Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-21
Young CaIifornians
Threaten in $4,000
Miami Beach Event
BY the Assoeiassd Press

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Mar. 20.
Tommy Bolt and Dick Mayer
chung grimly to their one-stroke
lead in the $4,000 International
D -Four Ball golf tournament to-
day. fighting of a spirited bid for
first place by two young Cali
fornians. Bud Holscher and Bob
q Rosburg.
Holscher, the 23-year-old
Santa Monica sharpshooter. and
his San Francisco partner. RoS-
burg, matched the lead tempo
rarily on today's front nine as
Bolt. the stormy Texan. and
Mayer, the st. Petersburg star,
skidded to sixth place.
But Mayer splashed the hot
test golfing streak Of the tourn-
ament on the home stretch and
lifted his team back to the top
Of the standings.
Leaders Skid at Outset.
Mayer and Bolt managed only
q single birdie between them as
they took IS strokes on the first
nine. but Mayors brilliance on
the tough back nine gave them
q 6-under-par 80 for q 54-hole
best-ball total Of 1913. With one
round to go, they were % strokes
under par for the Normandy
Shores course.
On one string Of four holes
starting at the 18th, the slender
Mayer was five strokes under
par. He dropped a 30-foot eagle
putt at the 18th, then birdied
the next three.
Holscher carried the load for
his team, shooting five brides
as the West Coast contenders
went out in 81. They came back
in "a for a total Of 1874 and
stood in position to strike for
the $4,000 top prize in tomor-
rows final round.
Puts Of IL and Is feet gave
Holscher two of his brides, but
on three other holes his ap-
proach shots were so accurate
he needed puts of less than
foot. Rosburg helped the team
with two brides on the back
nine.
S Teams Tie for Third.
Five teams were damned up in
a third-place tie at 1876 and three
more were deadlocked at 1876.
Ten teams were four strokes or
less behind the leaders and any
Of these combinations could take
charge in the last round.
Cary Middleton of Memphis
and his partner. Skip Alexander
Of st. Petersburg made a menac-
ing gesture on today's front nine
when they birdied five consecu-
tive holes from the third through
the seventh and turned in 80. six
under par. They took 80 on the
back nine for a total Of 1876.
Chick Harbert of Worthwhile,
Mich, and Walter Burkemo Of
Franklin, Mich, also went out in
80 but faltered to take "a on the
back nine and wind up the day
In the third place group with 1876.
The leaders:
Tommy. Bolt and Dick Mayer e7-s1-e5
sua HGlssher and Bob RosDurE. 1885,
Pred Haas and Art Wall. ea-e7-eo-
walter surkemo and Chick Harbert. So
JuI ssssi sOFSs and Dutch Harrison g.
petsT T,hSsmDson and Bob TOski. e5-e7-
skip pa A 4LSsm,s, and Cary Middleton
Herman Barron and Al Besselink. &C.
Dave Douglas and Jim Turnesa, e4-e7-
FREQ hawkins Hawkins and Johnny Palmer e5-
Jim Ferrier and Sam snead. 65-67-e5-
Jerry Barber and Pete Cooper, e5-e7-
B5-197.
Ted Knoll and Lew Worsham. 6s-67-63
-19S
John Barnum and Shelley Mayheld. 6s-
66-64-19S.
Marty Furgol and Bill Nary. 66-66-66-
1913.
xHobsrt Manlsy and Frsnk stranahan-
Jimmy CLARK and Ed Fursol. $3.50 65-
1919.
Al Mengert and Mike souchak, 65-69-
65-190.
Ansel Snow and Glen Teal, 67-66-66-
1919
Denotes amateur.