The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-27


 sarazen who with Walter Ha- gen. Mike Brady, Louis Costello md 1ied Everhart is on the fve- man stan of the Miami Biltmore Cou. try Club, heading the golf ac- ffvitfes of the Florida Year-Kound CInbs. of which Henry l.. Doherty. fine New York engineer and scien- fist. is president.
 Here They Arc
 Rated in order, and leaving him self out of the galaxy, Sarazens choices are as follows: Olin Dutra' Walter Hagen, Macdonald Smith. Densmore Shute, Harry Cooper. Paul Runyan, Leo Diegel, Billy Burke, Bobby Cruickshank. ana Phil Perkins. Sarazen's Selections leave such aces of past years as Tommy Armour. Johnny Farrell. Wiffy Cox, and Johnny Golden, out oe the parade, but they would be the first to admit that the ringing cut of 1892 will find them cheer ing wildly.
 The placing of Dutra on top was the easiest part of the task, TOT fhe huge Californian in three im- porfant tournaments, the national open, metropolitan open, and na- fionaf P. C.. A., maintained ma 5estic pnr-wrecking stride. and by winning the medal at San Francis co ten days ago proved that he IS becoming one of the most consist ent of the entire brigade. Sarazen nays, 'T regard Dutra as the one important development for the iu- ture. Not only has he won top place, but his game showed Tar more improvement than did any or the others. He's sounder. ana ! don't think he has yet reached ms peak. He's the man to watcn Tn the coming years"
 of Hagen, his great rival over Accade's span, Gene said:
 sThe Haig not only won the western but was in the running m tournament after tournament. He fs hitting the ball better than ever before, but seems to have given up gambling with his recoveries. US new sIcht to see him exploding out If traps instead of chipping clean, like ne did at the fifteenth at Sand 1vfch. years ago, with the title at stake. His many admirers may not have sensed the difference. but playing with him, day. after day, hero at the Miami Biltmore. I've sometimes wondered at the tre- mendous difference in the flags psyeh ology since we first fought II out 1n 1922.
 Changed Around
 "Mac Smith continues to amaze me" continued Gene, when l think of such a great golfer wait ing until the closing year or ms life to make his strongest chal- lenne. He's now the opposite of Ha9en, Mac always used to play safe. and I think he would have come close to winning the British at Princes. if he hadn't elected to risk disaster in trap starting the second round, where he took n after q great f1rst round. Alter playing safe, steady golf, Mac now seems to be whipping up steam and roing in for the gamblerg chances.
 "Shute, the recent winner of the s10,000 Miami Biltmore open. l consider the most consistent or all pros. You can never tell whether he has a good or a poor round Dy his attitude. He's q superb putter' and fine approaching to the hole. Cooper continues to win one DE tournament and then disappoint Tn fine others. I would say that he Is too prone to let any little happen . ing break his calm pursuit of his !. goal. Runyan lacks only strength to be among the greatest players of the game. consider him the finest of all spoon players and he's usually excellent around tne greens. Diegeps experimentation goes on unabated and continues to keep him out of the big prizes. Leo's belief that great golf must be played on q stright line to the hole Is what hurts him most. l think the greatest golfer is one who, like Hagen of old. can win when his shots aren't splitting the pins. But Leo doesn't.
 Long Course Handicap
 "BilIy Burke was handicapped by defending his championship on a long course, where he was at a disadvantage. If North Shore plays shorter for the championship in 1933. BiIIy's accuracy will put him right back among the leaders. He had to play through 1882 under the strain of the champion, and you can't minimize that. Cruick- shank and Perkins get the other two places because they rose bril- Iiantiy to the occasion at Fresh Meadow, but they aren't rated higher because their challenge wasn't pushed in all the other events. Cruickshank has always been one of the most interesting of players. at times great, and at other times. unsuccessful"