Show Out but of Texas Comes Byron l J Json I Newest Flash on the wolf Golf Hor I Mccot ic Rise I Is ea to La Big Bis l Pro o Titles BY nY PHILIP MARTIN t Hg-t 1 a new ure has flashed across the go golf It horizon A rough riding rough for hell l leather hell ather Texan named Byron Nelson by virtue of his sensational victory In the an- an an nuil Augusta Ga Ca Masters toUt has histed himself him him- himself him himself self by his bootstraps Into the top flight of PC the professional golfers ranks But victory atone didn't qua qua- qualIfy quality ity the Lone Star golfer for tame fame rather the manner In which he achieved his triumph marked him as a great lInks lInks- lInksman linksman man links man Trailing Ralph Guldahl by byI I four strokes on the last nine tn In Inthe the hole 72 tournament Nelson came on like a house afire to lopick pick up six strokes on two holes and turn in one of the greatest competitive cards In tn the games game's annals annals-a a performance the golf golf- golfIng golfing golf golfing I ing world will have occasion to remember for a long time I On the short and the thelong thelong tong long of ot Bobby Jones lay lay- layout lay layout out the slim fellow scored a 8 lout birdie two and an eagle three i ito to blast the heart out of Guldahl and card for tor a two stroke two victory I Nelsons Nelson's victory was no flash In the pan Last year he served ample ample notice on the old guard that be he was going to cause plenty of ot trouble when he won the Metropolitan Open at Mam- Mam Mamaroneck Mam-aroneck Mam are aroneck neck NY N Y There again a score was good enough to best such tournament golfers as Craig Wood Paul Runyan and Henry Picard the defending champion And to observers Nelson Nelsons Nelson's game was flawless r rp re rt p e t r t 4 1 h hr r l Byron Nelson his vie vie- tory was no flash in the pan PICARD himself gave experts an inkling of what was to come after that tournament That Texan is a gambler when it comes to making risky shots he stated Bold Is hardly I Scot c es One Ont of ol tie ii l Il 1 SLI L Cat Car dt ds Ei K cr E cr Matte the word ord for It He Is down downright right fight reckless but he ht hn hH h the U skill to get away with v it t I I 1 believe In going for tor v y- y thing v-thing thing within reason but 1 weIgh the odds In tn each t Hi ui fl 1 take the lay of or the f l I consideration and act act at II ly Iy If It the pin is cut the edge of a deep bUIl t twill will play for the middle huH halt rot pf the green jf It the flag Is open I II take a whack at It This wild buckaroo from fron Texas however goes all Qui out rot Ent the flag no matter how many hazards are ore around It it With VItro I Byron its it's either a 3 or a 6 i Ii f surely admire the kids kid's nerve This season Nelson Neson a mut It h improved golfer is getting nits with marked tt and pros are finding him a 8 vcr very tough customer to beat The year old former Lott ort Worth railroad clerk has hns hilen the place of Picard and Paul Runyan who have come on at ata ata ata a fast tast pace the last couple of t years to lead the money winning money pros and establish themselves UI as Nelson if he continues to prove will be a big problem in inthe inthe Inthe the National Open and P G C A Athis this year He lie has bas the ideal pro temperament he is cool willing willingto to gamble and long oft off on the too tee I Runyan likens him to and and anyone who can c n come close to being half halt as goodas good as the stocky Italian was in his prime or even as he was two years ago when he scored his famous eagle double-eagle at Augusta Is good enough to keep company with the best golfers in to the tho country today I |