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idea but previous proposals have not met SPORTSMAN'S CORNER with favor. The British publication GOLF All of us have a moral responsibility to ILLUSTRATED doubts if the Australians set a good example, but in golf the pro­ will succeed although it admits that golf fessional has it to a high degree. has as good a claim as many other sports The professional is a sort of high which are included in the Olympic pro­ priest. If he is a club pro, he is expected gram. There is the question of finance, to know all there is to know about every phase of the game. If he is essentially a of course. Several countries have had tournament player, his every mannerism the greatest difficulty in raising funds to is carefully studied and aped by thousands send even a few men to Helsinki for the of persons. 1952 games, and only a few nations will Some tournament players have set some want an extension of numbers in their rather horrible examples in recent weeks, representation in future games. as witness: One was fined for profanity during a tournament by the Professional Sound Advice Golfers' Association of America. "Don't spend too much time lining Three were reminded by USGA officials up putts," Jack Burke, Jr., advises. "A of the evils of club-throwing dur­ quick survey of the green should tell you ing . just what line the putt will take. The One thumbed his nose at another dur­ problem is to stroke the ball right. Con­ ing a match in the PGA Champion­ centrate on that." ship. In pleasant contrast, there was a little conversation between and Ed For the President Oliver as they started off on the final "Even more humbling than my golf round of the Open. Both were in serious game." contention for the Championship, and they were playing companions. These are the words Totton P. Heffel- They drove from the first tee, and as finger, President of the USGA, used to they walked down the fairway this pri­ describe the testimonial dinner given in vate little exchange took place: his honor by his club, the Minikahda Ben Hogan: "Good luck to you, Ed." Club, of Minneapolis. : "The same to you, Ben." The treatment which brought about It is not accidental that those two this descripton was applied by L. N. Per- nearly won the Championship, whereas rin, the Vice-President of the club; B. H. some others wasted some of their efforts Ridder, Jr., President of the Minnesota in beating themselves. Golf Association; John P. Drews, Vice- President of the Town and Country Club, of St. Paul; Cargill MacMillan, President of the Woodhill Country Club; C. T. Jaf- N. Y., family in the final for the fourth fray, founder of the Minikahda Club, and time. Brother Joe lost to Henry C. Mackall, a Governor of the Min­ in 1927. Jim, himself, lost to ikahda Club. in 1942. And brother Mike lost to Ben Hogan in 1948. It is doubtful if any The Turnesa System other family ever has imprinted itself The wolf-pack style of attack which so firmly over the history of a major the Turnesa family has been making on championship; certainly no other family the PGA Championship over the last ever has held both the professional and twenty-five years proved its value when amateur championships in this country, Jim, second youngest of the family, de­ as the Turnesas have through brothers feated , 1 up, in the final Jim and Willie. at the Big Spring Golf Club, Louisville, Jim and Willie were the babies of the Ky. family, and Jim learned golf the hard Jim was representing the Elmsford, way by playing against Willie for a very