PICKED up in the ROUGH by HERB GRAFFIS
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PICKED UP IN THE ROUGH By HERB GRAFFIS ^^ELL, GENTS, the Charley Hall-Wiffy all industries combined. In 1931 sporting ** Cox debate ended with the score noth- goods industry's wages were 22.8% of the ing to nothing, because there was nothing value of the product, compared with 17.5% to debate about. As we suspected and set for combined industries. forth in these columns, the brisk and Code increases of wages and reduction brilliant M'Lemore in his yarn interpreted of hours warrant an increase of 12% in Hall's statement incorrectly, and pal Wiffy costs. An excise tax of 10% also has been ran a temperature over what M'Lemore added to the industry's burdens. Still, thought Hall meant instead of what Hall sporting goods are selling for much less said. This procedure in stirring up a than in 1931. fracas is known as ribbing and is some- # * * thing to which the Dyker Grand Duke usually is immune. IIOW HOT the days are getting! A1 Now, again messing into other folks' Houghton's 61, made on the par 70 business, we will express a doubt that Washington (D. C.) G&CC course at the Gene Sarazen meant that Paul Runyan start of season hit what many believed to was "too much of a lightweight to go the be a non-competitive record, although it distance" in the National Open as Gene wasn't. A1 had nine birdies and nine pars. recently was quoted. George Dunlap scored 63, eight under When Gene won at Skokie he was par, in the North and South Amateur. lighter and shorter than Paul will be when Harry Cooper got a 64 at the Cavalier he weighs in at Merion, and I will bet Open which Runyan won with 270. Run- Gene a dozen ears of Golden Bantam from yan's 270 lasted as the low scoring 72-hole my dwarf farm, Belchmore Acres, against tournament record for about six weeks a dozen Rhode island red fruit from his when Ky Lafoon won a tournament with Valley Ridge farm my comparative dope 267. is right. George Duncan made a 58 at Lucerne, But what the hell! It all goes in the Switzerland, in the Swiss Open many years "Who Cares?" department so far as the ago, and John Black once shot a 58 at golfing public is concerned although pros Claremont in California. often work themselves into a creamy lather Probably some guy will win a tourna- about such subjects. ment with a 232. Anyway, Victor East's * * * prophecy that 60 will be broken in the AIRWAY FANCIES, house organ of the National Open doesn't look as dizzy now F as it did a couple of years ago. Wood Hill GC (Kansas City district), is * * * one of the liveliest of the club publica- tions. It is a four-page affair and abounds nUFORD ACHILLES TYNES is the nifty with items mentioning members' doings. ® label pasted on the newest son of Mr. Its NRA code for golfers, printed in a re- and Mrs. Pinley Tynes. Tynes pere is Vul- cent issue, is one of the really funny code can's advertising manager. With a name gags. like Buford Achilles the kid got a swell It's a sheet that makes happy the heart start but already has suffered a bump. His 1 of the Wood Hill pro, Wolf Rimann. When old man calls him "Butch." a man or woman buys a set of clubs from • * «• Wolf, Fairway Fancies carries a clever A NY PRO in the territory of the Worn- little piece on the # purchase• * . ** en's Western Golf Assn. should now EOPLE WHO say there's no reason for begin to take a special interest in the P golf playing equipment costing what it development of any of his young girl does are referred to some figures cited by players who are eligible to the Women's L. B. Icely, president of Wilson-Western. Western Junior Open championship, which In 1929 wages in the sporting goods in- will be held at the Park Ridge CC (Chi- dustry were 22.5% of the value of the in- cago district) July 9 to 12. The competi- dustry's products, compared to 16.5% for tion is open to all girls under 18 who never have competed in any other WWGA so well he bought manufacturing rights major championship tournament. The girls to the club. do not have to be club members. The first year Burke's gave away about There is no entry fee. Entries must be as many as they sold, but Christmas pres- sent to Mrs. H. D. Raymond, 1223 Grove ent business on this club for playing St., Evanston, 111. Entries for pairing close where other clubs aren't playable, hit a July 5. Later entries will be paired at surprising figure. Now the dwarf club the tee. really has started to sell. There will be flights for all players. • * • One of the smartest things pros can do is to build up this event. If their kids A LMOST EVERY day I am reminded of acquit themselves creditably in the event ** the value of pro effort and results in the pros are given the best kind of ad- instructing women. It looks to me like vertising and an assurance of future big women talk about their golf games like business when these lassies grow up. they used to talk of their operations. They The event is constantly growing. It's boost pros like they used to boost their great experience and great fun for the favorite doctors. kids. Virginia Van Wie won this title as Among those pros who can boast of her first significant victory. women's instruction results for which they This year will be the first one in which are solely responsible is the veteran H. E. the winner will be awarded the custody Williams, for the last eight years at the of a new prize, the trophy L. B. Icely is Lehigh CC at Allentown, Pa. His daugh- presenting to the event. ter Frances appears to be destined for a * * • major championship role. She won the Women's Eastern championship when she HARRY COOPER, Horton Smith, Frank was 18. She also has won the South At- Walsh and Tommy Armour are treat- lantic championship twice at Ormond ing their respective clubs to big league Beach, Fla., the Philadelphia district cham- golf. Each Sunday this foursome has been pionship twice, the 1933 Pennsylvania playing matches at one of the four clubs State women's championship and a flock served by them. The first match was of minor events. played at Glen Oak, Harry's club; the sec- ond at Walsh's Bryn Mawr, the third at The way the lassie is hitting the ball Oak Park and the fourth will be played now gives early indications that this may at Medinah, Armour's club, after the West- be her big year. Frances has had no ern Open. Cooper and Smith have been other golf tutor than her daddy, and if paired against Armour and Walsh for the you think that doesn't register with other girls and women with golfing ambitions matches with the exception of the one at you are wrong. Oak Park where Horton's brother and assistant, Ren, batted for Cooper. Her father has been a PGA member since its organization. He stuck through The exhibitions have drawn very well thick and thin and now figures that the and have been smart promotion and en- thick days are coming again with women tertainment for the clubs served by these taking so much interest in the game. playing stars. No admission has been charged to the * * * matches, but the galleries have been re- CREE TIME for youngster golfers at mu- stricted to members and their guests. r nicipal courses is advocated by Joe * * * Roseman. It strikes us that this is a good r\ON'T LAUGH at anything in the golf stunt for golf promotion. Four or five business. Some people may be taking hours of starting time spread during the it seriously and others making money out lighter days of the week would be giving of what looks nutty at first look to you. the kids a break. The nub iron of Burke's is an example. • • • It is about 16 in. long from its sole to the tip of its shaft, weighs about 14 oz. TOLLOWING the return of shop conces- and has a 4 iron loft. It is double faced. r sions to the pro at Baltusrol, which Frank Stewart Smith, inventor of the took effect when John Farrell was signed by Smithirons, invented this. Bob Crandall, the club, Essex County CC, another Jersey president of Burke's, happened to use it 36-hole establishment, goes to the pro con- in playing a ball lying on the edge of a cession basis, discontinuing the club opera- barranca at Wilshire. He made the shot tion of the shop, which has been the policy for some time. Bill Malcolm is the Essex ver. Howard B. Sharp, city commissioner County pro. for public improvements, was the moving Harry Nash gave the doings at Essex factor in getting this addition to Sheri- County a great story in the Newark News. dan's attractions. The yarn should influence other clubs to • * * restore concessions to professionals so the IN ALL of the excellent publicity put out clubs can retain the sort of pros they want ' by Cornell University's course in hotel and give these men chances to make the management I have noticed very few ref- money they deserve.