18 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Thursday, March 9, 1950
'Ben's Best of Decade Say
Hogan's Fellow Golfers
- By HAROLD V. RATLIFF
AP Newsfeataru)
I Harlineen. Tex. Wee Ben
j Hogan, whose golf comeback is
a glittering saga oi sport, is
j rated by his fellow golfers as
r the greatest player of the past
ten years a decade that covers
r one of the golden areas of the
links. '
: . Seventeen top performers,
j most of them long in the big
itlme, were asked their opinions
during the recent Rio Grande
: Open tournament here. Hogan
; got the nod over Sam Snead, the
i brilliant swinger from West Vir-
ginia, by almost two to one.
! This despite the fact that Hogan
i was out of golf for several years
I through service in the Army and
because of his auto accident.
; Here's how the golfers voted:
CARY MIDDLECOFF "By-
ron Nelson was the most con-
servative and missed fewer shots;
Hogan outthougth all the others,
and Snead had the best swing.
I Snead has won more tourna
' ments so I will have to give it
to him,"
DICK METZ "Hogan has the
greatest competitive spirit and
1 no weakness in his game."
JULES HUOT of Montreal
"Snead is the greatest. He has
'power, accuracy and ability,
i His only weakness is the 'odd
' putt'. He can knock the ball
-closer to the pin with any club
L'from any position."
" JIM TDRNESA "Snead is
.the best shot-maker but Hogan
'is the game's top thinker. I
wouldn't chose between them."
T. LAWSON LITTLE "I'll take
Nelson from 1940 to 1945; Hogan
'.the rest of the time. Nelson was
greatest at the long iron and
'driver; Hogan made more shots.
Nelson wouldn't get mad and
'quit if he wasn't around the top
-but Hogan worked hard no mat
;ter where he stood. He got mad
-but never let it affect his game.
'I would not choose between
-them but take each for his peri
od." CLAYTON BEAFNER
I"Snead has the natural ability
;and is the game's greatest swing
er. Hogan thought before he
"Played, Snead afterward. Of the
'.two I'll take Hogan."
: JIMMIE DEMARET "Hogan
;and .Nelson were the greatest
V golfers of all time. I saw Bobby
vJones, Walter Hagen and all the
pothers and they were not in the
:same category with Nelson and
;Hogan. Check scores and see
-what I mean. This is bunk about
courses being easier today than
rthen. And they played with a
Ismail ball which, if used today,
rwould mean even lower scores.
Zli I had to choose between them
-I would take Hogan because of
Ihls determination and will to
-win. Nelson had the ability but
I'M he couldn't win he wouldn't
try."
I KY LAFFOON "Hogan No.
I, Nelson No. 2, Snead No. 3.
IJiogan missed fewer shots and
always put his second shot close
Zto the pin better than anybody
else. He was the golfer of all
."golfers. Nelson was best with
-his wood into the green and was
, oa good a driver as Hogan but
-he was not better or equal in
iither ways. Snead reached his
-peak last year."
r SKIP ALEXANDER "Snead
Is the best all-around player. Ho-
. gan is next and Nelson third
FRED HAAS, JR. "Hogan
was the best; he wore them
down, outlasted and outfought
;them. They folded against him
He was too mechanical and gave
them the whammy. Snead had
more natural ability. I would
place Nelson next."
. ED FURGOL "I'll take Ho
gan. He was the leading money
winner most of the time and any
body able to lead the tour in
money earned is bound to be
;good. The competition was not
0 strong when Nelson was at
his height. Hogan had the
greatest determination; Nelson
would still be in the game if he
had it."
V JOHNNY PALMER "Snead
is the greatest natural player,
ttogan the greatest mechanical
player. I would not choose be
tween them."
i AL SMITH "I take Snead
He has the finest swing ever.'
DAVE DOUGLAS "Hogan Is
Wiy choice. He was the only
golfer who never made a stupid
mistake. He was keyed up all
the time. His mental outlook
made him great."
- LEW WORSHAM "Snead Is
the man. He seems to be In
position always to win a tourna
ment. They talk about his poor
putting! No one can read a green
better than Snead. He misses
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short ones once In a while but
never gets credit for the long
ones he sinks."
