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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1924)
JAMES OCKENDEN TELLS: ] Two Putts That Gave Me a Championship. The Most Unusual Spoon Shot on Record. The Best Play I Ever Made. L._,_J AMONG the Britishers who cross ed the channel in 1923 to contest for the French open champion ship were Arthur Havers, our open champion, with whom I have been touring America; Jack Gaudln, the Jersey craek who won the 1923 British professional golfer's championship, and myself. We hoped that one of us would beat out the great French men, Audrey Boomer and Arnaud Massey, the latter of whom had fin ished fourth in the British open, just a stroke behind Walter Hagen and McDonald Smith, the Americans. Havers had no luck, but fiaudin finished runner-up, ami I liad the liappy fortune to lend the field. Two strokes provided tlie margin by which the title came to me. That I possessed tills margin was due to a brace of putts made under unusual circumstances. Doubtless no other incident in a championship meet ing could be ritcd as parallel. The tournament was played at Dieppe. The fairway and greens were In great shape, but those who strayed into the rough were In bad luck, for the whole course was lined with grass at least 18 Inches high. As a conse quence, many of the crack players negotiated extra strokes a plenty. When the last round began It seemed certain that victory would come either to Oaudln or to me. At the time I was leading Gaudln by five strokes, but, by some splendid shooting, he cut my lead down to one etroke at the end of 11 holes. And here some fun began. Itt so happened that Jack was play ing just ahead of me. Thus we were in a pdbitlon to watch each other’s game. Jack would be driving off the next tee just as I would be finishing a hole; and I would be playing for a green just as he would be leaving it. The 12tll hole at Dieppe is a long one, 580 yards, par five, fiaudin, having done it in five, waited on the 13tli tee to watch my green play. I got on In three, but, as I was about seven yards from the cup, it seemed likely that I, too, would take five, and so not gain on him. To my delight and his dismay, however, I ran down my putt for a birdie four, -tmaklng me two up. 1 watched Jack's mashle shot from the tee on the 170-yard 13th, and, be lieve me, T didn’t feel so liappy after it was made. He almost holed out. As It was, he left his ball only a foot from the eup, giving him a birdie two. ‘‘I've got that stroke back on you,” he called back gleefully as he tramped to the 14th tee, prepared to look over my shot. My mashle was to the edge of the green, a full eight yards from the flag. Jack felt very goo<J. indeed. But only for a mement. For I again holed out. duplicating his birdie and holding my two-stroke lead. From there on Gaudln couldn’t gain, finally totaling 290 etrokes to- my 288. I forgot to tell you what Jack said after that second long distance putt. Come to think of It, I wouldn't dare. The Most Unusual Spoon Shot on Record. AMERICANS probably are not well acquainted with the rec ord of Audrey Boomer, the great French golfer. However, he is credited with having made the low cst score ever recorded for 72 holes— a 256—which he negotiated some years ago at Dieppe. Also, he probably made the most sensational tournament round during the 1623 season. At Ia Roulie, a 6,446-yard course, longer than any in Britain with the exception of Deal, he shot a 65. His card showed 442 343 533—31 going out and 344 443 444 —34 coming in. But it Is likely Audrey thinks less of these remarkable feats than he does of an unprecedented shot he pulled off during the Daily Mail thousand guinea tournament at Ly than and St. Anne's In Lancashire last summer. I believe I am safe In saying that this shot was the most peculiar spoon play on record. On one hole, when Boomer rams up to his ball after a drive, lie found it lying just in front of ail abrupt hank, about two