Evening star., 1940-06-27
Victor Ineligible
To Play, State
Body Is Told
No Club AffiIiution
Known; Bogort Is in
Line for Crown
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

Is Freddie Bolton, the 17-year-
old captain of the Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School golf team the
junior links champion of Maryland?
Or did Ralph Bogart of the Con-
gressional Country Club vain the
title under the rules for the State
Junior title tourney promulgated by
the Maryland State Golf Associa-
ton?
These are questions before the
solons of the State association to-
day, which may result in an up
heaval in the junior ranks, the un-
crowning of the 6-foot 31a-inch Boil
ton, and the designation of Bogart
winner of second place playoff, as
the Junior links champion of the
State of Maryland
Here are the facts: Bolton entered
the tourney Tuesday at the Terra
Mariae Club of Baltimore from the
Kenwood Golf and Country Club of
Washington. He led the field with
36-hole card of 71-75-l46 and
was awarded the championship
trophy. Investigation later re-
vealed that Bolton is not connected
with the Kenwood Club in any way
either as the son of a member or as
a Junior member. Rules of the tour
ney read as follows: THE Mary
land State Golf Association invites
all members and sons of members
of clubs in this association who
have not yet attained their major
ity CID to compete in the 18th
annual junior championship to be
held over the course of the Terra
Mariae Country Club June rs,
1940."
Was Best Golfer.
Bolton won the tourney outright.
There isn't any question that he
was the best Junior in the affair.
Ralph Bogart, District amateur
champion, tied with Earle Skinker
of Columbia and Jim Downey of
Hillendale for second place. All
are bona f1de Junior members of
their clubs. Bogart won a four
hole playof for second place, with
Downey second.
Bolton, under the rules of the
tourney, could not be a bona fide
entrant, since he was not a Junior
member or the son of member of
member club Secretary William
G. Barr of the District Golf Asso-
citation, operating the junior cham
pionship of that association under
the same rules as those of the
Maryland body, did not accept Boil
tons entry in the District tourney
yesterday because he did not be-
long to member club.
Meanwhile the Maryland State
Association, informed of the situa.
ton, intended today to make a com.
plete inquiry into the Bolton case
and probably will call the new
junior champion before them for ar
explanation. DR.. Robert A. Keilty
vice president of the association
for the Washington area, was ir
touch today with State association
officials in Baltimore, but could
make no statement pending an
official ruling. Il am inclined tt
think" said DR.. Keilty, "that Bolton
having entered the tournament
under wrong information, is dis
qualified. But I cannot make that
as definite statement without con-
f1rmation from the Executive Com
mittee."
Not Club Member.
Bolton himself admitted to The
Star that he is not now and was
not last Tuesday a member of any
club. He is entered in the public
links national championship Sec
tional rounds July 8. No member OF
private club is permitted in the
public links championship.
Kenwood officials carefully went
over the membership list at thai
club and could find no. record of 6
Freddie Bolton either as a junior
member or the son of a member
Bolton, according to Kenwood Pre-
George Diffenbaugh, formerly was
a caddie at Kenwood.
DR.. Keilty today was to interview
Bolton and get a statement from
him as to his status, which will bs
referred to an Executive Committe,
meeting of the Maryland State Col
Association next week. Emmett
Gary, secretary of the State asso.
citation, who ran the tournament
Tuesday, was told by Bolton that
he entered from Kenwood.
So the situation remains confused
Bolton entered the tourney giving
Kenwood as his home club. Under
the tournament rules he must have
been a junior member or the son
of q member of a member club
Kenwood is a member of the State
association, but Bolton is not on
the membership rolls of the club
What will be done? Will Bolton be
stripped of his State title. Or will
Bogart be named Junior champion
(See GOLF, Page C-3)