The Washington times., 1933-07-20
NEEDY.
MEMBERS, IS
GENES PLEA
BY DAVIS ]. WALSH

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sional golfers are not opposed to
Albert Gates, the barrister VIII o
turned czar at $4,000 a year, but
only to Gates ideas which an
nually waste thousands Of dol
lars" while deserving but INDECENT
professionals are almost starving.
Gene Sarazen, who had the two
major titles a year ago and now
has neither, was in a confidlng
mood today after his return from
England and, in consequence, was
calling his shots strictly as they
came. Walter Hagen, for in
stance. The old boy, it seems, is
about through and proved it by
taking 161 for the last two rounds
of the British open. Denny Shute?
He won his first major title by
being rare opportunist but he'll
probably live to do it again, be-
cause he's a good golfer.
The last British open cham
pionShip? Absolutely the best
tournament ever conducted any
where. The average P. G.. A.
event? Not even close.
Dispense With Meeting
It spends thousands of dollars,
paying the expenses Of every
competitor who qualities and
then wants to come on to play
a few rounds of golf and go
home with a head" Each year,
too, it lays out $500 to pay the
expenses of delegates to the an
nual meeting, while out-of-work
and down-at.heel members walk
the streets looking for a break.
"If they must do something
with the money, give it to
men who need it," SaraZen
added. "The annual meeting
is not necessary, anyhow, for
they can do most of their
business by mail. But to pay
men to come is a grim jest to
those whose immediate condi.
ton is urgent"
Sarazen, parenthetically, denied
that there was any "feud" on
between the professionals and
the man they pay so well to
spend their money for them. AS
a matter Of fact, the man is not
being paid so we'll as formerly,
his original income having been
cut in half or worse.
Notice Too Short
Anyhow, it wasn't a feud that
caused the Ryder Cup team to
withdraw, almost in toto, from the
P. G. A. event scheduled for Mil
waukee in early August. It was
practical, unavoidable necessity,
said Sarazen. Without advance
warning, they simply found that
they could not be there at the
time specified.
So, as far as he knows or cares,
the P. G. A. structure is not tot
tering but will go on pretty much
as before, although he personally
hopes that it won't.
If he had his way, he'd have
these changes Incorporated.
Changes Advocated
l. A return to the old idea. Of
holding the tournament at any
club, paying a moderate guaran.
tee, instead Of peddIing it around
for $4,000 and spending most of
the money as a junket for com.
petitOrS.
2. Holding the qualifying round
at the scene Of the tournament.
so that those who attend are there
because they want to be there and
because they feel they have q
3. Abandonment Of the $500
fund for travelling and other ex.
penses at the animal meeting and
the use Of this money for an nm.
employment fund.
But then he doesn't expect to
have his way and so he's pre-.
pared to forget the P. G. A. and
its problems, with this parting
observation:
Raised $4,000
1--WE raised $4,000 for unena.
plOyed golfers with our matches
at the Metropolis Club before
sailing for abroad and, you bet,
we didn't have to ask the p.
G. A. how to use it,"
Other observations Of which
Mr.. Sarazen felt called upon to
deliver himself:
Shute was the most consist
ent Of all golfers abroad. .Diegel
the most unfortunate. Hagen
the most disappointing. He shot
a Sc at North Shore when it
didn't mean anything. and an
30 and 81 at st. Andrews when it
did. Walter playing "the wrong
kind of golf". pitching every
thing. at the Ryder Cup
matches, he took an 8-iron for q
3c-foot approach. told Hagen at
the time what he though Of it
"That was ridiculous shot"
said Sarazen to Hagen. Said
Hagen to Sarazen, practically
nothing. In a case like that
there was practically nothing to
say. 1T takes steady nerve to
play a run-up shot, so Walter is
using a niblick.
That Diegel Fellow
Watching Diegel play the final
green from his bedroom window,
SaraZen thought: