Golf Team Breezes to Win In Greater Boston Tourney

Harvard won the Greater Boston golf tournament for the fifth straight year yesterday behind the strong shooting of a number-seven man who was having a bad year and suffering from the flu.

"I was throwing up all night the night before," the Crimson's Bill Salatich said. "I was at home, and I guess I ate too much of the wrong thing. I kept taking diarrhea pills all afternoon to keep everything together. All I had between rounds was a Coke." Salatich won the medallist honors with a 36-hole total of 76-77, 153.

Salatich hadn't been having a good year before yesterday afternoon on the Concord Country Club course. He slowly slipped from number five to number seven on the Crimson ladder in the first four matches of the season. "It was the first time I've contributed to the five-man team score. I haven't done a damn thing before." Salatich said.

"I went out and took some lessons for my short irons yesterday. When I came out this morning I was pounding the ball off the tee, and pounding my irons at the pin." he added.

While Salatich was having his best day of the year, his teammates weren't doing so badly themselves, as Harvard won the tournament easily with a five-man total of 789.

"After the morning round, there was never any doubt, and we did even better in the afternoon. M. I. T. was the only team that had a chance, and they didn't even have five men," Crimson captain Fred Sherman said.

The Crimson's closest competitor, B. C., had a team score of 815. 26 strokes off the pace. The other team tallies were Northeastern. 824; Tufts, 825; B. U., 844; Brandies, 886; M. I. T., no score.

Individually, the Crimson golfers placed first, fourth, and fifth in the 45-man field. Finishing second to Salatich, in individual scoring was Tufts' Bob Johnson. Third was M. I. T.'s Bob Armstrong. Sherman and Skip Barry both recorded 157 to all but cinch the victory for Harvard over an obviously outclassed field.

Another pleasant surprise for the Crimson was the performance of number-six man Terry Wynne. Wynne shot a 160, marking one of the few times he's placed in the top five for Harvard this season.

John Stoviak and Skip Kistner both recorded 162's to tie for the fifth and last score counting toward the team total.

Andy Marks, who failed to qualify for the team last fall on this same course, once again found Concord not to his liking. Marks had been shooting very well since he was added to the team roster two weeks ago due to Cooch Owen's absence, but he had a bad day, shooting a 170.

Obviously Pleased

Sherman, obviously pleased with the Crimson's performance, said. "We were 3-3 before today. We're encouraged by the improving scores. I guess you could say our second season began this afternoon."