Evening star., 1948-05-26
Toledo Golfer Gains
Revenge Over Rival;
5weeny Also Victor
BY h. Assoeioted Ptess

BY the Assocfoted Press
! SANDWICH, England, May 90
Frank Stranahan of Toledo. Ohio,
reached the fourth round of the
British Amateur Golf championship
today by eliminating Gerald Mick
lem. British Walker Cup star, 4
and 3.
| 1t was sweet revenge for the
muscled American who was defeated
by the same London Walker Cupper
in the amateur tournament two
years ago.
His triumph, making him the first
American to qualify for the fourth
round, followed second-round VIC
tories by defending Champion Willie
Turnesa of White Plains, N. Y, and
former titleholder Bob Sweeny OF
New York City.
One Under Level Fours.
Stranahan finished his partial
round l under level 4s-an excellent
performance in the tickle weather
Rain fell twice during the round and
a strong wind blew steadily.
The American was credited with
a 3 at 380-yard 10th hole because
] of a f1uke. He missed an 8-foot putt
for an earned birdie, but left Mick
| lem a dead stymie. The English
man attempted to loft his ball into
the hole, but instead knocked
Stranahan's ball into the cup.
Micklem hung on by halving the
next two holes, but Stranahan,
eager for revenge, finished him of
on the 18th.
Stranahan, bidding for the title
for the third time, went into the
lead on the second hole when he
sank a 2o-foot putt. He lost the
advantage on, the fourth, but re-
gained it on the sixth. They
snapped the next two holes and
halved the ninth, putting Stranahan
| l up at the turn.
Stranahan won the 10th, halved
the next three and nabbed the l4th
and 18th to close out the match.
Chapman Also Wins.
First American to join Stranahan
! in the fourth round was Dick Chap
man of Pinehurst, N c., the 1947
runnerup, who ousted Joe Carr. Irish
member of the British Walker Cup
team, 2 and l.
The tall, slender Carr, long hit
| ter, grabbed the first hole with the
birdie three, but conceded the second
when he hooked his ball into the
rough and lost it.
Chapman went 1-up with birdie
on the fourth. only to lose the
sixth and seventh and make the
turn 1-down. He evened the match
on the 18th, however, and closed it
out by taking the 18th and 17th.
Carr did not win hole on the
! incoming nine.
Turnesa made his way to- the
fourth round by whipping Cyril
Tolley, two-time former titleholder.
and 8, in his second match of the
day.
He had opened his defense of the
crown with a similar triumph over
Frank Tatum, jr, of Los Angeles
this morning.
Loses Only One Hole.
Turnesa lost only one hole to his
54-year-old opponent. He won the
first hole, but Tolley squared 1t on
the third. Turnesa then took the
fourth and ninth and made the turn
2 up. He won three of the last six
and the others were halved.
The fourth American to advance
to the fourth round was Robert
SWeeny of New York, who downed
Viscount Coke, 7 and 6, in his second
appearance of the day.
Sweeny, also former holder OF
the championship, made the turn
6 up and closed out the match at
the 18th without losing single hole.
Earlier he had beaten Gordon
Dewar of Scotland, 3 and l.
The only American to lose today
was staff Sergt. Charles Jennings
of Medford, N. j., who bowed to
Wallace Macarthur Of Carnoustie In
! the third round, 3 and !.
| Making the turn 3down, Jennings
chopped the deficit to single hole
| by winning the 18th and 18th, but
Macarthur took the next two to
/ finish it.
I Equals Old Record.
! Meanwhile, Darkhorse Mario Con-
zalez of Brazil stole the show by
firing a sensational 81 on the out
going nine as he defeated Ellis
Werkell of Sweden, 6 and S, to lead
the way into the fourth round.
The 25-year -old golfer from Sac
Paulo, who had five threes on the
first nine holes, equaled a record
for the distance set by Charles B.
MacFarlane, "a years ago.
/ In that round, Scotsman MacFar-
lane, now a golf writer, turned for
home up on Chick Evans of Chi
cago. Gonzales also was up on
Werkell at the end of nine.