Word: ben
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...BEN HOGAN, the professional golfer, is a man of tremendous composure and no small talk. He has been known to go an entire 18 holes without once speaking to his caddy. A golfer playing with him just about has to hole out with a brassie from several hundred yards away before Hogan is moved to say, "Good shot." Other pros, the kind who get sick at their stomachs and take to Benzedrine during big tournaments, are not anxious to play in his threesome. His presence, silent and austere, makes them tense up and miss shots. The thing few people suspect...
...ingredients that Hogan uses are not available to everybody. Some of them are hereditary, handed down from his Irish father, who plied his trade as a blacksmith in Dublin, Texas. Some of them come from his early environment. After his father died (when Ben was nine), he had to fight for everything-including his job as a caddy-and he got used to fighting. The mechanics of his golf came hard. Hogan had little natural talent for the game and was left-handed to boot; in overcoming these handicaps he built up patience and selfdiscipline...
...first time in his life, Ben Hogan's remarkable will power was beamed at something less tangible than hitting a golf ball. Back home in Fort Worth, bandaged from hip to ankle, he began the prescribed exercises. He insisted on removing and replacing the bandages himself because, after a little practice, he felt he could do it better than the doctors...
...Ben Akillian, last year's cleanup hitter, and Ralph Robinson, who also saw service last spring, appear almost certain starters in left and right field, respectively, despite the fact that their coach would make no predications on this score yesterday...
Moderator Ben A. Lindberg, associate professor of Business Administration, tried to discourage the 50 prospective personnel officials by saying that too many people want to get into the field...