Evening star., 1949-06-12
Midd|ecoff Wins u S. Open Crown By One Stroke
Mats Overcome 7-Run Deficit Trip Tigers 985nead Hean
Snead, Heafner
Blow Late Puts
In Bids for Tie
Som Slips on II. 10
After Strong Rolly:
Victor's Score 2S6
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p4its Ia tie listened a. wrlj .>taers
eroa1hs soTti ghat charging sam
StlnAd tad slipped or The last t~o
holes and found a ne~ wAy Ia lg,ss
the title
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Of the amateur ranks Ssorrtt .
tremendously popular victory With
Acme Of The eraEiesi scaFtng In
National Open history rs 81 90.
IS for 2s6, tWo strokes over par
He pocketsd frsl prsse ef 81 nna
and with his personality stands IN
make at irasi $50 600 as Op~s
champion from rxhlbitions err
dof%ments and appearance
money.
Winaer Gamsies on Distance.
Mlddleeo-. who waA hraekxlra
~iIh heaifner and Buck White sns
the last Sc holes. altsraated the
lead with has plsyfng partner.
throughout the day Whit had
the lead early In the last round.
HeaineF as late as The 6eih hole.
but Cary took over uIih . bar an
the hsth then never vas headed
Coming 10 the 18Th. dos leg
par with trouble on each altas
OF the narrow iairwAy, Middle.
coT led HeaineF by a stroke Most
OF the players wrre using irons
or four woods OF The tee striving
for accuracy. but not the gArnhilng
Middlecor.
After an opening rs that all but
counted him out. Cary decided to
gamble. He was hitting away
with all he had and II paid hand.
some dividends
Middieeoff &mANhed q tee ahot
DO yards past HeAfner on the 18th,
but his second barely reached tho
front OF the green. But the
nonchalant Heafnrr. playing 90
though there wasn't a nerve IN
his big frame. knocked q beautiful
six iron shot 6 feet from the pin.
The ball landed abort. danced
with back spin and kettled In
front OF the cup.
Heafner Misses TYING Putt,
Mlddleenff. ever the gambler.
puited boldly for the cup and his
effort from so feet barely slipped
past the pin. he puttrd out for
his par 4 and 2s6. White. long
since out Of the running after q
streak OF bogtes. put away his
par and then II wAa zip 10 Heafnsr.
Biz Clayton. Attired I'm cream.
colored stacks and shirt that ap-
peared NJ least tao sizes too large.
studied his sir foot putt. He
needed II TO tie II was the biggest
putt OF his Eoifing career lie
studied u from every side OF the
cup. stepped up. stroked II auick.
~ as is his habit and the bail
died short and 10 The right Of
the cup
But as Middiecon was sur
rounded by inquirins reporters
and besieged BY anxious plsotos-
rAphera. Samuel jackson ADeAd
made q charge
Snead. who had set an Op~n
record and lost 10 Ralph uuldahis
superior Aeors. who had TAKEN
an Q on the Last hole that never
will be forgotten. and who mlssrd
a 3o-ineh putt 10 ailow Lew wof.
si1am 10 vin q playoiT Ia is*T.
was coming from nowhere sam.
my had been counted Cut once
but apparently too early
snead FaIas on Ifth.
Middlecoff. sweating IL out In
the ballroom, temporary pfess
neadqnartsTk, learned thai Hnsad
hirdied ths Iith and i7th and
needed par In to tie ons By one.
Sam snared the pafs through ths
Isth. The entire gallery Of about
10 900. broiled and baked under .
hot Chicago sun. eonssFEsd on
the nth hols. i1s-yArc par .
user q lake
Ensads Iona iron shot on ,lss
iTth caught The fringe 10 the
right Of the green. Ths smart
Aioi called for q chip. bul in the
pinlou OF 0ooe oaiooksrs sSseae
1idnt play the smart slsot. lie
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