Evening star., 1940-09-21
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

There isn't any doubt about it
now. Ralph Bogart, the tall son
of a Navy commander, is the best
amateur golfer around Washington,
and will be the top man in the
rankings of amateurs which comes
along later in the year.
Some folks called Ralph a sur
prise champ last year when he
beat a good field to win the Dis
trict amateur title tourney at Burn
ing Tree, limiting broadly that Ralph
had his share of the breaks in VIM
ming that one. But Ralph made
his own breaks this year to win
again and become the third man in
modern links history to win two
consecutive simon-pure titles in the
local field. The score doesn't show
that Ralph was much the better
golfer in that final match he won
by and l from 18-ycar- Jack
DOnohue at Manor yesterday. But
he was the better-by a long way.
For a while in that final Ralph
played sloppy golf and Donohuc. a
fighter from way back. whitfield
3-up lead down to a single hole
But when Ralph applied the pres
sure. bagging two brides in a row
at the 11th and 18th and an eagle
3 on the 18th the match was in
They really played the first nine
like a pair Of amateurs oand bad
ones at that) for Bcoart got out in
70 and TNn,,n1,,rnFC
ter was something less than de-
pendable weapon while the defend
. ing champ sprayed lot Of shots.
Bogart is Clutch Golfer.
But in the clutches. Ralph was
there. He three-putted the 10th
to give the Sioux CITY boy. now
attending Georgetown University. q
| half. and then Bogart bUckled down.
I A l0-footer found the cup for ?
bird at the 11th. an 8-footer dropped
for another bird on the 18th. and
/ Ralph was 3 up. He banged two
I ferocious shots to reach the 18th
green, after dropping the l4th with a
badly played bunker shot and ranned
the putt home for an eagle 3. That
put him 3 up.
( DonOhue, fighting gamely. holed
20-footer for bird to win the
sixteenth, but thev halved the Sev-
enteenth and Boeart was in. The
kid really is a GOOD golfer, but he
must stop fooling around in the
early stages OF a golf match if he's
/ psny. Against lot OF men he
would have been about down al
the turn instead Of up.
Back in 1925 George Voigt
started a victory march that won
him three District titles in row.
After George left town in 1928.
Miller B. StevinSon won twice in a
row-in 1923 and 1929. No man
since had been able to win twice in
a row But Bogart did The boy
is the best We have, or the figures
lie.
Ralph won his way to the final
by licking jim Gipe Of Beaver Dam.
and 4, with card of St. It was
bad day for Beaver Dam. for Billy
/ R0cheHe, r., also OF that club,
dropped his semihnal match to
/ Donohue.
Here are the results Of the final
dav in one of the best District
championships of recent wears:
First fi"hr. Scmifnsl-Jack 0orohue.
| Capital, defeated Billy Rochelle. y. Beaver
| Dam 4 and p. Ralph Bocarr. Arnv Nav.
defeated F. C20e. Beaver Dam. and 3
/ Flna!-Borart defeated Donohuc. and T.
| ConsClat'on-Cv Anderson. Manor de-
! tea'ed T 2 Bones j.. Manor and s.
Bob Alberfus. Indian Snrl0c defeated ice
Balestrl. Beaver Dam. M. Fipal-hn-
/ derSon cefeated Ahertus. = and !
/ Second f.cht-Julian Murphy Capital
/ defeated Raw SWearlneen Columbia, | uD
/ 70 holes: Max Tavlor Manor. defeated
/ Luther c Steward u. Columbia. = and !.
I Final-TayIor detea ed Murphy ! up 10
/ holes.
! Console t'on-Genrce De Wit. ConEres-
sional. defeated Bill RroVnrlec INDIAN
/ feared R. P. Gibson. Manor. . and