Evening star., 1953-02-13

Complaining of an aching arm, he moved to the next
stop on the winter circuit and 900 first money
Ell Paso Open with 66716972 beat Ted Kro in
the payof Yesterday in his opening round of the
Open he had a 4-under-par 81.
But Harper is that kind player-ether feast or fam
1ne The alng at Tucson Ell those
who know him that Chandler his stick because
Harper plays his best with aib won the Ma
onal PGA championship Columbus Ohio in 1880 he COM
planned of severe headaches all week.
On other occasions it has been poor starting time
unrendy playing partner maybe sowpoke in the four
some ahead nothing else, maybe the in poor
shape He is not bitter just petulant in his squawks
HARPER HAS BEEN member of the PGAs Middle At
antc section for 10 IL years. but he
to his fellow They look upon somewhat of lone
wolf Before he won the PGA championship to become
automatic lifetime qualer the Maryland Virginia pros
Open and PGA qualifying rounds. He always place.
seemingly just by tossing his hat the tee
One of HarperS successful bids PGA berth found
him with unusual ab Norfolk-to- Washing
ton boat Saturday night with the intention of pavng
practice round at Manor Club Sunday before the
day trials But the steamer broke down in the middle
bay and Harper and his fellow passengers spent Sunday
aboard ship.
Chandler showed up at Manor Monday morning without
look at the course without having practice shot
He was five with 40 nine and by that
time everybody knew of his experience He almost quit
but decided to play the back nine 49, six
under par and with good round in the qualified
easily.
SOME OF THE VIRGINIA pros who are triae Jealous
OF HarperS achievements point wins only on
stubbe They say played Glensheallah his
former home in Portsmouth, many years
estate development
There basis for that of his successes have
been Southern with subbe green's He
has the Paso and Tucson Opens Four
ball in the South and been runnerup ST. Petersburg
Thomasvie Ga Tucson, Oakland and in the Miami Open
But when Harper the PGA in 1850, beating Jimmy
Demaret and Lloyd Mangrum route to the title was
over the Scoto course where short hit
ters supposedly didn't have chance And Harper
hitter He told group golf writer's he hadn't
outdriven anybody in three years.
AND CHANDLER HAS an excellent record in the rich
world Championship" in Chicago, the famed Tam
oShanter Three of his four checks in the Tam
have been for $780, $4,000 4OO for SIS 500 total
scoto and Tam aren't Stubble courses
under par for days at Scioto
AL Houghton who has been watching Harper play since
Chandler made his first pro golf the st. Pete Open
in 1885, saying that he thinks Harper has the best chop
shot in the game It's short low shot green with
spin on it.
That shot enhanced arpers reputation as putter
He has phenomenal number of oneputt green's
playing well because his approach shots the cup
or course he knows what to do with that putter mod
eled after club made by blacksmith Scotland As years
ago. or six years before Harper He is one of the
nnest greens artists in the game.
CHANDLER WON THE Virginia Amateur when he was
16 years DID, and repeated number times He first won
the Virginia Open at 2 and also that title almost
every time he played for including last year One wear
when he lost the Virginia Open he strokes behind
Sam Snead with round to go and caught him with e3
to SneadS 72. He lost the payof
AL JamiSon, the Quantco pro- was discussing Farner,s
golf and he said he thought Chambers biggest asset was
wonderful habit OF keeping his head though
nailed Jamy was telling of PGA qualifying round at Burn
Ing Tree when Harper plagued with low slice off the
Tee nat didn't give him more than $50 yards drives
You know what he shot? A 72," Jamy said. "IIe was
nng orVes That would have sent to the insane asylum
had been hitting hem and shoots course in even par
He's the greatest clipper and putter I've seen"