Evening star., 1941-05-17
Faulty Putting Costs
Coleman Victory in
Invitation Final
Triumph Marks Young
D. c. Champ os Star
OF First Degree
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

Towering Ralph Bogart the 21-
year-old youngSter who could double
for varsity fullback on any mans
football team. today held the final
seal of local golf supremacy, victor
in the Chevy Chase Clubs invita-
ton tourney. Ralph has won the
District amateur championship for
the past two years and has shown
he isn't exactly green pea IN the
business of knocking golf balls close
to distant pin. But the Chevy
Chase tourney is unique. Always, in
addition to the best of the local
field, it attracts, as it did this year,
a few good out-of- town stars. One
of those stars was Bogarts victim
in a thrill studded final round as
the 200pound Army Navy youngster
won the tourney with a par on the
goth green.
But a gallery of several hundred
thrilled anew today as they recalled
a series of magnificent, wind cheat
ing iron shots by George L. Cole
man. the swarthy, imperturbable
runner-up from Miami. Okla. and
Miami Beach, Fla, whom Bogart
finally noSed out when Coleman
missed his fourth short putt of the
final in a spot where it hurt-for a
half on the second extra hole. So
evenly matched were these two.
Coleman Gallant Warrior.
Coleman, who holds the club title
at the SWanky Indian Greek Club
of Miami Beach, where Bob Barnett
holds forth as winter pro. proved
himself a gallant warrior. fighting
gamely against the best game the
District amateur champion could
produce, and his own Indifferent
putting. For there isn't much ques-
tion that had Coleman's putting
been even grade B he would have
won that final.
Bogart. as expected. licked Ken
Lafferty of Manor by and in the
semi-f1nal, while Coleman came
from 2 down with 8 to play to lick
Maryland State Champ Parker
Nolan on the 18th hole.
And Bogart led all the way in
that final, right down TO the 18th
hole. Indeed. after Ralph had holed
a curling 10-footer to halve the 17th
II seemed all Bogart. Earlier he
had jumped a stymie for half on
the 18th, while Coleman twice had
three-putted, and missed another
important short one. But Coleman
played magnificent pitch shot toY
within two yards of the pin at the
18th and holed the putt that squared
the match.
18th Hole a Thriller.
That 10Th hole was a thriller.
Bogart, short with spoon second.
left himself IS feet short with his
pitch. Meanwhile Coleman PLAYED
one of those raking long, iron second
shots into a head wind. 20 feet past
the pin, Bogart putted and missed.
after Coleman had putted up three
feet short. Then Coleman. with
the match in his lap, missed the
short one.
And again he missed a four-footer
at the goth, where Bogart, playing
m his own turn a fine iron second,
won with par 4. That, my friends.
was one of the finest final round
matches ever played in a tourna-
ment which usually produces a
great final. For the regulation dis
tance BOgart was 70: Coleman, 73.
That's pretty good golf in a tourna-
ment final, played in more than a
brisk breeze.
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seal on his links skill. The youngster
without any question is one of the
best linkSmen ever produced around
the Capital. Here are the final
round results:
First .f1ight--Rslph Bogart, Army Navy
defeated Ken Lafferty, Manor, and 3;
Pe2Fee PsTEef Mani Okla defeated
holes. Fnal-Bogart defeated Coleman,
Consolation-C. W. Birch Stamford
Conn; defeated Ray Swearingen. Columbia,
: and !: Dick Melvin. Indian Spring, de-
v1sated vi Jesse Jesse T Dowiing Baltimore, up
Second fight--John C. Holzberg, Argyle
9leteated r. p 2uinter. jr.. Chevy Chase.
Ese sEnFer Ghsvy Ghais ap
holes. Ffnal-Brswner defeated Holzberg
consolation-H G Pitt, Manor, de-
Max Taylor. Manor, defeated N b Patte-
son, kenwood, and 3. Final-Pitt de-
Third fHeht-W, Byron Curtiss. Indian
Spring, defeated G. NJ. Ferris Columbia
2 and !: c. A Slater. jr. Columbia de-
feated DR.. H. L. Smith Congressional, .
up Final-Curtiss defeated Slater 8
Consolation-Roy Smith, East Potomac
SSeieated J Sssnett Kenwood, l UP 10
teated Craig Mckee. Columbia. 8 and T.
Flnal-Hearty defeated Smith 3 and
Fourth fight-K Buchanan Army Navy
defeated NJ. F. Morse. Chevy Chase, 7
ana D; James E. HUNT Indian Spring
defeated R G PEBBLES Kenwood 4 and
g F1nfl-Huntt defeated Buchanan. 4
=, Consolation--Joe Greenwood, Army
Navy, defeated }. G. Murphy Beaver Dam
z up; Don De Veau, Chevy Chase, defeated
Don Stone, Ekwanqk; . and /. Final
Greenwood defeated De Veau > and !
Fifth flight. B. Heimer Beaver Dam.
defeated F, L. Fisher. Chevy Chase : and
Z; Jerry Burch, Beaver Dam, defeated w
W Jones. 1r., Columbia. ! up 10 holes
F1nal-Burch defeated Heimer . and |
Consolation-L J. Noah Woodway
Conn: defeated Robert Fuchs. KenWood
2 and ]: E. J. Kempf Shinnecock Hills
deteated j. NJ. Strait. Congressional, and
). F1na al7kempf defeated Noah, l up
The tournament set a new local
record for extra hole matches.
There were IL of them in all flights
In three daVS