THE MASTERS

     One might say that The Masters IS golf. Again, one might say that Wimbledon IS tennis. And stretching the metaphor beyond silliness, might one say that The Super Bowl IS football?
     If all goes well, this Missive will be posted on the opening day of  the 75th  Masters--which will be played, as usual, in Augusta, Georgia. A bit of history, something that escaped my radar:  For three years during the second World War The Masters was not played. To assist the war effort, cattle and turkeys were raised on the Augusta National grounds. 


     All the above is offered as justification for the cartoons to follow here. Though not quite as old as The Masters, they do, in my view, qualify as Vintage. The mid-50’s. So please excuse the somewhat sexist nature which three gags depict. Of course I wouldn’t make such observations in this day. Two cartoons are from The Saturday Evening Post; two are from the General Motors publication, News & Views.
But first------VINCENT tees off, mentioning players whose names are familiar only to the older generation . . . or golf aficionados. 

And now, the ladies, bless them

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Yeah, we have to hit on the guys too.

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     With friendship,
     Jim