| Show Ralph Wins Side Wager On His Play n. n 7 7 V I V- V l Ralph Guldahl He lie beats what he to win 4 would be necessary By BILL By-BILL BILL l A great sports spectacle from start to finish finish that's that's the national open golf tournament tournament and and the pot of gold waiting at the end of the hole 72 grind c could uld not have gone to a more deserving player than thao Ralph Guldahl of Madison N. N J. J A three-ring three circus had nothing on the final day of blue ribbon classic last Saturday at t Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver and it was an excited weary persons who finally deserted the Cherry Hills course that eve eve- ning Tough on Course The course itself took a t terrific beating from the thundering horde who stamped down Cherry Ch rry Hills' Hills famed rough and even left pock pockmarks pockmarks pockmarks marks on some of the greens when i Denver's police were re unable keap keep all parties off the velvety carpets Guldahl was confident of victory from the outset outset in in fact so sure that he would repeat that he bet on himself at the first days day's odds of 8 Add this to the 1000 presented him by the U. U S. S G. G A. A and the estimated he will re receive re- re belve for Jor advertising indorsements and other sundries which fall to the lot of a champion and nd it is easy to see that Guldahl is doing absolutely absolutely all right in a financial way Guldahl is really the Cinderella man of golf Jittery Ralph th they y were calling him Saturday about noon when he was was still still four strokes behind Dick Metz Mets but the theother other golfers in the meet could have used some of the jitters of the Guldahl type Large Gallery Its It's all past history today how the slope-shouldered slope pro came booming over the last 18 holes to forge ahead with a sensational 69 two under per par which was produced under the most trying conditions conceivable The grapevine had soon Informed Informed in informed In- In formed Guldahl that he was in a perfect spot to repeat as the early finishers including Dick Metz Mets and Emery Zimmerman had blown on the he back nine So w when en Ralph hit the ninth hole his gallery of was augmented by nearly twice that many more who followed him and his lis playing partner Vic Ghezzi like so many sheep Then with the chips down Guldahl Gut Gut- Gul Gul- dahl dahi came came home with a total of strokes strokes- the same Guldahl who said last ast week no golfer would beat And And- it turned out he was the only player to accomplish the feat The myriad of details which are areso areso so vitally important to the success of any big sports show were car car- carried car car- ned ried out to near p near perfection by hy the U. U S. S G. G A. A and the staff of Cherry of-Cherry Hills J The west may not get another national national na- na ional open for many years but Denver Denver Denver Den Den- DenI I ver put on a show which veterans I and the golfers ers themselves regard- regard j |
