Word: chapman
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...second day Spectator Vines watched Defending Champion Johnny Goodman, the last of the Walker Cuppers, ousted by Connecticut socialite Dick Chapman, who took a nip of whiskey out of a Coca-Cola bottle after every hole, kept the gallery in suspense until he finally conquered his opponent, 2 & 1. The field of 162 had narrowed down to four -and still Spectator Vines could not leave Pittsburgh. Pat Abbott was one of the semifinalists, along with three other dark horses: 23-year-old Edwin Kingsley, a husky Utah ore sampler who had tasted his first sip of fame when he eliminated...
After Abbott disposed of Chapman, and Turnesa eliminated Kingsley, Ellsworth Vines found himself basking in the fame of his traveling companion, who had theretofore been a comparative unknown in spite of the fact that he had won the National Public Links championship two years ago. The gallery of 3,000, who turned out for the final, made "Little Willie" the sentimental favorite. They all knew that he was the son of an Italian greenskeeper, that his six brothers had chipped in to put him through Holy Cross, insisted that he become a gentleman golfer and made him remain an amateur...
When Special Assistant Attorney General Ralph M. Ingalls taunted the defense with their failure to put Daughter Barbara on the stand as promised, Defense Attorney Clyde Chapman replied that Barbara was "moronic," that her testimony would "befog the issue...
...Chapman College Hollywood, Calif...
Alan D. Jaffee -- Miss Martha Chapman, Concord Academy...