Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-23

the brigade match the
phony par of 70 for single round.
AT THE RESIDENT PROS, LUNCHEON table at Army
Navy they talking of Furgos victory yesterday wonder
ing who could be compared with Ed handicapped cham
pon Harris Everett tennis genius, thought to
Doris Harris victory at Wimbledon couple of years ago.
Doris had ricketts, child" Everett saying. Most
people think it polio, but her mother told me
ricketts, One the other, it handicap to the girls
legs forget Glenn Cunningham, whose legs
burned so badly when youngster guess that
all things considered, Furgo is in class by himself"
Allan Burton the golf looked from plate of ice
Furgo victory the best thing that's happened
golf years." he said. "It has, and WILL encourage mil
lions of handicapped people to play already have received
calls from people who handicapped and who
golf thought at least as far as taking lessons
concerned until Furgol They all want to know
thing: rs it possible for to play decent game?
1.-THE ANSWER" BURTON went on "is that anybody
with hand and wrist play golf You have
a stiff back, loose knee any number of ailments and
still play fair good game of golf.
"A teaching pro has to consider his pupil study his
physique learn his that sort of thing. If big,
free-wheeling 17year- old wouldn't
try teach him to hit like Snead Nobody hits Snea
why should hep The for Hogan except that his
swing is normal than Snead'S
Most golfers have something wrong Bobby
loop in his swing Cary ddecof is great player who gives
lessons in newspaper columns Yet couldn't take youngster
no matter now pnabe and pattern him after ddecoh who
makes mistakes he warns against in his articles"
Somebody reminded Burton that Freddie Mcleod, when
he won the National Open 1912 weighed only 100 pounds
$780, if that much weight and strength have little
with playing gof Burton insisted Its question of hitting
the ball. There may be thousand WE'LL let's say
just any number of ways of hitting golf ball"
BURTON IS THINKING that Furgols victory was not
quite upset public thought 1.-THE guys been the
years. Allan saying. HE hasn't
many titles he has been nbbing at the prize money
don't think Furgo cleared dime, what with travel
expenses have to win the Open the Masters
the PGA to get fat.
But Furgo has been playing solid golf for years. It
Open bring to the attention of golf fans all
the world that handicapped beat this game
Furgo instance does what he with his left He
Allows it to lead when he swings True it isn't much OF
Ed enough to wait and restrict his snap
time throw his right hand into the shot
you only have good arm, Burton et it
do the work. At least you can't blame the absent arm
BUT HOW, REALLY does sem-cripple such as Ed
Furgol the National Open, title which has euded the
machess swinging of Snead for Is years so? First,
you've got to have things going way Burton explains
by that you've have the touch Hogan Snead
Mangrum apparently didn't have it, Furgol did.
"When you teach handicapped golfer and think
taken still takes them when his
game is off the teaching pro has to teach around
handicap. It's the teaching SO 6Oyear-od man.
Don't give him book written by Sam Snead because he
match Sans swing.
golf swing simple" Burton says with resignation,
that when you've got it you can't believe it and try to do
something else"