Sport: Smith at St. Cloud

They brought him a cake with 21 candles. That and the French professional golf championship, the first European championship he has ever won, were Horton Smith's birthday presents. To Aubrey Boomer, the St. Cloud professional and Smith's nearest competitor, they brought a score card which Boomer, nervous, could scarcely sign. The figures scribbled on this card showed that Boomer had made a record-breaking 61 (33-28) for 18 holes on the St. Cloud golf course. The course is 6,507 yds. long. Boomer averaged 107 yds. per shot, including...

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