The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-08-12
TALKING
1T OVER
BY JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-It takes
IN the game of golf to level guy
of. Take Gene Sarazen, the sun
tanned lad from Great Neck by way
Of Westchester. All Gene did this
year was to go over and win the
British open championship at
Princes course with record score.
And after that he did the thing up
brown by winning the United States
open with total that tied a long
standing record.
The modern golf genius, the
wizard of the fairways, the greatest
golfer OF the current era, were just
few of the laurels that were
heaped upon Eugenio Saracini.
And in the course OF appearing in vari-
ors parts Of the country on tour to
exhibit his talents at so much per exhibit.
Gene showed his great golf stature to be
no mere bloom of the moment. ASK any
one in the hinterlands what they think OF
the indomitsble little fellow with the broad
and intriguing smile. They Will tell YOU
that he has supplanted Bobby Jones
so Gene went out on a scoring lark in
the Metropolitan sectional qualifying
round Of the P. G. A. at Rockville Centre.
Wednesday. All he had 10 do was TO
score as well--or nearly as well-as some
fourteen golfers Of the district It sounded
so easy that Gene was inclined to laugh
at the whole thing In fact. Gene just
ten days ago. declined an automatic quail
hcation
net At emit NM mt
is that Gene is not going to be able to
play in the National P G. A. championship
at st. Paul late this month, because he
was unable to do what was expected Of
him Wednesday He lost out on his
chances by taking a par four on the first
hole. when three others OF supposedly less
talent we're getting birdie threes.
The best Gene could do for two rounds
was 152 strokes-eiRht over par, A treach-
erous putter and a set of irons that re-
fused to function in the manner to which
Gene had become accustomed accounted
FOR HIS failure.
Today Gene was on the hot seat. He
wants to add the P. c. A. title to the two
great victories he has already registered
But unless his oratorica and persuasive
powers exceed his ability to win open
championships. Gene is quite liable to be
nothing but another spectator at st. Paul
Gene IS not the only one worried. The
national p. @. A. was bordering the mat
ter today. The absence Of Sarazen would
hit a direct left hook to the gate receipts
chin Maybe they will get Gene in yet
There is no question it will be one swell
idea II it can be done
n
WHATEVER else they may say
w about Rogers Hornsby, the
tourist manager of the National
League, they can't accuse him Of
spewing up sour grapes. He's pick
ing his erstwhile charges, the Chi
cago Cubs, to win the pennant.
The Rajah is sitting on his front
porch in st. Louis these days, wait
ing for the mail man to bring along
his monthly pay checks from the
Chicago club. And he's telling his
neighbors about the great club he
used to boss-the club that's going
to be in a world series this fall.
THE Cubs will win sure. They have
the steadiness for the dash down the home
stretch" says Hornsby. The Pirates will
TlEnJ themselves anu Hldht n lshb VI ~
but that's all The Phillies haven't the
necessary pitching strength.
It has been pointed out to Rogers that
his ASSAY OF the strength of the Cubs is
somewhat at variance with his previous
printed estimates. 1t also has been men
toned that Bill Veeck dismissed him be-
cause he didn't think he had a pennant-
winning combination, while the club presi-
dent thought he did
i don't want to go back into that
again" says Hornsby. "All I want to say
for the record now is that I think the
Cubs will win"
Hornsby resents stories prying into his
personal and financial affairs and he
makes it quite plain that he is not ready
to accept any old job in the game OF
baseball.
Rogers is. eager to leave the National
League behind him. He'd welcome post
in the American League. Right now an
opening does not present Itself 1t Is even
said that the American League does not
want him. But there will be some man
agerial shifts in that circuit before the
1888 season openS-one of them Of very
surprising nature-which may make an
opening for Rogers.