feet high, over which lie had to shoot. * The distance from the ball to the bank was not more than two yards, but, as lie required considerable dis tance to reach the green, the Frenchman derided he could clear the obstruction with his spoon. Ac cordingly, he selected that club and took a tremendous swing. In company with the big gallery that was following him he heard the sharp crack which Is accompaniment of a well hit ball. But, as eyes were turned down the fairway to spot the flying sphere, the faces of all filled with astonishment. Boomer's ball was nowhere to be seen. Ap parently It had vanished In thjn air. A search of neighboring rough did not lessen the mystification. Then— more In Jest than anything else—a boy in the gallery called out to Roomer: “Better look In your pocket, mis ter." The player, who was wearing a jacket, bowed mockingly to carry out the Joke and stuck Jiis hand in his side pocket. Amazement wiped out Ids smiles as lie with drew his hand. In It was his lost ball. Inconceivably It bad billiarded off the hard dirt hank and into its unsuspecting refuge, its flight being unobstructed because Boomer’s arms were raised above bis shoul ders in the "follow through.” Match play being the rule, the stroke cost the Frenchman a hole. But was he downcast? Not a bit. Fact Is, he took Immense pride in the play. He Is still telling folks across the water about that spoon shot of his which “makes Joe Kirk wood, wiz all heez tricks, look seek." The Best I’lay I Ever Made IF i COULD have survived the semi-finals of the Gleneaglea tournament last summer. I would have had the honor of contesting the finals with Arthur Havers, who had Just won the British open from Walter Hagan by a stroke. Our great Abo Mitchell beat nie, however, and about all the satis faction I liave left from the match is remembrance of tlie most unusual shot I ever made. Reaching the 160 yard seventh hole in the afternoon round, Mitchell had me two down. Things didn't look * better after he had placed his tec Tom Poor, lfiukv ,?aj Imw k»*r. who hold* the Missouri Valley Indoor and outdoor high jump records. Is still holding his lecord of having never been defeated since entering valley competition. How ever, he has been tied twice this season, once by Osborn of the Illinois Athletic club, and Norton of Georgetown tn the K. (’. A. C. meet, and once by Turner of Nebraska in the Illinois relays. Poor’s bent Jump Wits In winning the Drake relay high jump at 6 feet 4 Inches last spring. His beat Jump Indoors was C feet - Inches in the 1C. t\ A. C. meet. He is the most likely member of the Kansas University team to make the Olympic finals. Snmmy Manilall, the flashy Chicago featherweight, got his start as a fighter in the freight yards at Rockford, III., b.ir home town. The railroad men would throw nickels In the air and the young sters would scramble for them. MandalJ Rot most of the nickels, and in doing so delevoped h!s skill as a battler. Tliev can’t say Jack Britton Isn’t loyol. 1 The old welterweight champion has re mained under the management of Danny Morgan throughout his career ns s fighter. Morgan's skillful match making and promotional genius made Britton rich and the Chicago Irishman hasn’t forgotten It- That Is more than you can say for a lot of fighters. Despite Ills great work In th« world series. Manager McGraw of the Giants says ho doesn't expect much help from Artie Nehf the coming season. Nehf had trouble with his arm last season, and did his greatest work of the year In the series, only to have hia arm fail In the crisis. At Northwestern university they stilt consider Paddy Driscoll as one of the greatest all-around athletes the school has ever produced. Paddy starred 1n baseball, football and basket ball. In the gridiron pastime he was to North western what Harley was to Ohio State. Dike Harley he played in the backfield. He was also an expert drop-klcker. On the courts Driscoll played at forward end guard post, mostly