Word: cupped
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Everything Right. A Walker Cup golfer in '53, with few important tournament titles to his credit, Venturi had not even qualified for the Masters. He had been the choice of former Masters winners (who have one invitation to give) mostly on the strength of his upset victory over Amateur Champion Harvie Ward in last month's San Francisco city championship. Sent off, appropriately enough, with Amateur Billy Joe Patton, who led the field to the halfway mark two years ago, Venturi did everything right. His drives were true, his irons crisp and sure. Not once did he take...
...went out in 38, two over par. Venturi, taking no chances at all, shot the same score. With only nine holes to go, the improbable seemed at hand. But the scoreboard showed one more pro still in there pitching. Ex-Marine Sergeant Burke, 33, a handsome, blond Ryder Cup veteran with a talent for finishing second in expensive tournaments, was chugging steadily toward...
Paced by Jean Beliveau and Maurice Richard, the Montreal Canadians last night regained possession of the Stanley Cup in the National Hockey League Playoffs, defeating the defending Detroit Red Wings, 3 to 1. The victory gave the Canadians the final series, 4 games to 1. Outstanding for the Montreal sextet, which last won the National League Cup in 1953, was goalie Jacques Plante...
Olympic trials and the historic McMillan Cup Regatta will open the Yacht Club season this weekend...
Fred Hoppin will skipper the College eight-man entry in the McMillan Cup competition Saturday in the Chesapeake off Annapolis, The teams will sail in the Navy's 46-foot yawls in a two-heat race. Four other New England crews, Bowdoin, Brown, M.I.T., and the Coast Guard Academy will compete. The favored teams this year are from Navy, Georgetown, King's Point, and Princeton...