Evening star., 1941-08-12
500 Seek to Qualify Thursday for National Amateur Golf Title
WoIper Flies South to Prime
Dick Chapman for Defense
OF Amateur Golf Title

well. but he thinks he needs
brushup on some parts OF his game.
That Johnny Goodman, you know,
will be tough medicine out there
on his own course"
Leo has something there. Stubbv
little John Goodman, amateur
champ in 1887 and open champ in
1888, long has been the man to whip
in the simon-pure title jousts. Put
Johnny on any good course and he
is tough. But put him on his home
course, where he knows every trick
and bounce, and he'll be doubly
tough. Dick Chapman, you'll recall.
won the 1910 title over his home
course at Winged Foot. 1t may be
that Goodman will win his second
championship over his home course
at Omaha. in front of a partisan
hometown gallery, roofing for the
kid who Travelled to his first cham
pionship at Minneapolis in a home
made trailer.
Chapman Will Be Favorite.
Chapman. of course, will be the
favorite. The champion always is.
And Leo Walper won't do Dick any
harm by spending couple of weeks
with him brushing up on the
champs left and right. The Walper
gent, in case you didn't know about
it, has become quite talented links
teacher. fellow who gets TO the
meat of faulty swing without lost
motion. II Chapman wins again,
Leo can thump his chest and claim
chedit for bringing home cham
pion.
The pros are scurrying around
getting good amateur partners for
the Lancaster, Pa, tournament next
Monday, for this pro-amateur affair
is different. Each pro will have only
one partner, instead of the usual
| three.
Diffenbaugh Tops Pros.
/ The local lads stalked off with
the lions share of the prize cash
and merchandise in yesterday
/ Middle Atlantic P. G.. A. pro-ama-
/ teur affair over Woodholme'S baked
acres. George Diffenbaugh, Ken
wood pro, won the pro sweepstakes
with II. Al Houghton of Beaver
Dam was next with 70. Par for the
lengthy course is 73.
Jerry Burch, Beaver Dam amateur.
who seldom dips into the 70s, chose
this tourney to strut his stuff, shoot
ing a 78 over that tough layout with
/ a u handicap for a net of 66. 1t
brought Jerry $40 worth of mer-
chandise. And Jerry and Al Hough-
ton won the pro-amateur event at
net "a with Al and John r Miller
/ third at net Sc. If that isn't clean
sweep of most of the tournament
by the, Washington lads Hitler is a
Roosian sympathizer.
Here were the leading scores: Pro
/ sweepStakes-George Diffenbaugh.
Kenwood, II: Al Houghton, Beaver
Dam, 70; Andy Gibson, Bonnie View,
/ "a.
Amateur sweepstakes - Jerry
Burch, Beaver Dam, 7S-l2-66;
Marshall Neel Hillendale, 77-e-
90; o. B. Coblentz. Country Club OF
Maryland. 84-15-69; Bob Albertus,
Bonnie View, 74-4-70.
/ Pro-amateur-Al Houghton and
Jerry Burch, Beaver Dam, ga: Andy
Gibson and John Frederick, Bonnie
View, 65; Al Houghton and John r.
Miller, Beaver Dam, &C.
Houghton's putting. which has
been on the sour side for weeks. re-
manned sour as he toured the par
IS first nine at Woodholme in 80.
But it got better as he breezed home
over the par 38 last nine in S3
strokes. Diffenbaugh was consistent
all the way with mines of 35 and SIS.
All the boys complained about the
putting. They said the greens were
tough and rough. But the hospital
ity was all right.