Evening star., 1936-05-12

tusrol, N. j., and the cham
pionship that was last won
u by o Washington man back
In 1927 four golf professionals from
the National Capital sharpened up
their shooting weapons today against
the forthcoming national title tourney
to start in the Jersey hills June I.
In all 10 golfers from the Capital
started In qualifying tests held in four
sections in the East. Only four Of
them qualified among the 1877 men
who won places in golf's blue ribbon
test of nerve and skill. The local
Qualifiers are:
Bob Barnett, red-headed Chevy
Chase Club pro. who played in the
sectional tests at Hillendale, near Tow
son, Md, and won one Of the four
places with las.
Leo Walper. pro at a driving course
ut Bethesda, Md, who also played at
Hillendale and won the play-of after
. tie at 146 with Rut Coffey, Win
chester, Va, pro.
Witty Cox. pro at the Kenwood Golf
and Country Club, who thrice has
been on the threshold Of the national
open. Cox qualified in the New York
area ct Seawane, Long Island, with a
total Of ISL, tieing for second place
at that figure with three others for
second place, one shot back of the
leading total Of $50 shot by Jimmy
Dante. George Voigt, former Capital
amateur and Walker Cup team men,
Der, failed to make the grade in the
New York sector, along with Jimmy
Hines and Willis MacFarlane, two pros
who did considerable winning along
the recent Winter circuit
Mel Shorey, professional at the East
Potomac Park course. who chose the
Oakmont Country Club Of Pittsburgh
as his qualifying course and made the
Grade with q total Of 158, eight shots
above the leader.
Walper to Go Early.
THIS quartet will represent the Capt.
- tai In the three-day tourney at Bal
tusrol for the title now held by Sam
Parks, jr., Of Pittsburgh At least one
Of the four will be on the battle ground
10 days In advance Of the opening of
the tourney. Walper plans to leave
Washington next week to familiarize
himself with the Baltusrol course.
Roland Mackenzie, Congressional pro,
withdrew after entering the list at
Jacksonville, Fla, and will not be a
competitor this year.
In q section where there were but
four places open to SO players Ralph
Beach, pro at the Baltimore Suburban
Club and former Washington Golf
and Country Club caddie again topped
all the aspirants from this section.
Ralph played the Hillendale course in
20 and II, finishing with buzzard S
on the thirty-sixth hole to top the
local field for the second straight year.
In 1885 he led the entire country in
the sectional rounds over his home
layout with a card of 6S-69-137.
One shot back Of Beach came John
Bass, the Middle Atlantic P. G. A.
champion, registered from Clifton
Park, Baltimore, with rounds of 68-74
for total Of 142. For long time
yesterday 1t looked as If the Washing
ton boys were going to be left outside
and the four places at Hillendale would
60 to entrants from Baltimore or other
spots.
One 68. three 7os and one II over
the morning round gave early tndica-
tions that score of 142 or less would
be needed to qualify. But the scoring
in the afternoon engagement wasn't
SO hot. First Charlie Betschler. home
club pro who opened the ball with a
70, blew wide open with an 8 on the
fourth hole; then Rut Coffey, stocky
winchester, Va, lad, who also had a
frst-round 70, ran into q streak of
trouble only to come back with grand
finish of 3, 2. 4, two under par. Then
Walper, who had shot first round
Of II, went far above par up to the
fourteenth hole Of afternoon round,
only to fight back into the running
with q birdie, lose his margin by g.
putting the sixteenth and wind up
with 146, to tie Coffey.
Bass Springs Surprise.