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linttlcol the Pros... QJ Snead Rated Favorite To Capture PGA Title CANTON, Mast, on it takes a strong back and a bold bitter to win the rGA Gilf Tournament, and that's why all the boys are talk ing Sam Snead around the Blue Hill Country Club. The annual battle of the pros begins Friday. hnefld tees oil against Jack Weitzel of Columbus, Ohio, in his opening match. The PGA, which even with this year's ditching of the on-the-scene qualifying still consists of nine roi..ids of golf compared with the four rounds for medal play tour naments, has scared off some of the bigsest names in the sport. Admits Tourney Tough The semi-retired Ben Hngan, who has won only once ( 1048), de cided after his IM-i automobile accident -that the rigors of the tournament were too tough. The Middlocolf, has announced he probably, will never play in the tvent again. "This is a tough'tournament for the touring pros who are. used to medal play," said Felice Torza, PGA runnerup in 1953 to Walter Burkemo. " Other Big Names "In match play you play one man, in medal you play 150." Snead occupies the favorite's role with a group of match play fichters including Tommy Bolt, Walter Burkemo, Shelly Maytield and the defending champion, Doug Ford. Ford beat Middlecoff in the 1955 finals. 27 Close Western Match Taken By Pat Lesser HUNTINGTON. W. Va. "I feel as happy as when I won the Western last year," exclaimed Tat Lesser of Seattle Wednesday after making a crucial three-foot putt on the 18th hole. The putt put a stop to a brilliant late threat by Barbara Mclntire of Toledo, Ohio, in the second round of the Women's Western Amateur Golf Tourney. Miss Lesser's putt gave her a ninth straight Dar after Miss Me. Intire had barely missed her third ; 20 straight birdie. 1 21 "I was never so happy as I was 10 see that one go down confessed Miss Lesser as she Walked off with the one-up victory over the par 72 6,220-yard Guyan Country Club course. Miss Lesser's steady second nine, after an unsettled first nine In which she was three over and one down to her opponent, pro jected her Into a three-hole ad vantage by the 16th tee. Then the SO-year-oId Miss Mclntire, who bad four bogeys In tho preceding aix holts got hot. Gallery Follow Match ' Tho gallery concentrated on tho Lesser-Mclntire finish. They were the last to come in. In the seven other matches, there was only one mild upset and on close call. Louise Camentz, a "stay-at-hnme" competitor around Louis ville. Ky., upset Ruth Jessen, highly regarded traveler from Kemnore, Wash., S and 2. Miss CamenU holed out 40-foot chip shot on the fourth for a birdie thre and led from then until thor was no need to play any longer at tho 16th. Mrs. Mark Porter of Haver town, Pa. who was champion of this tournament In 194 and 1943 as the former Dorothy Germain, was given a dogged battle by 17-year-old Carol Ann Creed of Opel ousas. La., before th veteran won on tho 19th hole. Only One I'pwt With one exception, the other matches went according to form by lopsided acores. The exception was a clns 1 up victory by Mrs. John Deller of Evansville, Ind., over Mrs. Berton Craig of Mor row. Ohio, Miss Anne Quasi, the medalist, breezed past Mrs. Taul Dye Jr. of Indianapolis, and 2. Anne Richardson of Columbus, Ohio, trounced Betty Kerby of Akron. Ohio, and 4; Berridge Long of Huntington eliminated Nan Berry of Quency 111., S and 3: and Mary Tatton Janssen of Charlottesville, whipped Carol Dirringer of Tif fin. Ohio 4 and 3. , The quarterfinal matches Thurs day line up Qiiast vs. Richardson Long vs. Deller, Torter vs. Jans en Camentz vs. Lesser. Junior Tennis TourneyToday City Singles Title Will Be at Stake Drawings for the city's Junior Boys Singles tennis tournament will be held at Olinger courts Thursday at 9 a.m. First matches of the tourney will follow the draw ins. Mark Wulf, Junior Chamber of Commerce tourney winner, has been seeded number one with Lar ry Fanning, the runnerup to Wolf in the JCC match, seeded second. Third and fourth positions go to Jim Davis, former beginners champ, and Dennis Lane, a quar tcrfinalist in the doubles tourney last week. A mom Top Contenders Other top contenders will be Gary Calaba, Jerry Stein, Lynn Seipp, Al Jacobson, John Simp son and Kd Davis. Filling out the entry list are Dav Shuford, Mike Shaw, John Joejue, Fred Ham rick, Bob Perry, Roger Zumwalt. Norval Boedighcimer, D e I b e r t Sheldon, Jim Stanley, Don I'pjohn, Dick Saalfeld, Chuck Hudkins, Al len Fine, Steve Stuart. Del Rams dell Jr. and Dale Seipp. Friday's winner will receive a championship trophy. Any junior high school boy may enter by at tending the drawings this morning or by Calling 4-1275. Title Table Tinrs ron taft ontno (Compiled by V. