Evening star., 1953-04-09
Course in Fine Shape
As Masters Begins;
Records Threatened
Continued From Page CID


rest of the field. Not because Of
any further fear of Mangrum,
but because the players knew
the committee would tougher
the course after his insult.
Mangrum'S fourSome made
the course appear ridiculously
easy. Chandler Harper had a
81 with six brides on the back
nine. and Cary Middlecof had
six under par for II of the holes
but picked up on the 18th, where
he hit two balls in the water.
The fourth member. Bo Wininger,
shot about a IA and appeared
to be shooting a hundred by
comparison.
Every phase Of this great
championship of golf appears
headed for records. With a IS
tariff Saturday and $3.50 Sum
day, the gate should be the
biggest as the long range
weather forecast is good. That
would mean prize money in
excess of the $4,000 of last year.
Snead Bickers With Gallery.
Almost everybody figures Sam
Snead is the man to beat. The
defending champion apparently
is on edge as even in practice
yesterday he continually bick-
cred with amateur photograph
ers. The final practice day is
the last for cameras in the gal
lery. and apparently Snead
thought that was one day too
many.
After practicing most of the
morning until he became peeved
with a camera fan, Snead shot
a practice II, tied for second
in the driving contest with a
325-yard clout, and then prac-
ticed putting. He ended the day
by taking an informal putting
lesson from Harper.
Ben Hogan did not play yes
terday. Some of the experts said
Hogan would be better today by
not having played than Man
grum, because the latter might
be replaying his 63, but that
hardly is so. Mangrum shows
no more concern when playing
the Masters than when he is
playing for S.. which he and
Wininger won from Harper and
Middlecoff.
BOrOS Good Pressure Player.
There's been an accent on
Observation-Disclosures and lit
tie heard from a pretty good
pressure player, Julius Boros.
The last two times he played
for something big Boros won
the National Open and the $25,-
600 top prize in the Tam
O'Shanter. He's another cool
customer who appears as re-
laXed under the greatest pres
sure as when playing for fun.
Today's pairings are ideal. All
play is in twosomes. Partners
include Hogan and Jimmy
Demaret, Snead and Byron Nell
son and Middlecoff and Jack
Burke. Burke spent almost the
entire pre-tournament day on
the practice green. trying new
putterS. Columbia's Fred Nc
Leod is paired with Sam Parks
and is last off the tee.
Lew WorSham drew Jim Fer
rier as a f1rst-round partner and
his buddies were ribbing him
about it as Ferrier is not con-
sidered an ideal playmate.
Harper will play with Dick
Mayer. National Open and ANA
teur champions are paired in
BoroS and Jack WeStland.
Chick Harbert won the driv-
ing contest with a 323-yard
clout.
Times and pairings:
1880 am. Skip Alexander, Harvie
Ward. jr.; 1926. John Bulla. Al Brosch:
l0:42, Henry Picard, Chick Harbert:
l0:4S. Harry Todd Ted Kroll; 1854.
Ricardo RoSsi Olin Dutra.
1900. Clayton Heafner John Palmer:
:O6, Dick Metz Bo Winninger; HIP,
Skee Regal, Richard Chapman: Ills.
Gene SaraZen, Craig Wood; IL pa. Clar-
ence Dozer. William Campbell; Ii 80, Bill
Mahinney. Milon MaruSic: IL SO. Fred
Hawkins. Bill Trombley: 11:42. George
Fazio Ed oliver; 11:4S. Billy Burke,
Denny Shute; 1854, Lawson Little Dick
1900 pm. Lloyd Manerum, Tommy
Bolt; I33:1S, Jim Turnesa, Frank strana-
han; 12:lS. Lew Worsham. Jim Ferrier;
Ben Hogan. Jimmy Demaret: 12:42.
Claude Harmon, Horton Smith: 12:4S.
Peter Thompson. Doug Ford; 1884. Earl
Stewart. jr.. Jerry Barber.
LOO pm. Sam Snead, Byron Nelson:
Jig. Joe Kirkwood. ir.. Charles Coe;
l:1S, AL Bessehnk. Arnold Blum 1924,
leland Gibson, Frank Champ: 30. julius
Boros. Jack Westland; ! AZ. Alfred Men
CERT. James G. Jackson: :4S. Robert
Sweeny. ir.. John DeBendern: / :54. Vic
700 pm. Cary MiddIecofI. Jack
Burke; 2:12, Fred Hass, jr., Felice Torza;
3:lS. Chandler Harper. John Revolta;
ga. Charles Evans, jr.. Jess Sweetzer;
2:30: Sam Parks jr., Fred McLeor, Jock
HutchiSon.