Evening star., 1941-10-04
nra Big Start Westerns Defeat Indicate Shift Of Raiders Gon Title
Bogort's Customary Hot Rally
Nobs Invitation Golf, Made
Fixture at Congressional

opposition he cannot make those
delayed starts and depend on a fast
last nine to win golf matches. When
he does that, and applies the pres
sure from the opening tee shot. he
can and probably will be one of the
top amateurs OF the land For the
present ne is the best of the simon
pures playing tournament golf
around town nowadays, and you
can take that any way you want.
The 0O-pounder from Chevy Chase
has won three big tournaments this
year, the first one and the last, with
successful defense of his District
championship sandwiched in.
But he must begin to realize that
in the very top flight OF amateur
golf you don't come back from q
late start and always win. He has
done it twice lately, but he won't
do 1t in the Amateur championship,
II he expects TO- 60 anywhere In
that one. And I know that Is his
big ambition.
Ralph was down to Parker Nolan
at the middle Of the District cham
pionship final, with one of his now
stereotyped slow starts. And he won
He was 2 down at the turn to Earle
Skinker yesterday. and by turning
on the heat with a sizzling last
nine of 80. he won again. He cut II
little close. TO be sure, aided along
the line by couple OF tragic lapse'
on the putting green by young
Skinkef, but the point is that he
isn't going to continue to pull these
last-nine finishes out forever. The
time will come when he won't over.
come those early leads, and wir
pulled up.
Nevertheless, Ralph put on gal
liant show against an equally gallant
and stouthearted competitor ii
Skinker. The two youngsters hap.
pen TO be inseparable companions
on and off the course But they
didn't let friendship stand in thu
way yesterday. Both were all ou
TO win the tournament.
No Putting Paragon.
Bogart was no putting paragon
over that first nine where he stooc
2 down TO Skinker's 81. Nor was hi
any putting marvel on the seconc
nine where he blew successive short
ones on the 10th and 11th. But h.
won the 10th with par after hi,
second shot hit the pin, and finally
he squared the match with a par
on the short l4th, where Earle
scrapping gamely to hold one-holt
lead. took three puts.
Ralph put the crusher on at ths
18th, where he stuck a niblick shot
3 feet from the pin. winning thu
hole with bird 3. when Earle gave
him a pass by taking three putt:
again. After that it was only Z
question OF time.
Even at the 18th. where a CALLER,
got a kick out OF watching littl'
Earle belt tee shot to the firing,
OF the green 800 yards away, Bogar
looked the winner. His chip sho
left him only 5 feet away. and prob
ably he would have canned tn
putt. Earle made it easy for hir
by leaving his own chip shot IL fee
short, missing the try for the 8. an
then conceding Ralph his putt fo
the bird.
/ Results Of the final day at Con
I gressional:
rirst hisht semihnsl-Earle skinke
ch:s ee.S fsf o.ns s'Ph Bmss sesT coS,4 Gh.y
sionah. and 8. Fnsl-BoIsrt defeste
skinker, up Consolation hnsLE.
| burn defeated Don Jones iuns TIA chedI.
up; Charles W. Hsmmetr 'Consressionsl
defeated Verne ?. Simmons (Congrss
fIonan. ; and !, Fin,l.Fletehsr defeats
Severance Columbia defeated D. VI
Smith. tKenwoodl, l up.
sionaD defeated Jack Phsisn tBsnnoef
eUrns, oarIih ? and J r Fersuso5. ir. Ban
sresslonal; 8 and 5. Einal-Fsrsuson de
?. O'Connell ,Indisn Spring. defeated I
| c. Holmead Manor. 2 and l.
9nrn roHTIh :, hisht dat.1n. hn.l,o. T. Smith Con
| tConsressionaD. 4 and g.
Bogart is slated to play a coupl
OF exhibition matches against Die
Jennings. the public links champion
| The first will be played over a privat
course October II. while the secon,
will come OF october 10 at East Po
tomac Park.