Evening star., 1952-05-29
|0nIy Three Americans
|Sfranahan, McHaIe
And Ward. Remain
BY the Assoeioied Press

tSAAoAAPaOA4 AAoA AICAuiot, ~, ~.
land Billy Maxwell, United States
Amateur champion, were knocked
out of the British Amateur gol.
championship today by Maj
David Blair. a 35-year-old re.
serve on the British Walker Cur
team.
The straight-shooting former
British army champion first
knocked out the 41-year-old
Chapman in the morning fifth
round, 81. with a subpar round
in the teeth OF a strong wind. and
then eliminated Maxwell OF
odessa. Tex. 4 and 3, in the after
noon to gain the quarter-f1nal
round.
Another American was ousted
in the afternoon when Joe Carr,
veteran Irish Walker Cupper,
ousted frankie Strafaci of Garden
City, N. Y, 4 and 3.
| Miami Golfer Loses.
In the morning. Jack Penrose,
Ia nunheralded Miami Beach ella. }
linksman, was put out by Keppel
tEnderby, a top-fiight Australian,
4 and 8.
The elimination of the four
Americans left only three, Jim
McHale of Philadelphia, Harvie
Ward OF Tarboro, N. c., and
Frank Stranahan, two-time win
ner OF this title, in the running.
Ward, handsome, former United
States college champion, became
the first American to enter the
|quarter-finals when he routed
Scotland's S. Haswell. 5 and 4.
In the morning the Southerner
eliminated another Scotsman, An
drew Whyte. by the same score.
Harvie uncorked a one-under-
par IS going out this afternoon
and followed up by sweeping the
10th, 11th and 18th holes with
beautiful pitch shots which left
him puts of 2 and 3 feet.
McHale to Meet Ward.
McHale, towering Philadelphia
Walker Cupper, joined Ward in
the round of eight and will meet
his fellow American tomorrow. Biz
Jim defeated C. H. Gray of Scot
land. 3 and !, in the afternoon,
after routing Minty Miller, a 49,
lyear-old Glasgow footballer who
had beaten three Americans ear
lier, S and 4.
Blair and Carr, in the same
bracket with McHale and Ward
will have it out tomorrow morn
ing, too.
Blair, who was one under par
for the Is holes of his morning
match with Chapman, got the
early jump on Maxwell on the
second hole and led all the way.
The cool, methodical Scotsman
played the narrow fairways as if
he owned them and never let
anything bother him. He was
deadly on the green.
BY the sixth hole the Scotsman
was 3 up as the Texas collegian
had difficulty with his putter,
The sandy haired American
youngster reduced the gap to one
by taking the seventh and eighth
holes when Blair put his second
shots into traps. Unperturbed by
the Chilling winds sweeping across
the 6.531-yard seaside course, the
army officer romped away from
his rival on the back nine.
Strafaci Runs Into Trouble.
Strafaci, who won out on the
10th hole this morning by plac-
ing a tee shot 16 inches from the
pin to beat Walker Cupper Jimmy
wilson up. ran into a tartar in
Carr in the afternoon.
The Irish iron master, perfectly
at ease on the windy course, fired
a one-under-par IS for the first
nine to grab a five-hole lead.
frankie shot a 43 and was out of
1t when the turn for home was
made.
Strafaci said he had been beaten
; and 3 but when Carr performed
the winners job of officially re-
porting the score to the Royal and
Ancient's Championship Commit
Tee. he gave the result as 4 and 3
Blair. a director of Glasgow
1istillery. was severely Injured in
IN auto crash in Germany last
November and was told he would
never play golf again. He was put
n a cast which was not taken of |
Until the beginning of February.
He matched par SO on the out
line this afternoon while Maxwell
leeded 38 strokes. Blair won three
II the last five holes, losing one
md halving another.
Scot Putting Well.
The Scotsman, hitting his woods
md irons straight as an arrow
md putting brilliantly on the
vind-swept course, was one under
,ar for the II holes of his tin
ling match with Chapman. The
'ormer British Army -championl
1red a So, one over par, going out
md clipped two strokes off par onlI
he way home. Chapman went
,ut in 80.
Stranahan. Toledo sparkplug
heir. was forced to battle all the
way to eliminate Scotland's Bob
Lee, 3 and /, this morning.
A bad break forced Strafaci intol
extra holes this morning after
ne had fired one over
par 35-38-73 for the firstl
l8. Wilson had a 36-38-74.
One up coming to the 18th,
5trafaci unleased a mighty drive
hat carried 800 yards but rolled
)ut of bounds and IN against the