Evening star., 1938-07-17
BY WALTER McCALLUM.
Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

SHAWNEE-ON- DELAWARE, Pa,
July 16-Tommy Armour, the Silver
Scot who used to do his links miracles
at Congressional. never may play in
a major tournament again and def
nitely may be through with tourna-
ment golf. According to Tony Penna,
one Of Tommy's close friends. and a
lad who served with Tommy at Con-
gressional for year, Tommy has ag-
gravated an old war injury resulting
in an arm swelling that makes hitting
all the big shots q painful process for
the former British Army major.
The former national open, British
open and p. G. A. champion got
caught in burst Of shrapnel at Loos
in 1915. He came out of the hospital
well patched up but with no more BIZ
cep muscles in his left arm than a
2-year-old kid with anemia Tommy
didn't let that stop him. however. BIZ
cep muscles play a small part in golf.
It's forearm heft and the big muscles
Of the back that do the heavy work,
and those weren't impaired.
So Tommy, lacking the sight Of an
eye, and with no big muscles in the
left arm, went on to win world pro-
fessional titles. But the old injury,
dormant for % years, has come back,
and Tommy's lower arm has swollen
to twice its normal size. The medicos
are optimistic, but Tommy, according
to Penna, isn't so hopeful. That's the
reason the Silver Scot didn't play in
the P. g. A. tournament at Shawnee.
The official reason was an injured
arm, but German shrapnel did it %
years ago.
Sarazen Spins Caddie Yarn.
Joe Horgan. one of Americas old
time travelling caddies. was around
Shawnee selling photos of himself,
as bald and red-faced and wizened as
he seemed during the days when he
and Jock Hutchinson made the all
America joking team 1s years ago.
But that guy never will carry my
clubs again." said Gene Sarazen. Joe
was darned good caddie, alright, but
he had funny habits. He lugged my
bag in big tournament around New
York about IS years ago. When the
tournament was over I missed Joe end
1 couldn't find my clubs. Three days
later learned that Joe had gone on
bender in New York and had sold
my clubs one by one to carry on.
tried to get 'em back, without much
success. after trailing Joe through one
speak-easy after another. One place
walked into had driver tackled up
over the mirror behind the bar. That
looks to be a golf club said to the
bartender. Sure is said the guy in
the apron, and he beamed. That's
Gene Sarazen's driver he cracked
They tell me that Sarazen guy knows
what to do with it, He seemed sur
prised when told him I was Sarazen
and I wanted my driver back"
Gene Chides Slow-pokes. y
At the age Of 36 stubby Gene. the
farmer from Connecticut, still is quite
golfer. Every once In a while Gene
breaks out in characteristic Sarazen
fashion about the tricks and foibles
of golf. His latest howl is against
the tortoise tactics Of his boy friends
in championship play. They play like
bunch of guys with the world de-
pending on what they do" said Gene.
And think they'd play better if
they hit the ball fast. When you fool
around and think too long about
shot you give your nerves time to get
jumpy. like to hit 'em quick"
Gene doesn't waste any time. He
had a tough little 4-footer to hole
over a slope to keep his match with
Jimmy Demaret (accent on the sec
opd syllable) alive. One glance at
the line, smooth swing and the ball
banged the back OF the cup.
Chip Shots.
The older guys and the top-liners
OF decade ago can't keep going with
the younger masters of the game.
Sarazen, at So, was the oldest of the
eight quarter -finalists and the time is
coming when Genes legs won't stand
the grind any longer :. that's what
goes first, and the coordination goes
next :. You'd never expect Paul
Runyan to blow a 2-footer with the
chips down :. yet that's what Paul
did against Mangrum at the 18th
the putt would have won the match,
but Paul missed it, and Mangrum won
the next two holes to square Ray
returned the compliment by missing
a wee one on the 37th. :. . the pros
wives are snappy dreSsers Mrs
Runyan changes her costume several
times day she's quite q table
tennis artist, but Ted Husing, the fast
radio talker, is pretty near tops at
table tennis.
They simply have to make the
courses tougher for these boys
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