Show Henry Picard Retires From Tourney Grind ST. ST PETERSBURG Fla Feb 27 AP Henry AP-Henry Henry Picard a former National p G A champion and a top-line top golfer for years is planning from competition at the height of one of his greatest scoring sp sprees ees S S Af r Henry Picard Retires from tourney grind When Picard shot a under five-under- par 66 yesterday to lead in the St. St Petersburg open it marked his seventh consecutive round as runner front-runner of the professional professional professional pro pro- brigade He began his splurge in the last two rounds of the Texas open won the New Orleans open with witha a record and resumed here hereafter hereafter hereafter after skipping the Thomasville Ga tournament Subject to a change of mind Picard plans to leave the tournament tournament tournament ment circuit after the St. St Augustine Augustine Augustine Augus Augus- tine pro-amateur pro March 13 He will take over his new duties at atthe atthe atthe the Twin Hills club in Oklahoma City April 1 and thereafter ex expects expects ox- ox to play only in the national open the P G A championship and perhaps a couple of other tourneys tourneys tour tour- annually Picard led a corps of 35 par- par crackers into the second round of the St. St Pete open today but the pack was close on his heels Hogan the years year's leading money winner fo former mer National Open Champion Ralph Guldahl the slugging ever-slugging Sam Snead of Hot Springs Va and Chick Harbert of Battle Creek Mich were only a stroke off the pace I |