Show Two Master Golfers Should Meet By GRANTLAND RICE TF F THERE IS A NATURAL in the IF golf goIt world today it would be a meeting of ot Ben Hogan of the USA U.S.A. and Bobby Locke of South Africa Hogan is U. U S. S open ope o P e n champion Locke Lock L o c k e is British open champion Ho Ho- Hogan Hogan 21 gan has won the thelast thelast last two opens he t played in In 1948 and 1950 Locke has won the last two British Grantland Hogan has been acknowledged as the one to beat in most of the leading tournaments tournaments tournaments ments he has entered before and after his accident Locke has not only ruled South Africa and Great Britain but he has also left a wider trail of devastation through the t h e United States than any foreigner that ever played played including including Harry Vardon and Ted Ray It was Bobby Locke who lured lared Sammy Snead to South Africa a afew afew afew few years ago and gave Vir Vir- Virginia Virginia ginia Sammy a steady wallop wallop- walloping walloping ing over this faraway terrain Both Hogan and Locke are great I golfers goUers Their styles are wide apart but each is a master of ot Both are consistently straight oft off the tee tec but I like Hogans Hogan's iron play better Locke has h a s a shade around the greens where he can turn out near miracles on certain occasions Hogan Snead and Mangrum have dominated play in the United States this his season and the game over here can stand another face the face the same being Bobby Lockes Hogan with his picture motion work ahead has hasa a busy schedule But the call to contest usually finds Ben more than eager to return to action Locke has now made his peace with the American and he can find far tar richer hunting over here than England offers at the mo mo- ment meat We have had similar duels In Inthe Inthe inthe the past past Hagen vs Jones Hagen vs Barnes and to mention only a few The Hagen clash was the most spectacular These two had the better right at that time to tobe tobe tobe be called the two top men Both Hogan and Locke are fine competitors tors as well as being consistently fine golfers goIters It would be a new boost for general golfing interest to bring them together in a series of ot match match- matches es es In this connection it might also be mentioned that Lloyd Mangrum lately has been setting a dizzy pace Red R d Sox and 1950 Just about mid July last year ear the Red Sox were 12 or 13 games off oU the pace They were that far back backof of ot the Yankees They are not quite that bad this season but with Ted Williams injured they face a ter ter- terrific terrIfic rifle job if J they hope to better their r position So far under two differ differ- different different ent managers they have been a an ineffective lot Only their bitting hitting has kept to the high road They passed the Fourth of July with a team bat bat- batting batting batting ting average of ot This wasby was wasby wasby by all odds the tho highest mark In both leagues It Is high enough to win two pennants with only fair pitching Heres Here's the main trouble with the Red Sox Sox Sox-If If you yon care to listen There are three departments of baseball at least cast main departments These are pitching hitting and field fIeld- ing The Red Sox are the supreme e hitters of the game They have second sec sec- class ond-class ond class pitching They have close clos e to second class fielding For ex ex- example example example ample their infield is a powerhouse e at bat It isn't any too hot In fact it is second division n defensively Ive I've heard too many man y opponents speak about the number numbe r of easy hits that slip through the tin e Red Sox infield This infield has power power offensive offensive e power power but but no defensive speed It I t cant can't cover ground to choke off oU opposing op op- opposing opposing posing rallies Once again I get this thi s information from other ball teams This makes it tough on the pitch pitch- h ers They have hits t them that a Rizzuto would kill off offer oU- oU or er another moving faster Infielder r would knock down The trouble is that too many peo pea people people pie look only at batting averages averages- at home runs and runs driven in in- in where the Red Sox exceL They The overlook pitching They overlook k defense They overlook spirit They all say they'd rather play for to r Tom Yawkey Who wouldn't The Th ThRed e Red Sox have taken four years t to o discover that power alone doesn't doesn t rule baseball LaMotta and Robinson It remains to be seen whether or e enot r not Jake LaMotta can be lured into tat o the ring with Ray Robinson Rut flu I this is the only fight of any importance importance importance tance that could be made this sum sum- mer Tiberio Mitri failed to come up u p to earlier predictions The Italian Italia n is a good boxer not boxer not a great one one one- on e- e but he cant can't punch If It a fighter hasn't a knockout t punch he must at least have enough h kick in either his left or right fist It will be an entirely different t matter in facing Robinson a better bette r boxer than Mitri and a far different t puncher Jim NorrIs has worked hard har I enough to keep the fight game going goin g but at the moment it is badly stalled stalle d as far as any outdoor action is con con- |