Evening star., 1938-06-18
GRE|NER FAVORED
FOR GOLF CROWN.
0rioIe Figures to Battle .
BrownelI or McCarty
in N. A. Final.
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, June
18.-Tall, lantern -jawed and smooth.
stroking Otto Greiner, newest sensa.
ton In golf In this area, was favorite
and not an overwhelming one, to win
the 34th Middle Atlantic champion.
ship over the Pennington course to.
day. Notwithstanding his victory In 1
the medal round, which he won with
IL. and that he played 30 holes yes.
terday In one under par, Otto Of the
big tee shot and the keen physical
edge was to meet tough guy from
Washington in the final round Of the
tourney this afternoon 1t probably
would be 19-year-old Bobby Brownell,
who won the District amateur cham.
pion in 1885, but 1t could be Martin
F. Mccarthy, the iron man from
Beaver Dam, who played Brownell., r,
Greiner was an overwhelming choice
to lick Charlie Kent of Richmond In
the semi-final today.
Not in score of years has there
been such scoring in Middle Atlantic
championship as the current tournas g
ment has seen, which doesn't mean
that the Pennington course with its
tricky slopes and its small puttinas
greens Is any set-up. 1t means that
the fleld is faster, and the golf Is
better in one Of the really good Mid
Ole Atlantic affairs Of recent years.
Tear Up the Tracks.
The gent who has strayed more
than a couple of shots above par has
been licked, which isn't usual in the
little AFFAIR in this section, where rs
wins lot Of matches. Take Greiner.
for example. Take him, II you want
him. The former caddie from Balti-
more, who doubled as q newsboy to
earn money to 60 to the University OF
Baltimore, where he is taking a law
course. has played 81 holes in just one
shot over par. Winning the medal
with q two over par u, he shot a II
to lick Defending Champion Billy
Shea IN the opening round yesterday,
and then play 13 holes in two under
perfect figures to beat John Bareelin
Of Kenwood.
Or take Bobby Brownell. Bobby
qualified with rs, but he has gotten
as hot as the Warm Springs fire de-
partment. All he did yesterday WAS
toss 68 at luckless Walter Cushman,
who had II and was licked by
and /. Or take Wynsol Spencer of
Newport News. who shot a n and took
1t on the chin in 2 and /. ANY wsy
you figure it the boys have been tear.
ing up the track here with a combina.
ton Of wet greens and fairly hard fair.
ways
Greiner played Kent in one semi.
nnal today and Mccarthy met
Brownell in the other. The choices
were Greiner and Brownell, and
Greiner to win the championship in
his first year of competing In the
premier sectional golf tourney. But
give Brownell hot putting day and,
ne can take any man In the field.
Bobby happens to be In a very happy
putting mood. He's rolling EN- in
from anywhere and with his accuracy
from the tee he can win this tourna-
ment. If his putting holds up. It
would be quite a win for the Duke
University kid, who has played In
very few tournaments since he won
the District title two years ago. And
he can do 1t.
Great Future Seen for Greiner.
Billy Shea didn't play badly to lose
to Greiner. He scored a 70. which is
three over par, and good enough to
WIN any normal match. But Greiner
was just too hot. Billy did put on a
comeback. He came from four down
70 square the match, only to find
Grelner putting on the heat where it
counted, toward the end, and Billy
became an ex-champion on the seven.
teenth green. He is in the cousola-.
ton, which he should win.
Washington men dominated the
fourth flight, where three gents from
the Capital remained in the semi
final. They were George Jones of
Manor, R. T. Harrell of Washington
and r. M. Clayton of Manor. H. A.
Mihills of Manor met Fred Walen of
Congressional in the fifth, fight final.
Greiner is the present Maryland
State intercollegiate champion, and
has won couple of tournaments
around Baltimore. To hear the
Baltimoreans talk about him, he is
world beater with a great future.
Maybe he is. He certainly has looked
like money in the bank here with his
towering tee shots and his putting
ability. Maybe Brownell. If he gets,
by Mccarthy. can take him. Bobby
is good-looking golfer himself and
he happens to be playing better here
than he ever has played. Ten pounds
heavier and hitting the ball further
from the tee. the Brownell boy Is q
touch guy in any company. He car
win, but Greiner is the man to whip.
Every tournament has one and IL
looks to be Greiner.