The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-25

Rancho Santa Fe, Cal, Jan. B. (UP)-Crooner CroSby's golf tour nament is under way here again, which means that by Sunday night a new golf star will have been born.
 This is the cradle of champions.
 It was in the inaugural of this combined tournament and house party, five seasons ago, that a raw boned boy from the West Virginia hills, started his march to fame. His name was Sam Snead, and until he won the Crosby championship, no one took him seriously. Sam re- peated a year later and went on to win more money in single year than any pro golfer in history.
 In 1889 the winner was another boy from the hills, one Ernest J. (Butch Harrison, who was fresh from the OzarkS of Arkansas. He arrived at Rancho Santa Fe with a red face, a near empty stomach and patched up set of clubs. He left with the bulk of the prize money, an inside full of steak and the healthy respect of all his competi- tors.
 Last year it was Ed (Porky) Oliv- CT who used the Crosby champion ship as a stepping stone to success. When Ed got here all that was known about him was that he could outeat any five men in the game, and had a leaning toward bright green ensembles which made him look more than little like sec ton of box wood hedge. He had never won tournament of any consequence and he was considered just another hacker with the wan- derlust.
 Quite Man.
 Porky won the tournament in a walk and followed with victories at Phoenix and St. Paul. Later he proved he could play with the big gest of them in the biggest tourna- ment of them all by tying for the national open, only to be disqual- flied for starting his final round before the scheduled time. Porky is quite man. He was the first man in history to be thrown out of the national open play offs by 0AoAud1AA4OObkOA VV44CA4 tA4C 6A oA V came along, it was Porky who was the first to be called. He was called in the middle of the first round at Oakland and, picking up his ball on the third green, headed for home and the army. He was excused and immediately started back for Cali fornia. He reached here yesterday he will play with Host Crosby in the pro-amateur event-on1y to dis cover that he had left his clubs in Wilmington. So he will play with a borrowed set.
 Who'll be the new star to come out of the tournament this year? Perhaps it will be Bill Mary, home pro, who fired a sensational 67 in the opening round. This 67 matched the competitive record, and 1t was achieved despite driving rain and 8 penalty stroke on the 18th hole.
 Long Hitter.
 Maybe it will be Chick Harbert, the hit-em-a-mile kid from Bat tlecreek, Michigan, who is just com pleting his first year as pro. There is chance that 1t will be Leland Gibson, the Kansas City hitter who knocked of Lawson Little in the first round at San Francisco. Or it might be Jimmy Gaunty, Ray Hill or Jim Walkup, the threesonie of young Texans who are hungry, eager and lively Swingers.
 It could be a girl, because two famed women swingers are in the field. One is Patty Berg, the Min neapolis freckle face who once held the women'S national title. She is pro now and there is much bet ting how her medal score will com pare with that of Mildred zaharias.