Evening star., 1951-01-09
Ransom Says Putting
Won for Mangrum
In Los Angeles Open
BY the Associated Press

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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9.-Henry
Ransom, who claims Ray fever is
his worst enemy, may have found
second choice. It could be Lloyd
Mangrum, who cost him the Los
Angeles Open golf title.
Ransom, like Mangrum, is a
Texan transplanted tc a profess
sional's job in Illinois. They tan
gled in duel on the back nine
of the $4,000 tournament yester-
day and Mangrum won by a
stroke.
Mangrum came from five strokes
back to card $50. The best Ran
som could do, under terrific pres
sure. was 281. Sam Snead, last
years winner. who played this
tournament with a broken bone
in his left hand, was third best
at 285.
1t was strictly two-man affair
at the finish. Mangrum, carding
a four-under-par 81 on his final
round. had disposed of Snead,
Cary Middlecoff and other chal-
lengers along the way.
Mangrum Gets Brides.
Ransom. the two-day leader,
took off a half hour after Man
grum and learned quickly that the
tall. dark pro at Chicago's Tam
O'Shanter Club meant business.
Mangrum got a birdie on the first
hole. and before the day was over
he added six more, including
near hole-in-1 which hit the pin
end bounced lightly back to roost
On the lip of the cup at the par 8
fifth.
Ransom. whose hay fever is so
bad in August that he requires a
three-month vacation. credited
Mangrum's putting with the win,
and blamed his own.
They were up there" he said,
but they weren't in.
He pointed out that he had IA
brides during the tournament, but
Mangrum had seven on the last
round alone. And. he added, tits
putting that gets brides"
Turns First Nine in 81.
BY the end Of the first nine,
Mangrum was under par with 80.
Ransom had IS when he reached
the halfway post. and still held a
tWo-stroke edge.
But Mangrum, keeping the heat
on, went on to birdie II and 18,
the latter with a pitch from 18
feet.
Ransom got the news on the
18th. He lofted an iron past the
green and into the crowd and
lost another stroke to par. AS it
turned out. that stroke cost him |
tie for top money of $4,000. In
stead, he drew down only $1,000 |
for second.
Mangrum's 280 was four strokes
better than his winning total here
in 1949. And it was worth an
extra thousand dollars. George
S. May, his boss at Tam O'Shan-
ter, chips in $1,000 every time
Mangrum wins a tournament.
Snead Out for 6 Weeks.
Snead quit the tournament
grind for at least six weeks to let
his injured hand mend, not even
waiting around to collect his
81 $50 prize. He told officials to
mail the check back home, to
White Sulphur Springs. w. Va.
Ellsworth Vines. the ex-tennis
star finished fast with a 68 to tie
for fourth position at 288 with
Middlecof. Memphis dentist,
and Doug Ford, an ex-Coast
Guardsmar from Briarcliff, N. Y,
both of whom blew their chances
with IT'S on the final round.
One stroke back at 289 was Jim
my Clark of Laguna Beach, Calf.
Skee Rlegel of Tulsa and Leland
Gibson of Kansas City shared the
900 slot.
George Fazio Of Washington's
Woodinont Club leaped from three
strokes out of the top Is with a
round To play to 10th money with
the best round Of the last day, a
five under par 66. Fazio won
$48c. He was out in 81, which
tied the best front nine of the
tournament, and back in 35.
Leaders and the money division