Ts Set at $30,000
The gate receipts for the 24th P. G. A. tournament at Cherry Hills bl been estimated unófficia?Jy at $30.000.
The professional Golfers' Association was given a check for $15.000 almost a month in advance of the meet, Approximately' 8:600 season tickets were sold at $7.50 each and an Pdditional 2,000 spectators bought daily fickets"at prices ranging from $1 io $2.
Expenses. including the advance to the P. G. A. were estimated at Approximately $28,000. Vie" Ghezzi, the new champion, won $1100 in prize money and the rithner-ith and defending title-holder, Byron Nelson, Heceived $600. Ghezzi defeated "de fending champion Nelson in 38 holes to-win his first major tournament Philadelphia isa at so record for the season by making eight errors, Ten of the Cincinnati Tuns were scored in the first two innings. Harry' Craft was the hero of the second game. clouting out homer in the seventh with two Reds bn'"base, Nick Etten of the Phillies also homered.
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