Evening star., 1950-08-19
Field Well Bunched
As Third Round Starts
In Eastern Open Golf
By George Huber
StoT Stoff Correspondent

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of COLTS big names were punched
within reaching distance of the
$4,000 top money as the Eastern
Open championship entered its
third 18-hole round today at
Mount Pleasant. Clayton Heaf-
ner of Charlotte, N. c., who broke
the course record with IS the first
day, cooled off to a par 72 yester-
day for a 1877 total and found
himself tied at the top with
Jimmy Clark of Huntington
Beach, Calf.
Clark shot a fine 66 yesterday
to add to his first-day II. Alto
gether % pros went into today's
play grouped in the seven-stroke
spread from par l44 to the low
1877. The weather was hot and
humid with some indication Of
rain.
Hottest golfer yesterday was
Henry Ransom of st. Andrews,
ILL.,, who matched Heafner's record
IS for two-day total Of 1873. He
was tied for third with Johnny
Palmer of Badin, N. c., who yes
terday added his second 3-under-
par SO.
Fazio Makes Comeback.
In the par 144 bracket was
Prince Georges Al Houghton, who
had a IA yesterday. Woodmont's
George Fazio staged a comeback
after his opening II, going out
in 80 and back in 38 for a 10.
His 80 tied Clark for the lowest
firSt-nine score of the tourney.
1t put Fazio about in the middle
of the SO pros and II amateurs
who qualified for the last two
days of play.
Ransom, recent winner at Tam
O. Shanter, was putting $uoerbly
yesterday. using a bladk given
him by Jerry Barber of Phila-
delphia several months ago. On
the other hand, Heafner couldn't
do anything right around the
greens.
All the leaders were to be after
noon starters, with Ransom in the
last group and Haefner in the
neXt-to-last. First off this morn
ing was Harry Griesmer of Be-
thesda, who barely qualified with
1888. He was in trouble right
away, hooking into the rough off
the tee. He finally putted for
bogey 6. Al Jamison of GUAM
tico, who also just made the dead
line with 1913, withdrew.
Clare Emery of Rockville, also
just inside the deadline with TT
1853 toured the first six holes
even with par.
Ransom went out in 33 yeSter-
day, scoring brides on the first.
fourth and seventh holes, and
came back in 80 with five brides
and one bogey. The bogey came
on the 14th where he partly top
ped his fairway shot with driver.
His third shot found a trap and
his blastout left him a 12-foot
putt, which he missed. He finally
settled for a s there.
Misses Putt for Record.
But he came right back with
fancy shooting for a birdie on the
18th. He drove into a trap, but
blasted out we'll and dropped a
30-foot putt. He came close to
breaking the course record on the
18th where he barely missed
10-foot putt for birdie.
Ralph Bogart, Chevy Chase
amateur, had a a 12-149 and was
second among the amateurs be-
hind Baltimores Frank Michalek,
71-145.
Bob Crow of Bethesda had
everything happen to him yester-
day and finished with a fat 100
Normally a capable performer, he
had one II and two 9s. The IL
was on the 14th where he teed
up outside the markers for a
stroke penalty. He also had two
shots out of bounds and one un-
playable lie. His only comment
was that he was lucky on the hole
because there was no water there
to attract his ball.
Par scores or better going into
today'S play were:
Claytnn Heafner Charlotte 65-7O-137