Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 13, 1974, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press thursday june 13, 1974 69 Jim Murray s column dejected Sam Snead tells it like it exit sum for another open the bowery boys meet Jack Nicklaus Mamaroneck . A Sam Snead was taken to a Hospital with a broken rib wednesday and was forced to withdraw from the 74th . Open Golf championship which began today. The 62-year-old Veteran who was preparing to play in his 31st . Open quit a practice round after nine holes. After re turning from the Hospital Snead said a rays showed he had a cracked rib on the left Side. Of Don t know How it Hap he said. My Side started hurting me two weeks ago in the tournament in Charlotte. It has bothered me every Day since. At first 1 thought it might be a heart attack. It Hurt like hell. I could t pull my sweater off. Of was playing about As Well As i have Ever played in the russians crush yanks san Antonio Tex. A the touring russian a t i o n a 1 women s basketball team crushed the United states All stars 81-51 Friday. Cherri Rapp of the . Led All scorers with 10 Points. Uyama Semenova the russians seven foot Centre had 14 Points and 15 rebounds. Open. In three rounds of prac Tice i had 70-71-70." Par for the open is 70. The mishap at the winged foot Golf club was just another chapter in tile Long Jinx that has plagued the Virginia hillbilly throughout his career. The . Open is the Only major championship that has evaded him in his string of 153 tour victories which includes three masters crowns three pea titles and one British open Crown. He has been runner up in the open five times once losing by taking an eight on the final Hole and another time by miss ing a 30-Inch putt in a playoff. Mamaroneck . Everyone knows you hold . Opens in cow pastures i n Minnesota Gale driven links in Monterey cattle ranges in Texas and snooty Little Cricket grounds tucked behind the main line in Phi Ladelphia but not around the sidewalks of new York. New York is a Pool Hall dirty shirt switchblade kind of town. It s Madison Square Garden the bleachers at Yankee stadium a horse track kind of town. Golf is not a Street game. You can t Mug Par. A jump shot is no Good out of a Bunker. The Ball does t curve or spiral. It just sits there. You can t tackle your opponent. It s nothing for the neighbourhood kids to look up to. The Only thing that makes it better than Polo is you Don t need a horse. I mean it s a Lousy part for Cagney. An open this close to the East River Brooklyn the Bronx and Staten Island too somehow comes out the bowery boys meet Jack Nicklaus or look a i m let s face it 45 minutes from Broadway is not your Ordinary elegant venue for the lord Liest Golf tournament of them All. It s a Long Way from St. Andrews. It s too dose to Central Park for one thing you can t expect your traditional Lovely shot or your Mur Mur of polite sympathy when a shot lands in a.Bunker.1 no your subway crowd is Apt to revolutionize Golf spec Tating to take it right out of the hands and Mouths of the Tweed coat types with the shooting Sticks and the regimental ties. We May confidently expect the following from the gallery at winged foot this week of the 74th . Open. 1. They will adore Arnold Palmer because he looks like a middleweight in the Sci Windup at the Garden a brawler who will try to flatten the course with Roundhouse rights As if it were a standup Jab artist and he were Ernie the Hock Durando. 2. Expect none of the traditional gallery rooting for Success. Instead of your fancy stiff upper lip rooting for Success look for the Guy in the to shirt with the Adver Tising on it and the naked lady Tattoo to snarl miss it a instead of clucks of sympathy when a Ball flops in the Sand look for him to say that s right Nicklaus hit it fat a Bleep j got a kid brother could keep the Ball straighter than look for the Guy with the six pack and the hair sticking up from the Back of his undershirt to be no re Specter of too quiet. Just As Trevino is drawing the Blade Back look for him to sneer Looka that stance he s got to hit in the rough from there Don t these Guys know expect a Guy to pop a Beer can pull ring with a loud As Gary player is lining up a putt and if player glares at him to say a yer fatha s 3. Even though the gang from hell s Kitchen May be for Palmer this won t in clude the ones who May have bet on him you better not fail them. If Arnold has a bad round the chorus in the ape necks of his backers will stand out like their ears will Redden with anger. That s right Farmer dump it you re dogging it Farmer. You re thrown the tournament. Don t think i Don t know what yer Doin. Who told you you were a Man i seen better shots in a Glass in a Canar Sie Saloon. Hey Farmer when t a pick up you been in More Sand than a Camel. Hit it in the water one More time you win a Canoe you Ain t kidding me. Double aces at South Wood it was a double barrelled Day at Southwood sunday in the Hole in one depart ment Veteran shot Smith Jack Winmill and Art Brown each registered the golfer s dream Winmill Canning a four Wood at the 212-Yard third Hole and Brown acing the 120-Yard 13th with a seven Iron. Witnesses for Winmill s shot were Bill Bumstead Chris Nelson and Gerry Hodgson. For Brown s they were j. Knowles and John and Connie Clubine. You Ain t trying. When t a Tell Nic that last night i could of saved a 4. The presence of majesty is not Apt to Awe them. If he plays superbly Jack Nick 1 a will infuriate them. Hey Nicklaus you always get Lucky bounces like that if that Ball does t hit a Rock you re in Long Island sound and lying 3, i d like to have your Luck just one weekend at Dyker s Beach do your putts always go in when your eyes Are if he plays poorly the venom will get worse. Hey Nick Laus. How d you qualify for this thing they ought to let you tee it up in the rough the Way you re or hey Nicklaus Tell us about the grand slam How do you win the grand slam with a Duck Hook Why Don t you see if they la give ing in the leather so you can make the who gave you lessons King Kong better find another Gorilla to straighten out your Short 5. Even a Winner will not appease them. Hey Miller let s see you shoot a 63 Here hey Miller where d you get All the grass stains on your pants hey Miller you re supposed to hit the Ball the Green part not Back there in that cab Bage. Hey Miller muss your hair you re on c. It s advisable to play in threesomes and to draw a crowd. Some lonely groups who tee it up in the pre Dawn gloom will be in danger of armed robbery. They May have the first open headline Ever fifteen golfers broke Par today and nine got mugged. Three suspects were arrested trying to sell clubs to the next threesome coming 7. There will be a Guy on the second Green trying to sell you a watch or a Bridge. The scorer of the Low round will get his pocket picked As he is ushered by a platoon of cops to the press tent. 8. It will do no Good for the golfers to ask the marshal especially if they Are Moon lighting new York cops for directions to the next Hole. The response will be violent. What am i a Road map move it along Buster or i la take you downtown. C Mon you re holding up traffic. Are you going to hurry or would you like a taste of this 9. If some golfer complains about a ruling he May expect to get pelted with cans bottles Rotten fruit or get Beer spilled on him. Just remember that Paw is 70, a Caw is something you rent from Hertz keep one hand on your Wallet Don t play cards with Strang ers or take the subway after dark or before for that matter and Wear ear plugs and insist on getting a free drop if More than two people step on your Ball on purpose and while you May not win the open at least you la sur Vive it and take heart the open will get Back to the United states and Lovely shot next year. C 1974, the los Angeles times meat cutters an hour. Time part time experienced Job openings. Phone for More information. 889-9384 tender Cut meats. Ltd 3306 Portage ave. 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