Allen | Wets Allen Glenn Allen Glenn Allen Glenn Allen Glenn Allen calios the best of his ability, let neither gallery nor some mistake hinder that coneentration, he is bound to win some of the timee I had the breaks in the Missonri State with mce I also had some against me; but the fortunate ones played a great part in titis victorys How many entrants were there in thie tournament, Glenn? I believe there were around 250 or 300,Doce This group was climinated to 32 for the championship brackets Mention some of those Missouri golfers > Glenna Well, I might mention Grable Duval and Walter Blevins, of Kansas City; Joe Switzer and Jim Black, of St. Louis; and Ted Adams, of Ste Louise In the final match between Ted Adams and myself I was one up at the end of the morning 18 holes. One of my good friends, Mre Lloyd Houston, of Lawrence, came over to see this final matche During the noon hour he drove me around St. Joseph in order to quiet my nerves and to kcep me free from the gallery. This means of relaxation helped me greatly in the final 18 holes of the afternoon which decided the title. Lloyd Houston consistently does these worthwhile things for young men. I think it was a grand thing to do for youe This rather revived the old Kansas-Missouri rivalry in the final match, didn't it, Glenn? Well, that is true, Doc. Most of the gallery was made up of Missouri people who were very staunch in their support of Adamse By the 27th hole I had increased my one up lead to five upe But here the inevitable happened. Adams got hot, so to speak, firing three birdies at me on the next four holes, and after I had missed a short put the match was square with four holes to playe I shot the next three holes in one under par to win the match and title two upe That is certainly very interesting, Glenn, and it was o great victory for youe I also understand you were the smallest entrant in the National Amateur this past year. How do you consistently manage to knock that ball out there so far and straight? Well, Doc, I must rely on rhythm and timing, which are the main requise ites for both acccuracy and distance. If one has perfect coordination of mind and muscle, sheer strength and weight are not necessarye Who first advised you to sacrifice distance for accuracy? About three yoars ago when I first gained same attention in Kansas City, Johnny Dawson, one of my good friends whom I had just met then, came to me and said, “Why don*t you concentrate on accuracy since your golf swing tends to be of that type?" Doc, that was a great inspiration to me, and most of my practice has been with that suggestion in minde Glem, I have noticed that your short game is goode You are able, by accuracy around the greens, to make up for the distance the big boys gcte This delicate work around the greens required good coordination, What are some of your methods of training?