Evening star., 1950-04-23
Co.Leaders, With 65s,
Only Stroke Ahead
OF Harper, kroI|
By MerreII WhittIesey
S'ar Stoff Correspondent

UlIIlIIly DcHldlCt IlccUcu par
three on the last hole to take the
first round lead in the $4,000
Cavalier Open today, but he
three-putted for four and a tie
with his persistent pursuer, Jim
Ferrier. Each shot a four under
par IS.
A few minutes before Demaret
finished. Ferrier had overshot the
200-yard par three 18th and also
had taken bogey four. The
Cavalier Country Club course is
only 6,065 yards long and plays
TO a par of SO, but the 18th hole
is great par three. surrounded
by water and sand traps and with
an opening too narrow to gamble
on a runup. The tournament
probably will be won-or lost-on
that hole. It is significant that
the co-leaders both went over par
there today.
The final 36 holes tomorrow
may produce another Demaret-
Ferrier stretch duel. Two weeks
ago, Demaret won the Masters
with Ferrier second and last week
Demaret won the Atlanta Open
with Ferrier tied for second. Fer
rier is playing the greatest golf
of his career, but he can't shake
Demaret.
Harper is Strong Finisher.
Virginia favorite son candi,
date, Chandler Harper, finished
with three straight threes-two
brides and a welcome par. to post
a 66 and tie Ted Kroll of Phil
mont, Pa, for third. both three
under par.
The 81 bracket was made up of
Norman Won Nida, the Australian
who was five under par at one
time; AL Smith. the little fellow
from Winston Salem who led the
Washington Star Open with a 81
after the first round last year;
Fred Hawkins, one of the touted
newcomers, and Johnny Palmer,
the consistent winner from Badin,
N. c.
1t appeared that Washington
was going to have the low amateur
when Charley Price, the free
lance sports writer from Kenwood
Country Club, stood on the 18th
tee needing 4-3 for a So.
But Price, former Holy Cross
golf captain. had tree trouble on
the 17th and took a five, then
three -putted the 18th for a four
and a 70. That tied him with Jack
Cendoya, the Cuban amateur
champion. and left him a stroke
ahead Of 1t. Jack Golfer, the ALL
Navy champion from Norfolk. IN
the amateur division.
Price in Trouble Off Tee.
Price knocked in handful OF
10-foot puts, four of them for
brides, in playing one-under-p par
golf for 16 holes. but he offset his
brides with five bogeys as fading
tee shots put him in trouble.
Although the course is setup
for sub-par scoring. the greens
were bumpy and only 10 broke par.
Jack Burke. jr., the third leading
money winner. had a SO despite
three straight bogeys and he was
tied with Wally Ulrich.
Both Demaret and Ferrier cut
two strokes from par on a single
hole. but Terriers eagle was more
spectacular. On the 400-yard par
four 18th. big Jim played safe off
the tee with two-iron. then
knocked a four iron shot into the
cup for a deuce. The ball hit
eight feet short of the pin and
rolled home.
Demaret shared his eagle on the
18th when he drove within a few
feet of the green on the 317-yard
par four and rolled the ball into
the cup with a putter.
FaZio in II Group.
Woodmont's George Fazio three
putted four of the first six greens
and finished with II, a score tied
by Lloyd Mangrum and eight
others. The 70-bracket included
Jack IsaacS, the Maryland and
Virginia Open champ who had Il
puts for the first nine, and John
O'Donnell of Norfolk.