Evening star., 1961-09-12
AT(HISON,S
ANGIE
By LEWIS 2. ATcHISoN
When the Wind Comes Up
BY LEWIS =. A

PEBBLE BEACH CALF SEPT 12-This may not be
the worlds toughest golf course where field of 200
yesterday began the scramble for the National Amateur
championship, but it might be the noisieSt
The field whipped through the first day of match
play to the accompaniment of whirring powermo
changing carpenter hammers and building planks that
strangely seemed to drop with clatter just putter
began his stroke If the contestants noticed they didn't
seem to be disturbed
They were more concerned about the wind, which
apparently took the day off, and the threat of fog Season.
players in the field don't consider it tough course,
despite farways tightly trapped greens and
yawning crevices.
THE greens are small" Ralph Bogart observed, but
it isn't too hard They it's tough when the wind blows
THERE IS A SCARCITY of caddies, that the kids
gone school, Bogart first off the tee at $780,
up 545 and the courSe-to hit few practice
shots hour before he officially opened the tournament
No caddy available When they did show they looked
bored indifferent and not at all impressed with the field
One asked his to try to get his match over quickly
possible he could grab another bag.
Ronnie Shade of Scotland, who eliminated DR.. Edward
Updegraff of Tucson in upset. repeatedly had to lug
his bag Joe Dey, r director of the tournament,
denied it, but said wouldn't have been unusual If he did
There Englishman who played in their lama
teur tournament few years ago whose wife caddied for
him. he said When he sank putt she dropped the flag
and applauded."
Deane Beman plainly was trrtated by his caddy
Deane made shot and then lmped along behind the
champion The breed of old pros who made of
carrying clubs and plotting players through treacherous
places must be dying out.
The gallery odd one, too. Elderly dressed
ladies went along with younger in toreador pants
and the kind OF hats only in resort for
view of the matches. They picked their vantage spots
of course, but uphill test of stamina for
younger persons
Not all of the in the gallery appreciated the
forts of the contenders in the early One perched
the seventh green, perused magazine while Beman
putted
Il haven't anything spectacular yet" another
complained.
1T WAS NEAR THE END of the Beman-Hank Alters
match the 18th hole, to be exact that Alters father
retired Baltimore municipal Judge nudged writer and
said IF Hank wins this you fellows are going to be
a little upset, aren't you?"
Hank is adopted son-"the finest boy in the world"
the Judge beamed.
1T cost me $500 to bring him here and it was worth
it. used to own piece of the Baltimore Colts when
(CarrolD RoSenboom first got them, I've got this
boy on an allowance Look at the bag he's carrying.
small inexpensive bag1 He'd rather spend
his money for balls"
Alters seemed to be too tight the outgoing nine
where, ,Beman picked up his early and decisive lead
Sure he was" the judge agreed He's playing head
tohead with the champion It's like going around Gino
MarchetuS end You know what's coming"
Alters made good showing. After shot the Judge
exclaimed There's your new champion" But he was
wrong
The tournament decidedly was more interesting for
the judge than for of the But when Beman
sank his last putt preserving his winning margin the
Judge lost interest.