Twittering around the first tee of suburban New York's Winged Foot Golf Club last week were flocks of women in high-heeled pumps. They did not recognize Francis Ouimet, Chick Evans, Johnny Goodman or five other onetime champions who teed off in the 44th annual U. S. Amateur golf tournament. They powdered their noses while Defending Champion Bud Ward, generally considered the best amateur in the U. S., split the fairway with his drive. The golfer they had gone to see was Crooner Bing Crosby, whose habitual air of mild surprise never fitted him...
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