Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-08-27 | Page 10 | Pair Scrap for Public Golf Title

Pair Scrap For Public Golf Title BY HENRY HENSON United Press Sports Writer CLEVELAND Aug 27 A 27 A Cleveland Cleveland Cleve Cleve- Cleveland land W P A yorker worker who wants to tobe tobe tobe be a golf professional and an Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- Oregon gon railroad man who would rather play for fun meet today for the national national na na- national na- na public pubic links golf champion champion- ship The home town player is Al Leach 26 city municipal champion who works as timekeeper at the work relief headquarters His opponent is Louis Cyr 31 of Portland who had to beat 17 other players In a qualifying qualifying quail quail- play-off play to get into the match pl ulav y rounds Their match is at 36 holes over the Highland Park course Both Doth overcame tremendous odds in their hole 36 semifinal matches yesterday esterday opponents of both Soth carrying carrying car car- ring them to the last hole before bowing out of the tournament which is the one big national event for member golfers golf golf- ers Leach was seven down to Bart Taro Seattle newsboy and the tournament tournament tournament tour tour- baby at the end of the morning 18 holes Handicapped by a digestive ailment ailment ail all ment meat the Cleveland player was all ail allover allover over the co course during the first 18 holes At one point he was eight down But after halving the first two wo holes of the afternoon round he le began firing pars and birdies at young Taro squaring the match on the thirty Under pressure pressure Taros Taro's steadiness I deserted him on the home hole He dubbed his second shot pulled his third hird and missed an foot eight-foot p putt tt for or a five which would have given him ilm a halve with Leach who had already sunk