the latter. In baseball Driscoll was a atar performer. Since leaving college he has been playing pro fessional basket ball and football. If la predicted In official circles that a general consolidation of golf associa tions will be effected early in this com ing season The merger would bring all of the American associations, including the United States Golf association, which Is the parent body, and the Western, which la the next ranking in power, to gether under one head. Sammy Bohne, Cincinnati Ked Inflclder, and the leading second sacker In the National league for three years, ha* a brand-new golfing recipe. It lm *« *1$ with bettering one's game. The test ana proor of how good it la haa been vouched for by Bohne, who haa tried it out for the last few wedkn. "Bear knickers, and the average aoore of the everyday In-and-out golfer will pick up three stroke*." declared Bohne. Before I started to wear them I was ^ round in about 100 and 101. When J switched I made a 97. The knickers did ’r When ?nu dress like a golfer, you feel like one. It's all In being in the spirit of the game.” _ Rhot Rix feet from the holn anil I had missed the preen entirely. Abe 'tad a good chance for a birdie two, while, considering my lie, I would be lucky to fret a four. The seventh gi'wii at tileneagles Is an Islam! affair, built high with bunkers on all sides. My ball was off to the left in fairish grass, but fully 40 feet below the level of the green and so close to the sharp slope “getting on” seemed a matter of grave doubt. The surface of the green was not visible, nor even the flag. After climbing the bank and care fully marking a line from the cup to the edgo of the green—a distance of five yards—I took my niblick and Rhot nty ball almost perpendicularly into the air. It cleared the top of the bank by inches, rolled down the gentle alope of the green and trick led Into the cup. giving me a two. I couldn't see the shot, but the ap plause of the gallery let jhio know that something pleasing Wad hap pened. I felt stlU better when Abe. a bit upset, missed his putt and took a three. This left me one down, but in the end availed nothing. yW Tr*n tptffiMM 5-Passen*er Sedan *795 f. o. b. Flint, Mich. 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Rii/t«> WRKPING WATER tchn.d A M.utlm.oo FRFMOWT John.on Auto Co Will Help Keep Schneiders on Top Kibbler, j QUITE a husky chsp Is IV. .1 Kibbler, who will throw his curves over the pan for the Schneider Electric team. Ktbide is considered one of the best southpaw pitchers in the Metropolitan league and last season hurled and won the only games that the Schneiders suc ceeded in copping. In 1922 Kibbler pitched for the Sherman Avenue Merchants, an in dependent club, for whom lie won I I games out of 21 he pitched. Although many other Metro teams were after the southpaw, Kibbler decided tlujt he would stick with the electric men for another season. Be sides being a hurler of note, the husky pitcher is also a dangerous hitter. Manager Schneider of the electric men is depending on Kibbler and Sikes Wilhutne, another southpaw, to keep his team in the running this season. !•>-' ' ' I At Knrk Island, "Suilnr" I-arson of Mo line. III.. Wins decision over Walter Moody. Rock Island, featherweights; in I rounds. . LADIES' METROPOLITAN LEAGUE. Team Standing*. Won. Lost. P< t Schneider Electric Woika.fi4 24 .692 A. P. Thompson .52 26 .667 Mode rioaliiig Sc Button..48 :» .615 Housman .29 29 .50U A-Best- O ('loaners.37 41 .474 McKinney Dentists .2.7 4 1 .47 4 Standard Oil Olrls.. ...2.5 4 449 Hartman Furniture Co... 4 4 1 .457 John H Bath. Floret -33 4 5 .4 25 Burdick . 21 57 .263 Individual Average*. Thoende| .173 \. J* Thompson 15 . Huff .16* J. Selander .158 Jameson .164 M. Housman ...152 Stanton .164jSteery .1 "> J N. Thompson ...160. B. Hamilton ....152 FARNAM ALLEY LEAGUE. Team Munding*. Won. I*ost. P« t. Lafayette Caf# .18 9 *>67 Mezimui Hardware .18 9 .607 Metropolitan Dinlr.g ltm.17 1» .62.1 Farmni Alleys . .15 1- .35c. N. W. Hendy Roofing Co. 15 12 .556 Stephens »v Smith ... ..13 14 4'1 N'nney's Tigers .. .11 1*. 