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EASTERN OPEN
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bogied the simple last hole, and
Jerry Kesselring, who has been
second, tied for second and tied
for third in three rounds.
Wall had SO today, Kesselring
70 and Rosburg a 70.
Jay Hebert, a circuit regular
and John Knight. the brash
first-round leader with a 81, are
next with 212s, Herbert adding a
II and Knight a u after he
birdied the last hole of each
nine.
Williams Sc Best
The best round today was the
tournaments second Sc. this one
by pudgy Harold Williams of
Tuscaloosa, Ala, who makes
most of the stops on the tour
but not many stops at the pay
window. Williams had 74-75 his
first two rounds. He's too far
back to be in contention at 215,
but he could get in the money
and in the low rs that qualify
for the rich Tam O'Shanter
tournaments.
The next best round was a 81
by Frank Stranahan, the de-
Tending champion, but he's 218.
George Bayer, pounding his tee
shots so tar he made the long
course look like a pitch and putt
layout, had SO for 214.
The big blowups were by Babe
Lichardus, the bashful driving
range pro who seemed apologize
about being paired with the lead
ers, and Ernie Vossler. Lichardus
had rs for 215 and Vossler rs
for 215.
VOSSler Is Penalized
Vossler later was given a n
instead of a rs when he was
penalized two strokes by Ray
OBrien, Tournament Bureau
manager. after a protest by
Knight, one Of Vossler's playing
partners. The penalty was SINH
lar to one called on Doug Ford
in the National Open.
Vossler hit his second shot
into a hazard on the 18th hole.
He dropped a provisional ball,
played poor stroke with it. then
picked it up and played the
original ball out of the hazard.
The strict penalty is disqualified
ton. but O'Brien modified it be-
cause he said the USGA had es-
tablished a precedent.
Palmer. who drew frowns from
the USGA for turning pro be-
fore he had time to defend his
1854 National Amateur title, is
bidding for his second straight
victory in PGA sponsored events
in this country. He won at Weth-
erSfield, Conn.,, four weeks ago.
Since then the pros twice have
played in Canada. and in the
PGA last week. Palmer was not
eligible for the latter.
Early Putting Good
He was last of the tee today.
and after a routine start on the
first two holes he went birdie
birdie. His birdie putt on the
third was from Is feet. and it
was an eight-footer on the
fourth. He followed the par route
until the DOGGY at nine, where
he missed the green and Clipped
poorly.
Coming back he warmed to
the task. He was just short of
the 535-yard 10th in two and
Clipped up for birdie. He
knocked in a six-footer on the
18th, and an eight-footer on the
18th. and had par for a So with
the easy par five 14th coming up
The next three holes made
him mad. He didn't birdie the
l4th. hitting a fat second and
a poor chip, and that disturbed
him. He almost hooked his Sec
ond in the water hazard on the
18th. but played the ball of
the bank and made another
DOGGY
And on the 10th he drove into,
a tree. half-topped his second
smothered the third and SAL
vaged a DOGGY five by finally
dropping a four-footer. Mean
while Finsterwald was 4-4-3
where Palmer was 5-5-5 and
Arnold knew his lead was
dwindling.
But he rolled home an 18-
foot birdie putt on the par three
nth after Finsterwald was
within a club length Of the cup
with his tee shot. then pared
the 18th.
O'DOnnell Leads Area
Palmer needs a SO today to
break Snead's tournament rec
ord 275 made in 1852.
John O'Donnell. the host pro.
took the lead among the Middle
Atlantic pros with a 20 for 2i9.
but it appears he will have to be
20 or better today to get into
the money.
Fred Bolton Of Washington
took a double-bogey five on the
18th and 70 for 22l, along with
Charley Bassler and Walter
Romans, the new Maryland Open
champion.
Ex-Woodmont pro George
Fazio has played some of the
best golf since the first round.
He started with a rs but has had
I70s the las two days for ZIG.
Bill Cole Of the host cluh and