Ford Odds Drop to Beat Snead to Help Mclean
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Preparing THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C. • C-5 Ford High Point in the seventh ylf Inning. TEE TO GREEN Cloud Improves Other results: Wakefield 19. Hammond O. To Beat Snead BY MERRELL WHITTLESEY Waahlneton 4. Waihlngton- Marshall 10. Oeorge Mason 4. Hoffman-Boston 8, Dunbar 7. Batting, Pitching Anacostia 6, St. Jobn’s S. Phelns 11. Bell 1. Splnsarn 6. Fairmont Helfbta 3. At Greensboro Eastern 10. Wilson 5. Ben Hogan's new theory (un- ] irons. Percentagewise, it’s 50 Western 14, Tech 8. GREENSBORO, N. C„ April 10 Cardozo 8. Gontata 2. published in book form), that ] per cent of the game. Carroll 4. Roosevelt 1. VP). —Doug Ford, Help Georgetown Prep 19, Priory 9. ; the new Mas- putting be eleminated from golf ** * * To 7, McLean DeMatha Bt. Anthony 8. ters champion, planned get and a funnel be placed to catch 1 Oxon Hill 7. Richard Montgomery 8, to On another occasion some- By DICK TIERNEY Walter Johnson 5 Sherwood 4. in a practice round here today in the most accurate second shots, bodyj asked Snead if he thought Gaithersburg 14. Northwood 10. made in semi-jest the other | The prospects of the McLean LaPlata 4. Surrattsvllle 0. preparation for a stab at Sam was Stan Musical, Ted Williams and Luther Jarkson 12. Union 3. day at Augusta when he was the other 3reat hitters would High baseball team are much Woodward Prep. 7: Chamberlain. 4. ; Snead's stranglehold on the explaining why he hadn’t quali- , Postponed Games: Wet Groands clout more home runs and hit brighter today, to Ev Annandale at Falls Church. Greater Greensboro Open golf fled for the third round. for higher averages if they spent thanks Orcveton at Fairfax Cloud, who yesterdav pitched Coolidac at St Albans. !title. But, like everything else Ho- as much tifne in batting practice Baltimore JC at Bullls. gan Eagles Bethesda-Chevy Chase at Bladeni- Ford, Snead and a field of; says, it caused some com- as golf pros do on the practice and batted the to an 11-1 burg. at the Masters. tee victory Lackey at Charlotte Hall. more than 100, including the ment v at Mount Vernon. Manassas Regional at Leesburg Doug- top pros, the pros exactly year lass Nation’s will start One of the name was Sam didn’t answer the Last Cloud was a medi-’ Games Today three-day, 72-hole grind over sounding off in the clubhouse question, but he had some views pitcher McLean vs. Hammond at Alexandria ocre with a 3-4 record. 'Municipal Stadium. 4. ;the 6,720-yard Sedgefleld Coun- the next day, after the story on the subject. also let it be Gonzaga S%m who showed plenty of potential. at Eastern. 3:30. ; try Club course tomorrow for had been printed in an Augusta known he was a fair country Nichols JC at Bullls. 3. Yesterday that potential blos- Tech at Dunbar. 3:30. $15,000 in prize money. paper. baseball player, and he rattled Northwestern at Sultland. 2:30. "So Hogan wants to take put- off names of a dozen small somed out as limited the Annandale at Falls Church. 2. While all the top names in Cloud Cooltdge at St Albans. 3:30. ting out of the game and catch towns in the hills of Virginia Virginia TRACK professional golf either are here; Northern Group I de- Yesterday funnel,” pro and West Virginia where he l Washington-Lee or are expected, the talk already shots in a the was fending champions at Bethesda-Chevy saying, somewhat sarcastically. used to play semi-pro ball.. “And to three hits Chase, ppd . wet treck. was about the pending rematch league Carroll and St. Albans at Georgetown when won, we’d and struck out 10 in the Prep, of the leading figures in last "When he was winning those we have to fight canceled, wet track. way opener for both teams. Today Sunday's sizzling windup four National Opens, our out of those towns with Interhlgh relays at to the and the The 6-foot, 190-pound right Tech, 3. Augusta, Masters a couple of times and our bats,” he added. TENNIS Master's tournament at Sam of plans Yesterday Ga. everything else, I don’t remember noted that all the hander who to attend the Sldwell Friends. 8; Washington-Lee. 1. sluggers in baseball hit up on I Wakefield. 8; Bethesda - Chevy blazing reading where he wanted to University of Maryland next Chase, 1. Ford finished with a the ball, and he demonstrated Western et St. Albans, ppd.. wet courts. 