Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-28
Jay Randolph
Wins Opener in
Amateur
MunIey Surprises
Runnerup Of 1855;
6 Other Yunks Guin


Runnerup Of 1855;
6 Other Yunks Gain
TROON. Scotland, May % (P).
jay Randolph, 21-year-old
former George Washington Uni
versity golf captain from Be-
thesda, Md, was among eight
Americans who won first-round
matches today in the British
Amateur championship. But six
other Americans, including one
iof the favorites, Doug Sanders
of Miami, Fla, were eliminated.
Long hitting Hobart Manley,
jr., of Savannah scored a notable
triumph for the United States
when he beat Alan Slater of
England, runnerup to Joe Con-
rad in last years championship,
Cup.
Slater, who carried Conrad to
the Saith hole last year, got into
trouble on the last two holes
after squaring the match at the
18th.
Conrad. of San Antonio. Tex.
who drew a f1rst-round bye, was
scheduled to play his second
round match against l. A. Even
of New Zealand late this after
noon.
Other United States winners
included Billy (Dynamite) Good
loe of Valdosta, Ga, who went to
the sixth round of the 1850
British Amateur in his only pre-
vious attempt to win the title;
Frank Strafaci, 40-year-old New
Yorker who is making his sew
enth bid for the crown; Joe
Golden of Austin, Tex, and Pete
Arend of Deal, N. j., former
University of Virginia golfer who
went to the quarter finals of
the 1853 British Amateur.
Randolph, who reached the
fifth round Of the United States
Amateur in 1854, advanced to
the second round by defeating
Charles N. Gilreath of Sulphur
Springs, Tex, 5 and 3. Jay
turned on the heat on the back
nine as Gilreath began having
trouble with his short irons.
Strafaci Squeaks BY
Goodloe scored an impressive
3-and-2 victory over England's
Derek Gardner on the barren,
sun-baked Troon championship
course.
Strafaci pulled out a l-up de-
cision over j. K. Tate of England
after taking a penalty shot on
the last hole which might have
cost him the match.
Arend registered an easy g.
and-5 victory over Ian Young,
former Scottish boys champion.
Sanders. who had impressed
the Scots with his practice per-
Torrance here although he never
had played on British course
before, came apart on the 10th
and 18th holes after a tough
match and lost to Scotland's o.
year-old David Mackie. 2 and /.
Decisive Win for Golden
Golden's 9-and-S victory over
DR.. T. A. White of Edinburgh
was the most decisive scored by
any American.
Edward H. Whalley, jr.. of
Salem, Mass, hung on to defeat
r. A. Bowie of Scotland. 3 and
2, after being 4 up after the 10th
hole. His lead was cut to one
hole at the 14th. due to poor
putting, but Bowie took IS on
the next two holes to- lose.
1t. Gen. P. Eyler an Air Force
officer from clean. N. Y, sta
toned in Cambridge. England.
played steady golf in defeating
d. Grant o'Brien of England.
5 and 4.
Flrst-round losers included a
pair of servicemen from Texas. 1t
K. F.. Layton of Corpus Christi
and Gilbert N. Frey of Fort
Worth; Finley CASTOR, a native
OF Enid, Okla. who now lives
part time in Brazil, and Norman
Scheer of Newark, N. j.. a "a
year-old serviceman with the
United States Army in Germany
Scheer lost a 2-and-l decision to
Ian Caldwell, British Walker
Cup player.
Merlin Robertson of Pasadena.
Calf. also reached the second
round when his opponent, j. w
Jones OF England. scratched
Earlier scratches had sent Gene
of Pacific Palisades
Calf, former United States pub
nc links champion, and Clarke
Hardwicke of Los Angeles into
the second round and Edwin c
Ware of Philadelphia into the
third. Ware had drawn a first
round bye.
Another upset saw Robin Ca
ter. British Walker Cup PLAYER
from Scotland, beaten by D. A.
Proctor of South Africa, 4 and 8
Twelve Americans have won
this title since 1926 and the best
See BRITISH GOLF, Page c.