Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-03
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AUGUSTA. Ga. April ,. up
The rain came down in great gray
sheets to lash the big magnolia
trees. scatter the iogwood blossoms
/ like confetti, and run in rivers
across the green's and fairways.
Only Noah could have played l8
holes under such conditions so the
/ drenched committee called off the
+ first round of the Masters and
! everyone went upstairs to the snug
/ locker room in the old colonial
home that serves as a clubhouse
] Old Bowman poured corn. Bour-
I bon, and Scotch to the five deep
crowd about the bar. Every bridge
| table was taken and ringed with
kibitZers Locker benches were
jammed. and there were corner
quartets.
Colonel Bob Jones told his caidy
story to end all caddy stories: the
one about the time he was playing
in a foursome in North Carolina
and his caddy was a weather beat
en- cid momtaineer with a ScragglV
beard.
When Colonel Bob didn't shoot
so well on the first nine his caddy
told him as he allowed he had
better shoot a little better coming
home because he had bet a dollar
on the Colonel and wasn't in any
mood to lose it.
Il had a three-foot putt on the
18th for a win, Colonel Jones re-
lated, and as I lined it up my
cadly, who was holding the flag,
never took his eyes off me. I fid-
died around about five minutes and
finally missed it.
My cadiy game me one look of
disgust, Whacked me over the back
with the pole, yelled You yellow old
scoundrel. YOU and started run
ming. I haven't seen him since
Johnny Revota described his shot
On the short 18th. He played a
perfect pitch to the green and ap-
parently had a short putt for a
birdie two. When he got there he
found that his ball had landed in a
stream of water and had been swept
into trap on the other side of the
green.
Felix Serafin tried to explain. but
/ couldn't, how he had played the
first in 49, despite the torrential
rain he had started back in 4-3.
one under par. He didn't mind the
committee calling the round off.
however; that that even a IS would
mt have compensated for death by
drowning.
The forgotten man. Sam Parks
jr., sat alone in a corner cleaning
the spikes Of his shoes. National
open champion this time two years
ago, Parks sold for S25 in the auction
pool two nights ago. Sam came 10
the tourney alone. practiced alone.
rooms and eats alone
Tommy Armour had a reason for
his aching right arm 7 got am
bilious yesterday afternoon and
practiced for an hour At my age
there's no use practicing. I'm not
going to learn how to play golf
now
Billy Burke was one of the few
players who regretted the post
ponement
Just lived those Water-coVered
green's Bill ysaid ut gave me a
chance against those hot putters,
l Just used my niblick ami Clipped
straight toward the deepest part.
Every once in a while the cup was
there and down I went. That's
better than l do when it's dry"
Sweet Adeline" ana My Gal
Sal
Somebody bet that Frank Stra-
faci the little Brooklyn boy who
was not named on the Walker cup
team for some reason or another.
would finish better than Charley
Yates, Chuck Kocsis. Bud Ward and
Tommy Taller. who are here and
who were named on the Walker
cup squad.
The general opinion that the
renovated 10th hole is the first par
four in the country, and the $500 bet
! by the man in the blue sweater
that the averaeg score on it during
this tournament would be Az or
higher.
And so on into the night.