Evening star., 1952-05-27
Wards Birdie on 1911
Gusts Stubborn Scot
In British Amateur
By the Associated Press

PRESTWICk, Scotland, May n.
-Harvie Ward Of Tarboro, N. c.,
sank a birdie on the 18th green
today to oust a rallying F. G..
Dewar of Scotland in q second
round match of the British ANA
teur golf championship. The
margin was 1-up.
The former United States inter-
collegiate champion won the first
three holes but reached the turn
1-down to his rival in the best
match of the historic tournament
over the 6,531-yard Prestwick
course.
The grand old man of American
golf, Chick Evans, jr.. Of Chicago,
who competed in this tournament
40 years ago, outlasted r. B.
Lawrence, a Yorkshireman, in
blustery wind and rain to win on
the 21st hole.
Evans, a great favorite with
British golf galleries, had a one
hole lead at the 10th but lost
the 18th to knot the match. He
and Lawrence halved the next two
holes before Evans finally won on
the 21st when the Englishman hit
his tee shot out of bounds.
Evans. 81, won the United
States amateur title twice and
the United States Open once.
Pat Mucci of Montclair, N. j.,
veteran tournament competitor,
rallied after losing two of the
first four holes to down D. H.
Reid of Scotland, 2 and /.
Weather Turns Bad.
1t began to rain in mid-morning
and the players found trouble
controlling their shots in mis-
cradle weather on the 35-37-72
par course.
Two other Americans also were
among the early second round
victors. Felix Salamon of Nyack.
N. Y. defeated Sam McKinlay of
Scotland, 2 and /. Capt. j. M.
Anderson of Ottumwa, Iowa,
eliminated r. L. Haggart, also of
Scotland, 5 and 4.
In the first II matches today
involving Americans seven United
States players prevailed and four
dropped decisions to British rivals.
In the only match pitting one
American against another Paul
Cote of Jamestown, R. l., defeated
Maj. o. X. Rogers of Waco, Tex,
l up.
Jack PenroSe of Miami Beach,
Fla, scored one of the most one
sided triumphs of the day when
he eliminated w. G. Gillies of
Scotland, Z and 6.
Americans Ousted.
Americans bowling out were
Christopher Dunphy of Palm
Beach, Fla; Bill Harmonay of
New York, T.. Ross Thomson of
Orlando, Fla, and j. E. Bernolfo
|of Salt Lake City, Utah.
After Ward had dissipated his
early lead, tension mounted on
the incoming nine holes. The
North Carolinian won the 18th
and 18th to 60 2-up again, but
Dewar rallied to take the 18th,
where Ward 3-putted, and the
17th, where the Scotchman laid
his approach eight feet from the
pin and sank the ball for a
birdie 3.
All square going to the final
hole, Dewar trapped his tee shot
while Ward was down the middle.
Dewar reached the green on his
second, but took two puts to get
down. Ward Clipped close and
sank for his winning birdie.
Ward had a 39-37-76, while
Dewar had the same total with
reverse twist, 37-39.
Stranahan Plays Today.
Frank Stranahan, the Toledo
better, made his belated entrance
into the tournament today against
Joe Gent, a 53-year-old English
man.
He was scheduled to tee off In
one of the last second-round
matches. Other leading American
amateurs, Frank Strafaci. Ho-
bart Manley, Dick Chapman and
Billy Maxwell, were booked for
third-round competition late in
the day.
Stranahan, one of the big favor
ties for the title, spent yesterday
practicing at nearby Troon while
IL of his fellow Americans swept
safely through their first-round
tests. Another IA lost. Strana-
han drew a bye in the initial round.
Jimmy McHale of Philadelphia
and Bob Knowles of Boston. easy
winners yesterday. had today of