Evening star., 1941-07-23

fTOpdDly IL HtJle premature 10
start comparing Bobby Brownell, the
22-year- par buster from the
Manor Country Club, with another
Bobby named Jones, the gent who
hcked the world at knocking a
rubber marble around closely CROP
ped greensward for a stretch of
eight years. But there is a parallel
between the two Bcbbys at that.
Brownell first amateur to win the
Maryland open championship since
1924, won his first really big title at
%. So did Bobby Jones. The Jones
boy won the United States open
title in 1923 at Inwood at the age
of % Jones was the greatest chip
per and putter of his era. So is
Brownell And while BroWnell, the
latest Bobby to step up to the pay
off window in big golf tournaments,
hasn't yet won major national
crown, who in the house will arise
and say he won't? Certainly none
of those who saw the slim Manor
lad lock horns with ScottiSh-born
Andy Gibson, the Bonnie View pro-
and outshoot and outscore one OF
the top pros of this or any other
era to win the Maryland open
crown in man-toman stretch
drive that has had few counterparts
In any links tourney anywhere.
Sets Neu Tourney Record
IN beating Gibson in that drive
to the wire Brownel accomplished
several things He tied his own
course record of ST for the Elkridge
course. He set a new record for
the Maryland State open champion
ship of 1856 with rounds of SO and 81.
He became the first amateur in
COLTS modern era TO lick the pick of
the pros in this sector with the
chips down And he established in
the minds of a good many people
the fact that in this skinny young
ster with the keen blue eyes the
Observation-Disclosures sector at last
has an amateur who can challenge
the pros tand lick them at their
own game.
BroWnell's record over the past
few weeks stands out as a marvel
OF consistency. He has played in
four big tournaments and either
has won them or has led the anna
teurs, as he did last week in the
Baltimore open Previously he had
won with Hank Russell as partner
the Bannockburn invitation. Single
handed he won the Middle Atlantic
amateur-and now he is the Mary
land open champ. Who is this
simon-pure colossus who bestrldes
his narrow world?
Is Home Product.
He is a homegrown product, a
kid who first made his competitive
mark by licking Roger Peacock in
the final of the District amateur
championship of 1886. He is
youngster who loves golf and who
has worked harder at the game
than any young man playing it
around Washington. And he is a
potential national champion, the
first genuine possibility for the big
title since the Roger Peacock OF
1885 and the Roland Mackenzie and
George Voigt of the golden 20s.
No one can tell how far Browneu
will 60 in golf The future is his
own. to make, and how far he goes
depends on himself. But he can
win In the best company. He has
proven that. And we may have in
this slim youngster another Bobby
Jones. The golf world would like
to see another counterpart of the
great Jones of Is years ago.
Take Brownell's record over the
past week as an example of how
hot he is. A week ago he played
the Elkridge course in 75-67-142
to top the amateurs in the Baltimore
Open. That was even par for the
course, and the 81 was new ANA
teur record. Three days later he
shot his home course at Manor in
81, six below par. Yesterday he
played Elkridge in 69-67-136, which
il six better than par over tight
little, compact layout where plenty
of trouble awaits the man who is
of the line. Par means nothing
to the new champ. 1t is merely
yardstick for lesser men. He blithely
cracks it and goes on his way to new
marks.
Outscored Pros in Stretch.
Locked in a tie with Witty Cox of
Congressional and Lew WorSham Of
Burning Tree at the end of the
morning round in the Maryland
Open yesterday with 69s, BroWnell
outlasted them all by the simple
process of licking par at the time
It counted. First Cox faded out,
playing the second round in 76.
Then Worsham did the same thing,
with the same score. Up from be-
hind came Andy Gibson, the 1899
champ, who had scored 10 in the
morning. Playing with Brownell,
the Gibson man scored the par-35
first nine at Elkridge in 81. Bobby
played the same stretch in "a. That
left him two strokes back of the
flying Gibson with nine holes to go.
But Andy made one mistake. He
tried to coast on his lead. They
don't do that against Brownen and
win. Andy played safe instead of
going for brides. Bobby picked up