Evening star., 1949-07-02
Sub-ParS Scores
Slump in Second
Day ofStar Open
Henry Williams, Jr.,
Moves Up; Loffoon,
Alexander Are OFF
By MerreII WhittIesey

While the early starters among
first-round leaders in the SIS, 900
Washington Star Open Golf Tour
nament were slipping from their
sub-par pace, Henry Williams, jr..
Of Secane, Pa, quarter -flnalist
in the National PGA champion
ship, was five under par for IL
holes and moving into contention.
Williams. professional at a club
owned by church. had a II for
the first round. He played the
out nine today in 33 strokes, 3
under par. then cut two shots
from perfect figures on the 10th
when he reached the green with a
drive and a screaming two-iron
shot and dropped a 30-foot putt
for a 3.
Meanwhile, KY Laffoon, playing
in the same threesome with Will
liams, was far off his Z under
par pace of the first day here at
Prince Georges Country Club.
That gave him the second low
score, behind AL Smiths 64. Laf-
foon played one under par golf
for seven holes, snaring his only
birdie on the easy par 5 fourth.
He sprayed irons on the seventh
and ninth for bogeys, however.
and was out in / over par 81,
Laffoon followed with pars on 10
and II.
Skip Alexander, who was 6
under par for the first six holes Of
the opening round, and finished
with 66, was five strokes over his
initial effort at the same point
today. Last years winner of the
National Capital Open birdied the
second and fourth holes but went
over on the third. He pared the
rest of the holes and. was out in
81 while his playing partners.
Chandler Harper and Joe Kirk
wood, jr., added 36 and 38. re-
spectively to their opening 68s.
Clayton Haefner, runnerup in
the National Open, who was off to
a 10 start here, made his expected
move with 4-under-par golf for
the first six holes. Virginia Open
Champion Jack ISaacs of Langley
Field birdied the first four holes,
but went over on and was un-
der at the sixth. The third men,
ber of the threesome, Lloyd Man
lgrum, failed to recover at this
point and was l over for six after
starting with a disappointing "a.
J Col. Jimmy Wilson, Air Forces
champion from Army Navy. was
3 under par for six holes after a
frst-round IA. Chick Harbert.
the power boy, was 3 under for
six after opening with 70.
Keiser Is Out in IS.
Herman Keiser. tied for fourth
with 81 yesterday, was l under
par, going out with 35.
| In yesterdays play the favorites
were buried somewhere among
38 par breakers. Smith. 33-year-
old stubby little North Carolinian,
was the leader with 81, and Lloyd
Mangrum was tied for 50th place.
The Weather Bureau stuck by
the promise of a pleasant day
and again ideal conditions greeted
the field as play started at 9
o'clock. Play was reversed today.
with the morning players of the
first day drawing later starting
times, and vice versa. Sam Snead
was to start at 1888, Cary Middle
coff at 1888 and Smith at LAT.
Smiths lead was lone stroke
over Laffoon, wealthy part
Indian from st. Andrews, nl., who
admittedly is not a disciple of the
graceful swing. Laffoon's IS,
which came as pleasant surprise
to him, and broke recent slump,
left him one stroke off the pace.
Mangrum Has IA.
\ The par IS at Prince Georges
Country Club were little more
than average par As yesterday,
(See GOLF, Page A-11D