HENRY RANSOM "Hogan
by far. He was leading money
winner the most times and won
the Vardon Trophy the most."
GEORGE FAZIO "Ben Ho
gan is my choice. I pick him
on his record and the fact that
he always beat everybody. Nel-
WONDER OR WASHOUT?
Texas Battler Ponders
Future in Big Time Ring
By OSCAR FRALEY
(United Preu Sports Editor)
New York, March 9 ttl.R)
You're a kid from the "sticks"
who never had a shot In the big
time and, while you know you
have got what it takes, your
head Is whirling and you've got
butterflies In your belly
That's Bobby Dykes, a wel
terweight out of Austin, Tex., a
rugged, dead game youngster
with an explosive punch who
has gone into the glare of the
overhead lights 95 times and
knocked 28 guys dead.
You've never been counted
out, in that limbo where all
fighters go eventually, and
you frei strong and healthy
and able to lick any welter
weight In the business right
on up to the champion, a satin
skinned slugger named Sugar
Ray Robinson.
Dykes Is only 21 years old
a long, lean kid who has drop
ped only three decisions and re
versed two of them as he pre
pares to meet tough Lou Valles
in what Is just a semi-final bout
at Madison Square Garden on
Friday night.
But you know this Is make or
break. If you look good you are
in on the fringe of the big
money, maybe even a shot at the
title one of these days soon.
A youngster like Dykes has
only one ambition as long as
he has cast the die with the
fight game winning a cham
pionship. Robinson holds It
now, but he might retire and
that leaves only such assorted
characters as Kid Gavllan,
Charley Fusarl, Irish Billy
Graham and Les Felton In the
way.
You've beaten Felton; had him
on the deck. So you know you
can hit and you've got to prove
now that It wasn t a "Fluke
You've kayocd Jean Walzack,
the rugged Frenchman who
went the distance with Ike Wil
liams and with Ray Robinson.
You can feci good about that
but this fight-wise mob has to
be shown all over again.
Dykes Is just one of the young
names In the fight game, a kid
who might or might not
make It. He never has been cut
and never has been floored, this
lad who laced them on for
money when he still was In
high school.
But the lights are bright,
the mob Is wise and you can't
help worrying and wondering
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Hogan was picked outright by
nine players, Snead by five.
In the group are three men
who won the National Open
Little, Worsham and Middlecoff.
Little also won the national ama
teur. It would appear that the little
man Is the big man of golf in
this area.
as yon start down the aisle
to meet your destiny whether
you'll be a wonder or a wash
out Giants' Durocher
Rates Brooklyn
As Team to Beat
Phoenix, Ariz., March 9 (U.B
Manager Leo Durocher of the
New York Giants conceded that
Brooklyn was the team to beat
in the National league race to
day but gave his own club "as
good a chance as any" to do It.
Brooklyn has the depth," Du
rocher said. "They got depth
everywhere, including on the
mound. Don Newcombe is the
best in baseball and he has a
carload of strong arms behind
him.
But I rate my pitching as
good as Boston s, St. Louis or
Philadelphia s, Leo continued.
"Monte Kennedy could be a 20-
game winner for us. And we've
got proven guys like Larry Jan
sen, Sheldon Jones and Dave
Koslo. Our pitching is as good
as anybody's except for Brook
lyn's." BASKETBALL
COLLEGE SCORES
(Br the Associated Preu)
Yala 88, Holy cross Kl.
Vlllanovt 68, Duqursne ft).
Cnnlslus Rfl, Syracuse 04.
Rhode island State 01, Brown 53.
Pennsylvania 68, Duke 50.
RutRrrs 67, Colftate 57.
Columbia 71. Harvard tO.
Indiana Stale 73. Evansvills 61.
Montana 101, Helena lUont) All-Stars
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GIBSON'S DIAMOND 8 BLENDED WHISKEY
NEUTRAL SPIRITS GIBSON DISTILLERS,
Early Releases
Of Legal Trout
Are Under Way
Early releases of legal-sized
trout from Oregon state game
commission hatcheries for the
pending trout season are well
under way, the commission re
ported today.
