Evening star., 1953-06-14

ner. . :. you didn't just leave him on the
tee to finish all by himself did you?" -
Middleton asked. Not exactly" Francis stann
Cary replied 81 told Walter he could play by himself
wait for the join them. Even played
alone, he'd have better company than I was" j.
Freddie Corcoran, director of the PGA Tournament
Bureau who doubles of Stan Musal and Ted
Williams claims that he's seriously thinking of calling in
pro golfer help emerge batting slump
"a really might be able to help ball players Corcoran
maintains HE should be able to check his stance and i'm
prove the wrist action" Musial is worried than he
appears but Corcoran remembers that Williams
was batting only PIT June l. Then he hit 45o the
rest of the and the batting championship"
Freddie reminds.
DESPITE CRITICISM of the Oakmon course notably by
Hogan and Lloyd Mangrum club members inordnately
proud of layout pointing out that the course was
well envaged when the sod first turned in 1902 that II
of the 8 holes have wthstood the transition from the old
gua percha to the tightly wound rubber ball Of today
plus all other Improvements. Only the 18th hole, par
3, had to be unmoored and revised
At the age of 49, Dick Metz of Maple City, Kans, shot
the finest golf his this week. although
he six strokes back of Hogan at the halfway mark.
Metz he would have been the oldest Open champion
in history Suppanng Ted Ray Of England who 4S when
he took down the prize in 1920 Oddly the youngest also
EnglShman He Horace Rawlins the 1895
winner who 49, although had from the
Tight Little Isle 10 months earlier to be assistant at the
Newport R ~ Club where that first of all Opens held
Jimmy Deshong ex-Nat pitcher is following the
golfers talking about the two he managed Lincoln
of the Western League, Athletic farm. II had 40 ball
players could carry only 49, Jimmy says with sheepsh
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early and the first who's going that little squirt The
little squirt Bobby shantz who 18 and lost that
year. though he out of action six weeks with bad
back.
CHARLEY PRICE, former Kenwood Country Club cham
pion working with Walter Hagen whipping together
the Haigs memoirs I across story the other day.
Price said "Joe Krkwood telling of time when he
in Australia during world tour. He tossed coin to
which direction he would continue his travels and
up westward. little later when Kirkwood in Rangoon,
he dozens of natives going into Buddhist temple
ing table legs clothes all sorts of junk They put their
offerings in pile and later the priests sell heSacces for
what they get for it. Kkwoods curiosity aroused
he went into the temple There the floor amidst all
this junk framed autographed picture of Hagen"
Among the oldest rounds today at Oakmont that
by Peter Thomson Australian who had eight As
the first nine and 3 the third round Tom TannaS
co-manager of Ezard Charles and native Ptsburgher is
Pumping for September fight with Roland La Sarza rather
than title shot at Rocky Marcano He frankly admits
that his will be dead attraction if Marciano stops
him and that by fighting La Starza he'll wiring at least two
bouts out of his aging tiger. IT know beat
La starza Tanas T the 1BC wants to put La starza
in with Marciano they better hide the before second
rater beats him."
Old AlI-America quarterbacks are backing Snead it
appears. Sammer gallery Harry Stuhdreher
Of Noe Dame 1925 and Howard Harpster of Carnegie Tech
whose big year 1928 Harpster is pretty gifted gent
with golf club in his right
Pittsburgh papers and fans putting the blast
Branch Rckey illustrated by the following letter tothe
the Pittsburgh Press: "Our nomination for the
Pittsburgh representative to the Asar Baseball in Cincn
natl ds) Mr. Branch Rckeywithout return ticket J..
Schwartz"
Although model of sobriety Hickey is seeing double
days. only his Pittsburgh Pirates have
twins of basketball fame too but he has couple
pitchers who twins. Don and Dewart Williams
from Virginia the only marked difference is that
attended the University of Tennessee while Dewar went to
Lincoln Memorial Chances the of Monty
Oneretta won't ring be with the golf fans, but the
seasoned from nearby Schenley Park the most
of the 800 players in the Open In the two
hole qualifying rounds at Oakmont and the Pittsburgh Field
club earlier in the week he posted 40 -4040-16O
and then took a place on the sidelnes