Show YOUTHS SNARE LEAD ON LINKS Ferrara Defending Champion Pressed by Quartet in Public Links Meet LOUISVILLE Ky July 20 1 JP- JP Charles Ferrara ram San Francisco youth who won the national public links title a year ago found his sun baked throne seriously challenged today by four other youngsters from widely separated states The quartet had 71 each one better than par on Shawnee Parks Park's course e and right behind them came two others others oth oth- ers s with par each as compared to the tho 76 that Ferrarra carded Ferrara somewhat more stocky and determined determined determined deter deter- mined looking than the slender l lad d he was when he won at St. St Paul last year appeared to be under the necessity necessity necessity ne ne- ne- ne of getting closer to par today to get into the match play starting Thursday for or the first days day's scores indicated it would take or better betterto to qualify Ralph Laccy Lacay 22 old 22 Little LittleRock LittleRock LittleRock Rock insurance salesman Ralph Stra Stra- fad Brooklyn's year old high school threat Joe Coria Corla of ot St St. Paul whose occupation is a ranger on on a ahome ahome home golf gol course and who was med med- alist and runner up in his state public pub lie lic links tourney and Joe NIcholls of Lon Long Beach Cal who went to the finals last year with Ferrara were among the entrants who pressed hardest at nt Ferrara's title NIcholls is isone isone one orie of the youngest entrants only 16 but wont won't tell his age any more because because because be be- cause he says nobody believes it Ba Back k of the leading four as play began today in the second 18 hole 18 hole qualifying ying round came Byron Hunt of ot Columbus Ohio and Ray E. E Jones of Richmond Ind lad each with par There were eight others who drubbed the tricky greens and baked fairways under a hot sun for scores of 73 each Then Thena a string of ot and up followed Columbus Ohio got away to the leadership in the Intercity match for forthe forthe forthe the Harding cup its man four-man team totaling Louisville was next among the 33 contesting teams with |