66 to win the Masters in the eliminate putting. But now that year, also drove in six runs on putt, with a follow through similar to; last-day spurt past Snead, the he can't he wants to throw ia single, double and triple in it out.” the follow through of a golf four trips. 54-hole leader. Snead is a six- swing. "Watch all the home time winner of the Greater Cary Middlecoff, the biggest Twice when Mount Vernon run hitters,” Sam said "theyre threatening Greensboro event, including the name except for Hogan to feel hitting was Cloud struck Windshield up. And,” he continued, out last two in a row. and his prac- the first knife of elimination at "all good pitchers keep their the side. Augusta, talking Scratched tice round yesterday indicates he was in the head still when they throw. Wild John Broaddus, McLean coach, i doesn't intend to give up his same vein when he finished . pitchers their head. said that "Cloud’s development .. _.. move ' vjg:. ~ ... ¦. - ? j title. Middlecoff, like Hogan, putted "It’s the same way in putting.” is due to a lot of hard work A New Device That himself of the The Slammer toured the long- out Masters. Sam opined, “You’ve got to keep on the boy’s part. We’re strong Guarantees to Remove layout Middlecoff said there was too your in both pitching and hitting.” ? ** playing in 68. head still over that ball.” ¦ * Sedßefield Scratches and Repolish two-under par, in his practice much emphasis on putting, and Snead’s observation recalled he continued, “and Cloud helps .'**»- ' ... ••/ J ~, • v.v \ . g\. y . ri*'• • fc ft ¦ round. Ford arrived too late to that there should be some way some remarks Al Jamison, the that much more. But I’m not Huge Savings! WRONG KIND OF HlT—Luis Aparicio, White Sox shortstop, lies stunned on test the course, but said he of standardizing putting techni- Goose Creek pro, made last sum- making any predictions this the ground after being struck in the back of the neck by a pitch thrown by would give it a try today. ques. Both he and Hogan prob- mer. Jamy is one of the deep early.” AD. 2-7100 Sam Jones of the Cardinals in yesterday’s exhibition at Lynchburg, Va. The course is in fine playing ably hit as many greens in reg- thinkers in golf teaching in this High Point defeated Mont- White Sox teammates, Manager A1 Lopez and Trainer Ed Froelich are shown shape despite recent heavy rains. ulation figures as most of the section. gomery Blair, defending Mary- 72 FLORIDA AVE. N.E. players who qualified for • the “I sit there night after night land Bi-County League cham- Auto rushing to Aparicio’s aid, but the injury proved slight. The Sox won, 6-5. 11 Aas Means Part* last two rounds, but they had and watch that Washington ball pion. 5-4, in the league opener & —AP Wirephoto. iterson Gia *» c O. Old Dominion Card the putting jitters. club on television and 90 per yesterday at High Point. It may have been the same cent of them are chopping down Second Baseman Mike Graves Fla. Ava. at P St. N.E. Sunday Features day, or maybe the day after that on the ball. Only a couple of drove in the winning run for h Sam Snead was asked if he was them hit up on it, and they are State Tearn Golf Feature Ford Odds Drop Midgets, Stocks hitting the ball any different. the only distance hitters on the The interviewer was groping to team. Enjoy the greater advantages of this new The midget autos and the find just why Snead was leading “A golf pro could teach them Pairs Manor, sportsman-stocks come into Old the field at the time. something, no kiddin’,” Jamison Woodmont "Nope,” replied. Vegas Dominion Speedway Friday night Snead “I was said at the time. At years Las hitting the ball 20 ago the of semifinals, This into effect elimi- He didn't mention whether he Two last year's was put to for the first racing Oil HEAT double-header hitting i way I’m today $3.00 per Manor and Woodmont. meet in nate a home course advantage, LAS VEGAS, Nev.. April 10 same it was available at his Sunday program of the season. The show The difference is in putting. half hour fee, or whether he’d the first round feature and has proven satisfactory, al- (4*).—Entry books were official- as the Maryland State Golf begins at 8 o'clock. Days when you're making putts up the price to lead the Sena- though ly closed yesterday and 23 pro- Leading midget you you Association’s team champion- it reduces some of the the NASCAR score. When don't, you tors out of the second division. RIAN golfers ship gets under way with what is sociability of the matches. fessional were certified drivers will be Fred Meeker of don't score.