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Evening star., 1954-06-06
By Merren WhittIesey

Occasionally q fellow just
can't hold onto that golf club
after a bad shot and he just has
to let the stick fly to release
Evening star., 1954-06-06


in a sand trap, and became so
enraged he heaved the wedge
high into the air in disgust.
AS he scuffed his way out of
the sand trap the club came
DOWNRIGHT smack on top Of
his head-and left a cash that
required eight stitches.
That incident recalled a hap
pening at the National Open in
1884. Witty Cox, the Congress
Sional pro. was a witness.
Cox and Bobby CruickShank
were in contention for the Open
title. The 18th hole at Merton
is a para with a water-guarded
green.
Cruickshank had to play a del
icate shot over the water and
he bellied the shot. The low liner
hit in the lake right smack on
a submerged rock and bounded
onto the green. In delight Bobby
threw his club in the air-it
came down on the side of his
head and knocked him silly for
a moment. He staggered to the
green and finally regained his
composure and two-putted for
a par.
Cox and Cruickshank finally
tied for third. two strokes back
of Olin Dutra. the winner.
THAT didn't do me any good"
Witty was saying the other day.
I'm trying to concentrate on
my shot and here is Cruicky
staggering ovel the fairway and
the gallery is shouting and laugh
ing and stampeding. He finally
shot 76 and I shot rs, where 72
would have won it for either one
of U.S."
The fifth renewal of the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club
Invitation is only a little more
than a week off, must date for
300 or more of the Districts
amateurs who yearn for the old
style invitations that used to
be held every week through the
spring and early summer.
Now most of the clubs go for
the member-gueSts, where you
invite me to your tournament
and I'll invite you to mine and
Evening star., 1954-06-06
Dillon and Mathews
Steal Spotlight In
Central Track Meet
BY the Associated Press

MILWAUKEE,, June 5. - Jim
Dillon of Auburn, an Olympic
team member two years ago, to-
day turned in the best discus
throw of the year by a collegian
in the 29th annual Central Col
legiate Conference track cham
pionships at Marquette Stadium.
Dillon tossed the plate 180
feet 8 inches to wipe out the old
meet and stadium mark of 49,
feet 77s inches set 13 years ago
by Indiana's Archie Harris. The
big Alabaman placed third in
the 1852 Olympics at Helsinki.
Another Southern star, Frank
Dalferes of Tulane, won the jave-
lin with toss of 1872 feet 93s
inches.
Gene Matthews Of Purdue
turned in the third fastest q
mile ever run in the Nation, win
ming the event in 8 minutes, 58.8
seconds. The only faster 2 miles
were by Wes Santee of Kansas.
8 minutes. So seconds, earlier this
year, and by Don Lash of Indi-
ana, three-tenths of a second
slower in 1886.
Host Marquette's quartet won
the running event tonight. the
440-yard relay, in 42.3 seconds,
with MICHIGAN State second. 8
yards back. The Spartans were
disqualified. however. for run
ming out of their lane and Loyola
of the South moved up to second.
Evening star., 1954-06-06
BY the Assoeioted Press

SPRINGFIELD, N. j., June 5.
Ben Hogan says Baltusrol is
a putting course" but doesn't
rate it as tough as Oakmont,
where he won his fourth Ma
tional Open golf championship
last year.
Hogan will try for his fifth
title here June 17-19.
He played the 7.027-yard. par
10 course for the first time this
week end. He plans several other
practice rounds before the tour
nament.
There are hidden tricks on
the green's" said Ben. "The
course has a lot of blind holes. p"
He rates l, 7, 9, II and 18 as
having blind" greens-hidden
behind traps and unable to be
seen properly from where the
pros will play their approach
shots.
Thinks Course Favors Sneed.
II have to play quite a lot to
get'to know the course" was Hog
ans first summation of Baltus-
rol. I'm just not smart enough
to know a course the first time I
play it,"
Pinned down further, Hogan
said, II don't think this is a
tough course. Oakmont had
taller rough last year.
This is the U. S. Open, re-
member. They have had 9. pat
Evening star., 1954-06-06
tY2gE><4e -
@aGRE szanaa

