EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, August
8, 1957 Vol. C632
LOCAL
NEWS
2nd ANNUAL GOLF
TOURNAMENT DRAWS A LARGE CROWD
East Farewell – The second annual golf tournament open with a
dignified welcome by Reese Farm Links President Jim Gauge. Gauge has been
promoted to President from manager as the Links redefined their organization
and greens keeper Stanley Pupeck has been promoted to head
greens master. This year there wasn’t the star power that the initial
tournament had. Last year golf luminaries Sam Sneed and Ben Hogan along with
legend Bobby Jones all played in the opening Tournament. They were all invited
this year but other commitments stood in the way of Sneed and Hogan. Jones,
although long retired, was on hand to greet members and spectators alike. Jones
contributed to the design of the Links which were primarily designed by Robert
Trent Lewis who also had a previous commitment. Many other golf stars were on
hand; Doug Ford, Tommy Bolt, Ken Venturi along with local pros, Art Fox and
Will Heart. Local businessmen like Charles
Wentz from the Lost Oasis and Town Council President Tom Conally were also
in the group. Many of the members of the Reese Farms Club rounded out the
field.
The
tournament started on Saturday and ran Saturday and Sunday in a more condensed
version playing only four rounds, two each day. The hot weather made the course
less than ideal but did not seem to have any negative impact on the tournament.
“The greens are too dry, I have been giving them extra water but this summer
sun is just too much for them,” said Pupeck when asked his opinion.
Among
the participants there were no complaints and only positives. They all enjoyed
the full schedule and did not seem to mind the somewhat rushed pace of the
tournament. Some felt the schedule was
shoehorned in to the summer schedule of events that seem to be occurring every
weekend throughout the summer. Manager Gauge had no comment on the timing of
the event and reiterated that the tournament was scheduled well in advance and
all the entrants knew well in advance of the tight schedule. “They did not have
to enter and the all were aware of the schedule, I think any complaints are
coming from people who aren’t even involved with this great tournament,” said
Gauge when asked.
Hogan, Sneed and Venturi led the
first round with a -4, -3 and even, respectively. Things got interesting as
Bolt came on in the third round with an astounding -7 but could not hold on in
the fourth round a the great Sam Sneed shot a very clean final round coming in
with a -3 overall and winning the tournament. Ken Venturi came in second with a
-2 overall and Tommy Bolt came in third with an even score. The local winners
were Charles Wentz finishing +3 and top member was Dave Flanagan with a +4. The
Tournament was a big hit and is sure to be back next year.
18th Green at Reese Farm Links
SPORTS
SENATORS CAN’T GET ELECTED
East Farewell – The Travelers got back on track with a
convincing win over the Senators on Saturday, 7-2. The Senators have been in
the basement of the league all season and have not had much pop in their bats. They
are suffering through a six game losing streak. The Travelers have had their
own troubles lately, squeaking by arch rival Slate Mountain last week in a
pitcher’s gem and losing two before that.
The Travelers
started out fast and never let up. They scored 3 runs in the second inning with
hits by the middle of the order, Dimero, Brown, Archibald and Sweet with the
big blast coming from Billy Sweet as a bounder into the right field corner
scoring the previous three batters. In the fifth Johnny Cloos smashed a two run
homer and in the eighth Bobby Watson drove in Francis and Dunham to finish the
scoring. Danny Lane pitched a very strong game, striking out eight and only
allowing seven hits. The Senators were able to score one in the fourth and one
in the eighth but that was all they could muster. The hapless Senators have not
scored more than three runs in their last six losses. “If you don’t score, you
ain’t gonna win,” lamented Senators manager Sammy Seton. No, you will not win
if you do not score.
The Travelers travel
next week and visit the Bear Creek Cubs. The game begins at 1:30 at the Bear
Creek Den.
NATIONAL NEWS
US KICKS OUT SYRIAN AMBASSADOR – US, RUSSIA
NEGOTIATE ON TV-RADIO EXCHANGE – JAZZ FESTIVAL IN NY - GIANTS MOVING, ARE THE
DODGERS FAR BEHIND?
The United States ousts Syrian
Ambassador Farid Zeineddine and a member of his staff in retaliation for
Syria’s action in throwing out three American diplomats on spy charges. Are the Soviets taking Syria? - The United
States and Britain open consultations on the Communist power grab in Syria.
Other NATO nations are expected to be called in, notably Turkey. Soviet control
over Syria would bring Russian might to the shores of the Mediterranean,
allowing it to outflank the West’s Mideast defense line and endanger the free
flow of oil from Iraq to the West.
The United States agrees to begin
negotiations with Russia in October on exchanges of radio and television
broadcasts between the two countries
The jazz festival at New York’s Central
Park featured – Michael P. Grace/Chris F. Anderson, Les and Mary Ford, the Hi-Lo’s,
Lurlean Hunter, Slim Gaillard, Maynard Ferguson, Eddie Heywood and his Trio, Louis
Johnson with Jackie Walcott and the Billy Williams Quartet.
In Sports - Major announcement - The
New York Giants will be moving to San Francisco and everybody is holding their
breath - will the Dodgers go to Los Angeles?
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