Show Fi Five Five- s High Schools Open Track Campaigns Friday rda Masters Loses Sun V n fla a Frankie Too By William Tucker AUGUSTA Ga April 8 UP UP- UP Golf's Goll's ribbon blue-ribbon event the event the he masers masters masters mas- mas ers tournament opens opens' opens Thursday and about the only entries missing are ore Frank Frnnk Stranahan and Augustas Augus Augus- Augusa's Augustas Augusta's tas ta's famous April weather Stranahan's banishment because of an Infringement of course rules 1 durin during practice was vas confirmed all aU allover allover over a al by tournament Chairman Chairman Chairman Chair Chair- man Cliff Roberts Stranahan appealed appealed appealed ap ap- ap- ap pealed for a a hearing but Roberts said aid it Is isa a closed dosed incident Stranahan Stranahan han lan may play next year but not Thursday The Thc weather has hos been just as asne ne negative as Stranahan's efforts It didn't rain yesterday b but t leaden skies kies hung over the swampy course through the day and roun round rounds Is s hound bound to be a slow v on one Because of the dismal weather bettors bettors' are hedging all over ver the Augusta national ct clubhouse The They Experiment Practice scores have been discounted discounted dis- dis counted because most of the fa favorites favorites fa- fa a- a were frankly experImenting experiment- experiment ing ng with a heavy turf However C Chi Chick h I c k Harbert a shooter moon-shooter from m the tee turned In n a 69 yesterday and immediately collected a big following His supporters supporters sup- sup porters point out that besides favorite fa- fa a- a Lloyd Mangrum Harbert Is the he only multiple winner on th the winter vinter tour Man Mangrum rum took first money in three events and Harbert larbert in two Another 69 was turned In Wednesday by Henr Henry Picard the original candy kid of Hershey Pa now ow playing from the Canterbury club lub in Cleveland The 41 year old shot hot stylist who won the masters In n 1938 with a a score of was in- in lined dined d to laugh off his practice round score score but but his stock boomed anyway Sentimental Reasons This is a sentimental tournament tournament tournament ment where the crowds turn gut gutto to o see the famous timers old-timers sand and ando to o root for them Just once more With Stranahan out the leading amateur seems to be Dick Chapman Chapman Chap Chap- man the handsome North Caro Caro- The pros who cast east a critIcal critical cal al eye at the lads who may be edging in on the gravy later think Chapman has hasa a sounder game than national amateur champion Skee Riegel Best bets among the pros aside from rom Mangrum and Harbert are Ben Jen Hogan Byron Nelson Bobby Locke Johnny Palmer Ed Furgol and nd Skip Alexander according to clubhouse estimates estimates' garnished with plenty lenty of lettuce on the side Nobody expects a n fracture of the tournament record of set 29 set by Ralph In 1939 since 1939 since the course ourse Is so slow And any pros pros' under seems assured of a little change hange z- z i 7 f 5 v p f 4 J 1 g 11 rt f c I r 4 3 r 44 I f d' d 1 J frY fr- fr Y a fr 4 p ph D h V l r 1 I r r 4 I Three topnotch track artists who will spark their teams in the opening meets of the tho 1948 high school track sea- sea I Prep Make Debut Debuts son Friday Left to right Tom Sherwood Sou South h highs high's out outstanding javelin Ja ace Conrad East high I Mic M ic q F Vp 0 I r. r A Couple of Let term en n n Bob Mitchell left and Harold Jones two Davis I high school In tHe tile first track meet of the 1918 1948 track stairs tas who will ill see ace action Friday at East I campaign The Darts arc are loaded loade for cinder er sport n distance man who is expected to be milo mile standout for Leopards and Art Hurzeler Murrays Murray's ace ac sprinter |