Evening star., 1939-05-02

Undaunted by decisive licking
at the hands of the Duke combina-
ton from Durham, N. c., links
team which happens not to have
absorbed a beating in two years,
Georgetown University's golf outfit
pointed today for brace of matches
at Philadelphia, and their main
objective in a year that hasn't
started too well-the Eastern inter-
collegiate crown.
To hear the Hoyas talk you get
the idea that the Duke match was
one that means little. They don't
feel too badly about the whipping
they took yesterday at the Capita,
Golf and Country Club. a course
which happens to be the one they
play in practice. And they think
they have good chance to grab
the Eastern college diadem, If they
can get by Princeton this week.
But scanning the way the George
town lads fell before the lusty lads
from Duke you feel that maybe
they are in for nothing much bur
the also-ran spot, even thugh every
one knew Duke was a hot outfit.
with two-year stretch without the
blemish of single defeat.
Hoyas Hopeful.
'We will do better against those
other teams in the Eastern League. )"
said Senior Charlie Pettijohn, one
of the three Hoyas to win a point
against Duke. They aren't as
strong as this team" But I won
der If Charlie doesn't have a flock
Of mental reservations. For Ger
tainly the Georgetown boys don't
look like world heaters on their re-
cent record. A few days ago they
were licked by the Catoctin Club
Of Frederick, Md, good club outfit,
but no champs. Navy held them to
tie last Saturday, and now comes
along Duke to hand them a 6-to-3
licking on their own course. The
outlook is none too bright for what
looked at the beginning of the sea-
son like a very strong Georgetown
golf outfit, team that seemed to
have the Indian sign on the rest
of the rah-rah lads.
Worst of all Johnny Burke. the
Connecticut redhead who holds the
national college title, absorbed a 2
and-l licking at the hands of lanky
Skip" Alexander, a Durham boy
who holds nothing but a club title
Johnny is supposed to be-and prob
ably is-the hottest thing playing
college golf. But he didn't show il
yesterday. Alexander put the spurs
to him with a "a, which isn't gen.
orally regarded as better than coun-
try scoring in the upper brackets Of
college mashie mauling
No, sab, All don't hold a title.
said Alexander. "Ah used to. but al
I hold now is dinky little clut
championship And Ahm not SC
hot. Johnny just played badly"
BrOwnell Best-Looking Golfer.
AS matter of fact the best-look-
ing golfer on either squad was tow
headed Bobby Brownell, the Indiar
Spring and Manor youngster who
holds the Mid-Atlantic junior title
Bobby shot fat 10 in handing Billy
Shea 5-and-4 trouncing, outscorins
any one on either team, even while
Hoya Capt. Billy DettWeiler, hi.
partner, was licking Joe Taylor, the
Southern college champ. and
Maybe the success of the Hegler.
coached Duke team lies in their best.
ball strength. They won the better
ball match in all three foursomes
These kids haven't been whipped ir
two years, and they probably won1
be licked this year" said Hegler
They are good and they know il
and we know it,
why don't you join the Eastern
League?" he was asked.
What could we gain?" he coun-
tered. I'VE find 'em just as hot ir
the South as you have up here, ano
in addition we'd have a lot of trav-
cling to do" All of which seems
sound reasoning after that match