1944
For those of you, who for some reason, do not subscribe to the New York Times, the following excerpts from Arthur Daley's Feb. 11 column entitled "Chips to the Green," will be interesting.
Two landlubbers named Dave Lupton and John Eaton wandered about the motorboat show a year ago with a wistful curiosity. Neither had the slightest interest "in things aquatic beyond the water holes to be found on a golf course. Each of these young fellows was a golf nut and bogies held far more appeal for them than binnacles — or even barnacles. "Boating is a billion-dollar business," said Eaton, a 35-year-old advertising executive from New York. "So is golf," said Lupton, a 30-year-old merchandising executive from Philadelphia. "But golfers have no showcase to compare with this," sighed Eaton. "Let's give them one," suggested Lupton. And so it was done. Late in March the first National Golf Show will open for a nine-day run at the armory at 34th St. and Park Ave. The response thus far has both amazed and delighted the two youthful promoters, even though they are doing it more for love than money. (Ed. note: Mr. Daley, your literary license is showing!)
The feature of the Golf Show will be a$15,000 open tournament something like ahole-in-one tournament. At present, the greenwhich will be used is growing at the CoralRidge Country Club in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.It will be flown to New York and resodded ona cute 100-ft. layout designed by RobertTrent Jones, the renowned golfing architect.Assurances have already been received fromsuch crack professionals as Tommy Bolt, GeneLittler, Jackie Burke, Sam Snead and others.Each man will pitch five shots and prizes willgo to those with the lowest aggregate distances from the pin. At the end of the show,the green will be raffled off, a door prize ofsorts.
There will be exhibition booths, fashion shows, golfing movies, golf clinics, driving cages and professional instruction ... all for free. In addition to the pro tournament there will be a celebrity tournament, a women's tournament - and Paul Hahn, the trick shot artist who succeeded Joe Kirkwood in that odd trade.
After building up a good pitch for Hahn,Daley continues,
When Messrs. Eaton and Lupton first dreamed up this venture, they expected to lose a considerable amount of money. Fortunately, they had it to lose. (Ed. note: Again that license. Poor John.) But everything has happened so advantageously for them that they may even break even. They've already booked their exhibition for appearances on morning and matinee TV shows but they will saturate the channels one Sunday evening. Hahn will do tricks for Ed Sullivan while Littler and Bolt will shoot toward the indoor-outdoor green for Steve Allen. This is likely to confuse even Trendex.
I sure hope that you '44 Manhattanites will have been over to see John's show, and that Bluecluck's success will have been above the "love" stage Arthur Daley so fondly refers to.
Dr. Louis Savage has thrown his hat in the political ring and has announced his candidacy for the School Committee post in Lynn, Mass. Louis is a specialist in radiology and is associated as a consultant at Union Hospital and also with hospitals in Concord, Winchester, and Gloucester. In addition he is connected with GE as a consultant in the field of radiology. I'm embarrassed to speak again about Stan Zarod, but I have a clipping from the Springfield Democrat describing the latest testimonial dinner given for "the Man" a couple of weeks ago.
Speaking about Stan, you may have wondered what has become of his old running mate, Bob Callan. After touring the professional baseball circuit and pitching for the Washington Senators, Bob went to work for the Telephone Company in 1951 in Northampton and thence to Boston. Recently, Bob has been appointed traffic supervisor for the N.E. Telephone Co. in New Hampshire. The Concord Monitor in writing about Bob says, "The good looking young traffic supervisor is the prototype of America's 'Man in the Grey Flannel Suit'." We certainly groomed our share of hot dogs on our baseball team.
Gene Kinney has been appointed assistant general manager of Zenith Radio Corp. hearing aid division. He will have charge of a five man staff coordinating sales, service, administration, and advertising in this fast growing division. Lawyer Wynn Underwood and two other Vermont barristers have formed their own firm of Conly, Wood, and Underwood in Middlebury. If we don't get too many good football players from the New England area this year, we have Rog Antaya to thank. I understand he has spent considerable time in this area wooing and winning prospective grid greats for West Point. Between him and Jack Riley we've got as much to worry about as the rest of the Ivy League. When we were speaking about the 'phone company a bit ago, I should have mentioned that Ab Davis has been promoted by the Southern New England Telephone Co. to the new position of assistant division commercial manager of its northern division with headquarters in Hartford.
By the time you read this, Miss Florence Lamont will have become Mrs. Ralph L. Antonides. And I am pleased to report that MissLore Schober is definitely now Mrs. JohnHandy as of Feb. 9 in Stratford, Conn. TheHerald Tribune carried an article and pictureof Fred Page's betrothed, Miss Elinor Emanuelson. Mr. Page is to be congratulated on hisexcellent taste.
Joan and Dick Pleasants had a big, husky son on Feb. 25. Young Russell Baker Pleasants scaled in at 8 lbs. 11 oz.
I expect to be up in Hanover within a week, don't expect to do anything as drastic as skiing, but hope I'll line up something to write about next month.
Secretary, 1105 Center St., Milford, O.
Class Agent, 67 Highland Ave., Rowayton, Conn