everybody plays In flights and
consultations for almost q week
with excessive handicaps making
some Of the matches unpleasant.
One or two member-guests are
all right, but there are too many
They're a combination of busi-
ness golf and social events
hardly competitive golf.
Bobby Brownell has won two
straight Washington Invitations.
Ralph Bogart one and Claude
Wild one. In fact, Wild has held
a hot hand in at least one round
of every tournament. He won in
1850. He was medalist in 1851
with IS. medalist the next year
with a II. and medalist last year
with a 6-under-par "a.
Entries close Wednesday at
the club with Bill Miller, chair
man of the tournament commit
tee. or Roy Harris. The only
other invitation this year is at
Manor in the fall.
4 \ 4
DIVOT DATA-T o m m y
Wright, who led one of the Ma
tional Capital Opens at Prince
Georges for at least one round,
was killed last week while hitch
hiking to watch the Colonial In
vitation at Fort Worth. Wright
was a nice young guy. father of
five or six children. who led sew
eral tournaments for a round or
two but couldn't win one.
Spencer Overton, a former
Middle Atlantic champion, who
was upset in the first round of
last weeks tournament due to
the worst golf of his career
played nine more holes after his
defeat and started the nine
3-4-2-2-3, four under par.
Pete Loda, No. man on the
champion st. Johns golf team
and a semifinalist in the school
boy championship. plans to enter
Notre Dame in the fall.
Fashion note II Men will be
permitted to wear shorts in the
$125. 900 Tam O'Shanter tourna-
ment in August, and so will
women in their division. The
Women's shorts must be three
quarter length, and no strapless
apparel will be permitted. With
$50,000 to the winner of the
mems division, the pros might
find neckties more appropriate,
so they can pull 'em a little
tighter when it comes to the
clutch shots.
Evening star., 1954-06-06
National Golf
Continued from Page CID

District was by Worth Arnold at
Kenwood. who had 73-11-62.
Net 63s were by Capt. G. H.
Hamp at Fort Belvoir, 91-28-63,
Ken Downs at Bethesda, 79-16-
63. John Onon at Belle Haven.
70-7-63 and Mrs. Charles Car
mody at Belle Haven, 92-29-63.
Other 1Ow not ScOroS.
Evening star., 1954-06-06
Three eWithin Striking Distance
As WinsIow Cup Leader Skids

A. G. (Otts) Dezendorf slipped
out of the 70s yesterday for the
first time in Columbia Country
Clubs Winslow Cup tournament
and finished the 72-hole medal
play event with a four round
total of 300.
Three players are close enough
to catch Dezendorf-Byrn Cur
tiss, j. Tyler Buddy Bowie and
Ray Swearingen. They will play
their final rounds today.
The Winslow Cup, being staged
for the second time, is played
from the extreme back tees.
under summer rules, and at
tracted only the clubs top
players.
Dezendorf h a d consecutive
rounds of 77-76-76-80.
A number of the pros entered
in the National Open qualifying
rounds tomorrow at Mount
Pleasant in Baltimore were ex-
pected to slip away from their
clubs today for late afternoon
practice round over the long par
70 public course.
A field of 70 will play for five
places at Mount Pleasant. Forty
Evening star., 1954-06-06
Calls it Putting Course
Hogan Finds BoItusroI Easier
Than Odkn1ont in Practice

tern ever since I've played in
my first. That was here in 1886
on the upper course" Gle missed
by three strokes in his effort to
qualify for the final SO holes but
he was only % them
Hogan thinks Baltusrol is made
for Sam Snead's long drives and
says This course will not bother
him." However, Hogan and
Snead usually pull the Alphonse
and CASTOR act on each other
before every Open in which they
play.
Snead Favors Hogan.
Snead has yet to win one, hav-
ing been second on four occa-
sions. He still thinks Hogan
should be favored to be the first
to win five Opens.
"I haven't been able to give my
game the proper attention" said
Hogan. If could only come
over here and practice alone for
a few days I might feel better.
If I can get out for the next
10 days by myself I think ! can
get in shape"
Hogan has not been feeling up
to par since Snead beat him in
a playof for the Masters title
last April. He has had recurring
virus attacks. He had to post
pone until next Saturday his
round in connection with
National Golf Day.
Evening star., 1954-06-06
Bolton Sinks Ace
But Misses Car
Because He's Pro

Fred Bolton, who sometimes
complains that his golf ball takes
more unlucky bounces than an
other fellows, has new cause
for complaint.
Bolton, pro at White Flint,
where the charity hole-in-one
contest is in progress until June
80, made an ace but couldn't COL
lect the new car for first prize
for two reasons. He's a pro, and
he's chairman of the committee.
Fred knocked a 9-iron shot
into the cup on the 100-yard hole
during a slack moment when he
told a golfer Let me show you
how II. do it,"
Evening star., 1954-06-06
U. 5. Weight Record
Shattered by Backus
BY the Associated Press

