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...that may even make California's eyes pop. They will bombard the delegates with mail and telegrams, have helicopters drop out of the sky to pick up signatures on Ike petitions, and otherwise seek to show that the voters want Ike. There is talk that some of the pros from the Eisenhower headquarters want to move into California to work on delegates, but the local volunteers are trying to hold them off. They say that the California delegation is of too high a type to welcome approaches by professional politicians...
...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 is that Ben Hogan is twice as tense...
...There's not much to playing this game," he lies genially. After spieling off a few tips about grip and stance, he belts out a few balls. "See how easy it is?" he asks finally, and all the onlookers nod. Then, after playing an exhibition match against local pros, he takes a bow, signs some autographs and departs. His fee for the afternoon's work is a flat...
...Pros and Cons: Many Advantages...
...regular Democrats had taken a closer look and concluded that Estes Kefauver, although he is not strong with the professionals, is popular with more voters than the pros suspected. The organization men suddenly realized that Kefauver might knock out McMahon, and thus give the whole regular Democratic organization a bloody nose...