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...mind, Doug couldn't seem to do the job fast enough. While Snead strolled along playing just-under-par golf, Doug Ford all but ran from tee to green. His flat, awkward swing whipped out short, straight drives. His approach shots were dead to the pin. His putter rarely missed. On the 15th his drive left him a 245-yd. carry over water to the green. "Mistuh Ford." said his caddy, "you better play it safe." "The hell I will, boy," said Ford. He swung his spoon, made the green and holed out for a birdie four...
...swept through its season undefeated. Bolstered by several outstanding members of last year's undefeated freshman team, plus the return to form of Joel Cohen, the varsity has strengthened several of last year's weak events. On the debit side, however, the team lacks a good pole vaulter, shot putter, or broad jumper. This may create the possibility of an Indian sweep in these events...
...Augusta, Ga., where he enjoyed a golfing weekend (and firmer control of his putter), the President also...
...says that the longer you apply pressure or force to an inanimate object, the farther it will go. My style is geared to allow me to apply force for the longest time before releasing the shot." Boiled down to its essentials, the O'Brien put begins with the putter at the rear of the ring, crouching low over his right leg, his back turned to the shot's line of flight. Since the seven-foot circle allows scant running room, the added speed generated by the 180° spin before the shot is released makes a tremendous difference...
...Bill or Joe ... will come along and say presently." Snarled Wolfe: "Just remember that although Madame Bovary in your opinion may be a great book, Tristam Shandy is indubitably a great book because it boils and pours ... A great writer is not only a leaver-outer but also a putter-inner, and Shakespeare and Cervantes and Dostoievsky were great putter-inners and will be remembered for what they put in ... as long as Monsieur Flaubert will be remembered for what he left...