Evening star., 1951-05-25
Win Over Welsh
And Irish Stars;
Urzetta Beaten
U. S. Golfer TO Become
English Chump Third
Time in Five Years
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
PORTHCAWL, Wales, May rs.
Charlie Coe of Oklahoma City
and Dick Chapman of Pinehurst,
N. c., stroked their way into the
finals of the British Amateur golf
championship today. Coe defeated
Albert Evans of Wales, 4 and 2,
and Chapman downed Joe Carr
of Ireland, 4 and 3, in their semi
final matches.
The double American triumph
marked the third time in five years
that two Of Uncle Sans stars have
reached the 36-hole finals of the
British classic. Chapman was
runner-up to Willie Turnesa in
the 1947 tournament and to Frank
Stranahan last year.
Coe won his quarter final match
in the morning from Sammy Ur-
zetta of Rochester, N. Y, the pres
|ent American champion. and 2,
while Chapman was eliminating
Squadron Leader Cecil Beamish of
the RAF, 4 and 3.
Coe Shoots Par Golf.
Coe shot level par golf in the
afternoon to turn back Evans,
while Chapman was two strokes
under perfect figures in subduing
Carr. who yesterday knocked
Stranahan out of the event.
The Oklahoman lapsed some
what from his great form of the
morning to slip a stroke over par
on the first nine of the semifinal,
but that still was good enough to
give him a 1-up margin over Evans
at the turn.
Coe won the first hole when he
Clipped dead to the pin for a
conceded birdie 3 after Evans had
hit a trap. The Welshman
squared on the second with a
par 4 as Coe failed to get down
a 4-foot putt.
The next six holes were halved.
but Coe went up again at the
ninth when Evans approach
scared over the green into the
gallery.
Coe. out ----354 354 454-37
Evans. out -----544 354 $3.50
Coe Increases Edge.
Just as in the morning round,
once Coe headed for home he
couldn't be caught. He stretched
his advantage to two holes with
a birdie 4 at the 18th, where he
Clipped him third only 4 feet
from the cup.
He took the 18th also with a
par 4 when Evans had one of his
rare bad putting spells and needed
three on the green to get down.
After splitting the next two, Coe
finished it off with another par
on the 18th as Evans pulled his
second into the rough and came
out short. Coe was level with par
for the Is holes.
Coe in--------- 434 434 4
Evans in----- 435 534 S
Chapman / Up at Turn.
Chapman, still shooting bril-
|liantly, cut two more strokes from
par on the outward nine to turn
up on Carr. who had a fine 35
Chapman jumped into the lead
on the first hole by knocking down
a 35-foot birdie from the very edge
|of the green. The lanky 1rishmar
squared 1t at the second with a
crisp approach and a 10-foot putt
flor another birdie 3.
Carr cracked slightly and lost
the third to Chapman's par, send.
ling his second shot into the rough
and chipping up poorly. A 30.
footer by Carr on the eighth for 6
birdie 4 after his second shot hac
been bunkered squared matter.
Iagain.
Another birdie 3 on the ninth
lproouct OF a. curling l5-foOt putt
put Chapman's nose in front a!
they turned for home.
chapman out - 344 354 1858.
Carr out 435 1854 344-3I
Chapman Gains Steadily.
Chapman went steadily abou
increasing his lead on the bacl
nine.
1t was all over when they halvee
the 18th in par rs.
chapman in ------- ABS 49,
lCarr IN ---------------5 535 544
| COe Takes Early Lead.
Urzetta was one down to Coe'.
!. brilliant 80 on the first nine thi,
morning and never had a chanc,
OF catching the flying Oklaho,
n- E.