PELHAM MANOR, N. Y, June
5.-Bob Backus of the New York
Athletic Club established a new
American record in the 56-pound
weight throw today with a heave
of Al feet. II inches as the NYAC
celebrated the 158th running of
its spring games at Travers Is
land.
The former Tufts athlete act
ually broke Henry Dryers former
mark of Al feet 71a inches twice
in his six qualifying throws. In
his third attempt he upset the
old mark with a toss of Al feet
ga inches. and then reached his
final record throw on his sixth
heave.
There is no world record rec
ognized in this event.
The NYAC's Fred Dwyer ran
away from the field in the last
lap to win the mile by 40 yards
over Fred Eckhof and Bill Ash
enfeller who finished second and
third, respectively. Dwyer ran
the distance in Alb.
Mike Stanley of Yale won the
$50 in 1921 after running last
until the final lap. Stanley's
performance was one of the
highlights of the afternoon. Lew
Thorgersen of the NYAC led un-
til he was nipped at the tape by
Stanley.
Mike Agostini of Trinidad won
the 100-yard handicap dash in
9.8 by a half yard over Arnold
Budd of the New York Pioneer
Club.
Horace Ashenfelter, the NYAC
Olympic steeplechase champion,
easily won the two-mile handi-
cap in 9:10.6 breaking a 2O-year-
old meet record held by John
Follows. After running in Comp
ton, Calf, 16 hours earlier and
sleeping three hours before his
event came up, the FBI flash fin
ished ahead of Gordon MacKen-
zie by so yards.
Jim Fuchs of the NYAC, COM
peting in street clothes. won the
16-pound shot put with a flip
Of SIS feet ga inches.
Evening star., 1954-06-06
Cumulier to Throw
First Ball for DeMoIuy

Commissioner Renah F. Cam
alier will throw out the first ball
at 2:45 pm. today at the South
Ellipse when Robert lie Bruce
Chapter plays Brookland- Wood
ridge in the opening game of the
DeMolay Baseball League.
The DeMolay Softball League
also will start play today with
-four games, starting at 2 o'clock
on the Monument grounds.
Evening star., 1954-06-06

seven pros and Is amateurs will
compete in the 36-hole tests.
The 34th annual Maryland
Amateur gol f championship
starts Thursday at the Suburban
Club in Baltimore and is expect
ed to attract a banner field.
The entries will include the de-
Tending champion, Ralph Bogart
of Chevy Chase, and Ben Hartig.
the new Middle Atlantic Amateur
titlist.
Announcements are in the
mail for a new event on the
Middle Atlantic PGA schedule. a
pro playing with his green super
intendent. greens chairman and
golf chairman or club manager
at Prince Georges a week from
tomorrow.
DR.. Fred Grau. former USGA
Greens Section chairman, will be
the principal speaker at the din
ner following the events. Admiral
Jack Phillips of Army Navy will
be master of ceremonies. The
green's superintendents have
added $100 to the purse.
Evening star., 1954-06-06

some OF CnaL
pent : up an
ger. But after
hearing what
happened at
Sligo Park one
day last week.
t h e moral is
to throw the.
club for dis
t a n C e, not
height.
A golfer at
the pu b lie
course in Sill
yer S prin g
R1a,AhAA ataAk
Evening star., 1954-06-06
Morea Out al Wimbledon
Due 10 Death Of Father
By the Associated Press

bY INC ASSoCIdTeu TTeSH
LONDON, June 5.-The all
England Lawn Tennis Club to-
day announced Enrique Morea
of Argentina has scratched from
the Wimbledon championships
June 21-July 3.
Morea returned to South
America this week from Man.
chester after receiving news of
the death of his father. He was
runner-up to Bulge Patty of
Los Angeles in the Italian cham
pionship this spring.
Evening star., 1954-06-06
|PattyBergHoIdslead
In Hot Springs Golf;
Babe Now Second
BY The A.soeiased Press