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Portland, Ore.) JUT 193 Bifh Waten Tim. Metrht Hopper Named By Lakcvicw LAKF.VIKW IP-lIarold Hopper, assistant coach at Caldwell, Idaho, High School last year, will become head foot half and basketball coach at I.akeview high this fall.. He was head coach in football and basketball for five years at Montrose, Colo,,' high, where his teams won five state Class A trophies In football and basketball Hopper has BA and MA degrees from Western State College (if Colorado at Gunnison. His wife and two children will move with him to Lakeview about Aug. 1. The Lakeview iiigh couching staff also includes Theodore Mc Kee. head track coach and assis tant in football and basketball, and O. C. Lcrvik. freshman coach for football and basketball. Both men were on th Lakeview staff last year. CFjS ROOM BIT NO JOB KOCHF.STF.R, N Y. t-John B Rheiner of Bethlehem, Pa.,' came here hoping to caddy for one of the 162 golfers In the National Open. "I figured It was the best way to see the tournament, said the railroad accountant. The cad- jjies were all pirked when Rheiner arrived hut al lrl he got In see the tournament. He even got bote! room near Ben Uogan, July IB 11 ?I am. Ml Dm. 12 0:1 pm. 10 : p m. 12 :is p m. II IK p.m. 22 1 OS p III. 11 it pill. 21 1 ST pm. 24 l: .14 am. S 05 p in. 15 ' l it a tn. I 32 pm. 1 4S a m. 1:00 p.m. i ll a m. J .11 pm. 3:17 a.m. 4:05 pm, 4:13 am. 4 44 p.m. I SO a m. I M pm. (I. SO 4 -01 2 -0 9 25 -0 9 XjOW Waters Tuna Height ft. 4 43 a m. -OS 3 5.1 pm. 2 5 :::i a.m. 4 44 p in. e 01 a tn. 5 ;m p m. ill in. II pm. 1 0.1 am. - a 4 pm. 2 2 7 35 a.m. -0 1 2 p.m. 2 0 S n am. -0 4 S OR p m. 19 S 31 a m. -0 1 S 49 pm. 17 01 am. OS t:.1S p m. 1 S .12 a.m. 0 7 10:3.1 pm. 1.3 10:07 am. 1.1 1137 pm. 10 10:47 a.m. 14 Greetings From North Pole ' ... I.-, ,1 1 - ' " -T-n O FF Id ?QS1 w I ' -L ' : ' " A I 1.1 af"a rr . .. v 1 i f . , . Rainier Chaplain Quoted as Saying Heir Expected PARIS W) Prince Rainier HI of Monaco, commenting on fresh reports that Princess Grace is ex pecting a baby, aald Tuesday "When there is something to an nounce I will make it myself and at the palace of Monaco.' The prince's prepared statement came following publication of news dispatches from Rome quoting the prince's Roman Catholic chaplain, the Rev. Francis Tucker, as in dicating an heir was on the way. "I see no reason, to deny Infor mation which will anyway be made official soon," Tucker was said to have told newsmen. " Rainier and his American wife were luncheon guests of President Rene Coty at the Elysee. palace Tuesday, Police barred photographers from takine oictures of the counle . "1 as they arrived in the palace J courtyard, xne. omcer in cnargc aaid the ban was at Rainier s re I Statesman, Salem, Ore., Thurs., July 19, '56 (Sec. II)-J5 James Cagney Rescues Three Men From Ocean CHILMARK. Mass. I - Secrets remain so only a short time, Jim my Cagney conceded Wednesday. The actor admitted that h and his party had rescued three men Sunday after a sailboat capsized off New Bedford. He told the New Bedford Standard-Time by telephone from his farm on Martha's Vineyard Is land: "I didn't want anything said about it because I thought it sounded too contrived too Holly- Six New Tree Farms Certified for Oregon PORTLAND Six new tree farms in six Western Oregon counties have been certified by the Industrial Forestry Assn. They are In Jackson, Linn, Lane, Douglas, Yamhill and Tilla mook counties, and total (4,157 acres. The new farms brought to 52 the number certified so far this year by the association. V - NORTH POLE, Alaska Con Miller; mayor of North Pale, Alaska, ! ear Fairbanks, peers through window of the post office booth la ' his general store, knows as the Santa Clans House, Just to shew . thnt, even la July, Christmas Is a year-arouad business here and j Miller always Is playing the role ( Santa Claus. (AP WlrephoU) North Pole Besieged by Christmas, Even in July Miller observed with a grin, "but after doing this so long I get to feel as if I am Santa Claus, My wife is threatening to take me to a psychiatrist." North Pole Is an incorporated town of some 3.0 persons about 14 miles from Fairbanks. It has a school, a cafe, trailer court, two service stations, two taverns and a trading post. . I . Miller's store, with Christmas paintings outside and candy striped rafters inside, is the vil-: lage landmark, It is Santa Claus ; House, 511 Santa Claus lane. j NORTH POLE. Alaska (-Ifs summer up here, too (88 degrees last week i, but the folks just can't keep their minds off Christmas. Especially Con Miller, the mayor, postmaster and storekeeper. Christmas, you see, is the little village's year-around industry. It got its name because of the value it would have at Christmas time. Mayor Miller, although a little young for the job at 42, is the official Santa Claus of North Pale. When he isn't caught in the Christ mas rush, he's planning for it. From Australia Postmaster Miller placed his special North Pole stamp on 200, oiio Christmas letters last year. 2 4 ' as far away as 'Australia. Santa Miller also answers thous ands of Christmas letters from children, with a Christmas stock ing enclosure. During the Christmas season, Miller dons a St. Nick garb to bring cheer to the kiddies in hos pitals and orphanages of Alaska's interior. Really Santa "You know. It's kind of funny." tihiUUlkiii 521 N. 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