4<*7 Crane Co. 1 3'. A ^7 1ndividu.il Average*. Harr . ixf McAullffe .193 New.Urom .. 1v9 A. Ch ise ....... 1*2 Plan*beck .. 1 89 Kinuaman .181 Wcodbury .188 • ha gores .181 Jone.s .lat Harden . .v.180 STANDARD OIL LEAGUE. Tram Standing*. Won. Los! pet. Perfect fr>n . 4 4 28 1 1 Stanolax .40 . J >55 PolHrino . .8 .528 Al l< a . •) 7*. . * 0r» Diamond . :tj ;k .7 00 lid Crowi i • IndH idtual \ * n age*. Ha * rman .1*2 Wcllhau'en . Willard .tt* llollet-tell* .7156 P. Frlmann _1 7?. Robertson .154 C. Frimann . ...165' Xndersor .l.io C. K. Nelson... 164 Prendergast ....142 KNIGHTS OF (Oinilf|8 LEAGUE. Team Standing*. Won. T.ost Pot Moylan . ... 42 27 .C©9 , Long ..41 18 59 4 XX’eber .. ;.>;;»8 21 .551 Knapp . . . 2.7 22 >36 ' Morton . .4 17 Heafey . 5 4 ,5o7 Looney . : 4 ; a .49 ; Burke .. . 1 • X !4 49 Kemmy . .28 4 1 .«»« Procskocll . 44 Individual Averages. r.snghMn . . .4 ' 4 Shield* .17^ AfcAullf/e ..18: ..pj. .175 Moylnn .. i - * * l.oone.* .17 4 Ksrvmy .177 Burke ..17< J. Moylan .176 Heafey .167 ( GATE PITY LKAGt E. Team -u finding* Team. Won. I.O*t. Pc*. Murphy Did T» .65 7 .««1 Omaha Towel Simply .. 58 1; .« i Paxton Billiard Parlors .45 ' «... Stewart Himmobile* 4 . I •msha fiord Denier* 4 Haul *rs Reserve Life Co 1 4 1 .« ! i Omaha Storting Goods 7 4 . .3 7 5 S.nclair Oil ..19 52 764. Frontier Towel Supply... 19 63 .264 | Firestone Tires . 5 67 .072 1 Individual Average* Olson. O .19*. Jnrosh F.181 Moore .115 Zimmerman . ...1*8 Mayer .19l[Erman . 18* Z.idlna ..IS 1 Coups I .187 Wills .190 Bloemer .1*6 GREATER OMAHA LEAGUE. Team Standing*. . Team. Won. Lest Pet. Caarantre Fund Life.51 21 7o* 17 S Oils.51 21 .71'8 Sanford Cafe .56 22 AM Reddro .<0 32 .556 Ak-Sar Hen .40 32 r*»" Standard Laundry . 34 34 5 .* Ms pa rube Cigars .33 39 .4..* Blue Cah Co.« 62 .417 Dugan Drug Co.. .-.1* "2 i Bankers Heeerv* Life . ..11 4i *liJ Individual Average*. "■imodv®., ... :•"! WurltSow .1»; Kenn#dv .. .. >''* 5Iun,* .I.T Jnn-« <<■ ">on . '** K. Sclol* .Oil Clark .»* i.\n i-ii mionit.KHoon— ijtm.E x®. i Team Standing*. Team " I0**- Pr* Otto w *iff * ■' •* *•< Nielsen’s Grm-erx " 4 I N Jensen .V Co 4 ■' *44 Individual Average#. XVniff . .173 Christ, - sen 4 lairsen. «.JH.*. Ill Jensen. *'.166 Nehle Jenaen.lt t\-15 2 Johnson .. Nielsen, C.150; Peteratm, H.• * TU kl KM l.F.AGl K. Team Standing*. xx Jin. I*ovt ret poid'. i* i» .. « U •*?; Swiff. Uro.ikfi.ld .*1 JJ ;>J Armour'. v.r(h..t . JJ JJ •??" N»lft'» rr.niluiu .j* JJ Mbrrti Hupram® . J' J* cud.by leal .. } J; J! lohii n*» * Co. .JJ JJ JJ Cudahy Puritan .50 45 .400 Individual Average*. H. m .Ol k .IT* (-lark .1*3' Bachman .i*f M'elmer .Ivirhase .17, Coleman .L^o Prev .. ];• Knosl.l. HO ii Stauffer .171 . NORTH W EAT KR V HELL LEAGUE. Team standing*. (Aon. lost. Pet Rtitlsttclans . JiJ l>M*r.l <"..in I . « JJ y,ouid.nH . '• 'fU I".i • Iflqj 'll ' \vran n fjlrclrln . >* 1* JJ ln«\n.er» .J ;*? rr.ff -J* JJ } lll.lrll i Id.Ml • c ' I. ih .1 I OI1II ernal ' Individual \verugee. /.cfli .i * Tnoitoi* .• ‘ Hi hum si I- t I •1 I." •» morg . }|; \ "111• u . I'• :* Wallace .J] , Ka*p«r . . . 173l harttlk Y X| V. \ I.Mfil E. Team Standings. _ Won. Lost Pej XT m hoos .. ' 6 19 • ' ' * Ho..". JJ ;i> f!'1 r?::: .::::::::::::::: j ■ ' , I ;is ai.. ri... J ,7' IK ,.,*,11 il !W liiili v i«lunl 8 v erase*. Diehl . l *"i Mii«on . r. vlngitun 179 Ken 1 I . X W .I . I • ' 9 I It X t 4 » II 94.1 *.. leant Standing*. Won Lost. Prt Ai" KUtitinc U ,} J'J I'nr ha.Ini • J JJ -JIJ Mr. h.nli «I lb J J J JJ f-ingineerlng 9 I ml •« Id ii ’VI 4 v eragee, Meletef lis| (itniM ■ .. \8 alts 16* .Is- ob| .• iv undell 1 9 Weatherly .J 54 yi, di eon 1 llaetiet t»l Al AMITO I I At.I K Team Standings \\ I. P> » Plan I tl 31 .669 i II r I• w 4 ! 4 .53.8 XX h*dean « 36 3 7 4«• f; .'loll •'* 43 4 17 liidlvldiuvl Average* K llhrv ' 61 K i euger . . • 6 , Boel t* her e l| Ko||e\ • K ertiH n *.11 **\ endo» f . . . DartleM . 