Lakes and streams along the
southern Oregon coast have al
ready been stocked with 82,000
yearling cutthroat trout. Tah
kenitch, Siltcoos, Woahink, Ten
mile and Floras lakes received
a good share of these fish. Coast
al streams in Lincoln county
have received 24,000 steelhead,
11,000 rainbow and 27,000 cut
throat from the Alsea hatchery,
and the fish tankers are still
rolling in that area.
To meet the increased produc
tion of the fish hatcheries, the
game commission now has six
fish liberation trucks, three of
them new, and seven portable
fish tanks, five of them new.
The fish tanks were designed
and built by game commission
personnel during the winter
months. They are fully Insulated
to maintain low water tempera
tures, and the aeration system
consists of centrifugal pumps
driven by power take-off equip
ment.
The portable tanks are readilv
mounted on the bed of a pick
up truck. With these portable
tanks the fish hatcherymen may
undertake liberation of small
loads of fish without the services
of the big fish tankers. Last year
the large fish tankers each aver
aged 43,000 miles hauling fish
to the lakes and streams of Ore
gon.
The yearling fish now bplns
released run from five to nine
inches in length.
Sprinter Helen Stephens
Is Still Showing Speed
Fulton, Mo. Back in 1936, Helen Stephens won the 100-meter
dash in the OlvmDic games. Her
since equalled but never bettered.
The 17-year-old Missouri girl came home to acclaim and honor.
She ran some exhibition races after that but dropped out of, com
petition. ,
Miss Stephens, dubbed the
Fulton Flash", still is in sports,
but now it's basketball.
During the day she audits
the accounts of finance officers
of the departments of the
Army and Air Force at the
general accounting office in
St. Louis.
In her off hours she manages
and plays with the Olympic
Co-Eds, who meet only mens
teams.
At 31 and near the 200 pound
mark, Miss Stephens averages
more than 20 points a game.
'I don't seem to get any worse
as the years roll by," she admits
with pride.
To prove it she 11 put on an
exhibition race wherever the
Co-Eds happen to play.
"I still offer to run against
the fastest local boy, usually
the high school sprint star,"
she related, "and manage to
defeat most of them in a dash
across the gym."
No one took Fulton high
school coach W. Burton Moore
very seriously in 1932 when he
reported, "I think I may have an
Olympic prospect."
Moore, now assistant coach at
Iowa State, helped Miss Stephens
develop her style in the next two
years. In March, 1935, he took
her to St. Louis, where she out
ran the great Stella Walsh over
the 50-meter route in the record
time of 6.6.
When informed she had just
defeated the great Polish star,
holder of most of the world track
titles for women, Helen drawled:
"Who's Stella Walsh?"
She went on to establish 10
world, Olympic, United States
and Canadian records.
In addition to her running
achievements, she was an hon
or student at Fulton high
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Handstand
Antonino Rocca does a bandstand as he
straightens out for a three-point landing after
being thrown by Gene Stanlee, "Mr. America," in a wrestling
match at Madison Square Garden In New York. The match
ended in a draw after 46 minutes and 21 seconds. (Acme
Telephoto.)
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CIVIC LEAGUE
Salem Lions No. 1 (2) KlmmeH 434,
Hoy 440, PorWr 495. Rostell 307, Sauen
436. Stayton Lions (1) Bates 429, Morgan
365, Chrlateosen 481, Schalktalcn 465, Jor
dan 444.
Hollywood Lions No. 1 ) Mootry 41i,
Gillespie 457, CalUos 409, Hanna 4S'J.
Moose Lodse No. t (D Smith 419, Go In
433, Hedlne 396, Cooler 466, Smyres 314.
Salem Lions No, ft St Holme 450,
Geddes 487, Henderson 458, Smith 466,
Starrett 485. Jr. Chamber (0) Schmidt
tune was 11.5 seconds, a mars
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Hl.'i team: Salem Lions No. 3. 3348.
High Individual same: Mootry. 202. Hlgn
umuviquu aeries: snoisem, 496.
STATE HOUSE LEAGUE
Tax Commission Q Roake 414, Pax
son 356, Hill 4S1, Gardner 439, Merchant
450, Hi-war No. (3) Blair 472. Kits 421.
Mahaffey 389, Hartley 388, Stein 286.
