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Show player, I'd be a golf pro, too?" "Y'ou certainly would ; those are the rules," asserted the chairman. "Very well then, I'll enter as a pro," said Ernie. "Oh, by the way," he continued, "I understand that the pros are permitted to use the links without greens charges. If that is true, I am entitled to a refund for the fees I have paid as an amateur, am I not?" "Most assuredly," replied the committeeman. com-mitteeman. Krueger not only got his refund, but played the course free of charge during the remainder of his stay at Deland. FEW ADVANTAGES OF GOLF PROFESSIONAL Ernie Krueger Tried to Enter as Amateur. Because He Played Baseball for Living Liv-ing He Was Enabled to Enjoy Privileges Priv-ileges of Florida Course Without With-out Paying Fee. Ernie Krueger, Dodger catcher, spent part of the winter at Deland, Fla. Ernie is a golfer for sport sake and a ball player for pay. Hence, after being properly domiciled In the pretty town, he sought out the golf links and paid his greens fees like a gentleman. Ernie can do his 80 or thereabouts on most any course, so when the annual amateur-pro tournament tourna-ment came along he decided to enter as an amateur. The chairman of the committee looked Ernie over, rubbed his chin and remarked reflectively : "Your are a professional ball player, Mr. Krueger, are you not?" "Yes, sir," replied Ernie, a bit mystified. mys-tified. "Well," said the committeeman, "as a professional baseball player you can- j f IV Ernie Krueger. not be an amateur golfer. But you can enter us a .i'ro." "That's odd," parried Krueger. i "Then if I were a professional billiard 1 |