68| lleckman . 6u FredrlksoQ .7l|l.eonsul ...6. Short of Rooms for Olympiad! Paris, March 15.—Intending visitors to Paris for the Olympic games, which are due to begin April 15. will be well advised t« secure hotel ac commodation well in advance. Last summer the hotels in Paris were crowded to excess throughout the season, and rooms were at a premium everywhere. A ready there is serious doubt as to whether sleeping accom modation can be found for the 9,000 competitors and others who are ex pected to take part in the games, in view of the fact that even for its nor ninl population the city Is seriously overcrowded. The committee of the Olympic games has secured from the icty au thorities the use of a piece of ground at the Parc des Princes at Auteuil, on which it is hoped to erect a large number of huts for the accommodation of competitors, and a kind of wooden village is also to be erected near the Stadium at Colombes for similar pur poses. All Princeton hockey players will lif required to wear a tight leather h< .i*i gear In practice and in the actual aaniee .t» a safeguard against accident*, it was <Jccld*d by the athletic bo* ■ I of the school recently. The decinlon followed «n r veKtieatiort into several injuries to Princeton player* from falls qn the 1< * January Harold Reese, a freshman, i.ed ts h result of a blow he received ■*n the head from h hockey stick in * game with a New York team His < ase however, was not mentioned in the report. The Brougham A New Measure For Every. Phase of Performance When you take your first ride in the new Chrysler Six you will come to this conclusion: Its speed is the measure of efficient motor design, its smoothness the measure of vi bration in other cars, its light weight the measure of riding ease, its compactness the meas ure of roominess, its mileage the measure of fuel economy and that its simplicity estab lishes the standard of compar ative complication. MILLARD-ROSE MOTORS Farnam at 28th W. S. Peterson Jewell Automobile Co. The Touring Car, $1335 The Phaeton, • $1395 The Roadster, • $1525 The Sedan, • ■ $1625 ' The Brougham, $1795 The Imperial, • $1895 AS prictt Drtrmu tux extra dating tests of Oaklands Duco Body-finish See These Tests Muriatic Acid —See for yourself that this pow erful acid does no t harm Oakland's new finish. Sulphuric Acid—A finish that stands tests like this one will surely stand thehardest usage. Fire—You can easily be lieve. after seeing this test, that the hottest sun cannot harm Oak land's finish. Ammonia—Inthis test the strongest ammonia is used but it cannot , damage Duco. Extinguisher—A fire extinguisher will kill fires but not the bright nessof Oakland s finish. Lime Cement—Prob ably you wouldn't stucco your car, but ^ this test proves that it wouldn t harm Duco finish. Hot Tar—Ever get road tar on your car? See how easy it is to clean it from Duco finish without harm. Boiling Water—Even if your car docs not get a hot bath, it is tine to know that its finish will stand this test. Mud-1 hink of rubbing a muddy car clean with a dry cloth without harm to its finish! See it done. Dust—W ith Duco you ran dust your car as often hs you please - it actually improves its appearance. Every day and evening, beginning March 17th and ending March 22, we will put on a most unusual demonstration at our showroom. The new Duco body finish of the True Blue Oakland will be tested and its remarkable qualities proved right before your eyes. This latest of body finishes—beautiful in appear* ance and practically indestructible—is creating a real sensation. After seeing the tests listed at the left, you will realize what a wonderful advance Oakland has made in bringing out this new finish. Come—Bring the Family See these Tests Examine,1'too, the many other advanced features of the 1924 Oakland, the desirability of which can also be demonstrated just as conclusively. 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