Evening star., 1939-10-08
Bobby Is Only Local
Simon-Pure 10 Hit
National Spots
Young Boeort, Ranked
Second, Has Mokines
Of Bie-Time Stor
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

VI Wy s"1S St0l
BY WALTER McCALLUM.
Bobby Brownell, crack Simon
pure of the Manor and Indian Spring
Country Clubs, is the outstanding
amateur golfer around Washington
this year. Although 2O-year -old
Bobby, who won the District cham
pionship at the age of 16, did not
win sectional title this year, he
accomplished enough to rank at the
crest of the amateurs around WASH
ington and by his steadily brilliant
golf takes first rank among the
Simon-pures who play at the local
clubs.
Ralph Bogart, the 19-year- In
dian Spring and Army Navy Club
star. who came with rush near the
close of the competitive season to
win the District championship Gn
which Brownell did not compete)
takes second place in the standings.
Roger Peacock, who won the Middle
Atlantic championship at Chevy
Chase in June, and who rated at the
top for several years, is third.
Here are the ratings of the first
five local amateur stars:
No. bobby Brownell, Manor
and Indian Spring.
No. 2-Ralph Bogart, Indian
Spring and Army Navy.
No. 3-Roger Peacock, Indian
Spring.
No. 4-Claude Rippy. Indian
Spring.
No. 5-Billy Shea, Indian
Spring and Congressional.
Brownell was the only local ANA
teur to qualify for both the open
and amateur national champion
ships, although many of the others
tried. He got away to an Indifferent
start early in the season, failing to
qualify for the top fight in the Mid
Atlantic. He did not play in the
Chevy Chase invitation, or in the
District championship, but he went
over to Baltimore and won the
Suburban Club invitation affair from
probably the finest field gathered in
this sector this year.
Brownelrs Rating Undisputed.
Bobby qualified easily for the open
. championship and was the only
local lad to qualify for the amateur.
He also made the match play rounds
In the national championship. and
went to the second round. His scor-
Ing stunts during the year included a
66 at Manor. His play through the
year was so consistently good that
ne rates the top spot.
All youngsters develop quickly, if
they are to 60 to the top in golf. That
has been the case with Ralph Bo-
gart, the tall youngster with the big
hands that go with winning golf.
Ralph showed definite signs of
greatness last year, but he had his
nnest year in 1899, and probably
Will remain one of the sectors lead
Ing amateurs for many years. A
youngster with plenty of time to
play, and ambitious to become a
good golfer, Ralph has what it
takes to become a champion.
A week before he won the District
championship he annexed the
medal In the Indian Spring title
tourney with a SO, followed with a
o. IN his first match, then moved
over to Indian Spring to lick Billy
Shea IN the city championship final
round. He won handily with a
good brand of golf. Bogart can be
the pest amateur this city has pro-
duced In many years. It depends
on his willingness to practice and
his keenness for the game.
Peacock's Iron Play Masterful.
Peacock put on, in the final of the
Mld-Atlantic, the finest display of
iron shots I have seen in many
years. He was uncanny at all ranges
with the irons, and deadly with all
clubs. But Roger hasn't played in
lot OF competition this year, and
although he has been good he hasn't
flashed with the brilliance of
Brownell and Bogart. Had he won
another big tourney there wouldn't
be any question about his place at
the top.
Claude Rippy played in only one
tournament. But he won this one
against the best field in local invi-
tatlon tourney this year. Any man
who Wades through a brilliant field
to win at Chevy Chase, has to be
good. And Rippy was good. I'm
fortunately for his winning aspira-
tions, Rippy is a workingman. He
doesn't have the time or the money
some OF the other lads have. Were
Rippy in more fortunate circum-
stances he might become the best
amateur we have had in a good
many years, for he rattles off amaz-
angly low scores for a weekend
golfer.
Rippy rates the fourth position
without much argument and should
be higher.
Billy Shea had his big year in
1887. He hasn't won much since.
but Billy is capable player, able
to hold his own in good company.
He went to the final of the District
championship, where Bogart beat
him, and 2. Billy hasn't clicked
this year as he did in 1897, but he
remains one Of the best of the
younger crop. of whom there are
plenty around. A little more ac-
curacy with the irons and Billy
would become a big winner.