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...just the sort of risk the high rollers like to take. There is no house cut; there are no handicaps to figure; the field is small and brimful of class (eligible players must have won a P.G.A.-sponsored tournament during the past year). So when Los Angeles Auctioneer Milt Wershow jumped onto the stage, the boys were ready with their money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The High Rollers | 5/7/1956 | See Source »

Long & Strong. "How much am I bid for Mike Souchak?" called Wershow as he got ready to knock down one of last year's top moneywinners. "Who's he?" yelled a wiseacre. Wershow ignored the heckler. "He is long and very strong. He likes the course. He is playing well. How much for Souchak?" Quickly the bidding climbed, and Souchak, for $11,000, went to a bidder named Walter Marty, reportedly representing eastern gamblers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The High Rollers | 5/7/1956 | See Source »

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