New Ball

Since Jan. 1 the U. S. Golf Association's new ball--.07 oz. lighter, .06 in. bigger-- has been official. Golfers who have continued to use the 1.62-oz. 1.62-in. "old" ball have been using a tool of the game as illegitimate now as the sand-wedge or the deep-scored rib-faced iron. But many a player has so continued, waiting for tournament golfers, who had to use the new ball, to give some indication of whether it really took distance off shots, was harder to control. Last week the Professional Golfers Association published a tabulation of what 16 famed pros have done with the larger, lighter ball. The discovery: scores are as low as ever. Whatever distance is lost in the roll or spent in the wind is made up for by the way the new ball sits up to be hit, and by its less deviating roll on the greens. Some of the scores:

Rounds Average

Harry Cooper 20 72.4

Tommy Armour 10 72.5

Leo Diegel 15 72.6

Gene Sarazen. . . 17 72.7

Horton Smith 20 73.0

Bull & Cyclone v. Kilonis

In Dallas, Lugia Montagna (Bull Montana), monster second-rate wrestler, famed because his ogreish face and huge frame have gotten him many cinema jobs, made one John Kilonis so angry in a wrestling match that Kilonis hit Montana with his fist. Montana defended himself, knocked Kilonis across the ring. Referee Cyclone Fox declared Montana winner on a foul. Kilonis took a swing at Cyclone Fox. Montana helped Fox. Spectators jumped into the ring to help Kilonis. More spectators jumped in to help Montana. Riot and pandemonium followed. No one was seriously hurt. Some of Montana's pictures: Show of Shows; Good Morning, Judge; How to Handle Women.

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