Evening star., 1952-08-09
Ferrier's S Hot Puiter,
Worsham' S Mistakes
Feature World Golf
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

C11CAGO, Aug. S.-Jlm FER
rier, who for years has been
recognized as one of pro golfs
greatest putters. has found his
touch and seems headed for the
$25, 900 top money in the World
Championship" of golf-if he can
retain his putting magic.
Ferrier, massive ex-Australian
who became an American citizen
in 1914, took q two-stroke lead
over Lew Worsham, 1947 National
Open champion, into the third
round Of Tam O'Shanter's 500 900.
four-ringed circus.
An ex-correspondent for the
Sydney (Australia) Herald, Ferrier
has had two scorching rounds
of $3.50 for a 36-hole total of
134, which is 10 under par. Big
Jim's metronome putter tapped
only ~ times in yesterdays 31-35
effort.
This was discouraging news to
most Of the 80-player field, of
which about 10 still remained
within striking distance of the 81
lyear-old Ferrier, now l4th in PGA
|money-winning with nearly $1,000.
Cooper Drops Back.
|. Worsham, who yesterday wob-
bled to II from an opening IS, was
a stroke ahead Of the Argentine
star. Roberto de Vicenzo Of
Buenos Aires. and Pete Cooper
white Plains, N. Y, knotted at
l137. Cooper, co-leader with
Worsham, needed a second-round
72, finishing with twobirdieS.
Another twosome. Earl Stewart
ljr., Dallas. Tex, who had three
eagles in yesterdays 10. and Slim
Dave Douglas, Newark, Del, were
tied at 1873.
Five strokes behind Ferrier al
139 were the current National
Open champion, julius Boros;
Jimmy Clark of Laguna Beach
Calf, and Ed Oliver.
On the 140 roost were perched
Jack Burke. Houston. Tex, Sec
ond in 1852 money winning. and
veteran Lawson Little, Pebble
Beach. Calf. who perked with 9
second-ro 81.
Six players were deadlocked al
141, among them Sammy Snead
White Sulphur Springs. w. Va.
rated the man to beat in the
World" of his All-American tri-
umph at Tam last week end
Sam has been just one Of the
boys with TITO.
Seven Hurts Worsham.
Worsham, square-jawed Oak
mont campaigner, could have el-
bowed right alongside Ferrier II
he hadn't taken a seven on the
par-five, 475-yard. 10th hole
Douglas also suffered from Q
seven, which came on the par
four, 445-yard 14th and cost him
a chance to nose in at 1876, a
stroke behind Ferrier. -s .s
The lads back in the pack GER
tainly won't quit trying in today's
and tomorrow's 18-hole rounds,
not with $12.500 up for second
prize, $4,000 for third, $4,000 for
fourth and touches ranging from
$4,000 to $1,000 from fifth through
10th places.
In the $4,000 world" women's
lpro event, Betty Jameson Of San
. Antonio, Tex, still had a bead
on the $4,000 first prize with a &c.
hole total of las. four strokes
ahead of Patty Berg, the gallant
shooter from Minneapolis.
Campbell Tops Stranahan.
The world" amateur was re.
solved into a hot scrap between
Bill Campbell, 29-year-old former
State legislator from Huntington
IW. Va, and Defending Champion
Frank Stranahan. Campbell's 1856
fashioned on a pair Of four-un.
der-par 68s, gave him a two.
stroke lead over Stranahan with
q score matching Worsham's pre-
total.
Joyce Ziske Of Waterford, Wis.
held a five-stroke lead over Betty
Rowland Of Lexington, KY, 15s
to 164. in the worlds fourth phase
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