Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Aussie founder Par
Al 4-HoIe Mark;
Jerry Barber Second
BY the Asseeioied Press

CHICAGO, Aug. 7. - British
Open champion Peter Thomson,
24-year-old Australian pro, to-
day fired a four-under-par 68 to
seize the 54-hole lead in the
$4,000 All-American tourna-
ment with 206 stroke total.
Thomson, who never has won
q major American tourney, mas
terfully stroked Tam O'Shanter's
par 36-36-72 layout for q 1885
card which followed rounds of
SO and 70.
The Australian star, making
his fourth appearance at Tam,
fashioned an eagle and five
brides in his third-round bid for
top prize Of So, 400.
Thomson really would have
been winging into the final round
If 1t had not been for a double
DOGGY on the par four 14th and
q DOGGY on the par four sixth.
Thomson's 10-under-par stint
for the 54-hole distance gave
him two-stroke lead over Jerry
Barber of La Canada, Calf,
whose third round 70 gave him
208.
Litter Shoots Sc for 200.
A stroke behind Barber was
Gene Litter, 1853 National Anna
teur champion, whose So gave
him 200.
Bracketed at 2l0 were halfway
leader Rudy Horvath of Wind
sor. Can, Cary Middleton, an
other foreign contender, Flory
Van Donck of Belgium, and Bob
Toski, who tapped his third
straight 70. Middleton came in
with 50, Van Donck with a 70,
and Horvath with 70.
Thomson, who will try to be-
come the youngest pro ever to
win the All-American. played it |
coy after his double DOGGY on
the 18th, stroking home in even
par figures.
Byron Nelson, the All-Ameri-
can tourney winner in 1941, was
20 years old at the time.
Peters putter failed him only
once, as he three-putted the
445-yard sixth for five. He
trickled home two 20 footers, on
the 250-yard eighth and the
475-yard 10th, where he scored
his eagle.
Horvath had started the third
round with a one-stroke lead
over Thomson, Barber and Pete
Cooper, who took a 70 today to
fall into a three-way tie at Oil
with Doug Ford and Skee
Riegel.
Six strokes off the pace at 212
was Buster Reed, former North
Texas State collegiate star, who
scored SO.
There were three 213 shooters,
Walt Ulrich, Bud Holscher and
george faZlO.
Lew Worsham Has 214.
Among II deadlocked at 214
was Lew Worsham, whose SEN
sational wedge shot on the final
hole won Tam's 1853 world tour
ney. Worsham authored one. Of
the four 68's today.
: Defending champion Lloyd
Mangrum. suffering with a 70. |
was among seven notched at 215,
while an even par ZIG group of |
seven included U. s. Open
champion Ed Furgol.
Tommy Bolt, who usually has |
temper trouble. came up with Q
wrenched back which forced |
him to quit after playing Is
holes. He had an opening nine |
40.
Third round leaders in the
concurrent All-American Mems |
Amateur and women's pro divi- |
sions were Arnold Palmer, of |
Cleveland, current Ohio cham
pion, and famed Babe Zaharias. |
Palmer's 70 gave him a 54-hole |
total of 217. a stroke ahead of |
the halfway leader, Eddie Mer-
rims of Meridian, Miss, whose IA |
left him at 218.
Mrs. Zaharias followed her
yesterdays COMMUNICATING SO
with a third-round IS, three
under women's par, for a 219
total. Next with 225 was Jackie
Pung, former Honolulu house.
wife. who needed II today.