The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-03-19
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By BEN FUNK

BY BEN FUNK
PALM BEACH tR - Sam Snead,
returning to tournament competl-
tino after a layoff of three months,
led the way into the finals of the
2-day Seminole Pro-Amateur Coli
Tournament today with 2-under
par 10.
The West Virginia slammer held
one-stroke lead over the field OF
81 pros for the $4,000 pot after
carding steady 34,36-70 over the
long, tough Seminole Club course.
Tournament officials had moved
back the tees to lengthen the lay
out past 1000 yards and shifted
the pins to- the most difficult spots
on the green's but Snead's flawless
drives and iron shots put him in
front.
John Rcvolta, Evanston, H.;
Henry Picard. Cleveland, O.; John
Palmer. Badin, N. c.; and Fred
Hawkins, Ell Paso, Tex, tied for
second place with lis.
punched at " were: Walter Bur-
keno, Franklin, Mich; Bob Ham,
ilton, Evansville. Ind; Doug Ford,
Harrison, N. Y; Marty Furgold,
Lemont, H.; and John Barnum,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Ben Hogan, Palm Springs, Calf.
returning to tournament COMPETE
ton for the first time since the
All-American in Chicago last year,
carded 73 to tic for 18th place.
Jack Burke, Houston, Tex, who
stunned the winter circuit with vic
tories in four straight tournaments
had IS to tic for nth place and
Cary Middlecoff, Memphis, Tenn,
second highest money winner be-
hind Burke, took IS.
WINTER PARK IN Rollins
College needs double victory to-
day to share top honors with North
Carolina In q round-robin college
baseball tournament. North Caro-
lima stands so, Rollins IL and
Alabama 0-3. North Carolina de-
featcd Alabama, S-5, in 10 innings,
and Rollins beat Alabama, ga,
Tuesday.
SEBRING 1.-TWO past winners
and the medalist moved into the
second round of the National Sem
Tors Match Play Golf Tournament
today, but another former cham
pion fell in Tuesdays play.
Defending Champion M. E..
Stephens Jr., Sebring, defeated
Glen Norville, Oklahoma City, 2
and /, Tuesday. Former Winner
Allen Rankin, Columbus, O. elimi,
mated Ray Jones, indianapolis, l
up, in 10 holes. Medalist James
A. Fownes, Winter Park, ousted
John 0. Tucker, wheeling, w. Va,
9 and S.
h. A. Holden, Winter Park, beat
former Champion William A. Ryan
Detroit, / up in 10 holes.
Other first.round winners includ-
ed Col. d. c. McAllister, Orlando.
TAMPA R --Hillsborough High
Won its own invitational track
meet Tuesday night, scoring lis
points. Sarasota had 10, TT. Myers
and Plant City IS each, Clearwater
Is and Manatee 8.
Hickey Martin, Sarasota. set
record Of 40 feet z inches in the
shot put and also won the 22O-yard
dash. Other new records we're set
by Jack Gibson, Ft. Myers, with
4:45.7 in the mile; Jim Mitchell,
Hillsborough, with Asa in the 40
yard run; and Hillscorough's team
in the medley relay with ass.
PlNEHuRST, NJ. G.. tF Mary
Lena Faux, who for several years
played In the shadow Of such es-
tablishcd Georgia golfing stars as
Dorothy Kirby and Louise Suggs,
is having herself the finest winter
season of her career.
The 2S-year-old, llS pound
brownsville miss, treasured her
second successive North and South
tournament qualifying medal as
she headed into today's opening
round Of match play along with
81 challengcrs.
MISS Faulk prevailed over q
opponents and biting cold day.
marked by occasional showers, to
lead the way with fine 37,3S-75.
one over women's par Tuesday.
She was three strokes ahead Of
Mac Murray, Rutland, VT. and
Mrs. Holbrook Plat. Pinehurst.
Mary Lena has already won two
Florida tournaments this winter,
Tue Helen Lee Doherty Memorial
at Miami and the East Coast
event at st, Augustine.
ORLANDO IN ~ Rookie Pitcher
Gerald Lanes five hitless innings
are the pride Of Washington Seua-
tors Manager Bucky Harris.
The Senators, VIGOROUSLY shy Of
mound strength last season, are
desperately seeking plugs for that