The Phoenix index., 1941-07-12
SLANTS ON SPORTS
BY LUClUS JONES
Zeke Hartsfield, Good Bet In National
Golf Meets In Detroit, Boston; Auburn
Avenue Characters Know Their Sports


major golf tournaments That the main asset bv which
Zeke Harfe the Colonial Bakery entry in the past South
ern Open, Spreadeaged all opposition
Deep down in his heart Hartsfied who won the pre-
vlOus Southern Open iii 1899 (there no pro meet in
194O) believed he was cnch to win The possibility of
losing the tournament creep into the tall chocolate
hued boys thinking
The result that he was only low medalist but
ne played every round n around under par His complete
card 66656765 262) to win the tournament and COP
first prize money of S100.
Twice during the tournament Hartsfed got good and
hot despite the rainy aspect of things blasted subpar
golf He had G4 two under par Saturday and 65
under par Sunday the final day.
Hartsfields part 66 Friday, the opening day. won
him medal hOnOrs and his 81 later 18hOle
but single stroke The New Lincoln par 1888
(66) and not IS inadvertently stated by contemporary
writer.
However, it remained for Calvin Searls the uncanny
mite from New Orleans to turn in single round
the tournament on the final day when he blasted out hot
63, three strokes under par
Hartsfields 262 for II holes new tournament rec
ord beating the former mark of 263 by Hugh Smith by
single stroke.
Zekes phenomenal golf in the past Southern Open
bodies good things the near future when he scheduled
to compete in the Joe Louis Nationals at Detroit early
next month after which be booked to participate in the
annual U.GA. meet in Boston week later
Harsfield will be up against strong field that will
include flock of former national champiOnsRober (Pa)
Ball, John b. Dendy, Edison Marshall Hugh Smith, Solomon
Hughes Howard Wheeler Clifford Strickland of
Others-but his chances will be good
Right Zeke is playing the best golf of his career.
he keep his present game at its lofty peak he will be
good bet to place extremely high in the money He would
rate worse than dark horse. He has
national tournament before and of course could not
siby rate any respectfully than dark horse But
those who Harsfed go to town in the recent South
Open know he belongs somewhere on the bookmakers
card.
Hartsfied is hitting 'em long and straight His seec-
tion of clubs is superb His short game is beautiful to
behold Anyway you take it, the boys iron master. He
all the questions and all the when it comes
to using the nibck mashie and puer Competitive spirit
He's long that too and won't find anybody who will
make any amazing recoveries than Zeke effect
when in trouble.
he walked 0f ain
back in 1895 i'll New York City see Wheeler Harris
field try to bring home the bacon for Arthur Miller But
only Wheeler placed in the money. Solomon Hughes was
the big winner that year.
Still it evident, then, that Hartsfed des
tined make himself felt best gOng circles The
column always felt that would to pass.
Four years later, back in September 1885, the writer
into Harstield in Detroit He his way from
the annualU g. A meet in Los Angeles, California The col
covering the Joe Louis Bob Pastor return match
having travelled up from Atlanta the so-caed Big Smt
Zeke was looking well and everything. But he didn't
have TOO much dough The boys had been mighty rough
left all his rivals trailing by flccl, of strokes
But Hartsed, always princey chap, insisted on the
writer's taking dinner with him. Over his nsistence the
pair OF stroed eisTey past the Norwood Hotel to the
Cafe annex Club Plantation.
Our bcuspids and mOIars buried in delicious
fried chicken French fried potatoes English
and cheese yellow yam potatoes and hot buttered
rolls the goodnatued Zeke told of the stiff dongs out
the coast. He talked at length of Howard Wheelers
good fortune in being able to stay out yonder.
Hartsfed then, had the feeling ii in him to
beat everything in sight He had plenty of be-
that back 1889 because he fresh from
sensational upset victory in the Southern Open beating
cut such crack performers Wheeler, Dendy, Smith,
Hughes, and the rest.
Well ZeLe still believes he has what ii takes And he
Just proved in the Southern Open From
now till the year out, Atlanta gOfing people will be
expecting the most him Can he deliver with the "chps
down.? That's what Wen all see in the two Nationals
next month
Otis (MCuse) Cooper up in New York in 1885 at that
edition Of the annual u G. A. and he and Bill Estes
had quite personal feud that neat little cash set
tlement to them Bill won at that time if the
right But Bill couldn't touch the sort of golf Mouse
turned in during the past Southern Amateur.
Bob Freeman leans o heavyweight prize fighting
and football than to gof while his partner Fred Williams,
is baseball and golf bug Though he isn't plying much golf
Fred plans motoring DOWN to uskegee this weekend to catch
the taend of the tournament there spectator. Bear
Perry is still solid" horses
Clarence Chandler had great chance to win the South
ern Amateur this year But he had to divide his time so
his businesses that he took the thing lightly