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• It Didn't Prove:A Thing Fu rthe•'
The Nelson Snead Battle•:of th Century is ended but•the
• ' debate lingers'ori ' ' -•;-f-,4#;.•:, .. - ' W e d n E
Their 36. holes Saturday t:medal play and 36 more .. •
. •at•match yesterday, over two different. courses, .failed to _ B:
settle anything lest:it-be that they're-a'couple of pretty fair . ••• NEW `YORK
. golfers.'•Additionally- that Snead is human, like you;arid'"
me (I'm bragging) and.is affected by such things as rain_.'` two weeks�to:go
storms,•too. '- the field•has .nar:
• It• rained so:hard," ttte hillbilly, "I couldn't even • pected.to Come•frt
think" .-He Was talking about yesterday when the.Sussex
' County Country club was deluged and only a thousand peo-
pie-saw the second half-of their world championship match.
- As I say, the 72 holes proved little or nothing unless oue= Run.
' you wish to cite that Snead prevailed at medal by a single
• stroke and thus established his superiority over the Texan •
• . in that phase of golf, and that Nelson's 4 and 3 triumph • Head Feat
emphasized-he is the No. 1 match'play performer.
But I don't know. If they met again over the same route -
the victories might be reversed. •
The one thing that strikes me is that neither shot any Biscayne l
six or eight under par such as was'done regularly over the
winter circuit. The reason: they were playing on two cham-
pionship courses, courses long' and tough and well-trapped. A pair of.popular
such as those Vardon and Ray and Hagen and Jones and tiers, Flagler,Flyer s
Sarazen used to play. and•where a 70 was a darned good Bug, as two-lime -1W,
'score. The cards Saturday-were 70-73-143 for Snead and the edge-in'the feat'
73-71-144 for Nelson. And they didn't burn up Sussex yes- 5-16 mile race at tht
terday either. •. Kennel club.tonight.
• -Maybe Old'Man.Par:isn't such a push-over after all The two stars rep.
-- ..when le is.given half a chance.' two .kennels now in
the track'charnplon?
- One-time`Vice President John C. Breckenridge almost Parrish owning Fla
• 'lent,his"name to Tom Bowling, "The. greatest horse, sir, and Windy Bug bei
that ever.looked through a bridle," according to his owner, the leaders in the Nc
Price.'McGrath, remembered today'for his great•horses, kennels. In their It
' .Which included Aristides. Discussing the colt with McGrath, mile, -Flagler Flyer
the former vice president said he might do for a quarter'or in the early rungini
a -half but would.never,stay a mile :"If that's the•cas " lish a good lead a'
• said McGrath,"I'd better .-
'call him Breckenridge,for you beat Windy Bug finished
• Bob Letcher for congress=that's one quarter; then you beat second place,he was
, Leslie Combes—that's another quarter; you won ;the'vice'. catch the flying Pa
'presidency—that's three-quarters; but when you ran for - Against them tonic
president you couldn't slay the'distance." the veteran Meeker•
• second start of the sr
Stairley, n ,.Mack Gave Snedigar Right Tip • Starter and Bone'Tx_
The redoubtable Red Snedigar, who is running for Miami • .: A number io other
Beach city council, says he's indebted to. Connie Mack, veil- second •division lead
• erable pilot of the Athletics, for his.success in politics. Had: eighth been matched and 10tthh'the
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It not been for Mack's forthrightness, Snedigar-might havethe early racing lists
stayed .in baseball and 'become just another minor-league sonal • first-starters;
• . has-been;" . : • Lass, Navy,':First C
•. After-graduating from'Stetson, where he'starred in both Pretend and North A'
baseball, and football, Snedigar, at-'the insistertce-of influ-• • '-,:• •
ential.:friends, :went to. Philadelphia and won' a temporary . Biscayn -Ent'
berth as Mack's second-string shortstop. Midway that sea- .., halt artily' do
sora Mack called Snedigar'to his office and told.him quite 82.LittleLindy 71. Blac&
- frankly he did not-believe "Red" was big league caliber. He 81 Desert Sandy Lasael- •Hist
advised Sendigar to use his Stetson law,license and get into., 81 willow Run ' 61•Habl
practice in a territory where he was known.• . • •' 112—SECOND— Mr.
,. , 3 Little Iodine 62 lir.
• - Taking that-advice, Snedigar canie to Miami 26 years'• 94 Little Maseot`• 'rig'North Atleatic 54 Blue
ago and established the law'firm of Snedigar, Miller,.McKay 92I13uac HIR6
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& Baya. He was, elected mayor of Miami Beach in 1922, - haat hair.dally dr
. served two terms, skipped a couple and then came back'to 94 Senrab's Be'ty196 Hed,
92 Luckp le I93 Con
- win a third time. After serving his'third. term, he'retired 93 My Adele 194 Bun
.to the real estate business, having forsaken law, but.friencs 92 BOOnte 193 IT
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prevailed on him to run for mayor again In 1936. He is the 64 Ruben 92 1:a
2 Dr74 Fl,
only man ever to-have served four terms as the city's chief 92•Holiday Mood 74 Fl
' -executive. :• ' .. . . 74 Baxula'.- - 72 A'
:Anti he-is mighty 115—FIFT=-=-s- 6th
g y glad Connie was honest enough'to tell 95 Elln me Jmf 95 i;
is HWR°: 87 P
him he mould never make'a'great ballplayer.:That "Red" 96 HY pod 87 t
is .ve sure, saved him,a Jot of
ry grief. 95 Nosey Poker 97
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