Right back in the groove after getting out of the Army, 132-lb. Ben Hogan, the man with the delayed wrist-lash, still could belt a golf ball out of sight. On the fairways, he never made a careless shot. His ability to concentrate was hard to believe. Once again he was a man to beat on the pro circuit.
After romping home first in the Nashville Open, 19 strokes below par, the wasp-waisted Texan headed for Dallas. En route last week, he came down with flu, gobbled some sulfa pills, decided to play anyhow. Despite a 102° fever, he fired a 68 to...
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