Evening star., 1951-09-16
CarY's Blazing Putter
Gives Him 6S, Lowest
Round al Baltimore
BY MerreII Whittlesey
Stor Stoff ccrrespondent


holes today to tie Clayton Heaf-
ner for the halfway lead in the
$4,000 Eastern Open with six
under par totals of 1873.
The fldgety, excitable Middlecof1
brought roar from the crowd
when he knocked in an uphill So
footer on the 18th for a birdie
deuce, and he topped it off with an
l8-foot putt on the last green to
pull even with Heafner.
Middlecoff, winner of the Co.
lonial and All-America events on
the summer tour, finished with a
68, lowest round of the day and
the second lowest of the tourna-
ment at Mt. Pleasant. Much
earlier Heafner also had birdied
the last two holes for 70, drop
ping IA and 7-foot puts on the
par three 18th and the dog-leg
finishing hole.
Due to yesterdays rained out
round, the low 65 players will play
So holes today. starting at 8
O'Clock from both the first and
10th tees. The afternoon rounds
will start at 1890 in the scrap for
first money of $2,400 and 20 other
prizes.
Barber Only Stroke Back.
Five-foot-five Jerry Barber, who
picked up $1,000 in the Empire
State Open last week, fired 50
today for l40, one stroke back of
the co-leaders.
Little Al Smith got lot of
mileage out of his 81 of Thursday
before he finally was ousted from
the lead. He not only was the
first day leader with the only five
under par round to date, but his
score still was good yesterday
when play was postponed, and
today he was one of the last
players off the tee.
Smitty was betrayed by his
putter today, however, and he
needed 81 puts In posting a "a.
round that left him tied for fourth,
just two strokes out of the lead.
The Tar Heel was tied with Andy
Gibson, whose 69-72 tops all the
players in the Middle Atlantic
area, and Ralph Lomelli. the 81,
year-old Californian who had IT,
SO. Lomelli has been in the
money in three straight tourna-
ments since picking up the
Summer tour.
POrky Oliver Has Trouble.
At 143 and only four shots out
of the lead came Ted Kroll, a |
tournament regular from New
Hartford, N. Y, with 72-71 and
Larry CLOSER. Claude Harmons
assistant at Winged Foot with the
same scores.
The days biggest blow up was
by Ed (Porky) Oliver, a SO shooter
the first round, who needed a /
birdie on the 18th for 142. The big
fellow cut the corner with a tre-
mendous tee shot and was only
a few yards short of the green.
But he f1ubbed chip shot that
travelled only clubs length, hit
another poor approach that drib-
bled on the green, and then three
putted for six and rs for 145.
Heafner, who has increased his
money winnings since he reduced
his walstline, is finding the East
ern Open his favorite tournament. /
The streamlined Carolinian never
has been out of second place in .
two years of this championship .
Last year Heafner broke the
course record with a 65 on the
opening round. led at the halfway
mark. was tied with Pete Cooper .
after three rounds and finished
second to Lloyd Mangrum. He was
tied for second here Thursday and
now is the co-leader. A victory
here would just about put him on
the Ryder Cup team.
Par Shooters.
The par shooters at la include
Fred Hawkins, who is the real
hard luck guy of the tournament.
Hawkins suffered more than any
one else from yesterday S rain, as
he was five under par for the IS
holes when play was cancelled. |
Today he called a stroke on him
self on the 18th hole when his
ball moved as he was abou' to
address it. The added stroke gave
Hawkins "a.
Hawkins company included Jim
Ferrier. second leading money
winner to Mangrum, with his Sec
ond straight par round. Five
others had IA.
Mangrum faded today after an (
opening II as he drifted three over
par on the last six holes for a /
rs and 146. Seven strokes is not
too much for Mangrum to make
up when he is on his stick, but
he does not seem to be too keen
here, and its unlikely that he will
make a successful title defense,
Baltimore's Charley Bassler 4
hooked his tee shot out of bounds
on the 18th hole and finished with
a 10 and 145. where he was tied
with Oliver and seven others in
cluding x-Woodmont pro George
Fazio with II and IA.
No Washington golfers qualified
in the low 60. but Col. Jimmy Will
son with 1853 and Bob Chandler, /
155 were picked up to fill out 10
amateur survivors, Pros Clare
Emery and Earl Fling missed by a
stroke with 1885.
The second round scores:
Cary Middlecoh --7I 7I-6S-I3eI
Clayton Heafner r----------6 69-70-l 80
Jerry Barber T1-6g-14Ol
Ralph Lomeli meli------------ 12-69-l4I
Al Smith --------6G-G 6G-G4-l4l
Andy Gibson 9-12-l4l
Ted Kroll .--------12- l-l43l
Larry CLOSER ~ l-l43t
Dave Douglas S------- 7O-74-l44l
Jim Turnesa ----------7 II -73-l44
Fred Hawkins -144
Wslly Ulrich -----7l- -73-144
Marty Furgol 74T0-144
Chrck Klein -------- Il 30 -lIl
Boots Widener 7S-withdrew
Robert Chandler -- 79-16-155i
Milton Logan - S3-S4-l61