Evening star., 1941-09-11
By WALTER McCALLUM.

Witty Cox has chosen six good
professional golfers TO face a pro
team from Baltimore next Sunday
in the first demonstration of what
Bill Stone calls American Coli"
The demonstration will be on two
hole unit near Rockville, Nd. which
has been under construction for sew
ersl months. Cox is captain Of the
Washington team.
Others chosen by Cox are Leo
Walper, Al Houghton, Lewis E.
Worsham, jr., Cliff Spencer, and Al
Jsmison. Altogether it's good
pro lineup and one which shouldn't
have much trouble with the best
of Baltimore pros.
Knockdown seats were going up
today at Stones new course. The
seats, being constructed around the
two greens of the initial unit, will
hold more than a thousand people
and Stone, the enthusiastic direc-
tor of the new game. predicts every
seat will be filled by $3.50 pm, when
the first ball is struck.
Makes Golf inexpensive.
In case you are wondering what
this American Golf" is all about
(and lot of people are wondering
Stone thinks the run-of the mine
golf club, with an elaborate and
expensively operated clubhouse, Is
too expensive proposition. He
also holds that most people are
satisfied with II holes or less Of
golf. Also he believes there's
wide field for organization of intra-
city professional matches, to be
PLAYED before seated galleries, and
later on. under fioodlights. Bill
thinks golf of the future will be
comparatively inexpensive PROPOSE
ton, with low green fees, two-hole
courses and modest clubhouses.
He has thought enough of his
initial unit to pour a considerable
chunk of cash into it, and 10 gather
together two teams OF pros who
aren't playing for love of the game
to meet in the first demonstration
of his seated gallery idea. 1t may go,
and again it may not. But Bill
Stone. who is a retired business
man. thinks it will go and is pre-
pared to keep on until 1t does get
a foothold.
BOgart Favored in ID. c. Tourney.
Ralph Bogart, defending champ
was an odds-on favorite to retain
his District amateur title as the
simon-pure title tourney swung to-
day at Kenwood through two match
play rounds. Ralph was the favor
ite not only because he can play
considerable golf himself. but also
because two of his main rivals are
not in there pitching.
Roger Peacock twice former
champ, and Volney Burnett. the
Maryland State title-holder. failed
TO make the top flight. Roger failed
with medal score of 78. while Bur-
nett. after driving all day yesterday
and all night from Missouri to play
in the tourney, couldn't hit a lick,
and playing the first nine in A
strokes Withdrew. OF course there's
no assurance that either Roger or
Volney could whip Bogart, but Ralph
must feel more comfortable today
with them out.
The seeded draw in the top flight
worked out pretty well. putting
medalist Buddy Sharkey, 1912 cap
tain of the Georgetown golf team
in the top half, and Bogart in the
bottom half. Sharkey shot a level
par II TO win the medal, the only
man to crack rs on the final quail
flying day. Bogart struggled for
while to get in. but finally steadied
| down and scored a IS. Sharkey
played the first nine in one under
par "a. and started back 2. s. 5. 6.
which wasn't too good. But there
he rallied. and came home in 81
Here is the way the draw worked
| out in the top flight:
Buddy Shsrkey. Indian Spring ON vs..
c. A. Nebeker. Manor (16I; Martin F. Nc
| Csrthy Columbia t15l VS.. M. Parker No
Ian. Congressional C6l: Jock Olmstead
indian Spring - rs; s GeGrse @ & vsss j
vs.. George F. Miller. Columbia G1D; Bill
! Wenzel Kenwood, 90 VS.. Earle Skinker.
Columbia L:6,; Dick .Kreuzburg Kenwood
G6l: Ralph BoRsrt, Chevy Chase. C15l VS..
Eddie Ault. Indian Spring C76); Gene
Pittmsn. Congressional f16D VS.. Charles
L. Vaile, Kenvood. 60.
Five flights in all qualified for
match play and were to run through
two rounds today. The semi-fnal