Evening star., 1953-07-04
BY the Associofed Press

PGA record books come out while
the experts try to decide whether
the wreckage in the first two
18-hole rounds of the PGA cham
pionship is worse than that of
previous years. Usually they
can't agree.
But there's little doubt after
the current "Black Friday" that
the Detroit area holds the record.
After seeing the favorites 60
down one after another and after
thumbing through the books, OBJ
servers couldn't find anything
quite like it since the 1947 tour
nament at the nearby Plum Hol-
low Club.
Shunted to the isidelines yes
terday in 10h hours of torrid
golf action were the defending
champion, Jim Turnesa; five
other ex-champions who have
accounted for nine PGA titles
among them; the qualifying
medalist and virtually all the
big names" of the tournament
touring profession.
Seven Names Bow Quickly.
1t went like this: Medalist
Johnny Palmer, Ex-Champions
Gene Sarazen Che won three
times between 1922 and 1889 j,
Vic Ghezzi and Chandler Har-
per went out in the first round,
along with such prominent play
erS as Lew Worsham, Chick Har-
bert and Ed Oliver.
In the afternoon, second
round victims were Sam Snead,
the other time champion
who still is active; Cary Middle
coff, co-favorite with Snead; ex-
Champion Jim Ferrier, and
Tommy Bolt, Buck White, Fred
Haas and Marty Furgol.
The best comparison with
that was the 1947 BLACK Fri
day" when Ben Hogan. Snead,
Bobby Locke, Sam Byrd, Jimmy
Demaret and Bob Hamilton,
among others, went out in the
first day of match play.
The biggest difference was that
in 1947, PGA officials were wor-
ried about the effect of these
losses on the gate receipts. This
year, with a 100000 advance sale
and $105,000 in hand from the
program, they aren't fretting.
Four Survivors Stand Out.
Emerging from this carnage of
big names were tall Dave Douglas
of Newark, Del, and portly
Claude Harmon of Mamaroneck,
N. Y, as the leaders in the lower
half of the draw, and fragile
looking Felice Torza of st.
Charles. ILL.,. and Jimmy Clark
of Laguna Beach, Calf, in the
upper half.
The 35-year-old Douglas. VINO
claims he no longer deserves the
title of COLTS thin man, did the
biggest giant-killing job-a pair
of 20-hole victories over Wor-
sham and Snead. Harmon, the
smooth-SWinging former Master
champion, beat Ted Kroll and
Palmer's conqueror, Jack Grout,
by 4 and 2 margins. Harmon
was seven under par for his 80
holes.
Clark is one of the few tourna-
! ment regulars among the surviv-
ing 16 and he hasn't won an
event on the circuit this year.
He knocked out Ghezzi, 2 and /,
and Middlecof, S and 4.
Torza, the tiniest man in the
field, took a verbal lesson from
Sarazen after beating the 51-
year-old veteran, 2 and 1-or
rather letting Gene beat himself.
Said Sarazen: You're making
every shot I'm making. You'll
never beat Turnesa this after
noon. You've got to play your
own shots and 60 for par"
Felice. who figured Jimmy was
one player he could beat anyway,
did just that and won, 4 and 3.
Today's Pairings.
Pairings and starting times for
today's 36-hole third-r ound
matches:
10 am. and 2:30 p.m.-Jackson Brad
ley; Chicago. vs. Dave Douglas, Newark
iO:1O and 2:4O-walter Burkemo
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o'tS u :s6 80 ana @ oEhhSi @Ed Furso tn ST. louis, louis
VS.. Claude Harmon, Mamaroneck N. Y.
1910 and 3:10-Felice TorZa st.
Charles. ILL.,, vs.Wally Ulrich. Austin,
1880 and 3:9o-Jimmy Clark. La
guna Beach. Calf. vs. Henry Williams,
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II and 3:30-,-Jack. 1saacs: Langley
Field Vax vs. Labron Harris saltwater
| 1l.IO and 3:4O-Al smith Danville