State Printers (0 Kaasel 402, Mllner
420, Stone 452, McCrary 442, Mills 412.
Hl-wtvy NV S (3) Brown 414, Van Pelt
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Secretary of State (3) Miller 525, KlnK
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Tax. Comm. No. 2 (0) Welch 447, Huhta
458. Katnsam 379, Robb 447, Johnson 411.
ina. Accid, comm. No. 1 (1) Duncan
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Upston 537. Ind. Accid. ComVi. No. 2 (3)
GallaKher 471, Ashby 412, Wtst 492, Harria
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Hl-way No. 4 (1) Ha rale 335. Hess 384.
Query 325, Ketciium 412, Schupp 407, Hl
way NO. 1 (2) Griffiths 528, Towle 326.
Kayaer 439, Williams 453, Lcterneaux 558.
veterans Affairs (a) Popma 442, Ryan
408, Reed 476. Elgin 475, HUlerlch 465.
Forestry lt Beyers 443, Miller 337, Ladd
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High team: Ind. Accident No. 1, 2452.
High Individual same: West. 235. Htsh
Individual aeries: L. Klnf, 616.
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Salem Hardware rnece 655, Hau-
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Wlcklund 475, Lindsay 477, D. Page 594,
Vatdes 497.
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Mar's Lvncn (Z) rsney mb. Alien aai,
Carlson 483. U. Hartwell 47S, Crtswell 502.
Von's of McMlnnvflle (it Myers 327,
Rymla 545, Kraft 548, Minder 572, G.
QkxU 818.
Hlah individual same: ones isoyce oi
Salem Hardware, 343. High Individual ser
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Western Internationals'
Load with New Players
By LOYD BULMUR j
Seattle, March 9 (U.R) Report
from the Western International
league baseball front:
Wenatchee is loading up with
left-handed pitchers. At last
report, six southpaw hurlers
were wearing Chief colors, In
cluding Fred Bessana of Lincoln,
Calif.; Vem Kahout, Jay Dahle,
Tom Briessinger, and Cliff
Bartholomew.
Kahout, Ragni and Dahle last
year were with ijremenon.
Breissmger comes trom aidu-
querque.
The Chiefs also have rignt
hander Alton Lee signed for
service. The 22-year-old ex-
Bremerton hurler was credited
with two losses for the Blue
jacket cause last season before
being farmed to Bosie of tne
Pioneer league.
It appears that Fred Huber,
a Pasco businessman, gave the
tip-off to tri-city Braves offi
cials which resulted In their
signing Ken Michelson of East
ern Washington College foot
ball and baseball fame. The
Hector, Minn., boy will turn
20 six days before the Braves
are scheduled to open train
ing at Lindsay, Calif., March
30.
The Braves, inheriting most
of Wenatchee's 1949 fourth'
place club, have quite a bit of
talent to work with. Jim War
ner, who grossed the most total
bases in the class B circuit last
year, 344, and also established
a new home run record of 43
Czech Skater Is
Lone European to
Win World Title
London, March 9 () Europe,
which always has had at least
one world figure skating cham
pion, will continue its unbroken
string another year thanks to
graceful Aja Vrzanova.
The beautiful 19 - year - old
Czech girl won the women's title
last night to thwart a clean
sweep by the United States In
the three-day world champion
ships.
TJodre (3) Johnny Cooter 446. Dallu
Kjaer 453. Frank Jones 393. Hal WlUnn
375, Howard Mumby 367. Warner Motors
-P. B. Churchman 351. Ed Owen 345
Spud Spasle 410, Bob Hulst 324, Xarl
urooics iui.
Co. C National Guard fll Tom Brown
jjo, oy ureene 255, BUI Qodlove 364.
Frank Baker 348, Bob Strong 339. Valley
Electrle (3) Elmer Riemr 340. Karl T.m.
oert 474, uus Quiring 383, Walt Quirlns
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Buirk 10) Harry Wilson 406, Harvey
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M. Van Deli 454. Fori ( Vm Knew
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Al Wolf 382, Glenn Schroyer 471.
HiBh team aeries and name: Ford, TST
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Brooks (Lincoln Mercury) 491, Hiith In-
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Leo McCollnm, 1949 winner
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atchee have been farmed out to
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