Evening star., 1960-07-21
THE BASEBALL
BE A 7
New Career for Priddy
BY BURTON HAWKINS

Jerry Prlddy said. There are the nice guys and the
psychoS But the great majority nice guys and they
overwhem you with kindness The other day when won
little money in the Western Open the fellows
were as happy about it as was Honest"
Priddy, smart second baseman with the Yankees,
Senators Browns Tigers is rookie golf pro- getting
beated start in his 40S In the Western Open here
week, he fired 7172-7l71-285 was three under par
only strokes off the lead However finished in
fve-way tie for goth and earned only $780,
Jerry is jubilant about finally cutting in for slice of
the money, though It's sign of progress he's been
on the pro circuit seven months and has been the
money list three times.
Il thought knew quite bit about golf" Priddy said
Il scratch player at Lakeside in Los Angeles but
I've discovered l didn't know anything I'm learning
something about playing chips off different types of grass
what to do when I'm on bare spot. I'm finding there
are grainy green's rough green's all sor greens And
I'm getting acquainted with downhi les uphill lies and
bad lies"
PRIDDY, WHO REPRESENTS Eldorado Country Club
at Palm Springs has been impressed by the genuine
friendneSS of his companions who also his compe
tors They've been good to that there have been
times when I've had to stop listening" Jerry said
intentions have been wonderful but reached point
where got confused by all the advice.
I'D go out to practice and in 80 minutes maybe eight
or nine of the fellows would stop by to help would
have me do this, another would have do that and
third would have do something else got than
when started had to back off from too much advice
ITS delicate situation. They're sincere in wanting
to help, and don't want to give the impression that
don't need the help unapprecative I certainly
don't want to offend any of them because they're great
But it's like basebalyou have to absorb all the advice
then toss out what you can't use.
II couldn't hit like Joe DiMaggio" Priddy continued
"but once in while could steal something from him that
would do me some good It's that way golf You listen
and you watch and when you something that will help
you steal it,"
JERRY is INELIGIBLE for the PGA but he'll be play
ing in the Eastern Open at Baltimore week and he's
hopeful of displaying Improvement I'm coming
along he said In the Western Open had couple of
double bogeys the last two days and still was only
strokes back
Like baseball, you need confidence in golf Art wall
may have helped reach the turning point was on the
practice before the Western Open when Art came
over and talked to me for about 10 minutes The
OF was Really bear down. put two good together
and you'll get your confidence I guess 1 needed pep
talk Anyway, l bore down 1 put those two decent
rounds together and I think I'll be tougher.
Il played with most of these fellows an amateur at
Lakeside" Jerry said but get over how nice they
In the ST. Pete Open George Bayer had just beaten
Jack Fleck went to congratulate him in the locker
room and before could open my mouth he yelling
at me, Hey, Jerry see you made the cut Nice going
there, boy
That the first time had survived the cutoff and
George really happy for He'll started out to
congratulate him and he makes me feel like the
tournament"
JERRY HAS NO FINANCIAL worries. He's making
$4,000 year as public relations empoye of Bob Nc
Culloch, whose 81 corporations make chain and
board motors, among other things That Sizable salary
ShrinkS quickly the pro tour, though, according to
Priddy.
"Ive always been steak man." Jerry said 1T costs
little more to go first class and go first class BY the
time Uncle Sam chops in for his share there isn't much
left Pay for travel lodging meals caddies and keeping
my house up in Los Angeles while I'm away I'm not COM
planning, of course, but it isn't all gravy
Priddy watched the Senators Pedro Ramos pitch a
onehtter the other night That's refreshing ball club
Jerry said Il hadn't those big bruisers-Lemon Kill
Hebrew and Allison. That team be a real drawing
card Cookie has em hustng They play like they want
to win"
If he could put it all together as golfer Priddy says
the ideal combination would be to have Arnold Palmers
strength and pressure putting Julius Boros' camness
Walls disposition and determination, Dow FTnserwadS
accuracy off tee Tommy Bolts iron play and Ken Venurs
trap play.
To complete the picture golfer it would be ideal to
possess Prddys personality He could be the the
nice-guy golfers.