Salt Lake Telegram | 1946-10-26 | Page 9 | Top Players Tied for Fairway Lead

r Top Players Tied for Fairway Lead RICHMOND Va Oct 26 UP UP- UP Four of ot the thEl top five favorites fo forthe for tor the Richmond open were tf tied d toda today as ns the field moved into the third IS hole round of the h 72 hOle 72 le golf gol tournament Ben Hogan of ot Fort Worth Ella Ella- worth Vines of oC Los An Angeles Jim Ferrier Fer Fer- ncr rier of ot Chicago and Herman Keiser Kelse of oC Akron 0 O. all had three lU-three three under par par for for the Clr first t 3 36 6 holes Vines had the best card yesterday a 69 Hogan shot a 70 70 two under par Ferrier took a 71 and Kelser Keiser first day lender leader came in with a 72 Sam Snead the theother theother theother other favorite had a total Hogan the second hole bu buthen but then scored four tour birdies on the rant front nine Like the rest of ot the field fJeld he had trouble with the back nine am and only a stroke of ot luck saved him a athe at atthe the hole when his tee teo shot hi hia hit hita a 8 tree The ball baIl bounced off oft the trunk and onto the fairway Dick Metz of ot Chicago o and Jack Isaacs of or Langley Field Va shared second place with Dutch Harrison Harrison Har Har- rison of ot Little Rock Ark John Kelly KeIly of oC Norfolk Va and Frank Stranahan of ot Toledo were tied a at lH