Evening star., 1939-05-19
Sundays Exhibition
To Prime Star Pro .
For Tough Trial
Squad Of AZ in Round
Here After Sam Shifts
From PhiIIy Group
Sammy Snead is smart.

L.
The gent picked by most OF the
experts as the pro golfer of 1889
has decided to forego lot of train
travelling and play his qualifying
rounds for the open championship
at Congressional next Monday. It's
clever move on the part of Slam
ming Sam, for he will have two
tough practice rounds over the
course Sunday in an exhibition
match with Ralph Guldahl Jimmy
Thomson and Witty Cox, he'll save
some money and he probably will
top the seven local qualifiers.
Furthermore, Congressional hap
pens to be course particularly
suited to the Snead talent for
smacking golf ball.
Paired With Houghton.
And If he can't qualify here, in
field of 48 entrants, only a few
OF whom are of national champion
ship caliber, he doesn't deserve 9
crack at the open championship
He will play with Al Houghton, at
9:35 and 1:35.
Sammy originally had decided to
qualify at Philadelphia aru had
made known that decision. So whei.
the United States Golf Associa-
ton announced today he will play
his qualifying rounds here Mon
day, 1T came as quite a surprise
But most of the competitors and
potential qualifers like it. It'll be
good thing for all of U.s." said
Witty Cox. And maybe one of us
can lick that Snead guy
len local amateurs and 81 local
professionals are in the starting
field in the 36-hole tourney which
will qualify seven men for the ma
tlonal tourney at Philadelphia start
ing June 8. and running three davs.
Stars in Test Here.
Included are Witty Cox, District
champ; Andy Gibson. MARYLAND
champion; Leo Walper mid AT
lantlc P. G.. A. title holder, and
all the top pros and amateurs of
this sector. Simon pures include
Bobby Brownell and Otto Greiner,
the latter the Middle Atlantic anna
teur champ.
Palr1ngs, announced by the Mary
land State Golf Association. which
will handle the tourney, follow:
9 and Jack Harris Potomac Park.
and Lewis Worsham; Chevy Chase
and Stanley CollinEe, Columbia
2 10 and l:10-Barton D Young lama
teuT,, t,nn Columbia, and r. Cliff McKimmie.
o:15 and 1;15-Georse F. Miller anna
a2o and 1,2o-Mel shorey East po-
tomac Park, and Eugene pittman tama-
teurl. Confessional
e;25 and l:25-Robert T. Barnett,
Chevy Chase, and w, c. Eacho famateur)
$50 and i:3o-Robert L. Morris oama-
feITo; fea East Potomac Park, and Al Jamson,
9:35 and I:35-sam snead. White Sui
phur Springs; W. Va, and Al Houshton
GEORGETOWN o Prep.
9:45 and / :45-Leo Waiper. unattached
and Page Hufty- (amateur). Chevy Chase
Foqss aso srs and TatteTy Rodgers
a:55 and and S5mwy sfcoR coR consression- SnsItashsa
al and Willie schreiber Baltimore.
Camateqrl, and walter W cunninsham' m
1905 nd 2:o5-Frank CUNNINGHAM,
1910 and 2:10-Fred Mcleod Column
bia, and Eddie Koehler, Quantico.
lo;l5 and 2:l5-James W F1attery.
BALTIC C. c., and Otto Greiner Rodgers
= 1O:eo and 2:eo-cNr Spencer Beaver
Dam pam and Nathan H. Kaufman tamateur),
IO:95 and e:o5-Edward 7, Stevens
Manor. and c. T McMaster, Pikesville. Md.
1890 and @:30-J T Dowling. ir (ama-
teurl, and Andrew Gibson, Bonnie View,
Baltimore
10:35 and 2:35-Frank Invernizz Bal
tlmore and George Diffenbaugh. Kenwood
1910 and 2:40-Bobby Bronwell (ama-
teprl, Manor, and James NJ. Roche, Elk
1O:45 and 2:45-Gene Larkin. Wood
mont and John ODonnell. Edeewood. Nd.
>, 1880 and 2:5o-Rut Coffey. Winchester.
Io:55 and and a55Icharles chi.ritss P. Betschler.
Hillendale. and Al Treder, Manor