Evening star., 1951-01-21
Boos Maintains Lead in Lakewood Park Open at Midway Marx
Rookie Pro With 133
Holds Stroke Edge
Over MiddIecoff
BY the Associated Press

LONG BEACH, Calf, Jan. 20
The r-breaking spree in the
$4,000 Lakewood Park Open golf
tournament continued unabated
today in the life of the party re-
mained a little-known guest from
North Carolina named Julius
Boros.
Boros, a 30-year-old rookie pro
on the winter tour from Mid
Pines, N. c., shot a 3-under-par
68 to go with a f1rst-round IS and
reach the midway mark of the
tournament with a 36-hole total of
1873.
One stroke back of Boros were
Cary Middlecoff, former National
Open champion whose 81 was the
lowest round of the tournament.
and Veteran Clayton Heafner,
who had Ct. Middlecoff had a 70
yesterday to make his total 134
and Heafner shot his second
straight Ct.
Play is at the Lakewood Coun-
try Club with a course that meas
ures 6.235 yards and has a par
of 35-36-71.
SO Still Under Par.
After today's finish, the, score
board showed 36 players who were
still under par for the 36-hole
distance.
Alone at 1875 was Dick Mayer
of ST. Petersburg, Fla. and Green
wich, Conn. Mayer, who is on his
honeymoon, had a SO yesterday
and a 66 today, the latter featured
by a 6O-yard chip shot that went
for an eagle three on the 480-
yard 14th hole.
Al Zimmerman of Portland.
Ore, shot his second successive
68 for 1876, and one shot back
were Manuel De La Tore. Mil
waukee, with a 70-67 and Ed
Furgol, Royal Oak. Mich, with
69-68.
Tagging back at 1873, but still
capable of striking for the top
spot, were Lloyd Mangrum. of
Chicago, with a 68-70; Leland
Gibson, Kansas City, $3.50; Harry
Nettelbladt, Avon. Conn, 9Th,
and Henry Ransom, st. Andrews.
H., 67.71.
Boros Never Spectacular.
Boros, formerly from Bridge
port, Conn, had no spectacular
shots. He said this was the first
time he'd ever led any tourna-
ment of consequence through the
first round, much less the second.
But he seemed completely relaxed
and added that he enjoyed play
ing this course"
The same was hardly true of |
topnotcher Jimmy Demaret.
Demaret left the show in a lurch.
He shot "a, barely qualifying
yesterday, but failed to answer
his call this morning. He left
word he was heading for the quiet
Of Palm Springs.
Boros started out today with a
two-stroke lead over five players,
including Stan Leonard of VAN
couver, B. c., Teafner and Ran
som. Leonard took u for 139
and Heafner and Ransom stayed
in the running.
Jack Burke. jr., Houston, who
led the Lakewood event at the
midway point year ago at 1874,
was back in the ditch this time
with a 72-71-143.
Freddie Haas. jr.. New Orleans,
the defending champions here, |
also trailed. He had a SO yester-
day and IA today and qualified
for the next two rounds at 142.
Field Is Cut to 81.
Tonight the field was cut to 81
players who shot 143 or better.
The par-shattering perform
ances sent many big names to the
sidelines, including, besides De-
maret:
Pro Skee Riegel of Tulsa, for
mer National Amateur champion,
whose 74-74-148, failed to qualify.
Ditto for Jack Hardin, Ell Paso,
whose 62 in the first round last
year set a competitive course rec
ord; Veterans Ellsworth Vines,
Los Angeles, and Herman Coelho,
Hawaiian Open champion.
Middlecoff's 64-the big noise
of the day-was two shy of the
course competitive record, g., set
in the first round Of the tourna-
ment last year by Jack Hardin
of Ell Paso. Hardin, incidentally.
was having no such spree this
time. He shot 72-74-146 today.
George Fazio, who has been pro
at Woodmont Club, Washington.
D. c., shot a 79 yesterday and
failed to qualify for today's play.