Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-07-24
Hughes, Rhodes & St. Paul Open

The two towns Twin Cities thrilled for four days
week Ted Rhodes Of Chicago Of the two Negro
American golfers entered in the st. Paul lnviational Open
Golf tourney bated for the Keller Rhodes playing
good golf stayed up among the leading until the
final IL holes and finished tied for sixth place.
Rhodes had many hundreds Of golf fans and others pulling
for him win first place However his par for 10
the rainy final day Sunday and the great shooting Of
young Texan Shelley Mayed beat only Rhodes but such
golf warriors Dutch Harrison Sam snead Jack Burke and
Others Rhodes has right be proud Of winning sixth place
tie among the competition playing at Keller this year
OF particular significance to the Twin Cities the fact
that only three years Negro golfers bar
red from the H. Paul Open by rule Of PGA which served to
bar Negro professional golfers from the money circuit in
American golfing for years,
Rhodes play in this years tournament and in resulted
from the vigorous and indignant action Of the 81 Paul Jacce
Keller Open sponsors 1861 In effort get the PGA
whites only" rule waived to permit entry Of Sol Hughes
Minneapolis Negro golfer This newspaper backed up the JAY
with editorial attack and wide the
lywhe policy Of the Professional Golf Association under
whose rules all tournaments played Another link In the
chain the nationwide criticism Of the Pea for barring Joe
Louis from tourney the because Of his by
1852 the ST. Paul Jyccea permitted to invite Sol Hughes
and Ted Rhodes the after they made very
plain 10 PGA that they wanted the 81 Paul Open open all
qualified players regardless Of race,
Years ago, early In the history Of the St Paul Open
Negro player Pat Hall had entered
nothing had been said about H. The issue joined in 1851
when Sol Hughes entry fee returned orders of the PGA
despite the frantic cntreay Of the 81 Paul Jaycees
ment committee to PdA to allow the entry In 1852 Hughes and
Rhodes admitted but eliminated early in the play
This year different and Rhodes the big surprise of the
tournament second only to the winner Mayfcld
mcnt sensation.
Far beyond and important than Rhodes fine play In
this years Open the fact that in Minnesota Negro Amer
golfer had bis ghul chance to his skS In
petition with OF the best players the world Of golf has
offer Aside from the Tam OShanter in Chicago
Negro golfers have had much opportunity their
wares In the big tournaments.
The elements that contributed TO making democracy real
the golf In the nationally watched ST Paul Open
emmCd from the forces which opened the doors of the
ARC bowling for the first time IN bowling hiStoyrght here
in 81. Paul two years ago,
When Rhodes and Sol Hughes made their shots Keller
they only carrying the hopes Of Negroes
whites who believe in fair play but they demonstrating
democracy will work whenever applied.
Our hcartiest congratulations directed the Paul
Junior Chamber Of Commerce. sponsors OF the Paul
Open who In insisting that golfers be admitted tourney
play without regard to their demonstrated devotion
true spomRnshp and the best example of the American
way Of life"