Evening star., 1952-06-14
By MerreII WhittIesey
Stor Sfoff Correspondent

for a birdie on the 18th.
Hogan added to his Open rec
ords yesterday with his second
starlight SO for 1873 as the field
was reduced to the low so and ties,
He now holds the record 72-hole
score of 276; the record 54-hole
score of 207, both set at Riviera
in California in 1948, and he tied
Snead's 1873 for So holes, also set
at Riviera.
Fazio at Even Par.
Hogan's lead is a slender two
strokes over George Fazio, who
tied Ben and Lloyd Mangum for
the Open title in 1850 when he
was the Woodmont pro. Fazio,
now part time pro at Pine Valley
in New Jersey and almost a full
time auto dealer in Cambridge,
Md, came up with truly re-
|markable round to shoot SO for
140, even par at the halfway
mark.
Pat Abbott, Fazio's playing
partner and a veteran Of tourna-
ment competition, said "Fazs"
round was the greatest he ever
had witnessed. George was in
three sand traps, hit three trees,
was in the rough-deep rough
seven times. but by one-putting
IL green's with a borrowed putter
he shot SO.
One shot back of Fazio and
three back Of Hogan is Johnny
Bulla. who led the Open at the
54-hole mark in 1887 but finished
with a rs to fall we'll back. Bulla
is a former student of Yogi, an
airplane pilot, and caused a stir
when he repeatedly won tourna-
ment using a quarter ball. His
latest is a protein diet in which
he has lost 35 pounds and he
looks like the undertakers are
right behind him.
Bulla came back with a So after
a 73 for 141.
Boros Alone at 142.
The only player at 142, four
back Of Hogan. is Julius Boros.
Last year Boros was one stroke
out of the lead after 54 holes.
but tied for fourth after a last
round "a. He's a big guy, devoid
of color and personality.
Two days ago only four names
were mentioned here-Hogan.
Sam Snead. Lloyd Mangrum and
Bobby Locke. Mangrum at 149
and Locke at ISL are out of con-
tention and Snead is seven shots
back at 145 after a rs that would
tear your heart out.
Slammin' Sam putted for 13
birdies-didn't make any. Hole
after hole he poured magnificent
wood and iron shots to the green,
but his puts would slip by and
he'd shake his head. He didn't
have a single birdie, a 1,000-to-1
shot for Snead, and had seven SIS
on his card, which almost seems
Snead Hardly a Contender.
Snead hardly can be counted
out. but apparently the magazine
which published his Il Still Can
Win the Open" can save the type
until next year, because that far
back of the master he's hardly a
serious contender. He beat Hogan
for the Masters title this year. but
they were tied with 18 holes to
go, and seven strokes back is a
terrific handicap.
Worsham, the only player in
this championship who putted for
eagles on two consecutive holes.
has confidence in himself. After
a f1rSt-day 72 Lew was three over
par with 38 going out yester-
day, but then he started to play.
His drive on the 347-yard 18th
rolled through a trap on the green
he's the only player to accom-
pliSh that, and he two-putted for
a birdie.
On the next hole, a 483-yard
par S. he hit the green with a
drive and four wood and dropped
a 6-foot eagle putt. On two holes
he picked up three shots on
Hogan.
Oliver Hard-luck Guy.
Worsham is at 143 with Ed
Oliver, hard-luck guy of the first
round, and Horton Smith, the
PGA president. who tackled 73 to
"a 70. Oliver might be the most
serious contender if he had pared
the 18th hole of the first round
for a 50, instead of taking six
for a II.
Charley Bassler, the big money
winner in District of Columbia
and Maryland tournaments,
scared to 70 for $50 and beat the
qualifying limit by only one
stroke. Bassler drove out of
bounds on the very first hole for
IA double-bogey six, but he was
only four over par playing the
18th and was satisfied. He bogied
that hole. however. and on the
lpar i've 14th he hit i've consecu-