HOT SPRINGS, Va, June S.
Patty Berg. one Of the old-timers
Of the professional golf trail,
battled cold and wind through
two rounds Of the $500 Tri-
angle round robin invitation tour
nament here today to finish the
fourth round of the 90-hole "plus
and minus" event with COM
manding lead of plus % points.
The red-hot competitor from
st. Andrews. H.. carved a pair
of 76's over the Homestead'S'
Par "a Cascades course to wind
up with q four-round total Of
plus 81 points. Her medal score
of 300-four over paris low
for the tourney.
Babe Zaharias of Tampa, Fla,
the tournament favorite, rushed
into second place, shooting an
81. and q IS for plus %. Alice
Bauer Hagge Of Sarasota. Fla,
toured the 6,400-yard. layout in
o morning IT and an afternoon
~ and was plus "a. good for
third.
Marlene Bauer Fourth.
Mrs. Hagge's sister, Marlene
Bauer. pulled into fourth with
plus II. Then came Betsy Rawls
of Spartanburg, S. c., plus IL;
Amateur Marlene Stewart of
,Tonthill, Ontario, Canada. plus
6; Betty MacKinnon Of Dallas
and Betty Dodd Of San Antonio.
Tex, each plus S; and Betty
Jameson of San Antonio. plus 4.
If it hadn't been for the sud-
den surge by Mrs. Zaharias and
Mrs. Hagge, it would have taken
a miracle to have knocked Miss
Berg out of the championship in
tomorrow's final round.
For, when the third round was
completed early in the afternoon.
Miss Berg had a terrific ad-
vantage of As points. Miss Stew
art was in second with plus 13
and Miss Dodd and Mrs. Ia
harias tied for third with plus II.
Miss Rawls and Mrs. Hagge were
right behind with plus 10.
Babe Rallies in Afternoon.
The Babe, who had lost three
points on her morning perform
ance, came back to gain II this
afternoon at the expense Of
Betty MacKinnon of Dallas,
Tex, who scored an 80 for a
plus 4; Betty Hicks Of Durham,
N. c., who made an 81 and was
plus l, and Marlene Stewart of
Fonthill, Ontario. Canada. who
likewise shot 81 and was plus 6.
Miss Berg added only 6 points
in her afternoon showdown with
Mrs. Hagge; Mary Lena Faulk.
, American amateur champion
from Thomasville, Ga, who fired
a 70 and was minus 10; and
Beverly Hanson Silvernail OF
Indio, Calf, whose 81 left her
with minus 8.
The standings through round
four:
Patty Berg. 6-3oo-plus
Babe zaharias. 7e-76-s1-75-3Os-
'' Alice Bauer Haree, 7s-7e-77-74-soe
Marlene Bauer. 75-sO-7s-7e-3o9-
Betsy Rawls. s1O-plus
Marlene Stewart 71-7s-s2-s1-3l2
Betty Mackinnon. 76-79-s1-sO-31o
Betty Dodd. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Betty Jameson. s3-7s-76-74-sla-
Betty Hicks. e-so-74-s1-s11-plu
Beverly Hanson silvernail. 7s-77-77.
Jackie Puns. 72-7e-s3-s1-312-
Betty Bush. observation-disclosures
a,x Mary Lena sa Faulk. 77-7s-s4-7s-
= Louise susgs. s1-s9-s4-32s-
Fay Crocker. s2-s3-s3-77-325-
x Denotes amateur.
Replaced for third and fourth rounds
by Marilyn Smith of Wichita, Kans.
-Suggs VS.. zaharias VS.. Berg VS.. Pung;
vs.. MacKinnon; 1:45 .p.m.-stewart VS..
siivernaii VS.. Bauer VS.. Hicks vs.. Bush.
Evening star., 1954-06-06
Slaughter Goes Out
For Three Weeks
With Broken Wrist
ey the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, June S.
Enos Slaughter. veteran out
fielder, will be out of action
with the Yankees for three
weeks with a fractured left
wrist. Slaughter sustained
three incomplete fractures
yesterday when he tumbled
while chasing a long drive
hit by AL Smith Of the
Indians.
The arm has not been set
in a plaster cast. Slaughter
said an aluminium splint is
being made for it. THE
doctor says three weeks, but
I think I will get back
sooner than that" he said.
Evening star., 1954-06-06
1OPIayers Bracketed
Within 4 Strokes Of
54-HoIe Pace-Setfers
BY the AssoeioiOd Press

