Evening star., 1938-08-31

1888, but failed to qualify. Yoder led
the field in the sectional tests at Five
Farms last year and did not 60 to
Portland for the championship proper.
BOgart Due for Thrills.
But Bowart is the boy who'll get
the real thrill out of the coming tour
nay, Ralph is an ambitious kid, and
one who wants to go far in golf.
He isn't cursed with that bane
OF most yOungsters-the urge to
hit the ball into the next county
which may account for his
fine golf this year.
A smooth sWinger and good putter
Ralph has q bright future in golf
Yoder might not have gotten into the
final spot had not bald-headed For
rest Thompson hashed up the thirty
sixth hole. L thought I needed q 3
to get in," said Forrest, land pressed
my tee shot. THE ball wound up in
the woods and he took S, where par
4 would have put him in playon with
Yoder, and bird would have sent
MIN 10 PlttSDurgh.
But as the sectional rounds ended
the numerical representation is about
right. Washington has that many
more good golfers than Baltimore
The ratio is about to 3. But it is
shame that fine players like Billy
Shea and Parker Nolan and Harvey
johnson didn't make the grade Nolan
was three shots back with 1856, and
District champion Shea was four shots
back with l57. Harvey, far of his
usual good form, took 1852.
Chip Shots.
Maybe Caldwell can blame his first
round u on lucky shot . he topped
a bunker shot at the 18th which might
have ended in Prince Georges County
had not the ball caught the lip Of the
bunker and bounced onto the green
:. That Overton guy proved again
he Is one of the soundest amateurs in
the game he has everything q
good golfer needs, including putting
stroke COL Edward Clifford was
around telling about the U. S. seniors
championship at Apawamis starting
September % Well have prizes
valued at $1,000 in that tournament
Col. Clifford said Walter Tucker
man. Burning Tree senior, will be or
a United States team which will play
Canadian seniors in Canada next
week .. The boys were kidding Hugh
Mackenzie of Columbia about hole
in one he made at Swampscott, Mass.
last week ). Hugh was playing Stokes
Sammons and giving him a stroke q
hole when the ball went into the
cup on the 5th hole, he turned tc
Stokes and said, I'll give you two
strokes" So stokes would up anc
finished with brilliantly executed &
-. Hugh had an ace on the 18th al
La Gorce last year Parker Nolan
was philosophical about it all
There are other years coming" said
the Siege Gun :. Parker admitted
his book" lost money on the qualify
ing rounds -. I'VE dropped about l:
bucks" he said Over at Columbis
you couldn't get any one to talk about
Gen. Malin Craig's. private little goi1
party I'VE all had swell time,
said Red Banagan Marty Wes'
and Michael Gormley made couple
Of good speeches, but dunno who
won and on one ever will know. W.
tore up the score sheets" But oul
private operatives tell us Gen. Craig
lost on the last hole to Comdr. e. K
Patton of the Navy.
Bobby Brownell will miss couple
Of days at Duke University if he gets
along in the amateur championship
.. Bobby should be at Durham by
September is, but that will be o. K.
with his folks ). Mrs. Brownell isn't
nervous any more about Bob -. in
fact, she doesn't need manicure any
more after he plays in tournament
Wish some of his friends would
ask Parker Nolan why they call him
Homer the Horseman" nowadays.