Show Ward Rules Roost in inGolf inGolf in Golf Meet By LOUDON KELLY COLORADO SPRINGS Colo Cob July 5 UP Il If that year old jinx that has waylaid western amateur golf champions so long hasn't been frightened into hiding In n some mountain canyon near near Broadmoor by now it is stronger than the three opponents Titleholder er Bud Ward has faced so far The eyed blue-eyed Spokane wash I slugger lugger seeking to become the first two time winner since Chick Evans did in 1923 swept into today's 36 hole semifinals on a wave of sizzling siz siz- siz aling shooting over the yard upland course Four Under Par Ward national amateur champion champlon cham cham- pion plon two years ago Is four under par ar for 84 holes Including the 36 hole lole qualifying rounds No other player in the field boasts this sort of if record Ward opened yesterdays yesterday's play by overcoming Warren Berl Ben year 20 old Stanford competitor from San Francisco 2 up with under one-under- I par ar golf I i In the afternoon with lightning flicking through a downpour in a firm firmament ment Fourth of July show Ward rattled off four birdies and eight pairs of an and 6 triumph over Bill Tucker of Dallas Todd Under Par Todd who led the amateurs In Inthe inthe the he national open at Fort Worth this summer beat par by two strokes in a 4 and 3 win over Claude Wright of Denver but had lad a tough battle with Earle Berryhill of Sapulpa Okla Okia before winning 2 and 1 Kraft Kratt defeated Dee Pee Replogle of Oklahoma City who was the last of the five Stanford university players gaining the match play flight light by 2 and 1 He beat Tennis Pro ro Ellsworth Vines 7 and 6 Inthe in inthe the he morning round Norton was deadlocked with husky Verne Stewart of Albuquerque Albuquerque Albuquerque Albu Albu- querque N. N M. M going to the which Stewart three-putted three to lose Nortons Norton's victim in the morning second round was year old Frank Stranahan of Toledo Ohio who won the title last ast month The score was 2 and 1 |