Evening star., 1941-06-13
Numbers and Glass
Give Them Bulge;
Champion Out
Greiner Entering Army;
Bogort and Brownell
Mioht Face in Final
BY WALTER M"CALLUM,
Star Staff Correspondent.

HOT SPRINGS, Va, June 13.--
Numerically, as well as in compare
tive skill, Washington golfers today
were billed as the top favorites to
win most of the silver in the 37th
annual Middle Atlantic champion
ship as the second qualifying day
got under way today, over the famed
Cascades course.
Gathered here and listed as the
favoriteS are all the top golfers OF
the Capital, with only one or two
notable exceptions. The youngsters
will do all right, too. They are rep
resented by Ralph BOgart, District
amateur champ; Bobby Brownel,
Southern college champ, and Earle
Skinner. former interScholaStlc title
holder. Most of Baltimore's best
Including Spencer Overton OF Roll
ing Road, the defending champion,
are here ready to bid for another
title for Baltimore. Tall Otto Gre1-
ner. the University Of Baltimore
student who won the title in 1888,
is not entered. Greiner, according
to his fellow Baltimoreans. is getting
ready to don an Army uniform.
Jansen Brothers Play.
But considerable opposition to the
hope of a Washington victory can
come from the direction of Char
lottesville, Va. The two Jansen
brothers, who played so well in the
recent Bannockburn invitation tour
ney, where they went to the final,
have come here for this tourney.
One of them could rule the field.
Benno is II, and Pat is 10. Between
them they pack lot of golf.
But the Cascades course, playing
long and heavy after 10 days of rain,
is a layout for the straight shooters
as well as the SluggerS. On a dozen
holes the man who doesn't hit that
ball straight down the alley is going
to find himself playing a tough re-
coverv shot. 1t is a championship
layout, in every sense of the word,
and is in perfect condition for the
test.
Accuracy with the big shots means
either BroWnell or Bogart, in our
book, for these two sharpshooting
youngsters can knock the ball
through the eye of a needle at 200
yards. If in opposite halves Of the
draw, they could go to the final.
Bogart warmed up for the medal
test today by 36 holes yesterday. He
scored around IS on each round.
Brownell was about the same, hit
ting a couple of balls occasionally
to test out the course.
Among the former champions,
Harry G. Pitt Of Manor, 1929 title
holder. can go a long way in this
tourney. Harry isn't as straight as
the Youngsters off the tee, but when
he gets in hitting groove he can
knock EN- down the alley.
Joseph Kenrick WithdraWs.
Scores as high as IS might make
the championship flight today, Judg-
ing from those turned in yesterday.
Joseph Kenrick of East Potomac
Park turned in a 79 to lead yeSter-
days qualifiers. but was not eligible
to play. He had been misinformed
about the tournament. which is
open only to member clubs Of the
Middle Atlantic Golf Association.
Kenrick withdrew.
Charlie Kent of Richmond, a top
line star in Virginia, took 83 whacks
yesterday, While Maury Fitzgerald
of Kenwood, who knows his way
around any golf course, took 81. It's
a pretty tough layout.
Five Washington senior golfers
were playing in the opening round
of the senior championship. Fay
ingalls, of Hot Springs, and W. j
Peters of Manor tied for the media
at "a, and will play off later. Today
senior pairing for the HinshaN
Trophy are: w. j. Peters, Manor
"a VS.. E. H. Bobbitt, Hot Springs, 81
DR.. Bruce L. Taylor, Indian Spring
. 90, VS.. B. S. Prentice, Hot Springs
81; A. S. Gardiner, sr., Columbla
SO. VS.. D. H. Sipple, Indian Spring
112; Fay ingalls,, Hot Springs, "a, VS
DR.. w. C. Barr, Indian Spring, 90.