran from Little Rock, Ark. whose
last victory was the Richmond,
Calf. Open in January, posted
33-3l-64 after putting for brides
and eagles on all but one green.
Record 63 Worth $4,000.
With a gallery of 10000 sWirling
around him. Mangrum was last to
come in. The crowd began shadow
ing him. when he carded a 4-under
80 on the first rine. On the back
SIDE he uncorked five brides for
81, including three in succession.
He had birdie or eagle puts on
every green but the last, and then
JIG Sli1ppCu II lll6C w "lpil-
in one foot of the cup for par 4.
His amazing SO round over the
$685. yard championship layout
knocked one stroke from the course
record set by Ralph Guldahl in the
tourney last week. The record was
worth $500 from Promoter May.
Mansrum also picked up the
$1,000 first prize in the 72-hole ALL
American pro tourney which ended
Friday after authoring 277. May
gave him a bonus of $4,000 for win
ming. In all, then, the 1916 National
Open champion has pocketed Sl2500
and a playoff victory today would
BOOST the swag to so, 500.
Mangrum Top Coin Winner.
Counting only his official tourna-
ment winnings. Mangrum currently
is the leading money winner of the
season with a total of S25 ,944.99.
Ben Hogan. who skipped the Tam
O. Shanter show, is second with
S25.297.
Three other world champion" d.
visions we're settled Yesterday.
Bill Campbell, eX-Princeton var
sity captain from Huntington, w.
Va, carved 66. two under the
meets amateur record, for 1856
total and first place in the simon
pure division. Frank Stranahan OF
Toledo was second with 70 for 14l,
Babe ZahariaS, who set women's
record of 5-under-par II Friday to
win. the women's open crown.
slammed 70 for the special women's
pro championship with 149 aggre-
gate This win was worth 81 900.
She collected $1,000 Friday plus $500
more for the record-total jackpot
of $4,000. Patty Berg was yesterdays
runnerup with II for 1872.
Carol Diringer of Tiffin, Ohio, took
the wonlen's amateur world cham
pionship'' with closing II for l52.
She was followed by Peggy Kirk OF
! Fiadlay. Ohio, with rs for 1853, and
Catherine Fox Park of Glen Ridge,
N. j., with 76 for 1877.