Evening star., 1941-06-17
W.P. A. Ace Burns UE
His Old Club Course
Al Bannockburn
Hopeless Chase Is Seen
For Second-HuIf Field
In Government Meet
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

OF course the old adage in gol1
that a good linksman can play any
course we'll almost always works
out. Also the one that a gooo
golfer can play fine golf with a
broomstick All those things are
true, but when you put together g
good golfer and a thorough know
ledge of the course it's more than
apt to work into a winning COM
bination.
That's the reason some 70-odd
Government linksmen, playing in
the second half of the Federal Golf
Association tourney, were engaged
today at Bannockburn in what
looms as a hopeless chase after C.
gent from Kenwood, entered in the
championship from Works Progress
Administration.
Henry used to be one of those
tough guys at Bannockburn. We
mean the men who play that course
away down in the low 70s. He
went over to Kenwood tris year.
And he brought back with him to
Bannockburn yesterday a working
knowledge of the course that
enabled him to shoot that rugged
layout in 71-73-144. That score
should win, even in the face of the
stars that were to face the starter
today, including Defending Cham
pion Jim Gipe from Beaver Dam.
1t is four above par for the double
circuit of the Bannockburn course,
but then Bannockburn is one lay
out that doesn't see many par
rounds.
Had Two Double Bogeys.
The remarkable part of Cohen's
score is that it was made despite
two double bogeys. He had 7
on the par tenth hole in the morn
ing, and 6 on the par 4 ninth
hole in the afternoon.
Playing today, in addition to Gipe,
we're such crack Federal sharp
shooters as Ted Rutley, Frank
White, Pat MARITIME, Ken Spencer,
Jock Olmstead, a former champ,
and Joe Wilson. But they'll all have
trouble topping the score of Cohen,
the former Washington Lee golf
captain.
They'll also have trouble beating
his net of 1876 in class A. and the
four 1876 nets turned in in class B.
These were made by D. Arnold of
Patent Office, Charles Knox of
Agriculture, Fred Britton of Vet
Grams Administration and r. l..
Sheridan of Post Office.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
tlnksmen need hot hand today to
successfully defend their class A
team title, although they weren't in
such bad condition when two of
their team members finished their
rounds Yesterday Tommy Webb
scored 73-79-152 for the Sleuths,
while Harold Hair, golf champion at
the Washington Golf and Country
Club, added two It's for 154 as his
contribution.
Treasury Team Scores $40.
But the Treasury team, which in
cludes two members of the winning
outfit in The Star match play tour
ney last year, has finished with
gross total of $40, and a net of $50.
Here are the scores of the Treasury
boys: Bernie Hallock, 76-71-147;
Don Miller, 74-76-150; John r.
Miller, 75-77-152; Joe Murray,
s8-83-17l. The remaining F. B. I.
team members, who are Carl Betsch
and c. Beall, must average 78 for
each of the two rounds today to
bring back the Mellon Trophy to
F. B. I. George Borsasri, another
member of the w. P. A. team, turned
In creditable score of 76-79-155.
But Cohen, as we see it, looms as
the new champ. Any gent who can
play that rugged Bannockburn
course better than 144 for two rounds
deserves to win the title.