br tno ASsoetotoo pIoSs
CINCINNATI. June 5.-Robert
de Vicenzo, the handsome 81
year -old Argentine, and Robert
Rosburg, stocky 27-year-old for
mer Stanford student. staged
startling finishes today to take
a two-stroke lead at the end Of
81 holes of the 51st Western
Open Colt tournament.
Each hao a total Of 207 at the
three-quarter mark, six under
par. for Kenwood Country Clubs
6,766 par-71 layout
De Vicenzo, after failing to
get birdie on today'S front nine,
had seven IS on the back nine
to come home with 80 strokes for
a 66 total. He was six under par
on the last nine and five under
for the full 18.
Rosburg registered a 81, but
had to chip a 30-footer into the
cup on the final hole to get into
the f1rst-place deadlock.
27 Match or Better Par
The field of 81 tore the course
apart today as good weather pre-
vailed after two days Of cold and
rain. Twenty-seven of the start
erS matched or bettered the par
II figure. Ten players, all pro-
feSsionals. were bracketed within
four strokes at the top.
Jim Turnesa of Briarcliff.
N. Y. and Jackie Burke. jr.. Of
Kiamesha Lake, N. Y, were tied
with zoos, two strokes of the
pace. Turnesa shot a 81 and
Burke a 10 today.
At 210 were Ted Kroll of New
Hartford, N. Y, and Leo Biagetti |
of Sandusky, Ohio. the halfway
leader at 1877 who scared to a
73 in the third round. Kroll had
q nifty 81.
Lloyd Mangrum. the former
National Open champion from
Niles, ILL.,, matched par and fell
into a four-way tie at I'll. Gene |
Littler, former San Diego State
star. from Palm Springs, Calf,
matched DeVicenzo's 66, best |
round of the meet, to hit the 211
mark. Littler was the 1858 Ma
tional Amateur champion and
turned pro in January after !
three years in the Navy.
Douglass, MayfieId Have 211.
Also in the 21i bracket were
Dave Douglass, the flrst-day
leader from Grossingers, N. Y,
and Shelley Mayfield. of Chi
copee. Mass, each with a 50
today.
While some of the players
complained about the slick put
ting surfaces, DeVicenzo summed
up his startling string Of threes.
five of which came in a row
on the back nine, with:
THE green's are wonderful.
Wish I could take them along
with me-"
A new leader poppe dup in the
amateur ranks as Pat SchWab,
21-year-old University of Flor
ida senior from Dayton, Ohio.
registered seven brides and came
in with a 68. A couple of three
putt green's kept the youngster
from tying the days best rounds
of Sc. His 68 gave him a 220
total and a one-stroke lead over
Allen Joslin, 40-year -old Gin
cinnatian.
Bob Rankin OF GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, was third with 222.
Littler was elated over the fact
he can win the money in this
tourney. He had six brides to-
day but three-putted the eighth
for a bogey. He is in the midst
of his six-month probation pc
riod as a pro, during which he
cannot collect prize money in a
PGA-SponSored event. This is
one not sponsored by that group
and he has a good chance to
land amcng the 80 who will
split up the cash.
The leaders:
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-07
Buckingham G.. H.

The Women of the Presbyterian
Church are sponsoring Bake
Sale Saturday, May 8 at 10 D. nj
in the Buckingham Court House
yard
Friends We're sorry to hear Of
the death of Mrs Mamie S. Pierce
Of Arvonia She is a sister of Mrs.
Alice Glover.
Mrs. Robert Evans Brooks. Of
Ellerson, Va. was week end
guest OF M. and Mrs. c. II. Agee.
Jr
Frank Webb was a business wish
tor in New York for several days
last week Mrs. Webb accompanied
him on the trip.
Recent guest OF Mr. and Mrs
r. II Bruce We're Rear Admiral
Carl A. Broaddus of KING and
struggled through eight innings of
IL ball with Dave Speas retiring
nine batters via the Strikeout
route and allowing four hits.
The Dukes caught fire in the
eighth and pushed across five runs
on hits by Newman, Ingle, Har-
lington Fahrner and OWenby
Cumberland takes to the road
Friday for 4 game with Washing
ton-Henry at Ellerson
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Dukes Post
Ninth Straight
Victory Tuesday

The dandy Dukes from Cumber-
land stretched their win streak TO
nine straight games as c. r.
Smith High School and tie Pow
hatan Indians fell victim to the
rampaging Smithmen.
Bill Newman led the Dukes to
the 8-3 win over c. T. Smith.
pounding out a double. triple and
homer in four trips to the plate.
Dave Speas relieved starter Jim
OWenby III the third ana throttled
any win hopes Of the Ladysmith
school
Some $500 fans watched the
contest which was part of d MAY
Day program at LadySmith
Dukes Defeat Powhatan
The Dukes outlasted PoWhatan
N hard fought 6-l win Tuesday
on the Indian dimmond Cumber-
land drew first blood as Jack
Owenby singled to score Harrinq-
ton.
Powhatan punched three hits.
az singles by Wash Goodwin and
Beggs, and squeezed over one run
TO TIE things UP, The teams