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...selected for the Ryder Cup team that will play England this month and four others named as eligible for it were in the round of eight. . . . British-born Harry Cooper last year broke the record for the U. S. Open by two strokes, lost the title when Tony Manero broke it by four. Last week when Cooper and Manero played each other in the quarterfinals, Cooper was 4 up with nine holes to play. Manero...
...income from other sources. Contestants indulged in no disputes or blunders of behavior. After five days of play, four of the young men whose names appear regularly near the top of the lists in major U. S. open tournaments went out to play the semifinals. They were Tony Manero and Denny Shute, Ky Laffoon and Harold McSpaden...
...field which included Gene Sarazen, Tony Manero, Harry Cooper, Craig Wood, Henry Picard and most of the other ablest professionals, only six drives out of ; total of 123 went beyond 300 yd. All three of Sam Snead's were in the six. His shorter drives were 304 yd. 31 in., 302 yd 7 in. In addition to his prize for the longest single drive, he got $150 for the best total distance - 920 yd. 19 in. Snead weighs 170 lb., uses a full swing and beautifully balanced body shift, usually hits a low, long-rolling ball with a slight...
...more nonexperts carry golf bags equipped with everything except an icebox, the history of golf has been partly the history of the elaboration of its implements. Famed Charles ("Chick") Evans, when he won the U. S. Open in 1916, carried only seven clubs. Last summer, Open Champion Tony Manero carried 19, Amateur Champion Johnny Fischer...
Walter Hagen, five times winner, failed to qualify. Tony Manero, U. S. Open champion, played 123 holes three under par and groaned about his putting. One-time Champions Tommy Armour, Paul Runyan and Gene Sarazen were all put out the same morning and the defending champion, Johnny Revolta, was beaten in the afternoon. Jimmy Thomson, famed as the husband of onetime Cinemactress Viola Dana and the longest driver in golf, wore the same green socks every day, washing them himself at night. His conviction that they brought him luck was not contradicted by victories over Henry Picard, Harold McSpaden, Craig...