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...after grim little Ben Hogan, sympathetically cheered his every shot. If anybody could catch the Australian, it seemed to be Ben. Jimmy Demaret, gaudily attired in rose slacks, also kept in the running. For the second day in a row, he got an eagle three on the tough dogleg 13th, finished the round with a par 72. But as they went into the final day Ferrier was still two strokes ahead of Hogan, four up on Demaret. The big reason: his marvelous putting touch, which had kept him 18 under par on the greens...
...tasty chartreuse combination, but. after an appreciative glance at Jimmy, the biggest crowd took off after early starter Hogan. It was not to be Ben's day; he closed witha miserable (for him) 76. Jimmy Demaret ended with a snappy 69, helped by a birdie on his favorite 13th. Then, pretty sure of second money, he waited for Ferrier to finish...
Siamese astrology got a wonderful break in the 13th Century. A skeptical king sent for a famed astrologer known as "The Abbot of the Forest." Before the seer appeared, the King ordered one of his servants to catch a mouse, place it under an inverted golden bowl. Then the Abbot was called in. "Now," said the King, "what lies under the golden bowl...
...King chortled the 13th Century Siamese equivalent of "Aha, we got him," and ordered a page to lift the bowl. There lay the mouse, suckling four young. After that, there was no stopping the astrologers. Some, however, think they have gone too far. Siam's most revered astrologer, Phya Hora Thibodi Yarnavej, retired a few years ago with a bitter valedictory...
...years she had proceeded with a firm political tread, earned labor's solid gratitude (as chairman of the House labor committee) by forcing a vote on the Wages & Hours act in 1938, mechanically piled up election majorities by her loyalty to her Jersey City (13th) district and to State Democratic Boss Frank Hague...